The Globe and Mail (Prairie Edition)
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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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. For full coverage, visit TGAM. CA/ ARTS
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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
How four families prepared for the first day of school, from new routines to time-honoured traditions
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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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Now what?
After trade talks with the U.S. collapse, Andrew Coyne breaks down the possible paths forward
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A LONG QUEST FOR JUSTICE
Nearly 50 years on, an inquest in South Africa seeks answers in the killing of anti-apartheid hero Steve Biko
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Canadians among hundreds missing after deadly flash floods hit Nepal, Tibet
At least 24 Canadians are among hundreds missing after a wall of water and debris tore through the border area of Nepal and Tibet on Wednesday in a devastating flash flood, killing at least 160 people, Nepalese officials say. The massive flood raced...
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Ottawa unveils plan to hit back at $27.6-billion in U.S. products
Government targets nearly 900 items, ranging from steel to seafood, with tariffs of up to 50% Ottawa is hitting back against the United States with hefty countertariffs on $27.6billion worth of American products, including metals, seafood, clothing,...
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ALLIES UNITE BEHIND KYIV
British and French leaders pledge to step up military support as Ukraine marks the 35th anniversary of its independence
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‘YOU ARE AT WAR WHEN YOU GET ATTACKED. WE GOT ATTACKED’
— PRIME MINISTER MARK CARNEY U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick played a central role in derailing a prospective trade deal with Canada, pushing for harsher terms than his own country’s chief negotiator, said three sources with knowledge of the...
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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 ■ Breakthrough reached after days of tense negotiations that continued until close to deadline ■ Dispute over auto tariffs said to have been a major sticking point...
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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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Russian and U.S. interests target Alberta separatism debate online
Canadian researchers using artificial intelligence to track foreign interest in the Alberta separatism debate have found the province’s political discourse is being targeted online by Russian and American interests in both overt and covert ways. The...
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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 The mother of Lilly and Jack Sullivan, the two Nova Scotia children missing for more than a year, says she believes her...
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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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Metals quotas back on the table as Canada races to ease tariffs
Trade officials revive proposal to limit steel, aluminum exports to U.S. in exchange for lower levies Trade negotiators are reviving a proposal that would see Canadian steel and aluminum exports subject to a quota system in return for lower U.S....
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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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At the family camp, I learned that loving a place means letting it change
Th hotel my great-grandfather once owned, and the family camp he built, won’t survive if they exist only in the past, Nancy Macdonald writes Every July, on our way to the family camp, we drove past the building that had brought my family to Kenora in...
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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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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...
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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?
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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...
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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...
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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
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OUT AND ABOUT
In Vancouver, a volunteer-driven bike-ride program helps enrich the lives of isolated seniors
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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
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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
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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, who...
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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
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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
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