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election 2025

As advance polls open, federal party leaders present contrasting messages on what’s at stake

Carney frames ballot-box question around U.S. trade war while Poilievre says it’s time for change
Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre speaks during a federal election campaign stop in Montréal-Est, Que., Friday, April 18, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christopher Katsarov

From their homes in B.C., Nelson’s war resisters hear echoes of an authoritarian past down south

opinion

In Niagara Falls, Mark Carney stares down Hurricane Trump

Shannon Proudfoot
Shannon Proudfoot
trump administration

Trump administration seeks records from Harvard on foreign funding and ties

The administration has launched a widely condemned crackdown against top U.S. universities, including Harvard
FILE PHOTO: Students walk on the campus of Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S., April 15, 2025. REUTERS/Faith Ninivaggi/File Photo

Court rejects Trump bid to end Venezuelan migrants’ legal status

the netherlands

A Dutch city celebrates 80 years of freedom – and the one-eyed Canadian who made it happen

In Zwolle, the Second World War exploits of Leo Major are remembered as part of liberation anniversary festivities
04.14.2025, Zwolle, The Netherlands. Tijdscapsule vintage shop commemoriates 80 yesrs of freedom. On this day the shop set in the 1940s exhibit from the WWII. On April 14, 1945, after Canadian soldiers liberated the city without a single shot being fired. ( Anna Liminowicz for The Globe and Mail)
hockey

The 2025 NHL playoffs: a series-by-series preview

The playoffs begin on Saturday, with five Canadian teams looking to bring the Stanley Cup home for the first time since 1993. Paul Attfield gets you ready for the journey ahead
NHL Playoffs Canadian Teams 2025

For Treliving, the Battle of Ontario is a playoff rivalry that comes with a big emotional payoff

In Montreal, hockey fever for Canadiens’ unlikely playoff run puts federal election in backseat

weekend watching

What to watch this weekend: Richard Flanagan’s Booker winner gets the prestige treatment on Prime, while Agatha Christie goes glossy on BritBox

Book adaptations The Narrow Road to the Deep North and Towards Zero lead this batch of streaming service selections
Kelly Nestruck
Narrow Road to the Deep North - Season 1 - Episode 104 Jacob Elordi as Dorrigo Evans (1940s), Reagan Mannix as Bonox Baker, Show Kasamatsu as Major Nakamura

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Mariia and Yevhenii Didichenko comfort their daughter Afina, 3, as they rest at a hospital in Dnipro after being injured in a Russian missile strike eight days prior. April 12, 2025. Kris Parker/The Globe and Mail
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After surviving playground strike, Ukrainian mother hopes her account will rouse global allies

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Weekend Reads

Here’s how to choose a stylish garden planter, plus six made-in-Canada planters to try

Cookbook author Rosie Daykin’s advice on garden planters: ‘If you find one you like, buy it!’
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Business and Finance

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - APRIL 17: Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on Wall Street on April 17, 2025 in New York City. Markets were down once again Thursday morning, as the global economy continues to react to President Trump's tariff policy. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

My First Stock: Retired teacher found success by buying blue-chip dividend-paying stocks

This Toronto mom took up skateboarding at 43 and started a movement

Why did Nvidia’s stocks plummet this week? Take our business and investing news quiz

A NVIDIA logo is displayed on a building in Taipei, Taiwan April 16, 2025.

Homeowners looking to avoid sale fees eye DIY company billing itself as the Wealthsimple of real estate

Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. is forecasting a rebound in home sales and prices this year as homebuyers take advantage of improved borrowing conditions, but says its outlook is clouded by the threat of widespread tariffs from the U.S. A real estate sign is posted outside a home in Pointe-Claire, a city in Montreal's West Island, Tuesday, May 7, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christinne Muschi

Duplicate tax slips, incorrect error codes new snags in troubled tax season

Female businesswoman readind financial report analyzing statistics pointing at pie chart working at her desk.

Opinion and analysis

Speed, comfort, low emissions: Europe’s expanding high-speed rail networks offer lessons for train laggard Canada

Eric Reguly
Eric Reguly

The tenuous truce between Donald Trump and the market may prove to be temporary

John Rapley
John Rapley

The 2025 Globe and Mail ETF Buyer’s Guide, Vol. 4 - International equity funds

Rob Carrick
Rob Carrick

The real reason Canada must crack down on financial crime isn’t Trump; it’s trade

Rita Trichur
Rita Trichur

Do you suffer from the Overachiever’s Paradox?

Harvey Schachter
Harvey Schachter

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decoder

As Canadians ditch travel to the U.S., restaurants get a boost

The number of reservations at Canadian restaurants has grown more than 20 per cent so far in April compared to last year

Best variable and fixed mortgage rates of the week

FILE - A sale sign stands outside a home on Thursday, Oct. 17, 2024, in the east Washington Park neighborhood of Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)

Should you sell your stocks amid tariffs and market turmoil? Our personal finance experts answer your questions

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during morning trading on April 15, 2025 in New York City.

From Lululemon to Birkenstocks, viral videos are urging shoppers to buy direct from China. Should you do it?

TikTok videos such as these have multiplied in the wake of U.S. President Donald Trump’s 145-per-cent tariffs on Chinese goods, with creators claiming to work with factories behind major brands such as Lululemon, Nike and Dior.

Pitching in: Raising money for motorcyle ambulances in Kenya

Patti Harbman in Toronto. She is president of Canadian Nurses for Africa and has just launched a new program to acquire four motorcycles to serve as ambulances for a group of villages in Kenya. For Pitching in

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Poilievre, Carney and Singh on public safety at leaders’ debateVideo1:50

Cable car accident leaves at least four people dead near Italy's Amalfi coastVideo0:40

Trump hints at firing Federal Reserve chair Powell after tariff commentsVideo1:09

First-ever footage of juvenile colossal squid captured in remote South AtlanticVideo1:11

Scientists find strongest evidence yet of life on an alien planetVideo3:19

Ontario to table legislation that will speed up mine developmentVideo1:57

Poilievre and Carney on housing affordability at leaders' debateVideo1:25

Vatican’s solemn run-up to Easter opens with recovering Pope Francis improving but on the sidelinesVideo1:01

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Alberta transportation minister wants bike lanes gone, critics say stay in your lane

Homeowners looking to avoid sale fees eye DIY company billing itself as the Wealthsimple of real estate

This Toronto mom took up skateboarding at 43 and started a movement

Leaders’ debate highlights: Organizers cancel postdebate scrums after Rebel News scuffle

PM Carney says China is a foreign interference, geopolitical threat for Canada

Opinion

In Niagara Falls, Mark Carney stares down Hurricane Trump

Shannon Proudfoot

What to watch this weekend: Richard Flanagan’s Booker winner gets the prestige treatment on Prime, while Agatha Christie goes glossy on BritBox

In case you missed it

Retiring long-time Conservative MP criticizes party for nomination interference in B.C. riding

Conservative MP Ed Fast speaks during a news conference on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Monday, March 6, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang

Deal for Mountain Equipment Co. under review by Competition Bureau

Customers line up outside the MEC (Mountain Equipment Co-op) store in downtown Toronto on Sept 21 2020.

From Minecraft to the up-and-down economy, how Cineplex is preparing for a twist-filled year at the movies

Cineplex Odeon Theater at Dundas Square in Toronto on Monday December 16, 2019. Cineplex Inc. has agreed to a friendly takeover deal that values the operator of Canada's largest chain of movie theatres at $2.8 billion, including debt. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Aaron Vincent Elkaim

Combining sports and entertainment, basketball takes over the theatre stage with Flex

(L to R) Jewell Bowry, Jasmine Case, Shauna Thompson, Asha James, and Trinity Lloyd in FLEX

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Canada

A surfer walks along the shore at Wreck Beach in Vancouver, B.C., Friday, Jan. 10, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ethan Cairns

Search for missing swimmer off Vancouver’s Wreck Beach ‘stood down’ after body found

Alberta Premier leaves for week-long trade trip to Japan and South Korea

Health Canada recalls Life Brand Melatonin, Riva Acetaminophen for dosage concerns

World

President Donald Trump holds a document with notes about Kilmar Abrego Garcia as he speaks with reporters during a swearing in ceremony for Dr. Mehmet Oz to be Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, in the Oval Office of the White House, Friday, April 18, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Harvard economist sees parallels between Trump, Zedong and Castro

Trump says Ukraine-Russia talks ‘coming to a head’ and ‘no one is playing’ him in push to end war

Congo boat disaster death toll rises to 148, officials say

Politics

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, left to right, Liberal Leader Mark Carney and New Democratic Party Leader Jagmeet Singh and Bloc Quebecois Leader Yves-Francois Blanchet participate in the English-language federal leaders' debate in Montreal, Thursday, April 17, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
opinion

A debate night miracle: no one lost their cool and everyone could learn something

Shannon Proudfoot

U.S. Sen. Chris Van Hollen says Kilmar Abrego Garcia case about more than one man

opinion

The debate was a leader-versus-party contest between Poilievre and Carney – with no clear winner

Campbell Clark

Sports

Hockey Hall of Fame chairman Lanny McDonald is pictured near the Stanley Cup following a news conference in Toronto on Tuesday June 27, 2017. McDonald suffered a cardiac event Sunday after returning from the NHL's all-star game in Toronto. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young

Lanny McDonald readies to bid farewell to Hockey Hall of Fame

Francis, Springer lift Jays to 3-1 win over Mariners

Inside the numbers: Led by Cleveland and Oklahoma City, it was the season of the streak in the NBA

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France and beyond: These are the best wineries and distilleries to visit abroad

A big question facing luxury brands: Are you a customer or an influencer?

Why fragrance is the ultimate travel souvenir

Health & Fitness

Uterus organ and young woman near it as self love concept. Female reproductive system in bloom and healthy woman.Menstruation period and illness prevention. Vector illustration.
opinion

Four tips for navigating weight gain in menopause

Sue Carter
food for thought

Do healthy people need a probiotic? Here’s what the science says

Leslie Beck
ask a doctor

Is menopause hormone therapy right for you? Five things to know

Dr. Sheila Wijayasinghe

Real Estate

Home of the Week, 136 Deerview Lane, Anmore, B.C.
home of the week

Hillside home in B.C. with an engineer’s touch

The evolving architecture of affordable housing

done deal

Price cuts precede sale of four-bedroom loft in former Toronto warehouse

Drive

Genesis revealed the X Gran Equator concept at the 2025 New York International Auto Show on Wednesday.

Genesis makes statement at New York auto show as it tests waters with rugged and elegant concept

Hyundai unveils bigger Palisade with hybrid option at New York International Auto Show

Kia unveils EV4 - an affordable electric sedan that will come to Canada

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Canada’s health information institute pushing for countrywide standardization of patient data

A paramedic is seen outside ambulances parked at the entrance to the emergency department at Richmond General Hospital, in Richmond, B.C., Sunday, Nov. 27, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

How transparent is your city? Audit of freedom of information requests finds vast differences

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