Business
The next SEO battle is not rankings. It is AI citations
As Google, ChatGPT, Claude and Perplexity reshape online discovery, brands are discovering that visibility now depends on whether AI systems can understand, trust and cite them.
Politics
Carney's ‘AI for All’ is a pro-worker plan that forgot the workers
The Prime Minister has bet more than $2bn on artificial intelligence and 250,000 new jobs. But a strategy with no duty to retrain — or even to warn — is straining the limits of his pro-worker branding.
Comment
The shop window is being rebuilt in data — and Canada is dangerously unprepared
AI agents now do the comparing for shoppers. Canadian retailers who treat product data as a technical afterthought will pay for it in sales they never knew they lost.
Business
The Bank of Canada is quietly running out of room — and Carney knows it
Tiff Macklem has cut rates twice this year and signalled a third. But Ottawa's borrowing programme, a stubborn loonie, and a housing market that refuses to clear are leaving the central bank with very little ammunition for the recession nobody is yet calling.
Culture
Canada's World Cup superfans are betting savings, sleep and sanity on a home tournament
From red-eye flights between Mexico City and Toronto to the Voyageurs' singing section at BC Place, a generation of Canadian soccer obsessives is treating 2026 like a once-in-a-lifetime audition for the country.
Ben Rhodes’ empty words
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Art & Design
The shame of the Frida Kahlo industry
TV
Love Island’s decadent old age
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Politics
Liberals refuse to provide proof of Carney’s NATO defence spending claims
Carney has said Canada is set to achieve four per cent of GDP in total defence spending by 2030, but the finance minister's office will not provide data to back up that claim.
Canada
Iran may have ‘directed’ recent attacks in Canada, intelligence report says
Canada's threat assessment agency says Iran's intelligence service may be behind acts of violence.
U-s-news
U.S. prepares to celebrate 250th Independence Day while facing extreme heat
Demonstrations of national pride — and hints of political polarization — were balanced with efforts to stay safe as much of the country baked under soaring temperatures.
Health
A parasite causing diarrhea is spreading in U.S. as officials investigate
As of July 1, the CDC reported 145 cases of cyclosporiasis across 17 states from May 1 through June 16, with 20 people being hospitalized.
Consumer
CIBC agrees to proposed class-action settlement over NSF fees
CIBC has agreed to a proposed $10-million settlement over some non-sufficient funds (NSF) fees the bank charged to its customers.
Crime
California man pleads guilty to fake Nancy Guthrie ransom note
The U.S. Attorney's Office said Derrick Callella admitted that he called and sent text messages to Guthrie's family on Feb. 4, 2026, asking about a bitcoin transfer.
Environment
Environmentalists have mixed reactions to Quebec-Ottawa caribou funding deal
Politics
Who are the partners behind a proposed new West Coast oil pipeline?
Canada
Ottawa eyes Labour Code conflict intervention changes, minister says
Consumer
California is banning ‘sell-by’ food dates. How Canada’s packaging compares
Crime
Ukrainian woman who disguised herself as man named as Monaco bombing suspect
Canada
Pipelines faced key challenges in the past. Can Alberta’s overcome them?
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