5 h. ago Prairie harvest a mixed bag as tariff strife casts shadow over healthy crop

CALGARY — Gunter Jochum can easily tell which parts of his farm got rain and which parts the clouds passed over this year. He and his brother-in-law grow wheat, canola, oats and soybeans on 2,500 hectares west of Winnipeg, much of that on long tracts hugging the Assiniboine River. “Some showers that came through this […]

Economics

52 h. ago Bonnie Crombie to face Liberal leadership test as party members gather for AGM

TORONTO — Ontario Liberals are set to hold a leadership vote this weekend, amid grumbling from some members about whether Leader Bonnie Crombie is the right person to take them back into government. The party is gathering in Toronto for its annual general meeting, its first since the mixed-bag February election that saw them regain […]

Politics

8 d. ago A mixed bag of pucks in our summer takeaways from the hockey world

Who’s up for a summer clearance of hockey takeaways? Let’s start with Pete Townshend and Roger Daltrey, surviving members of The Who, completing their last two Toronto dates earlier this week, some 43 years after their much-hyped farewell concert at Maple Leaf Gardens. The full band, with drummer Keith Moon and bassist John Entwistle, had […]

Sport

1 week ago Lisbon Crash Clouds Tourism Outlook for Europe’s Oldest Capital

The deadly derailment of a Lisbon tram has cast a shadow over the city’s vital tourism industry, sharpening concerns about public underinvestment in Europe’s oldest capital.

Economics

1 week ago DEAR ABBY: Family dog casts a shadow over baby’s imminent arrival

DEAR ABBY: My husband and I just found out we are to become grandparents in seven months. We are very excited, and I can’t wait to spend time with my new grandchild. The plan is for me to spend two to three weeks with my daughter after the baby comes, to help them rest and […]

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3 w. ago Dwight Newman: Aboriginal title’s conflict with private property must be resolved

The B.C. Supreme Court's Cowichan Tribes judgment has cast a shadow of doubt over land ownership. There are ways to get clarity, though

Events

3 w. ago Air Canada won’t punish flight attendants striking illegally as part of new deal: union

Union leadership said the four-year tentative agreement struck with the airline was a mixed bag

Culture

3 w. ago Air Canada won’t punish flight attendants over illegal strike, will pay for pre

Union leadership said the four-year tentative agreement struck with the airline was a mixed bag

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