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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
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Politics
General Motors says renewal of CUSMA ‘very important’ for auto industry
As uncertainty remains around North American trade relations, General Motors says CUSMA, the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement, is 'very important' for the automobile industry.
Fire
Wildfires rage in Portugal, Greece and Spain while Greek authorities warn of toxic smoke
Firefighters battled wildfires in Portugal, Greece and Spain on Sunday, with Spain and Italy sending reinforcements to Portugal to fight a massive blaze burning for several days.
World
B.C. rescuers helped locate young survivor in Venezuela quake rubble
Burnaby Urban Search and Rescue members returned from Venezuela after helping search earthquake rubble, where their work contributed to the rescue of a young boy.
Canada
Brandon, Man., declares state of emergency; river levels expected to continue rising
The City of Brandon has declared a state of emergency as water levels in the Assiniboine and Shellmouth river basins are forecast to continue rising this week.
Politics
LeBlanc says Canada seeking clarity after U.S. opts for annual CUSMA review
The Canadian government says uncertainty remains over next steps after the Trump administration decided to require annual reviews of the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement.
Fire
Out-of-control wildfire forces evacuation in B.C.’s Fraser Canyon
Residents of North Bend, B.C. are being ordered to evacuate as an out of control wildfire grows in the Fraser Canyon. Nearby Boston Bar is also under an evacuation alert.
World
Iran’s top officials attend prayer for the late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei
World
1 killed in attack on Crimea as Putin and Zelenskyy hold separate Trump calls
Politics
Carney to travel to Turkey, where NATO allies will focus on managing Trump
Sports
Moroccan communities celebrate World Cup win across Canada
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U.S. ambassador denies donations delayed Gordie Howe Bridge opening
Canada
Canada honours U.S. Independence Day with joint fighter jet fly past
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