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  • Morning Update: The ticking trade clock
    Good morning. We’re mentally preparing for a big week in trade negotiations, but our reporters have entertaining distractions to offer in the meantime. More on tariffs below, along with a new life for IMAX and the secret sauce behind a successful food festival.
     

Morning Update: The ticking trade clock

17 août 2026 à 06:48

Good morning. We’re mentally preparing for a big week in trade negotiations, but our reporters have entertaining distractions to offer in the meantime. More on tariffs below, along with a new life for IMAX and the secret sauce behind a successful food festival.

© Kelly Geraldine Malone

Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc and Chief Trade Negotiator Janice Charette speak at a press conference on the roof of the Canadian Embassy in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday, June 2, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Kelly Geraldine Malone

Morning Update: Ottawa’s full-court press on tariffs

12 août 2026 à 06:25

Good morning. Sources provide more insight into Canada’s trade negotiations with the U.S. More on that below, along with new weather alerts and upcoming celestial events.

© Kevin Lamarque

Dominic LeBlanc, the Canadian minister responsible for Canada-U.S. relations, and Janice Charette, Canada's chief trade negotiator to the U.S., depart from a meeting at the USTR's offices in Washington, D.C., August 11.

Morning Update: Trucking firm shut down for safety violations

7 août 2026 à 06:20

Good morning. Alberta has taken action against a trucking company connected to a deadly crash in Manitoba. More on that below, along with an interactive rental ranking and energy sector dreaming.

© Keito Newman

A Globe investigation published earlier this year found poor information sharing and weak penalties are undermining enforcement efforts in the trucking sector.

Morning Update: Alberta set to expand use of private health clinics

28 juillet 2026 à 06:44

Good morning. Albertans will soon be able to self-refer and pay out-of-pocket for private diagnostic tests. More on that below, along with managing wildfires in France and Spain, and medals at the Commonwealth Games.

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Alberta Premier Danielle Smith makes a health-care announcement in Calgary, Monday, July 27, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh

Morning Update: Burnout is pushing emergency room doctors to leave

27 juillet 2026 à 06:11

Good morning. A new study highlights an epidemic of burnout among Canada’s emergency room physicians. More on that below, along with the deadly Berlin Pride festival attack and massive wildfire evacuations in France.

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Paramedics bring a patient to the emergency department at St. Michael’s Hospital in downtown Toronto on July 14, 2022.

Morning Update: Back at the tariff table, without USMCA

22 juillet 2026 à 06:37

Good morning. We’re so back – to trade negotiations, this time without a USMCA exemption. More on that below, along with ‘cockroach’ protests and ‘skillcation’ vacations.

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Prime Minister Mark Carney takes questions from journalists after making a statement outside the Office of the Prime Minister and Privy Council in Ottawa, on Tuesday, July 21, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang

Morning Update: New tariffs risk new economic chaos

21 juillet 2026 à 06:19

Good morning. After threatening tariffs because of wildfire smoke, the U.S. did impose levies, but for a different reason altogether. More on that below, along with fire strategy intentions and dark matter discoveries.

© Christopher Katsarov

Prime Minister Mark Carney and U.S. President Donald Trump at the G7 working luncheon in Evian-les-Bains, France June 16.

Morning Update: Wildfires continue to rage across Canada

20 juillet 2026 à 06:21

Good morning. Smoke has eased in eastern Canada, but wildfires continue to rage all over the country. More on that below, along with reliving Spain’s World Cup win and reimagining the family home.

© Chris Helgren

Smoke rises from the Signal Hill wildfire in Pemberton, British Columbia, Canada July 18, 2026. REUTERS/Chris Helgren

Morning Update: Canada’s Chief Justice and the decision of a lifetime

17 juillet 2026 à 06:02

Good morning. Richard Wagner is the man leading Canada’s highest court in its deliberations on a country-shaping case, the landmark judgment on Quebec’s Bill 21. More on him and the case below, along with updates on the wildfire crisis.

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Richard Wagner, Chief Justice of Canada, poses for a portrait at the Supreme Court in Ottawa.
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