
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.

Cover Story
Makerfield days
There is a white rage in the air and no by-election is going to change that

Appreciation
Roy Hattersley, bon viveur and Labour hero

What did the Black Death ever do for us?
A history of the Black Death overlooks its more surprising developments

Books
Living with and without Paul Auster

Video Games
Britain needs James Bond
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Crime
Rex Heuermann sentenced to life in prison for Gilgo Beach serial killings
Rex Heuermann pleaded guilty in April to charges that he murdered seven women and also admitted in court to killing an eighth victim.

Trending
Luigi Mangione to mount psychiatric defence at sate murder trial
By asserting a psychiatric defence, Mangione would effectively be admitting that he killed Thompson but did so because of mitigating circumstances.

Crime
Rapper Mystikal sentenced to 20 years in prison for rape
Before his sentencing hearing, Mystikal reportedly asked a judge to withdraw his guilty plea, saying he 'did not have sufficient opportunity to fully consider the consequences.'

World
Titan submersible implosion report set for release after Canada’s probe
The Transportation Safety Board of Canada is expected to release its report on the Titan submersible disaster three years after the catastrophic implosion.

Canada
As deadline to formally extend CUSMA nears, here’s what to know
July 1 is the deadline for the three countries to either formally extend the agreement for 16 years or continue under annual reviews.

Canada
10 years of legal medical assistance in dying in Canada — the data so far
Medical assistance in dying (MAID) was legalized in Canada on June 17, 2016. Here's a look at some notable numbers since that time.
Canada
New report will share recommendations on assisted dying for mental illness
Canada
Carney says U.S. and Iran’s agreement ‘exceeded’ his expectations
Canada
5 things to know about police fines for insults in Quebec
Canada
World-first burn treatment shows ‘remarkable’ results in Canadian patient
Sports
Bibby proposes CFL return to American expansion
Sports
Raptors eye best player available in deep draft
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Elon Musk is the bastard heir of liberal capitalism
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Donald Trump’s war on Iran was an incoherent failure
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Banning people for their ideas will backfire on Britain
Lawless in Gaza
Alexis Tsipras has found another left to break
Donald Trump’s definition of “beauty”
Why is America still talking about Kamala Harris?
The Politics Interview
Wes Streeting: “I’m a career politician. I think it’s a strength”
British Politics
Healey and Carns fire their parting shots in the Commons
The case for Burnham
Labour needs a leader who actually enjoys the job
Comment
The social media ban won’t work. It’s still a good thing
British Politics
“You know you’re not protected”: inside parliament’s staff crisis
Health
Where does Andy Burnham stand on assisted dying?
Appreciation
Remembering Roy Hattersley, Labour titan
The Weekend Essay
The case for Manchesterism
International Politics
ECHR derangement syndrome
The Weekend Essay
Apartheid fetishism
The Politics Column
Why Keir Starmer deserves your sympathy
Kick off!
The insignificance of Harry Kane
TV
The kids who want to be Kardashians
Books
The myth of English insularity
Books
England is in a state
Film
