3 h. ago Virginia Giuffre, who accused Prince Andrew in Epstein sex scandal, dead at 41

Virginia Giuffre, who took Prince Andrew to court over sexual abuse allegations, died Friday at her home in Australia. Giuffre's publicist recalled her as “loving, wise and funny.”

Events

4 h. ago Trump Is Aiming for Big Concessions on Trade, Carney Warns Canada Voters

Mark Carney said he expects US President Donald Trump will try to extract “major concessions” from Canada in negotiations, and that he takes seriously the president’s stated desire to turn the country into a US state.

Economics

4 h. ago US, Iran Held Detailed Talks, Signaling Progress on Nuclear Deal

Iran and the US held more detailed discussions aimed at reaching a potential deal over Tehran’s nuclear program, the Islamic Republic’s top diplomat said on Saturday.

Science

5 h. ago Central Ontario financial advisor charged in $1.8M fraud investigation

ORILLIA — Police in central Ontario have laid a dozen charges against a financial advisor who is alleged to have stolen more than $1.8 million from clients. The Ontario Provincial Police says the local advisor is charged with defrauding the public and eleven counts of uttering a forged document. They say 40-year-old Kevin Douse, of […]

Economics

5 h. ago CHAUDHRI: Court of Appeal sends warning to Ontario employers

The Court of Appeal released a decision this month that will impact most Ontario employers, particularly those that use employment agreements. But first, the facts of the underlying case. Ellen De Castro was employed by Arista Homes Limited (Arista) for a little under five years. She was 49 at the time of her termination in […]

Other

5 h. ago Poilievre makes final push to fortify the West as eastern support in flux

'We're desperate for a change in this country, and it's obvious,' says a Poilievre supporter in Saskatoon. But Western voters may not get the results they're hoping for.

Sport

6 h. ago GOLDSTEIN: Electing Carney will mean cutting our economic throat

Of all the reasons not to elect Mark Carney as the next prime minister of Canada on Monday, his history as the world’s leading corporate booster of achieving “net zero emissions” by 2050 is the biggest. Putting Carney, the UN’s Special Envoy for Climate Action and Finance, and co-chair of the Glasgow Financial Alliance for […]

Transport

7 h. ago Trump Held Court at Pope’s Funeral as Politics, Ritual Collided

St. Peter’s Square erupted in applause for Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelenskiy. Inside the Basilica, he and Donald Trump huddled with France’s Emmanuel Macron and Britain’s Keir Starmer. The occasion was the funeral of Pope Francis — but the optics were all about the geopolitics of the moment.

Politics

7 h. ago Dr. Nieman: Wisdom, patience needed as youth experience earlier and longer puberty

One of the most challenging chapters in the life of a human being is adolescence. Ask a parent when they required the most wisdom and patience while raising a child, and they will admit it was during adolescence. One parent said that, looking back, she realized the beginning of puberty was the season when her […]

Other

8 h. ago CRIME HUNTER: Chicago Bear’s mistress gets bullets from a bimbo

The suburban condo resembled a slaughterhouse. It was not a robbery gone awry. Lying dead inside the condominium unit was Rhoni Reuter. The attractive 42-year-old had been pregnant, and there were two bullet wounds in her abdomen. It was clear that not only did the killer want Reuter dead, they also wanted her unborn child […]

Events

9 h. ago Fear and influence beyond the campaign trail: FP Video on Trump’s fiscal footprint

Watch economists, analysts and business leaders on the long shadow cast by Donald Trump over Canadian affairs

Other

9 h. ago A massive explosion and fire strikes Iranian port and injures at least 281 people

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — The number of injured from an explosion Saturday at a port in southern Iran jumped to 281, the state-run IRNA news agency reported. IRNA quoted Mojtaba Khaledi, the spokesman of Iran’s National Emergency Organization, as giving the figure. The blast happened at the Rajaei port just outside of Bandar Abbas, a […]

Events

9 h. ago A massive explosion and fire strikes Iranian port and injures at least 516 people

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — A massive explosion and fire rocked a port Saturday in southern Iran, injuring at least 516 people, state television reported. The blast happened at the Shahid Rajaei port just outside of Bandar Abbas, a major facility for container shipments for the Islamic Republic that handles some 80 million tons (72.5 million […]

Events

10 h. ago Liberals maintain slim lead over Tories as poll numbers stabilize

The Liberals are seeing 43% of decided support, while the Conservatives are four points behind at 39%

Other

11 h. ago Charting the Global Economy: US Dollar Slide Evocative of Nixon

The dollar is on pace for its worst performance during the first 100 days of a US presidency since Richard Nixon was in the White House as Donald Trump imposes tariffs and attempts to reshape global trade.

Culture

14 h. ago UK Government’s Steel Gambit Risks Being Undone by Trade War

The immediate crisis at British Steel has passed, but by taking control of the country’s last maker of virgin steel, the UK government has put itself in the crossfire of a global trade war.

Politics

14 h. ago UK Tories Weigh Badenoch’s Fate as She Fails to Hold Back Farage

Six months after Kemi Badenoch was elected leader of the UK Conservatives, the conversation in the party is already turning toward removing her.

Other

16 h. ago Calgary Expo: Nicholas Hoult talks Mad Max, Lex Luthor and transitioning from child star to adult actor

 When Nicholas Hoult took on the role of Nux in Mad Max: Fury Road, some of the prep work was a bit strange. For anyone who has seen  the chaotic, super-charged 2015 blockbuster by George Miller, this may not be too surprising. At Calgary Expo Friday afternoon, Hoult stressed that the film — an exhilarating […]

Other

16 h. ago Farmstand chic? Decor is awash in fruit and vegetable motifs

Interior designer and stylist Jonny Carmack has a “fruit room” in his Danbury, Connecticut, home. Colorful faux produce bedecks every inch, from the cherry-shaped ceiling fixture to a strawberry side table and a bunch of other juicy gems in decorative forms. He’s part of a trend: Love for fresh fruits and vegetables is showing up […]

Other

16 h. ago New Toronto collective wants you to party like it's 1999 with phone

There's a new event collective and apparel brand in Toronto that's trying to teach the city's partygoers how to connect by hosting phone-free parties.What was it like to party before the internet? It's a question that I, being of the tender age of 25 and only reaching appropriate party age long after my iPhone had already become effectively welded to my right hand, have contemplated often.No Instagram stories to be posted, no aspiring suitors asking for your Snapchat — just pure, present fun. Imagine that.Drenched in Gen Z idiosyncrasy as I may appear in making such a confession, I'm not alone.Toronto brothers Mich and Max Ward, alongside their best friend Christian Williamson, found themselves contemplating a similar question when they made the "somewhat rash decision" to leave their phones in the car for an entire weekend on a father-son fishing trip."It felt like we were kids again — fully present, laughing and connect...

Culture