Three workers who were trapped in a mine in a remote area of northwestern British Columbia were brought to safety after more than 60 hours underground. Bernard Wessels, the global safety chief for the mine's operator, Newmont Corp., says there were "goosebumps and happiness" when the contractors emerged from the Red Chris mine, about 500 kilometres northwest of Terrace, B.C. (July 25, 2025)
Three workers who were trapped in a mine in a remote area of northwestern British Columbia were brought to safety after more than 60 hours underground. Bernard Wessels, the global safety chief for the mine's operator, Newmont Corp., says there were "goosebumps and happiness" when the contractors emerged from the Red Chris mine, about 500 kilometres northwest of Terrace, B.C. (July 25, 2025)
The search continues for a B.C. paramedic who has been missing since Wednesday while on a hike and was last seen in Banff National Park.Chad Singer, 42, of Radium, B.C., started his hike near the Aurora Creek trail, east of Radium Hot Springs.
Ontario’s lower courts are introducing restrictions on who can attend proceedings virtually after what they describe as an escalation of interruptions, a move that law experts and observers say raises questions about transparency.The Ontario Court of Justice released a new policy last week that would stop observers from accessing court proceedings online unless they receive authorization from the judge or justice of peace overseeing the case.
Ontario’s lower courts are introducing restrictions on who can attend proceedings virtually after what they describe as an escalation of interruptions, a move that law experts and observers say raises questions about transparency.
The Ontario Court of Justice released a new policy last week that would stop observers from accessing court proceedings online unless they receive authorization from the judge or justice of peace overseeing the case.
The NDP has released the official rules for its leadership race, which include requirements that candidates gather specific numbers of signatures from supporters in diverse regional, racial and LGBTQ+ groups.At least 10 per cent of a candidate’s signatures must come from young New Democrats aged 25 years or under.
The NDP has released the official rules for its leadership race, which include requirements that candidates gather specific numbers of signatures from supporters in diverse regional, racial and LGBTQ+ groups.
At least 10 per cent of a candidate’s signatures must come from young New Democrats aged 25 years or under.
The case against the father of a nine-year-old Montreal girl found dead in Upstate New York will move directly to the grand jury stage.The court in Ticonderoga, N.Y., and the secretary for the district attorney both confirmed that the felony hearing scheduled to take place today for Luciano Frattolin has been cancelled.
The case against the father of a nine-year-old Montreal girl found dead in Upstate New York will move directly to the grand jury stage.
The court in Ticonderoga, N.Y., and the secretary for the district attorney both confirmed that the felony hearing scheduled to take place today for Luciano Frattolin has been cancelled.
The federal government posted a $6.5 billion deficit in the first two months of the fiscal year. The result for the April-to-May period compared with a $3.8 billion deficit for the same stretch last year.
U.S. President Donald Trump says he may not reach a new trade deal with Canada and is suggesting he might instead impose more tariffs on the country unilaterally.Mr. Trump’s warning follows signals from Prime Minister Mark Carney that the two sides may not be able to reach an agreement by a self-imposed deadline of Aug. 1.
U.S. President Donald Trump says he may not reach a new trade deal with Canada and is suggesting he might instead impose more tariffs on the country unilaterally.
Mr. Trump’s warning follows signals from Prime Minister Mark Carney that the two sides may not be able to reach an agreement by a self-imposed deadline of Aug. 1.
Justice Maria Carroccia on Thursday found five members of Canada’s 2018 world junior hockey team not guilty of sexually assaulting a woman in a hotel room after a Hockey Canada gala. Globe reporter Colin Freeze discusses how she arrived at her verdict.
Justice Maria Carroccia on Thursday found five members of Canada’s 2018 world junior hockey team not guilty of sexually assaulting a woman in a hotel room after a Hockey Canada gala. Globe reporter Colin Freeze discusses how she arrived at her verdict.
Five players on Canada's 2018 world junior ice hockey team have been found not guilty of sexually assaulting a woman in a hotel room that year, a judge said on Thursday (July 24).
Five players on Canada's 2018 world junior ice hockey team have been found not guilty of sexually assaulting a woman in a hotel room that year, a judge said on Thursday (July 24).
Realtor Barry Lebow specializes in helping seniors downsize – moving out of the family homes they’ve lived in for decades to a smaller place that’s a better fit for their aging lifestyle.From the outside, that might look like the natural progression: feeding a healthy bit of turnover into the housing supply as move-up buyers seek their own family home.
Realtor Barry Lebow specializes in helping seniors downsize – moving out of the family homes they’ve lived in for decades to a smaller place that’s a better fit for their aging lifestyle.
From the outside, that might look like the natural progression: feeding a healthy bit of turnover into the housing supply as move-up buyers seek their own family home.
Good morning. A judge has acquitted all five players in the Hockey Canada sexual assault case, after a trial that became a national flashpoint — more on that below, along with price hikes for U.S. shoppers and Hulk Hogan’s wrestling legacy. But first:Today’s headlines‘A lot of work’ is still needed in trade talks, LeBlanc says after Washington meetingsFrance will recognize Palestine as a state, President Macron saysAlgoma shareholder Barry Zekelman says that Ottawa is acting like a ‘loan shark’
Good morning. A judge has acquitted all five players in the Hockey Canada sexual assault case, after a trial that became a national flashpoint — more on that below, along with price hikes for U.S. shoppers and Hulk Hogan’s wrestling legacy. But first:
Thomas Verny is a clinical psychiatrist, academic, award-winning author, public speaker, poet and podcaster. He is the author of eight books, including the global bestseller The Secret Life of the Unborn Child and 2021’sThe Embodied Mind: Understanding the Mysteries of Cellular Memory, Consciousness and Our Bodies.Joshua Bongard, professor of computer science at the University of Vermont, believes that as humans and animals evolved and adapted to their surroundings, so did their tissues and cell
Thomas Verny is a clinical psychiatrist, academic, award-winning author, public speaker, poet and podcaster. He is the author of eight books, including the global bestseller The Secret Life of the Unborn Child and 2021’sThe Embodied Mind: Understanding the Mysteries of Cellular Memory, Consciousness and Our Bodies.
Joshua Bongard, professor of computer science at the University of Vermont, believes that as humans and animals evolved and adapted to their surroundings, so did their tissues and cells. “What we are is intelligent machines made of intelligent machines made of intelligent machines, all the way down,” he said, referring to cells. [1]
Three workers who were trapped in a remote northern British Columbia mine have been rescued after more than 60 hours underground.Red Chris mine operator Newmont Corp. NGT-T said the three men were safely bought to the surface at about 10:40 p.m. on Thursday.
Canada should rethink its approach to prostate cancer screening, which uses a controversial blood test that an expert task force encouraged doctors to abandon more than a decade ago, according to a new paper led by a group of Toronto urologists and oncologists.In an article published Friday in The Lancet Regional Health – Americas, the authors argue for a population-wide trial that would offer the blood test, known as the prostate-specific antigen test, or PSA test, to men at elevated risk of pr
Canada should rethink its approach to prostate cancer screening, which uses a controversial blood test that an expert task force encouraged doctors to abandon more than a decade ago, according to a new paper led by a group of Toronto urologists and oncologists.
In an article published Friday in The Lancet Regional Health– Americas, the authors argue for a population-wide trial that would offer the blood test, known as the prostate-specific antigen test, or PSA test, to men at elevated risk of prostate cancer, likely including Black men and those with a family history of the disease.
The five hockey players who were acquitted Thursday of sexual assault arrived at a courthouse in London, Ont., to a crowd of protesters holding signs and chanting slogans.Most of the several dozen protesters were there to support the complainant in the case, known publicly as E.M. because of a publication ban. They held signs saying they believed E.M. and calling for justice, and someone had written “believe” in chalk in the sidewalk.
The five hockey players who were acquitted Thursday of sexual assault arrived at a courthouse in London, Ont., to a crowd of protesters holding signs and chanting slogans.
Most of the several dozen protesters were there to support the complainant in the case, known publicly as E.M. because of a publication ban. They held signs saying they believed E.M. and calling for justice, and someone had written “believe” in chalk in the sidewalk.
Advocates for survivors of sexual violence warn that Thursday’s verdict in the Hockey Canada case could discourage victims from going to police.Five former junior hockey players were acquitted of sexual assault after a trial that included seven days of gruelling cross-examination of the complainant by different defence lawyers. In delivering her ruling, the judge said the woman was not credible.
Advocates for survivors of sexual violence warn that Thursday’s verdict in the Hockey Canada case could discourage victims from going to police.
Five former junior hockey players were acquitted of sexual assault after a trial that included seven days of gruelling cross-examination of the complainant by different defence lawyers. In delivering her ruling, the judge said the woman was not credible.
Prime Minister Mark Carney is calling on Israel to give up control of aid delivery to Gaza as reports grow of mass starvation in the territory. “Canada condemns the Israeli government’s failure to prevent the rapidly deteriorating humanitarian disaster in Gaza,” Mr. Carney said in a post on X Thursday.
Prime Minister Mark Carney is calling on Israel to give up control of aid delivery to Gaza as reports grow of mass starvation in the territory.
“Canada condemns the Israeli government’s failure to prevent the rapidly deteriorating humanitarian disaster in Gaza,” Mr. Carney said in a post on X Thursday.
Canada condemns the Israeli government’s failure to prevent the rapidly deteriorating humanitarian disaster in Gaza.Israel’s control of aid distribution must be replaced by comprehensive provision of humanitarian assistance led by international organizations. Many of these are…— Mark Carney (@MarkJCarney) July 25, 2025Canada on Thursday condemned the Israeli government for failing to prevent what Prime Minister Mark Carney called a humanitarian disaster in Gaza.Carney also accused Israel of viol
Canada condemns the Israeli government’s failure to prevent the rapidly deteriorating humanitarian disaster in Gaza.
Israel’s control of aid distribution must be replaced by comprehensive provision of humanitarian assistance led by international organizations. Many of these are…
Canada on Thursday condemned the Israeli government for failing to prevent what Prime Minister Mark Carney called a humanitarian disaster in Gaza.
Carney also accused Israel of violating international law over the blocking of Canadian-funded aid delivery to civilians in the war-torn Palestinian enclave.
Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks to reporters before attending a meeting of the Inuit-Crown Partnership Committee, in Inuvik, N.W.T., on Thursday, July 24, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
The judge who acquitted the five men in the Hockey Canada sexual-assault case did not rely on two videos taken of the complainant on the night of her encounter with the accused players to determine whether the woman had consented to sex.Instead, Justice Maria Carroccia used the videos to assess the woman’s relative sobriety and demeanour at the time they were shot. The judge did not make a major declaration on the the legal value of what are known as consent videos.
The judge who acquitted the five men in the Hockey Canada sexual-assault case did not rely on two videos taken of the complainant on the night of her encounter with the accused players to determine whether the woman had consented to sex.
Instead, Justice Maria Carroccia used the videos to assess the woman’s relative sobriety and demeanour at the time they were shot. The judge did not make a major declaration on the the legal value of what are known as consent videos.
Two forensic psychiatrists have concluded their testimony at a hearing to determine if the man accused of killing 11 people at Vancouver’s Lapu Lapu Day festival is fit to stand trial.Adam Kai-Ji Lo faces 11 counts of second-degree murder and for allegedly driving an SUV through a crowded street at the Filipino festival on April 26.
Two forensic psychiatrists have concluded their testimony at a hearing to determine if the man accused of killing 11 people at Vancouver’s Lapu Lapu Day festival is fit to stand trial.
Adam Kai-Ji Lo faces 11 counts of second-degree murder and for allegedly driving an SUV through a crowded street at the Filipino festival on April 26.
The key issue in the sexual-assault trial of five former members of Canada’s national junior hockey team, which ended in an acquittal on Thursday for all five men, was whether the complainant voluntarily consented to the sexual activity.The Crown had to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that E.M., as she was known to protect her identity, did not consent when she was with the five players in a hotel room in London, Ont., in June, 2018.
The key issue in the sexual-assault trial of five former members of Canada’s national junior hockey team, which ended in an acquittal on Thursday for all five men, was whether the complainant voluntarily consented to the sexual activity.
The Crown had to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that E.M., as she was known to protect her identity, did not consent when she was with the five players in a hotel room in London, Ont., in June, 2018.
A man originally accused of the second-degree murder of a young woman from Abbotsford, B.C., has been found guilty of the lesser offence of manslaughter. Twenty-two-year-old Chelsey Gauthier was reported missing to the Abbotsford Police Department in July 2017 and her body was found in August. The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team says Gary Losch appeared in a B.C. Supreme Court in Abbotsford this week, where Justice Dev Dley found him not guilty of second-degree murder, but guilty of mansl
A man originally accused of the second-degree murder of a young woman from Abbotsford, B.C., has been found guilty of the lesser offence of manslaughter.
Twenty-two-year-old Chelsey Gauthier was reported missing to the Abbotsford Police Department in July 2017 and her body was found in August.
The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team says Gary Losch appeared in a B.C. Supreme Court in Abbotsford this week, where Justice Dev Dley found him not guilty of second-degree murder, but guilty of manslaughter.
The five former Canadian world junior hockey players acquitted of sexual-assault charges may hope to return to their professional careers in North America after the conclusion of their criminal trial, but they still face some significant hurdles and the possibility of sanctions.On Thursday, both the National Hockey League and Hockey Canada indicated that they were in no rush to welcome the players back into the fold.
The five former Canadian world junior hockey players acquitted of sexual-assault charges may hope to return to their professional careers in North America after the conclusion of their criminal trial, but they still face some significant hurdles and the possibility of sanctions.
On Thursday, both the National Hockey League and Hockey Canada indicated that they were in no rush to welcome the players back into the fold.
An Alberta judge has found six people in contempt for not attending interviews as part of an investigation into alleged irregular political donations made to the United Conservative Party.A Tuesday decision by Justice Peter Michalyshyn says for the past year the provincial elections commissioner has been investigating donations made to the party by people allegedly using money that wasn’t their own leading up to the 2023 provincial election.The decision says the commissioner, Paula Hale, began i
An Alberta judge has found six people in contempt for not attending interviews as part of an investigation into alleged irregular political donations made to the United Conservative Party.
A Tuesday decision by Justice Peter Michalyshyn says for the past year the provincial elections commissioner has been investigating donations made to the party by people allegedly using money that wasn’t their own leading up to the 2023 provincial election.
The decision says the commissioner, Paula Hale, began investigating in the spring of last year after being made aware of the allegation, but it’s not clear if the individuals found in contempt were targets of the investigation.
Voters leave a polling station after casting ballots in an Alberta byelection for the Olds-Didsbury-Three Hills riding, in Cremona, Alta., Monday, June 23, 2025.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
At the fan festival leading up to WrestleMania X8, World Wrestling Federation chairman Vince McMahon wanted to get a sense of who the audience would be pulling for in the anticipated match between Hulk Hogan and Dwayne (The Rock) Johnson.Hogan was still in his villainous “Hollywood” persona while The Rock was the promotion’s bankable baby face star heading into their March 17, 2002, showdown at Toronto’s SkyDome (now Rogers Centre).
At the fan festival leading up to WrestleMania X8, World Wrestling Federation chairman Vince McMahon wanted to get a sense of who the audience would be pulling for in the anticipated match between Hulk Hogan and Dwayne (The Rock) Johnson.
Hogan was still in his villainous “Hollywood” persona while The Rock was the promotion’s bankable baby face star heading into their March 17, 2002, showdown at Toronto’s SkyDome (now Rogers Centre).
Five members of Canada’s 2018 world junior hockey team have been acquitted of sexually assaulting a woman in a hotel room after a Hockey Canada gala.Michael McLeod, Carter Hart, Alex Formenton, Dillon Dubé and Cal Foote were cleared of all charges by Justice Maria Carroccia on Thursday.Read Justice Carroccia’s full ruling below.
Bruce Fairweather was in bed Wednesday night when he says his wife heard what sounded like gunshots.He went outside his home in Maple Ridge, B.C., and saw two vehicles on fire.
A new report by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives says the federal public service could shed almost 60,000 jobs over the next four years as Ottawa looks to cut costs.Earlier this month, Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne sent letters to multiple ministers asking them to cut program spending at their departments by 7.5 per cent next spring, 10 per cent the year after and 15 per cent in 2028-29.
A new report by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives says the federal public service could shed almost 60,000 jobs over the next four years as Ottawa looks to cut costs.
Earlier this month, Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne sent letters to multiple ministers asking them to cut program spending at their departments by 7.5 per cent next spring, 10 per cent the year after and 15 per cent in 2028-29.
Canada’s former measles hot spot is reporting no new cases for the first time since a spring surge.Data released by Public Health Ontario shows no additional illnesses in the area covered by Southwestern Public Health, which in April accounted for 45 per cent of the province’s cases and the highest count in Canada.The benchmark comes after the region reported just one new case for each of the previous three weeks, although there are nine new cases in the neighbouring health unit of Middlesex-Lon
Canada’s former measles hot spot is reporting no new cases for the first time since a spring surge.
Data released by Public Health Ontario shows no additional illnesses in the area covered by Southwestern Public Health, which in April accounted for 45 per cent of the province’s cases and the highest count in Canada.
The benchmark comes after the region reported just one new case for each of the previous three weeks, although there are nine new cases in the neighbouring health unit of Middlesex-London.
A dose of the measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccination awaits the next patient during a vaccine clinic in St. Thomas, Ont., on Tuesday, March 4, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Geoff Robins
All five former members of Canada’s world junior hockey team who were accused of sexually assaulting a woman after a 2018 Hockey Canada gala were acquitted in a London, Ont., courtroom Thursday.Justice Maria Carroccia declared Michael McLeod, Carter Hart, Alex Formenton, Dillon Dubé and Cal Foote not guilty of sexual assault. Mr. McLeod, who had faced a second charge of being a party to sexual assault, was acquitted on that count as well.
All five former members of Canada’s world junior hockey team who were accused of sexually assaulting a woman after a 2018 Hockey Canada gala were acquitted in a London, Ont., courtroom Thursday.
Justice Maria Carroccia declaredMichael McLeod, Carter Hart, Alex Formenton, Dillon Dubé and Cal Foote not guilty of sexual assault. Mr. McLeod, who had faced a second charge of being a party to sexual assault, was acquitted on that count as well.
The Canadian Federation of Independent Business is forecasting a recession in Canada this year. A new report from CFIB, released Thursday, shows it’s forecasting that growth declined 0.8 per cent in the second quarter and will contract by a further 0.8 per cent in the third quarter. The report said the contraction is reflective of “persistently low business confidence” stemming from trade tensions and weakness in the manufacturing industry.
The Canadian Federation of Independent Business is forecasting a recession in Canada this year.
A new report from CFIB, released Thursday, shows it’s forecasting that growth declined 0.8 per cent in the second quarter and will contract by a further 0.8 per cent in the third quarter. The report said the contraction is reflective of “persistently low business confidence” stemming from trade tensions and weakness in the manufacturing industry.
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