Climate
Welcome to the Pyrocene
This summer has proved that some people would rather watch things burn than inconvenience capitalism
Comment
Inside Scottish Labour’s civil war
Mario Vargas Llosa’s demons
He won the Nobel Prize for Literature at last. But will his artistic reputation survive his scandalous private and political…
Culture
American classicist Daniel Mendelsohn calls The Odyssey a blueprint for all comedy
The Bard College professor and New York Review of Books editor brings levity and moral gravity to his new Penguin Classics translation of Homer.
Film
Ice Cream Man: a lactose-fuelled zombie apocalypse
Culture
Christopher Nolan's Odyssey brings Hollywood spectacle to Homer's epic
The director's new adaptation sparks casting debate while the original poem remains untouched.
Culture
Frank Cottrell-Boyce’s canon for children
Culture
George Cottrell's U.S. money-laundering case and ties to Nigel Farage
The British operative pleaded guilty to U.S. wire fraud charges before resurfacing in London with Nigel Farage.
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Health
Quebec lettuce growers operating at a loss amid U.S. cyclosporiasis outbreak
Approximately half of lettuce grown in Quebec is exported to the U.S, but stock is not being purchased.
U-s-news
Trump orders ‘birth tourism’ ban in new bid to limit birthright citizenship
The order comes after an earlier effort by Trump to overturn birthright citizenship was rejected by the U.S. Supreme Court, which ruled it's protected by the U.S. Constitution.
Canada
Canada must ‘be vigilant’ of foreign actors targeting technology: minister
Defence Minister David McGuinty says Canada must 'be vigilant' of foreign actors targeting the country's technology, pointing to artificial intelligence and intellectual property.
Health
Avoiding these 3 things in middle age may delay dementia risk by 13 years
Over 12,400 people who were dementia-free when they were 55 years old were monitored for an average of 26 years for Neurology Open Access' study.
Crime
Teen dressed as clown in doorbell videos has been detained for homicide
'Video footage of the suspect dressed in a clown costume has been circulating and ISP is currently working to collect all relevant video,' police said.
Tech
Investors want ‘real proof’ AI spending is paying off, new report suggests
A new report from Fidelity suggests financial advisors are increasingly looking for evidence that AI investments are translating into strong financial results.
News
Cyclospora outbreak tied to lettuce now linked to 15 states: reports
Tech
Europe’s new AI transparency rules are in effect. Should Canada copy them?
Health
Rapid endometriosis tests now available in the U.K. What about Canada?
Economy
Will Canada get deal with U.S. before new tariffs? ‘We’ll see,’ says Carney
Trending
Florida pastor accused of sex with a child and hiding HIV-positive status
U-s-news
U.S. salmonella outbreak linked to jalapenos spreads in 27 states
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Culture
Loyalist exodus shaped Canada after American Revolution
Andy Burnham is the Green Party’s biggest threat yet
Donald Trump is searching for a legacy
The Ceuta crisis will strengthen “Fortress Europe”
World
Putin's offensive stalls as Ukrainian drones hit Russian fuel, testing NATO resolve
Europe’s age of fire
The new nuclear terror
The responsibility of scientists
Culture
Rolling Stones' latest album feels familiar to North American fans
Andy Burnham’s shtick won’t work on Donald Trump
The betrayal of the South African dream
Andy Burnham must not bow to Trump
Business
The next SEO battle is not rankings. It is AI citations
Politics
Before Count Binface, there was Catmando
Reform vs Restore
Even the Royal Navy can’t save Nigel Farage
Comment
The revenge of Old Labour
World
The Russian design bureau at the centre of Europe's shadow-fleet investigation
British Politics
Kemi Badenoch is the Conservative Party’s only hope
The Weekend Report
The battle for Birmingham’s flags
British Politics
Labour retains the Manchester mayoralty
Society
The Bonehill-Paine affair leaves the Tories with questions to answer
Aftermath
Europe failed Spain in Ceuta
Silver Spoon
What we owe to bread
TV
In praise of crap daytime TV
Theatre
Sarah Kane’s Cleansed leaves you feeling anything but
Art & Design