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Build or break
Whatever the outcome of the Alberta referendum, there’s a lot of work ahead to repair the federation
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Once solidly Republican, Iowa is becoming a swing state again
State’s agriculture, manufacturing sectors hammered by Trump’s policies Iowa is the sort of place that U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs were ostensibly meant to help. A state of 3.2 million between the Mississippi and Missouri rivers, it is where...
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Ukraine says limits on Starlink service disrupted its drone missions
Russian missiles and drones batter cities, cut power despite Trump’s call for energy ceasefire Ukraine said Elon Musk’s SpaceX had restricted Starlink services on Wednesday, hampering the country’s attack and air-defence drone missions as worsening...
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POPE DIAGNOSED WITH LUNG CANCER
Vatican says surgery confirmed diagnosis for Leo XIV, the first publicly known major health issue of his 17-month papacy
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In Wisconsin, many young voters have soured on Trump
Republicans hope to recapture President’s supporters in midterms Kyle Hough could not muster much enthusiasm for Donald Trump. But two years ago, when it came time to mark a ballot for U.S. president, he chose the Republican candidate. “I never went...
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Ottawa early learning centre targets the ultimate generation gap
Unconventional facility brings young children, seniors together in one space to foster community and ease loneliness Roly Lalonde sits in a walker while a toddler named Daa-Sha listens to his heart with a blue plastic stethoscope. Next, she checks his...
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THE RESTLESS RIVER
Much of the history of the United States – economic, political and cultural – has been written along the banks of the Mississippi River. Ahead of consequential midterm elections, The Globe is travelling the waterway to get a sense of the people and the...
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Venerated poet and classicist Anne Carson awarded Nobel
Toronto native, 76, becomes third Canadian-born winner of literature prize as academy cites ‘her bold and inventive oeuvre’ Canada’s Anne Carson has won the Nobel Prize in Literature, worth 12 million Swedish crowns, or about $1.7-million. The...
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THE LONG SHADOW OF OCT. 7
Israelis grieve those lost on third anniversary of attack that set off devastating war in Gaza and beyond
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U.S. resident arrested in connection with Tumbler Ridge mass shooting
Suspect accused of conspiring with perpetrator for months, with goal of maximizing attack’s notoriety B.C. Mounties, working with FBI, signal possibility of more charges in Canada as criminal probe continues The teenager who perpetrated the deadly...
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PQ returns to power in Quebec, setting up fresh tests for unity
Party poised to fall short of majority, putting promise to hold third independence vote in question Quebec has elected the separatist Parti Québécois to a minority government, setting the stage for years of uncertainty about the party’s promised...
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A TOWERING ACHIEVEMENT
Members of the group Castellers de Lleida form a human tower in Tarragona, Spain, on Saturday during a biennial competition to mount the largest formation.
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The elephant in the room
As they seek to secure an independent Alberta, separatists are courting Americans in Washington with offers of fresh water and oil – and Republican operatives are providing tactical support to campaigners in Alberta. Carrie Tait, Grant Robertson and...
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RIDING HIGH
Alberta’s Joshua Kutryk and crewmates reach the ISS in record time after successful morning launch at Cape Canaveral
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RECOGNITION AND RECKONING
Indigenous leaders call out growing residential-school denialism and strike a resolute tone on Truth and Reconciliation Day
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A BURDEN LIFTED
Ontario mother acquitted in ‘shaken baby’ case as court finds 2002 conviction was based on discredited science
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A STRIKE IN THE HEART OF KYIV
Several people killed, including two at major scientific institution, as Russian jet-powered drones bombard the capital
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LOURDES WELCOMES LEO
Pope wades into MAID debate, deeming practice ‘false compassion,’ and meets with survivors of clergy abuse on third day in France
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The pros and cons of cutting income taxes
The introduction of Canada’s goods and services tax, or GST, in 1991 was a famously contentious affair. The new tax, which would be visible on Canadians’ retail and restaurant receipts, inspired such vitriolic opposition that prime minister Brian...
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Trump piles on pomp for Xi meeting as leaders sidestep thorny issues
Hosting Chinese President Xi Jinping in Washington this week, U.S. President Donald Trump, who was openly bowled over during two visits to Beijing, was clearly out to impress. But for all the pomp and ceremony − including a supersonic bomber flyover,...
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Families detail their lasting grief as judge weighs Law’s sentence
Father calls for public inquiry into how Ontario man operated for so long, aiding scores of suicides A Toronto man whose son died by suicide after purchasing poison from Kenneth Law called for a public inquiry while speaking at a Wednesday sentencing...
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Seeking to save the oyster industry, a PEI lab sees big potential in tiny seeds
Selectively bred shellfish offer hope in fight against destructive disease Inside an oyster hatchery on the western shore of PEI, an array of plastic vessels pumps algae-rich water to millions of tiny black dots – some as small as poppy seeds. They’re...
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Shooting at Ontario synagogue leaves officer critically injured
Suspect also in hospital after gunfire exchanged outside Jewish place of worship on Yom Kippur A shooting at a small synagogue on a residential street in Belleville, Ont., left a police officer in critical condition and bullet holes in the building’s...
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BRANCHING OUT
Over a gruelling summer in the Northern Alberta bush, tree planters find a sense of cause and community
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As the old world cracks, Canada is at the centre of a new one
Mark Carney’s pivot to Europe comes as the old world order is cracking, and a new one is forming There are, as Lenin apparently did not say, decades when nothing happens, and weeks when decades happen. This was one of those weeks: a remarkable series...
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In France, Carney makes case for new alliance with the EU
Closer integration in key areas would bolster sovereignty of both Canada and the bloc, PM argues Prime Minister Mark Carney is pitching a new alliance between Canada and the European Union as a means of protecting the sovereignty of both, suggesting...
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EU offers to make Canada its first ‘associate member’
Trump sees ‘hostile act,’ while opposition warns Carney such a move needs Parliament’s approval European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has called on Canada to become the European Union’s first “associate member,” a strong show of support...
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STATE OF REPAIR
After a costly, years-long overhaul, the birthplace of Confederation is set to reopen its doors at a poignant moment
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RHYS RULES EMMY NIGHT
Actor takes home multiple awards, Jean Smart caps five-year sweep at a historic ceremony.
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DION HITS ALL THE RIGHT NOTES
The Canadian superstar wows Paris concertgoers with a tearful and triumphant return to the stage
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The real art of the deal
Mark Carney wants to change how global investors see Canada. As they touch down in Toronto, it’s closing time
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A Newfoundland town took in strangers on 9/11 – and became a second home
Even at a tense time for U.S. relations, bonds forged in Gander endure Retired air traffic controller Patrick Woodford stood behind a metal gate and eagerly scanned the arrivals hall of the Gander International Airport. He noticed how much busier it...
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In South Africa, an inquest searches for the truth – while there’s still time
Probe into activist’s killing reveals efforts to bury apartheid-era cases As a child under South Africa’s apartheid system, Winky Mngqibisa had always felt shy and inferior, painfully reminded of her status by racial laws that kept the Black majority...
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BITTERSWEET BEGINNINGS
Aadhya is a chatty preschooler who lives in Toronto with her family. She knows how to spell her own name and how to count to four fingers when asked her age. She likes rainbow-coloured tutus, chapatis with curried vegetables and reading books with her...
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ALL THE WORLD’S A STAGE
PEI’s annual River Clyde Pageant brings a community together to tell stories of nature through the traditions of theatre
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Caught in countertariff crosshairs, York, Pa., pays little mind to trade war
City will feel the effects, but residents have more immediate concerns On a Monday night in York, Pa., Michael Helfrich was among the regulars gathered inside First Capital Dispensing Co., a smoky bar where the two-man band Snack Club played Dolly...
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The office is back – in Toronto anyway. Other cities? Not so much
Lyft Inc., the San Francisco-based rideshare rival to Uber, has done brisk business over the past year moving Canadians from place to place. Later this month, hundreds of its own employees in Toronto are set to move into sprawling new digs in the...
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Indefatigable feminist leader became symbol of the modern movement
She championed women’s voices and causes through writing, activism Gloria Steinem, the feminist crusader who galvanized the modern women’s movement, helping millions of women develop a sense of self-worth and gain a measure of equality, died Wednesday...
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ASHORE AT LAST
USS Abraham Lincoln docks in Thailand after months-long deployment in Mideast and growing concerns about crew’s mental health
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JOY IN THE DARKNESS
Russia bombarded the Ukrainian capital for more than 12 hours overnight and into Tuesday, killing at least a dozen people in another aerial onslaught that authorities said was aimed at menacing civilians. The strikes marked an unprecedented sixth...
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In Hamilton, a vital dose of empathy for patients battling addiction
Hospital program gives recovered drug users a chance to help others Perched on a hospital bed on the third floor of St. Joseph’s Healthcare in Hamilton, Madison Tatlock remembers watching her boyfriend nod off in a recliner there, after the birth of...
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A MOUNTING TOLL
Missing religious pilgrims likely killed in Nepal flash floods, trip’s organizer says, as search for survivors continues
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From crisis to Canada
Ten years ago, thousands of Syrian refugees were welcomed here. Erin Anderssen discovers the difference a decade makes
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A DARK LEGACY LINGERS
Ontario’s homes for developmentally disabled people were seen as places of safety, but former residents are haunted by their experiences
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Carney calls on premiers to drop retaliatory measures against U.S.
■ PM asks premiers to restock U.S. alcohol and end procurement limits against U.S. companies ■ Negotiators still bargaining over relief key Canadian industries would receive as part of trade deal ■ Trump suggests U.S. is offering some tariff breaks,...
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Trump announces three-day tariff pause, tentative trade deal
President says deal is subject to ‘finalization of documents,’ without giving details Carney sounds note of caution in statement, saying ‘there is important work still to be done’ Decision to delay reached after days of tense negotiations that...
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THOUSANDS AWAIT AID AFTER QUAKE
Survivors in need of food, shelter and medical treatment as Indonesia marks Independence Day
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NEXT STOP, L.A.
Canada wins its third world championship in women’s flag football – and will compete at the sport’s Olympic debut in Los Angeles
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‘Send everything’
Inside the life-and-death battle against B.C.’s Bald Range wildfire
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Five years after the fall of Kabul, the outlook darkens for Afghan women
Issue has divided the Taliban, while the West has turned away For the first four years that the Taliban were back in power in Afghanistan, Mahbouba Seraj did whatever she could to keep her shelter for abused women open. But seven months ago, the 34...
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Bracing for it: Canadian tech brings Briton a step closer to Everest’s peak
A rare, incurable condition jeopardized Jamie McAnsh’s lifelong dream It’s 10:30 a.m. on a warm day in mid-July, and Jamie McAnsh is sitting soaked in sweat on a log bench off to the side of the Grouse Grind trail on Vancouver’s North Shore. He’s...
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Bringing style and smiles for 53 years
At a PEI hospital, lifelong volunteer Gayle MacDonald and her hair-care team provide patients with ‘that extra bit of healing’ Patients’ eyes light up when they spot her coming – with coiffed blonde hair and a buoyant smile, she rolls a cart filled...
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QUAKE RAVAGES WESTERN COLOMBIA
Rescue teams and residents sift through the ruins of buildings in search of survivors after powerful 7.4-magnitude event
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‘I need them home’: Fifteen months on, Jack and Lilly’s mother speaks out
Malehya Brooks-Murray says she believes her children are still alive, voices frustration with lack of answers from investigators LINDSAY JONES The mother of Lilly and Jack Sullivan, the two Nova Scotia children missing for more than a year, says she...
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FANO’S FIGHT
Siegfried Modola goes behind the lines with Ethiopia’s insurgents
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After facing China’s ‘transnational repression,’ activist vows to carry on her cause in Canada
AChinese activist who was living in Thailand and detained there for three months, after facing persecution for years by China’s Communist Party, says she plans to keep speaking out in Canada to draw international attention to what she says are the...
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Veteran CTV broadcaster ‘changed the landscape of television news’
In his very first radio broadcast in his hometown of Stratford, Ont., nervous young announcer Lloyd Robertson intoned, “This is CJCS Strat-herd.” Despite that early stumble, Mr. Robertson went on to become a Canadian icon – one of the bestknown and...
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GOING WITH THE FLOW
Children play in San Juan Alotenango, Guatemala, on Tuesday as the Fuego volcano spews ash in the distance. Precautionary evacuations were ordered in villages in the surrounding area after the volcano began to erupt early Monday.
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EUROPE’S SCORCHING SUMMER
Persistent heat takes its toll across continent as fires tear through Greece and France, while England and Wales record driest-ever July
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WestJet strike causes chaos at airports on holiday weekend
Travellers scramble to salvage plans after 4,400 flight attendants walk off the job over pay dispute At Toronto Pearson International Airport on Sunday, Nikita Joseph tried to calm her crying toddler. She rocked a stroller with one hand and checked...
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In cottage country, buyers are choosing investment over lifestyle
After eight years of owning a cottage in Haliburton County in central Ontario, Barb Daize-Mason and her husband are ready to call it quits on the lifestyle. Some of their adult children don’t visit as often because they’re busy with their own kids....
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GOING TO GREAT LENGTHS
Canada’s Warner takes early lead in men’s decathlon, while country adds another six medals to its Commonwealth Games tally
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When ‘all of Spain is burning,’ volunteers roll up their sleeves
Community members provide a lifeline in shelters near Madrid On a recent afternoon at the Beats Fitness Club in Móstoles, southwest of Madrid, performers set up stage lights and speakers to perform a children’s play at the makeshift wildfire...
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QUAKE RATTLES SOUTHERN JAPAN
Disaster leaves at least 13 dead, disrupts power and travel across region, as rescuers race to find survivors in collapsed mall
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RACKING ’EM UP
Canada captures three golds in gymnastics, one in hammer throw in banner day at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow
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RIDING HIGH
Slovenia’s Pogacar solidifies his place among cycling’s greats with record-tying fifth win at the Tour de France
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STATE OF READINESS
How Taiwanese civilians are preparing for an attack from China
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CARRYING THE FLAG IN GLASGOW
Canadians join the proceedings as the Commonwealth Games kick off in Scotland on Thursday
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Drying times: Waterloo Region’s struggle to get enough water
Cities warned reliable access could be a national problem The little wetland in the wheat field went silent before it went dry. It had beckoned flotillas of noisy ducks, swans and turtles for as long as anyone in Sherry Witzel-Prong’s family could...
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PROTESTERS PERSIST IN NEW DELHI
Youth-led Cockroach movement continues demonstrations in capital city, one day after being met with police tear gas and beatings
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A DAY IN DAGESTAN
Photographer Goran Tomasevic captures life in a southwestern Russian republic where toughness is prized
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