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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Politics
Minister says MPs must ‘choose’ victims by fast-tracking lawful access bill
Lawful access has raised privacy concerns, yet Gary Anandasangaree echoed Conservative Vic Toews who said in 2012 people 'can either stand with us or with the child pornographers.'
Politics
Carney caught on hot mic pitching Chinese EV import deal to Trump at G7
The deal with China has raised concern within the Trump administration, with Trump himself threatening new tariffs and saying he won't allow Canada to become a 'drop-off port.'
Politics
Ottawa’s bail and sentencing reform is now law, targeting ‘frequent’ issues
Justice Minister Sean Fraser says federal bail and sentencing reform that will target the 'most frequent' issues seen across the country is now law.
Trending
Stanford graduates stage walkout during Google CEO’s commencement address
The number of Stanford students who walked out is unclear, but according a statement by the protest group it was in the 'hundreds.'
Politics
Carney invites India’s Modi to Canada, eyes security exchange talks at G7
A readout of the meeting did not include any mention of foreign interference or transnational repression, which India's government has been accused of pursuing in Canada.
Weather
Home insurance costs soared 45% in 6 years due to extreme weather: StatCan
Vehicle insurance premiums also rose 23.9 per cent due to extreme weather claims, according to Statistics Canada in newly released data.
Consumer
Taxpayer ombudsperson urges automatic filing for more Canadians
Politics
After 10 years of MAID, key report on mental illness expansion nears
Sports
CBC to stop airing ‘Hockey Night in Canada’ this fall after nearly 75 years
Entertainment
Singer Bonnie Tyler out of induced coma but ‘remains very unwell’
Entertainment
Jelly Roll files for divorce from Bunnie XO after nearly 10 years of marriage
Sports
Ghana’s Partey to miss 1st World Cup game after Canada entry appeal denied
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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 left must be honest about immigration
British Politics
How to solve Britain’s defence crisis
Music
Danny Bones: The far right’s Frankenstein’s monster
The Weekend Interview
Wes Streeting on Keir Starmer’s “poor leadership, poor judgement and bad politics”
The Weekend Essay
The case for Manchesterism
International Politics
ECHR derangement syndrome
The Weekend Essay
Apartheid fetishism
The Weekend Essay
“How the World Declared War on America”
The Politics Column
Why Keir Starmer deserves your sympathy
Art & Design
David Hockney was as serious as he was fun
TV
The kids who want to be Kardashians
Books
The myth of English insularity
Books
England is in a state
Film