Richard Wagner, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada: ‘The strength of an anchor is not measured in calm waters. It is measured in a storm. The same is true for the rule of law.’
Good morning. Dealings between Alberta separatist leaders and U.S. Republican political operatives that The Globe uncovered on the weekend spurred plenty of reaction. More on that below, along with election day in Quebec and expert tips for Thanksgiving dinner.
Lawyers Donna Turko (L) and John Conroy (R) stand outside The Law Courts building in Vancouver, BC on September 28, 2026 (Justine Beaulieu-Poudrier / The Globe and Mail)
The University of Toronto is launching a $100-million scholarship fund for PhD students that will double the pay of recipients and help the school compete for bright minds at a time when elite U.S. universities are under attack by the Trump administration.
A high-profile defamation trial of several people novelist Steven Galloway says perpetuated false sexual-assault allegations against him is set to begin Monday.
People walk past large letters spelling out UBC at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver on Nov. 22, 2015. The Supreme Court of Canada has dismissed an appeal by accusers of former University of British Columbia writing professor Steven Galloway, paving the way for his defamation case to go to trial. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
A FlyDubai aircraft carrying Israelis who experienced an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia is seen parked at Ben Gurion International Airport, near Tel Aviv on Sept. 30.
Mounties in Saskatchewan say a woman and two girls are dead, and a man from the United States is facing charges, after a truck trying to pass a semi collided with an SUV.
Construction work continues on the Water Orton HS2 viaduct in Coleshill, central England, Sept. 3. The two viaducts holding HS2 railway tracks 20 metres high over the River Tame and the M42 motorway will be supported by 32 giant piers and run for 700 metres and is part of HS2's complex Delta Junction over existing roads and rivers.
A procession of kids greets Frank DeMarco – Uncle Frank, many call him including these two boys who DeMArco scooped up in a big bear hug at the GFL Memorial Gardens in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario on September 19, 2026 while the Soo Greyhounds play a hockey game against the Saginaw Spirit, a U.S. team. (Deborah Baic/The Globe and Mail
People gather in support of Alberta becoming the 51st U.S. state during a rally at the Legislature in Edmonton, on May 3. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson
Five foreign nationals are in police custody and face a string of charges arising out of an RCMP extortion investigation involving members of British Columbia’s South Asian community.
Four astronauts pulled up at the International Space Station on Thursday after launching on an eight-hour express that set a United States speed record. The SpaceX Dragon spacecraft carried NASA astronauts Jessica Watkins and Luke Delaney, CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Joshua Kutryk, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Sergey Teteryatnikov.
Good morning. The federal government officially identified the proposed Alberta-B.C. pipeline as a project of national interest, spurring acclaim and discontent. More on that below, along with the latestprice tag for a high-speed rail line between Toronto and Quebec City and another Canadian in space.
Accompanied by Alberta Premier Danielle Smith, Prime Minister Mark Carney declares the Pacific Link pipeline to be in the national interest in Fort McMurray, Alta., on Thursday.
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police have purchased software from a digital forensics software company that U.S. authorities claim is secretly headquartered in Russia.
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