Comment
Britain’s £50bn nuclear reckoning
Maintaining the deterrent, and hitting spending goals, will require a fundamental reordering of the state
Comment
Supporting North Sea drilling is an extremist position
The con man of anthropology
Even when the anthropologist Carlos Castaneda was exposed as a charlatan and cult leader, the credulous still followed him
Culture
American classicist Daniel Mendelsohn calls The Odyssey a blueprint for all comedy
The Bard College professor and New York Review of Books editor brings levity and moral gravity to his new Penguin Classics translation of Homer.
Culture
Christopher Nolan's Odyssey brings Hollywood spectacle to Homer's epic
The director's new adaptation sparks casting debate while the original poem remains untouched.
The Culture Interview
Is Kim Gordon still a Kool Thing?
Watching Mayo win, I said goodbye to Ireland
I watched Mayo’s long wait finally end from a Dublin hospital
Culture
George Cottrell's U.S. money-laundering case and ties to Nigel Farage
The British operative pleaded guilty to U.S. wire fraud charges before resurfacing in London with Nigel Farage.
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World
Canada, allies warn North Korea IT workers pose ‘insider threat’ abroad
The joint advisory urged countries and companies to 'deepen their understanding' of the tactics used and implement measures to counter them.
Consumer
TurboTax owner Intuit facing a class-action lawsuit over ‘free’ advertising
The action was brought on behalf of all consumers who purchased the TurboTax online software since Jan. 1, 2015, to prepare and/or file their Canadian taxes.
Economy
Why spiking U.S. bond yields could be a big warning for the economy
Experts say a sharp rise in U.S. bond yields this week was a major warning sign about inflation, interest rates and economic uncertainty.
Consumer
Costco Canada recalls croissants, toaster oven and other items
Costco shoppers who have purchased the recalled products have been recommended to follow the instructions provided by the company.
Canada
As WestJet flight attendant strike looms, union ‘focused’ on reaching deal
If a negotiated agreement on a new contract can’t be reached by Aug. 2 at midnight mountain time, those unionized flight attendants could walk off the job.
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Anthropic AI models hack multiple organizations during research testing
Anthropic posted on its website Thursday that it discovered the three incidents after reviewing more than 141,000 evaluation runs.
World
60K migrants enter Spain’s Ceuta as military response leaves 34 dead
Economy
GDP climbed 0.3% in May, says StatCan
World
Hamas says it agrees to disarm after Trump announces Gaza peace proposal
Trending
U.S. men convicted of murdering Quebec couple on Caribbean island
Canada
Death of Calgary boy with autism hits home for Conservative MP and party leader
Sports
Simu Liu, Jeremy Lin bring hoops, hope to Markham
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Culture
Loyalist exodus shaped Canada after American Revolution
The new nuclear terror
The responsibility of scientists
Europe’s age of fire
World
Putin's offensive stalls as Ukrainian drones hit Russian fuel, testing NATO resolve
Andy Burnham’s shtick won’t work on Donald Trump
The betrayal of the South African dream
Andy Burnham must not bow to Trump
Culture
Rolling Stones' latest album feels familiar to North American fans
Zelensky hands Putin an unexpected gift
Under siege on the Gaza flotilla
British Politics
The Prime Minister against the mainstream media
Business
The next SEO battle is not rankings. It is AI citations
British Politics
Inside the Green Party’s defence divide
Burnham bounce
Labour’s lead may not last
Exclusive
Who’s who in John Healey’s top political team
World
The Russian design bureau at the centre of Europe's shadow-fleet investigation
British Politics
At last, a government that looks like it’s trying
Manchester heist
The Green plan to steal the Manchester mayoralty
The Burnham Project
The Productive State: A framework for Manchesterism
Cinema
Is David Thomson still watching?
Welcome back
Labour is a stronger party with Diane Abbott back in it
Food & Drink
Eating at London Zoo: At least it’s not camel
TV
In praise of crap daytime TV
Theatre
Trainspotting puts line dancing at the heart of the heroin experience
Film