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Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney and China's Premier Li Qiang react as Canada's Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food Heath MacDonald shakes hands with China's Minister and Secretary of CPC Committee of the General Administration of Customs Sun Meijun at a signing ceremony during the first visit by a Canadian prime minister to China since 2017, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China January 15, 2026. REUTERS/Carlos Osorio

Canada says it’s open to Chinese investment in energy sector

Chinese Premier calls Carney’s visit a ‘new starting point’ for bilateral relations

Steven ChaseReporting from Beijing

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A notice of Jack and Lilly Sullivan who remain missing since May 2 is seen on the fridge of Belynda Gray, the children's paternal grandmother, at her home in Middle Musquodoboit, N.S. on Friday, August 1, 2025.

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Mother of missing N.S. children complained of intimate partner violence to police, court documents show

Lilly and Jack Sullivan remain missing more than eight months after they disappeared

Lindsay Jones

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Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado arrives at the Capitol, Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Allison Robbert)

Venezuela’s Machado tells supporters ‘we can count on’ Trump after presenting him with her Nobel medal

Machado’s gesture was extraordinary given that Trump has dismissed her credibility to take over leadership of Venezuela

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The immigration shift away from Canada’s three biggest cities

Toronto, Vancouver and Montreal combined now account for less than half of new immigrants

Jason Kirby

2 min read

A photograph shows the wreckage of a burnt bus bearing a banner that reads "This was one of Tehran's new buses that was paid for with the money of the people's taxes," in Tehran's Sadeghieh Square on January 15, 2026. A protest movement across Iran, initially sparked by economic grievances, has turned into one of the biggest challenges yet to the clerical leadership since it took power in 1979. (Photo by ATTA KENARE / AFP via Getty Images)

Iran says ‘no plan’ to hang people as Trump sees crackdown on protests easing

U.S. President believes no plan for large-scale executions, but has not ruled out potential military action

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Privacy Commissioner of Canada Philippe Dufresne leaves after a news conference at the National Press Theatre in Ottawa on Thursday, Feb. 29, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang

Canada’s privacy watchdog expands probe into X over Grok’s sexualized deepfakes

Users have been generating the images using the Elon Musk-owned platform’s AI chatbot

Samantha Edwards

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A Royal Danish Air Force plane carrying personnel in military fatigues lands at Nuuk airport Greenland, January 14, 2026. REUTERS/Janis Laizans

European troops arrive in Greenland after talks with U.S. end with no fix for dispute

Troop movements intend to send a signal to Trump that NATO together can safeguard the security of the Arctic region

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Snowstorms in southern Ontario and Quebec shut schools, cause commuter chaos

Parts of Ontario, including the GTA, could see up to 40 centimetres of snow, according to Environment Canada

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How we live

From supplements to workout plans, here are the best ways to get fit in 2026, according to our experts

Readers asked about how to exercise safely as you age, how diet and supplements can affect your fitness and how to make going to the gym fun again

Athletic couples cooperating while exercising sit-ups with medicine ball during sports training in a gym.

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They planned to downsize in retirement. Then their adult children moved back home

Kelsey Rolfe

Andy Doyle and Darcy Eaton’s sons Matt, 29, Brendan, 33, and James, 27, live with them in their Vancouver, B.C., home, while son Nick, 31, has moved out.

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What cost-of-living crisis? The data tell a different story

Claude Lavoie

A shopper reaches for groceries at a grocery store in Toronto, Thursday, May 30, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young

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How a stray cat with a big heart and even bigger claws climbed his way into our lives

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‘I was laid off. Should I put some of my severance into my RRSP to maximize tax savings?’

Vivian Vassos

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Trump threatens to deploy ‍military forces in Minneapolis to end protests

Law enforcement officers stand amid tear gas at the scene of a reported shooting Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2026, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Adam Gray)

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Author Janine O’Leary Cobb empowered women with information about menopause

Kristy Kirkup

Author Janine O’Leary Cobb for obit. Courtesy of the Cobb family

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Canadian men look to continue their climb back up the rugby sevens ladder in Dubai

The men's and women's captains pose ahead of the HSBC SVNS Division 3 challenger event, in Dubai in a Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2026, handout photo. Canada men's captain Lockie Kratz is sixth from the left in red. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Handout — World Rugby (Mandatory Credit)

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Carlos Alcaraz, Jannik Sinner and Iga Swiatek head into 2026 in search of a career Grand Slam

FILE - Carlos Alcaraz, of Spain, kisses the championship trophy after defeating Jannik Sinner, of Italy, in the men's singles final of the U.S. Open tennis championships, Sunday, Sept. 7, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth, file)

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It’s ‘gold or bust’ for US men’s hockey at the Winter Olympics

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Anxious but hopeful Venezuelans wait for their economy to hit the gas

Tony Frangie Mawad and Nathan VanderKlippe

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Senior with influenza waited 90 hours in Edmonton emergency department, family says

Alanna Smith

Carla Peck says her 79-year-old father waited more than 90 hours on a stretcher in an Edmonton hospital emergency overflow area. Her family fears how the long wait will affect him.

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Ottawa investing up to US$65-million in B.C.-based Mangrove Lithium in critical minerals push

Niall McGee

FILE PHOTO: A sample of Lithium carbonate used in battery production is displayed at the Rio Tinto company?s booth at the 8th China International Import Expo (CIIE) in Shanghai, China, November 6, 2025.REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov/File Photo

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Bombardier to build new manufacturing plant in Montreal as it plans production boost

Nicolas Van Praet

Bombardier's Challenger jet manufacturing facility is seen in Dorval, Que., on Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christinne Muschi

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Opinion

Why is Putin silent on Venezuela?

Nina L. Khrushcheva

Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a meeting at the Kremlin in Moscow on Monday.

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The controversy ICEd out of the Golden Globes

Marsha Lederman

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The coming collapse of Cuba

Robert Rotberg

Workers fly the Cuban flag at half-staff at the Anti-Imperialist Tribune near the U.S. Embassy in Havana, Cuba, Monday, Jan. 5, 2026, in memory of Cubans who died two days before in Caracas, Venezuela during the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro by U.S. forces. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)

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The rust spots always show, eventually, on the ‘iron law’ of might

The Editorial Board

Countries such as Canada may have no choice but to realign themselves if U.S. President Donald Trump intends to dictate from his office, based on his 'morality,' which smaller nations will be granted sovereignty and which won’t.

3 min read

In an age of AI, what’s the point of high school English?

Daryl Sneath

A mandatory English course should no longer be a requirement for university applications, as it no longer fully reflect a student’s individual effort and ability.

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A pilot for Canada’s gun buyback was a failure. The Liberals are committing anyway

Robyn Urback

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Iranians hold portraits of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei during a funeral for security forces killed in recent protests.

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Chris Wilson-Smith

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CPPIB has committed more than $3-billion since its agreement with Northleaf Capital started in 2006.

CPPIB commits $750-million to refresh mid-market private-equity partnership with Northleaf

James Bradshaw

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Quebec Premier François Legault at a press conference in Montreal in February, 2025.

Legault resignation shakes up Quebec’s political landscape at uncertain time for businesses

Nicolas Van Praet

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The immigration shift away from Canada’s three biggest cities

Toronto, Vancouver and Montreal combined now account for less than half of new immigrants

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The home's walkout basement has a recreation area with a fireplace between two sets of doors to the patio.

Markham townhouse gets nine offers, sells for $200,000 over asking

Sydnia Yu

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My new way to save money: Cook dinner, then listen to music

David Berman

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FHSA, RRSP and TFSA wood blocks on top of randomly scattered Canadian one hundred dollar bills.

What Canadian investment accounts would be called if they were honestly named

Mariya Postelnyak

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Opinion and Analysis

Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney receives flowers from Lu You Ci, 11, upon his arrival at Beijing Capital International Airport, during the first visit by a Canadian Prime Minister to China since 2017, in Beijing, China January 14, 2026. REUTERS/Carlos Osorio

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How Canada can use China to deliver a counterpunch to Trump

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When it comes to taxes, salaried income is treated worse than investment income

Kristy Shen

3 min read

Manager is shouting to employees after mistake in a CEO office

The eight types of toxic bosses and how to spot them

Harvey Schachter

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Disguising and dodging: The two most misunderstood tax strategies

Tim Cestnick

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Life & Culture

How do Canadian teens feel about banning social media?

Do teens want a similar ban in Canada? What is their relationship with social media? Share your thoughts

Annie Wang, 14, and Ayris Tolson, 15, use their mobile phones, ahead of Australia’s social media ban for users under 16, in Sydney, Australia, November 22, 2025.

Globe Staff

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Dear birdwatchers, it’s ‘leave the owls alone’ season

Yuki Hayashi

A great gray owlet in Kamloops , BC, photographed by a participant in the BC Young Birders Program.

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What to watch this weekend: Will Smith milks tarantulas and BritBox rocks out

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review

Star Trek: Starfleet Academy is a much-needed pop-culture defence of the humanities

J. Kelly Nestruck

Zoë Steiner and Sandro Rosta in an episode of Star Trek: Starfleet Academy.

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How Ira Parker brought his comedy-drama chops to HBO’s Game of Thrones spinoff

J. Kelly Nestruck

Dexter Sol Ansell and Peter Claffey in A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms.

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Canada & World

Shirley Williams, shown in 2008, joined the Trent University faculty in 1986.

Anishinaabe linguist Shirley Williams helped spark a resurgence of her mother tongue

In addition to teaching Anishinaabemowin language at Trent University, she trained other educators and authored dictionaries, lexicons and textbooks

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Tanzania President Samia Suluhu Hassan meets with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi (not pictured), in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania January 10, 2026. Tanzania Presidential Press Unit/Handout via REUTERS THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY.

Tanzania’s President defends administration but vows to avoid repeat of election crackdown

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Palestinians walk amid buildings destroyed by Israeli air and ground operations in Gaza City Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)

Gaza ceasefire announcement largely symbolic, Netanyahu says, as Israeli strikes kill nine

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Policemen protect the British Embassy during a protest by hardline supporters of the Iranian government, as people ride on their motorbike in Tehran, Iran, Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

U.S. sanctions Iranian officials accused of repressing anti-government protests

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Ukrainian police officers work at the site of a Russian drone strike on a children playground near a monument to Stepan Bandera, a founder of a rebel army that fought against the Soviet regime, in Lviv, western Ukraine, Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Mykola Tys)

Moscow agrees with Trump that Ukraine is holding up peace deal, Kremlin says

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Emergency crews check the damage on the Trans-Canada Highway from a reported water main break in Calgary, Alberta December 31, 2025. Todd Korol/The Globe and Mail

Alberta government launches review of Calgary water main breaks

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