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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.
The long goodbye
The timeline: How Starmer lost control
It all went so wrong so quickly
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David Hockney was as serious as he was fun
Behind the uncomplicated joy was an artist who always pushed boundaries
Books
Inside the great deprofessionalisation
Theatre
Shakespeare’s Adonis is out of his depth
From Canada
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Sports
Size and a depth guard priorities for Raptors
Even as the Toronto Raptors pushed the Cleveland Cavaliers to seven games in their first-round playoff series, general manager Bobby Webster and head coach Darko Rajakovic spoke throughout the post-season and afterwards about an ongoing rebuild.
U-s-news
Woman dead after Tesla in autopilot mode crashes into Texas home
Investigators said the driver was driving a Tesla Model 3 when he failed to 'maintain a single lane, left the roadway and crashed into the residence.'
Consumer
Does your insurance cover flooding? What consumers need to know
After significant rain led to flooding over the weekend in Montreal and Edmonton, insurance experts are urging Canadians across the country to check their insurance policies.
World
Iran-U.S. talks have set ‘good foundation’ for ending war, Vance says
Vance left the ongoing talks in Switzerland progress after claiming progress on multiple fronts, including ensuring the Strait of Hormuz stays open.
Weather
A soggy June could mean mosquitoes ‘plaguing’ many Canadians, experts say
Experts say that the elevated flooding and rainfall can trigger a more intense mosquito season that is anticipated to last longer than previous years.
Trending
Trump alleges Lincoln Memorial paint damage is vandalism, says arrests made
In a Truth Social Post on Friday, U.S. President Donald Trump said, 'We’ve had some real problems with Vandalism at the beautiful Reflecting Pool.'
U-s-news
3 hikers dead in heat-related incidents at Grand Canyon National Park
Entertainment
Singer Oliver Tree’s body recovered after deadly helicopter crash in Brazil
Crime
Montreal officer, suspect among 3 dead after armed incident in Côte-des-Neiges
Entertainment
Clive Davis, music industry executive, dead at 94
Canada
Ottawa’s nuclear energy strategy seeks more new reactors, global exports
Canada
Consider Kingston for high-speed rail stop, Ottawa tells Alto
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