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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

JOY IN THE DARKNESS

Ukrainian schoolchildren return to class for the fifth year since Russia’s invasion, even as bombardment continues

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...

A MOUNTING TOLL

Missing religious pilgrims likely killed in Nepal flash floods, trip’s organizer says, as search for survivors continues

ALLIES UNITE BEHIND KYIV

British and French leaders pledge to step up military support as Ukraine marks the 35th anniversary of its independence

From crisis to Canada

Ten years ago, thousands of Syrian refugees were welcomed here. Erin Anderssen discovers the difference a decade makes

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

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,...

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...

THOUSANDS AWAIT AID AFTER QUAKE

Survivors in need of food, shelter and medical treatment as Indonesia marks Independence Day

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

‘Send everything’

Inside the life-and-death battle against B.C.’s Bald Range wildfire

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...

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...

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...

QUAKE RAVAGES WESTERN COLOMBIA

Rescue teams and residents sift through the ruins of buildings in search of survivors after powerful 7.4- magnitude event

‘ 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 The mother of Lilly and Jack Sullivan, the two Nova Scotia children missing for more than a year, says she believes her...

FAN O’ S FIGHT

Siegfried Modola goes behind the lines with Ethiopia’s insurgents

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...

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...

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.

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

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...

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....

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

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...

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

RACKING ’ EM UP

Canada captures three golds in gymnastics, one in hammer throw in banner day at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow

RIDING HIGH

Slovenia’s Pogacar solidifies his place among cycling’s greats with record- tying fifth win at the Tour de France

STATE OF READINESS

How Taiwanese civilians are preparing for an attack from China

CARRYING THE FLAG IN GLASGOW

Canadians join the proceedings as the Commonwealth Games kick off in Scotland on Thursday

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...

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

A DAY IN DAGESTAN

Photographer Goran Tomasevic captures life in a southwestern Russian republic where toughness is prized

AMID THE SPECTACLE, SPAIN PULLS OFF A WIN

The battle for sport’s soul played out in front of – and made – billions It took five weeks, billions of dollars and all the top soccer talent in the world, but FIFA finally managed it. It turned the biggest sports event in the world into a bad awards...

WAGNER’S TEST

Chief Justice Richard Wagner’s leadership style has as many detractors as it does admirers. With a decision looming that has the power to reshape the country, will he be able to bring unity to the Supreme Court?

Ontario, chiefs plead for federal help as wildfires rage, smoke spreads

Blazes have already left one northwestern First Nation in ruins Haze prompts air- quality worries across eastern half of the continent Ontario and the Assembly of First Nations are appealing for more federal assistance to deal with the province’s...

Ontario blazes force evacuations and trigger air- quality warnings

Residents in parts of north ordered to flee wildfires, while smoke chokes Toronto, some U. S. cities Several communities in Northwestern Ontario have been evacuated as wildfires devastate homes and infrastructure in the region, with the situation...

ONE FAVOURITE FALLS, ANOTHER RISES

France, seen as an unstoppable force in this year’s tournament, meets an immovable object in Spain, Cathal Kelly writes

OUT AND ABOUT

In Vancouver, a volunteer- driven bike- ride program helps enrich the lives of isolated seniors

SINNER KEEPS HIS COOL

World No. 1 overcomes London heat and an invigorated Zverev to claim his second Wimbledon victory and fifth Grand Slam title

SHOOTING WAR

Photojournalist Goran Tomasevic returns to Russia’s front lines to document how its forces are using drones to shape the dynamics of war

PM defends Saudi Arabia visit as he moves to deepen ties

Carney says ‘ engagement is not endorsement,’ stresses need to diversify trade on trip to kingdom Prime Minister Mark Carney defended travelling to Saudi Arabia this week to cultivate deeper trade and investment ties – a pivot from his predecessor,...

FIRES RAGE IN FRASER CANYON

Strong winds threaten to fan two blazes burning out of control near B. C. community of Boston Bar, officials warn

OUR CUP RUNNETH OVER

As the final whistle blows in Canada, the country begins to take stock of the tournament’s costs – and its legacy

BRIDGING THE GAP FOR PRAIRIE PATIENTS

In rural Saskatchewan, volunteer drivers serve as a vital link, transporting residents to out- of- town medical appointments

Carney expected to announce outcome of sub competition

German, South Korean manufacturers battled for procurement agreement worth tens of billions Prime Minister Mark Carney will announce Monday in Halifax the outcome of a highstakes competition between Germany and South Korea for a lucrative contract to...

Why is Jesse Marsch the biggest star on the team?

Russia launches deadly assault on Kyiv, claiming retaliation for refinery strikes

Russia hammered Kyiv in an 11- hour drone and missile attack overnight into Thursday morning, killing at least 21 civilians in the city and injuring scores more in what Moscow said was retaliation for Ukrainian strikes on Russian oil facilities. Loud...

PM emphasizes unity in Canada Day celebrations as Alberta referendum looms

National unity featured prominently in Mark Carney’s Canada Day address Wednesday, as the Prime Minister prepares for the country’s first provincial referendum on independence in more than 30 years. The Prime Minister’s schedule on Wednesday included...

Canadians value national unity, but fear it’s under threat, poll finds More than half of respondents see country’s fissures deepening

More than three- quarters of Canadians believe it’s important for the country to remain united, and they’re particularly worried about how a frayed relationship with the United States, political polarization and separatist sentiment in Alberta will...

As the Large Hadron Collider shuts down, B. C. scientists help ready its next iteration

Equipment will be used to probe deeper into the nature of reality The shiny black segments made of crystalline silicon look fragile and pristine. The researchers leaning over them are gloved and masked to prevent breathing on the delicate...

CANADA MEETS THE MOMENT

With the world watching, this was the country’s chance to show its quality. In the 92nd minute against South Africa, it delivered As the Canadian soccer team rushed onto the field to celebrate its greatest- ever victory on Sunday, the scoreboard in...

Test your knowledge of the biggest business stories of the year – so far

For anyone who’s been following the news, 2026 feels as if it’s already lasted for 2,026 months. For Canada Day, Jason Kirby put together a quiz featuring some of the biggest business stories of the year so far, including USMCA, the AI boom, food...

Thousands missing in Venezuela after powerful quakes hit north

Rescue teams race to find survivors, international offers of help pour in as death toll climbs Venezuelans searched for survivors beneath collapsed buildings Thursday and rescue teams raced to northern areas rocked by a pair of powerful earthquakes...

Canada crumbles against Switzerland, and tumbles from atop its perch

Heading to L. A., team will have to prove win over Qatar wasn’t a fluke Coming out for the second half of Wednesday’s game against Switzerland, Canada could claim to have played a faultless opening round of this World Cup. It wasn’t perfect, but it...

Hometown hero: Soccer star puts his Nova Scotia village on the map

In the sleepy village of Port Williams, N. S., there’s no obvious sign that this is home to a local soccer hero. There’s not a blast of red smoke or soccer scarf in sight. But inside the Georgian farmhouses, the steepled white church and the local...

Officer, civilian killed in Montreal gunfight; police across country warned of copycats

Suspect also dead, with RCMP issuing nationwide alert over manifesto that allegedly calls for violence against law enforcement A gun battle outside a Montreal hotel on Monday left a police officer, a civilian and a suspect dead, and prompted a...

CATCHING SOME SUN

Aymara Indigenous people in El Alto, Bolivia, raise their hands to welcome the first rays of sunlight during celebrations of the Andean New Year, which marks the Southern Hemisphere’s winter solstice, on Sunday.

High-stakes game

How Canada became a player in the illegal wildlife trade

A NEW CLASS OF HEROES ARRIVES

Canada silences the naysayers, and puts itself firmly in the mix, with a dramatic first win on soccer’s biggest stage As he ran from the front of the net after scoring what was, for just a moment, the biggest goal in Canadian men’s soccer history,...

REDEMPTION IN REACH

In its showdown with Qatar, Canada hopes for a soccer breakthrough after a long scoring drought

MEETING IN THE MIDDLE

At G7 summit in France, leaders seek to turn focus back to Ukraine, while Carney appears to pitch Trump on Chinese EV plan

Russian attack strikes Ukraine’s historic Dormition Cathedral

At least 11 killed in five- hour assault on Kyiv and Kharkiv, drawing international condemnation THE GLOBE IN UKRAINE International outrage is mounting after one of the most important cathedrals in Orthodox Christianity was damaged early Monday during...

SOARING SNOWBIRDS

Canada’s famous aerobatic demonstration team is off and flying for one more season before it enters a multiyear hiatus

OH, CANADA!

Canadian men tie Bosnia-Herzegovina to earn historic first tournament point on home turf

THE WAIT IS OVER

Mexico’s triumphant opener against South Africa draws thousands of fans at viewing parties in Vancouver, Toronto

VIOLENCE ERUPTS IN BELFAST

Anti- immigration protests grip city after alleged stabbing by asylum seeker puts open border between Ireland and U. K. back in focus

READY TO SERVE

New Governor- General Louise Arbour vows to draw on country’s defining qualities as she’s sworn in at Ottawa ceremony

CREATIVE DESTRUCTION

Women and LGBTQ+ drivers are finding community and thrills in the male- dominated world of demolition derby

Your World Cup guide Fraudsters are conning more and more Canadians. What you need to know to fight back

Who to watch, how the teams line up and where to go