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Cease strikes out 10 as Blue Jays stop four-game losing streak with 2-0 win over Angels
TORONTO, CANADA - May 8: Pitcher Dylan Cease #84 of the Toronto Blue Jays pitches against the Los Angeles Angels during the first inning at Rogers Centre on May 8, 2026 in Toronto, Canada. (Photo by Kevin Sousa/Getty Images)
Newhook scores twice as Canadiens beat Sabres 5-1 to tie series
Montreal Canadiens center Alex Newhook (15) celebrates his goal with defenseman Alexandre Carrier (45) during the second period in Game 2 of a second-round NHL hockey Stanley Cup playoff series against the Buffalo Sabres Friday, May 8, 2026, in Buffalo, N.Y. (AP Photo/Jeffrey T. Barnes)
Indigenous film Sk+te’kmujue’katik (At the Place of Ghosts) holds the past, present and future
From left: Filmmaker Bretten Hannam with Blake Alec Miranda and Forrest Goodluck, who play siblings in new movie Sk+te’kmujue’katik (At the Place of Ghosts).
Wildfire season already impacting B.C. and Alberta
Smoke rises from the 2025 Hubert Lake wildfire, which forced the evacuation of the Hubert Lake Provincial Park area west of Fawcett, Alta.
Rhino rancher seeks South African court’s approval to export 479 rhino horns to Canada
FILE PHOTO: Some of the over 2,000 rhinos sold to African Parks are seen in captivity ahead of the rewilding process planned for the next 10 years, at a farm outside Klerksdorp, in Northwest Province, South Africa, March 12, 2024. REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko/File Photo
U of T among Canadian schools targeted in widespread cyberattack on Canvas system
The University of Toronto, the University of British Columbia and the University of Alberta are among Canadian schools affected by a hack that potentially impacted more than 8,000 institutions around the world.
Marathon marks turning point for Palestinian runner released from Israeli prison
Palestinian Mohamad Al-Assi, who was released from Israeli detention six months ago, runs past Israel's separation wall as he trains ahead of the Palestine Marathon in the West Bank city of Bethlehem, Thursday, May 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Sam Metz)
Tempo’s historic first game ends in narrow 68-65 loss to Mystics
Brittney Sykes drives to the hoop on Friday in the Tempo's debut game. She scored the first points in franchise history.
Former B.C. premier Gordon Campbell back in the political game
Former British Columbia Premier Gordon Campbel, centre, departs an Order of Canada ceremony after being presented the Officer of the Order of Canada (OC) by Governor General Mary Simon (not seen) at Rideau Hall in Ottawa, on Thursday, May 2, 2024. Spencer Colby/The Globe and Mail �
Ottawa greenlights $673-million to keep Canada Post afloat this year
A Canada Post vehicle travels on Pandora Street after leaving the Woodland Drive depot in Vancouver, on Thursday, April 14, 2022. Canada Post has suspended mail delivery to a two-block stretch of East Hastings in the Downtown Eastside after safety concerns were raised by employees. Residents affected are now required to pick up their mail at the Woodland Drive facility. Darryl Dyck/The Globe and Mail
Alabama lawmakers pass plan for new U.S. House primary if courts allow different districts
Debate is spoken on the House floor on HB 1, a redistricting bill, during a special session of the Alabama Legislature, Wednesday, May 6, 2026, in Montgomery, Ala. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)
Trump’s Iran mess festers, and the world economy slouches toward crisis
John Rapley
Multidisciplinary climate play cicadas is ambitious and daring, but also a mess
Aisling Murphy
Six Canadians now isolating at home after exposure to hantavirus
Passengers on the the hantavirus-stricken cruise ship, MV Hondius, watch epidemiologists board the boat in Praia, during their voyage to Spain's port of Tenerife, May 6, 2026. (AP Photo)
Humber Polytechnic axes theatre, performance programs in latest blow to Ontario arts education
Students walk by Humber Polytechnic’s Learning Resource Commons in a 2025 file photo.
The best ways to start running and stay safe while doing it, according to our experts
Blue Jays are punching below their weight and careening toward last in the division
Toronto Blue Jays third baseman Kazuma Okamoto has been one of the few bright spots through the first six weeks of the baseball season, leading the team in home runs (10) and runs batted in (23).
Trump’s approval for U.S. pipeline a key milestone, but South Bow keen to manage potential risks
Pipeline facilities now owned by South Bow Corp. are seen in Hardisty, Alta., in 2015.
Politics Insider: Smith says talks with Carney made progress on pipeline, carbon pricing deal
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith during a meeting with Prime Minister Mark Carney in Ottawa on Friday.
Looking under the hood of a covered call Tesla ETF
For Investor Clinic column in Globe Investor/ROB only.
Pierre Poilievre encounters nothing but jerks, all day long
Shannon Proudfoot
BlackBerry is delivering what investors crave: consistency
The BlackBerry logo located in the front of the company's B building in Waterloo, Ont. on Tuesday, May 29, 2018. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Ryan
Markets keep hitting highs – and nobody’s sure why. What to do with your portfolio
Tom Bradley
Honda is giving up its Ontario EV plant. It may be time to court the Chinese
Eric Reguly
FIFA waives one-game bans for Otamendi and Caicedo at World Cup
Moises Caicedo was sent off during a match against Argentina last year.
Maple Leafs’ stroke of lottery luck should hasten split with Auston Matthews
Cathal Kelly
In Scarborough Southwest, an Ontario Liberal nomination with big political consequences
Nate Erskine-Smith, candidate for the Ontario Liberal Party nomination in the riding of Scarborough Southwest, speaks with riding resident Amin Remtulla in his home, in Toronto on Thursday, May 7, 2026. Arlyn McAdorey/The Globe and Mail
Man charged after imitation gun fired at Jewish community members: Toronto police
A Toronto Police Service logo in Ottawa, on Sunday, Sept. 28, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Spencer Colby
What’s the best way for Randall and Polina to secure their disabled daughter’s financial future?
(Sammy Kogan/The Globe and Mail)
Rosenberg Research: Why we’re still positive on Canadian banks despite their elevated valuations
A combination of pressures including slowing economic growth and rising costs weighed on Canadian banks as they began to report second quarter results Wednesday. The Bay Street Financial District is shown with the Canadian flag in Toronto on Friday, August 5, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
U.S. Congress warns Ottawa’s lawful-access bill could weaken defences against hackers
Gary Anandasangaree, minister of Public Safety, speaks at an announcement on funding for security at the FIFA World Cup at Toronto Stadium in Toronto on Wednesday, April 29, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Arlyn McAdorey
Lionel Messi’s hyped Toronto visit puts expanded BMO Field to the test
Toronto FC's last home match until August comes Saturday against Lionel Messi and Inter Miami, the reigning MLS champion.
McDavid up for fourth Hart Trophy, MacKinnon and Kucherov also named finalists
Edmonton Oilers center Connor McDavid, center, is congratulated by teammates after scoring during the third period of Game 3 in the first round of the NHL hockey Stanley Cup playoffs series against the Anaheim Ducks, Friday, April 24, 2026, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
Sharks star Macklin Celebrini headlines Canada’s roster for world hockey championship
Canada's Macklin Celebrini plays against Finland during the third period of a men's ice hockey semifinal game at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan, Italy, Friday, Feb. 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
Abbas Akhavan’s Venice Biennale installation is evocative without ever letting you pin it down
Abbas Akhavan: Entre chien et loup, 2026 at the Canada Pavilion at La Biennale di Venezia, 2026.
Alberta’s United Conservatives welcome back former estranged backbencher and critic
Lesser Slave Lake MLA Scott Sinclair, right, speaks with members of the media at the Alberta legislature building in Edmonton on Monday March 10, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jack Farrell
Rookie tight end Dante Daniels turns childhood struggles into CFL dream
Winnipeg Blue Bomber rookie Dante Daniels (73) at the opening of rookie camp in Winnipeg Thursday, May 7, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/John Woods
With Alphonso Davies injured, Canada’s World Cup dream could become a nightmare
Cathal Kelly
Pitching in: Students launch free app to help their peers find roommates
uOttawa students Rime Nasser Eddine (second-year software engineering student), Aidan Fitzmaurice (NextRoom founder and second-year political science student) and Sophia Dang (second-year psychology student). Credit: Mirabelle Jien/University of Ottawa
Russia, Ukraine agree to three-day ceasefire and prisoner exchange
Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky attends the European Political Community summit in Armenia on Monday.
Are you cutting out ultraprocessed foods from your diet? Share your tips
Health reporter Kelly Grant and her family spent seven days experimenting only eating non-ultraprocessed foods.
Carney meets with financial CEOs to pitch economic growth agenda, mobilize capital
Prime Minister Mark Carney arrives at his Ottawa office on Friday ahead of his roundtable with financial executives in Toronto.
Commons unanimously approves Conservative bill to create registry of debt writeoffs over $2-million
The bill, if it becomes law, would require the government to create a registry, in the form of a publicly accessible and searchable online database, within 18 months of it coming into force.
Keir Starmer faces chorus of calls to resign as Labour Party trounced in local elections
British Prime Minister and Labour leader Keir Starmer speaks to supporters at Kingsdown Methodist Church in London on Friday. His party sustained serious losses in this week's local elections.
Calendar: What investors need to know for the week ahead
Bay Street in Canada's financial district is shown in Toronto on Wednesday, March 18, 2020.
Ottawa suggests letting cabinet green-light pipelines before technical assessments happen
FILE PHOTO: Oil, steam and natural gas pipelines run through the forest at the Cenovus Foster Creek SAGD oil sands operations near Cold Lake, Alberta, July 9, 2012. REUTERS/Todd Korol/File Photo
U.S. Ambassador Pete Hoekstra pulls out of Canadian conference
U.S. Ambassador to Canada Pete Hoekstra speaks at an event in Toronto on June 3, 2025. (Sammy Kogan/The Globe and Mail)
Virginia court deals blow to Democrats as it strikes down congressional redistricting plan
A person votes in the Virginia redistricting referendum at Fairfax Government Center, Tuesday, April 21, 2026, in Fairfax, Va. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
Hantavirus risk low in Ontario, province’s chief medical officer says
FILE PHOTO: A drone view of the cruise ship MV Hondius, carrying passengers suspected of having cases of hantavirus on board, as it prepares to leave Praia, Cape Verde, May 6, 2026. REUTERS/Danilson Sequeira/File Photo
How to understand the basics of investing? Think about a herd of cows
In this image made from video taken Nov. 15, 2018, Knickers the steer, center, is in paddock with cow herd in Lake Preston, Australia. A enormous steer in the state of Western Australia has avoided the abattoirs by being too big. The 194 centimeters-tall bovine, dubbed "Knickers", is believed to be the tallest in the country and weighs about 1.4 tons, local media reported. (Channel 7's Today Tonight via AP)
Smith touts ‘significant progress’ between Alberta and Ottawa on pipeline deal
Prime Minister Mark Carney meets with Premier of Alberta Danielle Smith at his office in Ottawa on Friday, May 8, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Scaled-back Victory Day parade is a sign of Putin’s growing paranoia
Russian security personnel stand guard at the the Bolshoi Kamenny Bridge near the Kremlin amid increased security measures ahead of Victory Day.
Pentagon releases previously classified files on alleged UFO sightings
This handout image released by the US Department of Defense on May 8, 2026, shows what the Department of Defense and FBI say is an infrared still image derived from a US military system showing unidentified object(s) over the western United States in September, 2025. The Pentagon on May 8, 2026, released a first group of previously secret files documenting reports of UFOs -- a move sought for decades by some Americans. President Donald Trump directed US federal agencies in February to begin identifying and releasing government files related to unidentified flying objects and aliens, saying the move was "based on the tremendous interest shown." (Photo by HANDOUT / US Department of Defense / AFP via Getty Images) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / US DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE / HANDOUT" - HANDOUT - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS
Canadian dollar underperforms G10 peers as jobs data clips BoC rate hike bets
Money Matters — which was developed by ABC Life Literacy Canada in 2011 and is delivered annually to thousands of learners through community organizations like Project Search — is just one option available to Canadians looking to increase their understanding of financial matters. The Canadian dollar coin, the Loonie, is displayed Friday, January 30, 2015 in Montreal. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Chiasson
Teen charged with first-degree murder after three found dead in Brockville, Ont.
Police tape is shown at a crime scene in Calgary, Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
Tired of the minimal returns of money-market funds? Here’s a safe alternative that may generate more income
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Former HOOPP employee reaches settlement in Netherlands tax case
The newf Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan (HOOPP) logo, at the company’s offices in Toronto, Monday, July 28, 2025. (Galit Rodan/The Globe and Mail)
How Toronto Tempo’s Carly Clarke escapes from it all (when she can)
Joy Series: For Carly Clarke, assistant coach of the Toronto Tempo, joy is visiting family back home in Nova Scotia
To reframe Mother’s Day without a mom, they created their own kind of pity party
Motherless Day Toronto event. Photo credit Vanessa Cassar (Toronto Motherless Day)
Alberta Insider: Overdose deaths are rising in Edmonton
4B harm reduction member Brandon Shaw hands out supplies downtown in Edmonton, Alta. on Friday, April 17, 2026. Megan Albu / The Globe and Mail
South Africa’s top court orders revival of impeachment proceedings against President Ramaphosa
South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa delivers a speech during the Global Progressive Mobilisation forum in Barcelona on April 18, 2026.
A conversation starter that gets results without the ‘ick’ of self promotion
Group of business people having drinks after work at a restaurant
Alphonso Davies sustains hamstring injury in potential blow to Canada’s World Cup prep
Paris Saint-Germain's French midfielder #14 Desire Doue (L) fights for the ball with Bayern Munich's Canadian defender #19 Alphonso Davies during the UEFA Champions League semi-final first leg football match between Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) and Bayern Munich at the Parc des Princes in Paris on April 28, 2026. (Photo by FRANCK FIFE / AFP via Getty Images)
The National Arts Centre’s 26-27 offerings will include a global blend of theatre, music and dance
People watch the lift off of Artemis II on a livestream displayed on the Kipnes Lantern of the National Arts Centre in Ottawa, on Wednesday, April 1, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
U.S. job growth beats expectations in April; unemployment rate steady at 4.3%
DFord F150 trucks go through the assembly line at the Ford Dearborn Truck Plant on September 27, 2018 in Dearborn, Michigan.
Barlow’s Research Roundup: Biggest issues for regulated utilities investors
Power lines are seen in Dartmouth, N.S. on Nov. 29, 2018.
The city at the top of mortgage delinquency, NDAs silence some buyers, the Home of the Week and more top real estate stories
Home of the Week, 5287 Granville Rd., Granville Ferry, N.S
Telus reports flat revenue, profit drop in the first quarter
Telus Corp. headquarters is seen in downtown Vancouver, on Thursday, Jan. 19, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Newly built condos in Vancouver are too pricey to sell, CMHC data show
Kerry Gold
Stymied last summer, suburban Calgary homesellers regroup for March sale
This 23-year-old house, about 35 km east of downtown Calgary, has 2,529 square feet of living space.
Earnings calls, algorithms and ... jazz music? How investors are using AI to gain a trading edge
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Nova Scotia home was built in 1881 by seafaring captain
Home of the Week, 5287 Granville Rd., Granville Ferry, N.S
End unit townhouse in White Rock sells to lone offer after slow price decline
Done Deal, 3009 156 St., No. 50, White Rock, B.C.
Enbridge beats first-quarter profit estimates on gas transmission strength
Piping is seen on the top of a receiving platform of a natural gas pipeline terminus in Kitimat, B.C., on Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
David Attenborough, British naturalist and veteran broadcaster, turns 100
Through BBC programs, David Attenborough has illuminated the beauty, ferocity and sometimes downright weirdness of nature in a hushed melodic voice that conveys his own awe at what he is witnessing.
As we celebrate V-E Day, remember liberation did not come immediately for all
Second World War Veteran Fraser Murray McKee places a wreath at a ceremony commemorating the 80th anniversary of the liberation of the Netherlands and Victory in Europe (VE-Day), in Toronto on Thursday, May 8, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Arlyn McAdorey
Brookfield Asset Management posts 11% profit boost in first quarter, raises $21-billion
FILE PHOTO: People walk to Brookfield Place off Bay Street on the day of the annual general meeting for Brookfield Asset Management shareholders in Toronto, May 7, 2014. . REUTERS/Mark Blinch/File Photo
Rubio presses Italy, allies to do more on Iran after talks with Meloni
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni shakes hands with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio at Chigi Palace, in Rome, Italy, May 8, 2026. REUTERS/Matteo Minnella TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
Friday’s analyst upgrades and downgrades
An Aritzia store is seen Tuesday, July 13, 2021 in Montreal.
In B.C., another season of peril for seniors
Vancouver's downtown skyline with the north shore mountains in the distance, is seen, on Friday, July 4, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Spain prepares for evacuations as hantavirus-hit cruise ship heads to the Canary Islands
A drone view of the cruise ship MV Hondius, carrying passengers suspected of having cases of hantavirus on board, leaves Praia, Cape Verde, May 6, 2026. REUTERS/Stringer
Morning Update: Life without ultraprocessed foods
Health reporter Kelly Grant shops for non-ultraprocessed foods. Grant and her family spent seven days experimenting only eating non-ultraprocessed foods based on the NOVA classification system. Day 5 April 17, 2026 Melissa Tait/The Globe and Mail
Business Brief: Brookfield’s nuclear gambit
Inside the reactor building where Osprey sounded from above at the partly constructed V.C. Summer Units 2 and 3 are seen in Jenkinsville, S.C., on March 12.
Canada’s unemployment rate rises to six-month high as full-time jobs drop
A welder welds sections of a dumpster together on the assembly line of Les Ateliers Beau Roc in Vars, Ont., on Monday.
Wall Street’s week ahead: Data, Iran, U.S.-China meeting in focus for scorching stock market
A trader works on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., April 16.
The Iran war has shown why Canada shouldn’t just take the world as it is
Doug Saunders
California is in big trouble. Just look at the race for governor
Konrad Yakabuski
The accidental statesman: How Donald Trump saved free trade, European democracy and the free world
Andrew Coyne
Ontario firm’s extended-range hydrogen drone prototype lands RCMP contract
Oleg Koval, CEO and president of Web4You, at his office in Toronto, May 4, 2026. Koval, a Ukrainian-Canadian scientist, has signed a contract with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police to develop a drone capable of flying for up to eight hours that may be used to patrol the Canada–U.S. border.
The weapon that can reopen the Strait of Hormuz? It’s the economy, stupid
Tony Keller
Big Loblaw stretches its tentacles, on track to become Canada’s grocery landlord
A Loblaws store at Lakeshore Blvd. East and Leslie St. in Toronto. Large grocery chains have used their role as anchor tenants to limit other business activities around them.
My mom group saved me, in spite of challenges to its cohesion
Jennifer McGuire’s mom group Left to right - Jennifer McGuire, Sylvia Neerhof, Bev Scheufen, Laura VanDrunen Photo credit - Stephen C. Warner
The sinking reality of our future
Gary Mason
Ability to withstand blockade could help Iran hold out for months, CIA concludes
Tugboats guide the crude oil tanker Odessa, carrying UAE crude after passing through the Strait of Hormuz with its Automatic Identification System transponder turned off, navigates the waters at Daesan port, where it is expected to discharge crude oil, in Seosan, South Korea, May 8, 2026. REUTERS/Kim Soo-hyeon
Hot Docs film festival rebounds from the brink with jumps in revenue and attendance
Hot Docs hosted its 33rd edition in May, opening with the world premiere of Antidiva: The Carole Pope Confessions.
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Before the Bell: What every Canadian investor needs to know today
Traders work on the floor during the IPO for HawkEye 360 at the New York Stock Exchange in New York City, U.S., May 7, 2026. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid
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