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Trump plans to impose steep copper tariff in potential blow to Canadian exporters of the metal

U.S. accounts for $4.8-billion or 52 per cent of Canada’s copper exports
WASHINGTON, DC - JULY 08: U.S. President Donald Trump (L) speaks during a Cabinet Meeting at the White House on July 08, 2025 in Washington, DC. Trump discussed a wide range of topics during the portion of the meeting that was open to members of the media. Also pictured is Secretary of Defense Pete Hegsety (C) and Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick (R). (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

Trump planning U.S. tariffs on drugs, semiconductor chips

opinion

Trump’s trade goals are becoming clearer. Brace for impact, Canada

Tony Keller
Tony Keller
climate

More than 160 people believed still missing after Texas floods

Local officials deflected questions about weather monitoring and efforts to warn residents
INGRAM, TEXAS - JULY 8: Dan Beazley walks up the bank of the Guadalupe River while carrying a large wooden cross on July 8, 2025 in Ingram, Texas. Heavy rainfall caused flooding along the Guadalupe River in central Texas with multiple fatalities reported. (Photo by Jim Vondruska/Getty Images)

Texas inspectors approved summer camp’s disaster plan two days before deadly floods

opinion

With more budget cuts on the horizon, should we expect more tragedy?

Marsha Lederman
Marsha Lederman
defence

Success of Canada-Europe defence pact uncertain, former government officials warn

The partnership was pitched as an effort to reduce Canada’s reliance on U.S suppliers, generate new business for domestic industry
TORONTO, 澳门威尼斯人官网 - JUNE 9: Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, right, and Minister of National Defence David McGuinty meet with Canadian troops of the 4th Canadian Division on a tour of the Fort York Armoury on June 9, 2025 in Toronto, Canada. Prime Minister Carney has pledged to meet NATO's 2% spending pledge this year. (Photo by Cole Burston/Getty Images)
opinion

How Trump could make Canada better

Marcus Gee
Marcus Gee
housing

Immigration caps are contributing to lower asking rents in Canada, CMHC says

Limits on foreign students and new permanent residents influencing rental demand in some major cities, report finds
Ontario's ombudsman says a backlog of cases at the Landlord and Tenant Board has grown to 38,000 and it is taking an average of seven or eight months - sometimes up to two years - for a hearing to be scheduled. A for rent sign outside a home in Toronto on Tuesday July 12, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Cole Burston
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Meet the women breaking barriers at the Calgary Stampede’s newest competition

The landmark Alberta rodeo introduced a new competition for the first time in nearly 50 years: breakaway roping
Macy Rae Auclair with her horse Chrome practices roping at her family’s spread near Ponoka, Alta., on July 2, 2025. Auclair will be competing in the historic first ever breakaway roping event held at the Calgary Stampede. LEAH HENNEL /THE GLOBE AND MAIL

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In small towns plagued by ER closures, virtual emergency care helps keep the doors open

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Business and Finance

Foot traffic in Toronto’s downtown core in April, 2025 is about 43 per cent less than what it was in January, 2020, according to Environics data.

Even as office hours ramp up, downtown foot traffic is slow to rebound

Nine provinces, Yukon aim to launch direct-to-consumer alcohol sales by May

MONCTON, NB-JULY 8, 2025- Brewer Ben Seaward works in the brewery at Tire Shack Brewing Co. in Moncton, NB on July 8, 2025. VIKTOR PIVOVAROV/THE GLOBE AND MAIL

Blackstone, U.S. equity funds in talks to buy H&R assets as activist investor presses REIT to sell

FILE PHOTO: Signage is seen outside the Blackstone Group headquarters in New York City, U.S., January 18, 2023. REUTERS/Jeenah Moon/File Photo

Hudson’s Bay lenders file motion to terminate Ruby Liu lease deal

Billionaire Ruby Liu listens during an interview at a former Hudson's Bay-owned Saks Off 5th department store after a "handover ceremony" where she received the keys to the space at Tsawwassen Mills shopping mall that she owns, in Tsawwassen, B.C., on Thursday, June 26, 2025. Liu was granted court approval this week to take over leases for three Hudson's Bay properties in malls she owns. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Lack of menopause awareness, support leaves some women ‘blindsided’ at work

Symptoms of menopause, including hot flashes, sleep disturbances, brain fog, anxiety, bladder control issues and joint pain, can affect productivity and diminish opportunities for advancement.

Opinion and analysis

America is sinking, and Canada cannot go down with the ship

Claude Lavoie
Claude Lavoie

The real story behind pension plan membership in Canada? The gulf between public and private sectors

Frederick Vettese
Frederick Vettese

Facing such fancy Chinese EVs, do Western carmakers even have a future?

Gus Carlson
FILE PHOTO: A person tries the electric sedan SU7 displayed at a Xiaomi store in Beijing, China May 29, 2025. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang/File Photo

The tale of the Agnelli family’s two contrasting car companies, Ferrari and Stellantis

Eric Reguly
Eric Reguly

To fix Canada’s economy, we must fix the government procurement mess

Grace Lee Reynolds and Jo-Anne St. Godard
Minister of Government Transformation, Public Works and Procurement Joel Lightbound arrives for a caucus meeting on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Wednesday, June 11, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

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The real story behind pension plan membership in Canada? The gulf between public and private sectors

The first step toward reaching a more equitable solution could be a more open recognition by governments of the current state of affairs
Frederick Vettese

New headquarters champions health and sustainability

The new headquarters of the Ontario Secondary School Teachers’ Federation (OSSTF) incorporates mass-timber construction, with an aesthetic approach echoing the landscape and containing windows and open spaces that maximize daylight.
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Business Brief: The U.S. economy keeps humming along

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on July 07, 2025, in New York City.

The dairy industry’s outsized political influence, explained in charts

As an outbreak of avian influenza in dairy herds south of the border continues to spread, Canadian officials say they are doing everything they can to protect this country's livestock industry. A cow in a dairy farm in Saguenay Que., Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jacques Boissinot

A rising number of Canadians are millionaires. So why don’t they feel rich?

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Toyota sees possible ‘adjustments’ if Trump’s tariffs aren’t dropped

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Trump’s trade goals are becoming clearer. Brace for impact, Canada

Tony Keller

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Vancouver can’t stop the rain, but it can control where it ends up

Vancouver is working to ensure its rain does not sweep toxic chemicals into nearby waterways by creating stormwater management projects like the Hinge Park constructed wetland.

Canadian tourism gets a summer lift as U.S. travel boycott grinds on

Beachgoers take in the sunset at Mackenzie Beach in Tofino, B.C., on July 3, 2025. Photograph by Melissa Renwick
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Without business cards, we lose an important record of our lives

Shannon Moneo
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Trump’s green-bashing is precisely why it’s a good time to buy green

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Canada

B.C. Infrastructure Minister Bowinn Ma's office after an explosion early in the morning in North Vancouver on June 27. RCMP said the explosive was homemade and 'unsophisticated.'

Explosion at B.C. minister’s office shows no evidence of political motivations, police say

Yukon gold mine spill one of two ‘most catastrophic failures’ in heap-leach mining history, expert says

Fish-farming companies stashing plastic garbage along Newfoundland coast, conservation group alleges

World

People walk at Trocadero plaza near the Eiffel Tower in Paris during last week's heat wave.

European heat wave caused 2,300 deaths, scientists estimate

Kenya marks highest single-day death toll since latest anti-government protest began

Trump, Netanyahu meet a second time as gaps said to be closing for ceasefire deal

Politics

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a cabinet meeting at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., July 8, 2025. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

Trump contemplates taking control of Washington, D.C., government

U.S. tariff revenues could reach $300-billion this year, Treasury Secretary says

Ex-NYPD officials accuse Mayor Adams and allies of corruption and cronyism in lawsuits

Sports

Toronto Blue Jays' Joey Loperfido breaks his bat as he grounds into a force out during the third inning of a baseball game against the Chicago White Sox in Chicago, Tuesday, July 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

Blue Jays notch 10-game winning streak, the longest since 2015

Oilers trade Sam O’Reilly for Hobey Baker Award winner Isaac Howard

Dabrowski and Routliffe fall short in women’s doubles at Wimbledon

Style Advisor

Building a summer home from scratch isn’t for the faint of heart

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Add whimsy to your wardrobe with bold accessories

Health & Fitness

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The four summer vegetables you should be eating now

Leslie Beck
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The Enhanced Games have found new sponsorship from Donald Trump Jr. What does this mean for sport?

strength & fitness

How to do a pull up: Try this 10-week exercise program to improve posture and grip strength

Real Estate

The apartment where Teresa Alfred and her cat Frankie live is facing redevelopment part of Vancouver's Broadway Plan, which some tenants say does not protect all tenants and is not proving to increase affordable housing.

Public hearings show tension over Vancouver’s push for density

Kerry Gold
done deal

Coquitlam townhouse sells in a day amid general buyer malaise

In Calgary, condos become a hard sell

Drive

Chrysler historical vehicles, on display at the Detroit Yacht Club on Belle Isle on June 4, 2025.

Driving the most significant Chrysler classics as the storied brand turns 100

driving concerns

What’s new vehicle protection insurance and do I need it for five years if I have a two-year lease?

‘Underdog’ Chrysler turns 100 with vision for brand refresh

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