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How alcohol sales explain Canada’s internal trade problem
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- How alcohol sales explain Canada’s internal trade problem
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- 23:15
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- 2 months ago
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- Interprovincial trade within Canada is complicated. Existing barriers mean that many goods, like alcohol, often can’t be sold across provincial and territorial lines. Prime Minister Mark Carney has been pushing for ‘one Canadian economy’ in the wake of attempts to diversify away from the U.S. Opening up interprovincial alcohol sales, especially direct to consumer sales, have been a litmus test for this vision. But last week, the provinces and territories missed the deadline for an agreement on reducing those barriers.
Jason Kirby is a staff reporter for The Globe’s Report on Business. He’s on the show to walk us through how alcohol sales work in Canada, what the barriers are preventing interprovincial trade and what it means that Canada hasn’t been able to resolve this issue.
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- Unpaid and overworked: labour violations in Canadian trucking
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- 26:18
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- 2 months ago
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- The Canadian trucking industry touches almost every aspect of commercial life — most Canadian products on store shelves made at least some part of their journey on the back of a truck. The conditions for drivers who got them there, however, are getting worse.
A Globe investigation by Sara Mojtehedzadeh , an investigative reporter at The Globe, and Mahima Singh, a Globe data editor, looked into the concerns raised by drivers and experts in the trucking industry. They found widespread accusations of wage theft and exploitation, violations of labour laws and insufficient training. Sara’s on the show to detail the working conditions for drivers , the impact of lax enforcement, and how this jeopardizes safety on the roads.
Sara and Mahima will hold a Q&A about their investigation on Wednesday, June 3, at 12 p.m. ET. Send them your questions in advance.
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- Why companies pay customers to keep quiet
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- 2:16
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- 2 months ago
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- Consumers caught in disputes are increasingly being pressed to sign non-disclosure agreements, as companies — from banks to retailers — demand secrecy in exchange for compensation. Reporting by The Globe’s Erica Alini and Mariya Postelnyak shows that Canadians are being asked to sign confidentiality clauses in complaints ranging from a few hundred to hundreds of thousands of dollars.
Video by Erica Alini, Kelsey Wilson and Alex Migdal.
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- Heated Rivalry creator teases season two: 'Similar level of spice'
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- 0:34
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- 2 months ago
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- Fans of Heated Rivalry can expect season two to deliver sex scenes on par with the first, show creator Jacob Tierney teased at the Canadian Screen Awards. “We’re getting the smutty band back together,” he joked. Video by The Canadian Press.
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- Hudson Williams: 'We can be proud' of Canada
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- 0:38
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- 2 months ago
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- Heated Rivalry star Hudson Williams took home the Canadian Screen Award on Sunday night for best lead performance in a drama series. The hockey-romance adaptation dominated with 16 CSA wins, setting a record for most awards in a single year. Following his win, Williams said the show’s success proves that Canadian productions can represent the country and “be proud of it.” #hudsonwilliams #canada
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- A crack in Carney’s Liberal caucus over climate
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- 24:02
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- 2 months ago
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- Liberal MP Steven Guilbeault has announced his resignation from Mark Carney’s government, after stepping down from cabinet last fall.. During his time in Canadian parliament Mr. Guilbeault has become a symbol for the Liberal party’s climate conscience. His decision to depart centres on the Prime Minister’s approach to climate policy and it signals the most public disruption in the perceived unity of the Liberal caucus.
Marieke Walsh is The Globe’s senior political reporter. She’s here to discuss the politics and policy surrounding climate and what Mr. Guilbeault's resignation means for the Prime Minister.
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- Inside our probe of Canada's trucking industry
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- 2:36
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- 2 months ago
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- Trucking is an essential industry that underpins the Canadian economy — and was once a path to middle-class life for drivers. But a Globe and Mail investigation has uncovered systemic issues beneath the surface: wage theft, employee misclassification and weak enforcement across a fragmented regulatory system. Only a small number of employers face penalties and governments recover just a fraction of unpaid wages.
For the better part of a year, reporters Sara Mojtehedzadeh and Mahima Singh examined concerns raised by drivers and experts. They filed more than 30 freedom-of-information requests, analyzed datasets from transport regulators across the country and conducted interviews with more than 20 drivers and industry insiders. #trucking #canada
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- Manhattanhenge the New York phenomenon
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- 0:48
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- 2 months ago
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- The setting sun was framed by a canyon of skyscrapers Thursday (May 28) as it sunk below the horizon, perfectly aligned with the Manhattan street grid. The dramatic spectacle was just the first of the year. A fuller version of the setting sun is expected to be seen between New York’s famed skyscrapers on May 30 and then repeats on July 11 and 12.
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- Uncovering FIFA’s costly World Cup demands on Canadian cities
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- 25:13
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- 2 months ago
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- Vancouver and Toronto are getting ready to host FIFA World Cup matches in June and July, and the demands FIFA makes tend to be costly. Requirements from FIFA go from stadium renovations to branding enforcement, transportation and even tax exemptions. All three levels of government have already spent hundreds of millions of dollars in preparation.
Contracts between FIFA and host cities aren’t usually public, but Greg Mercer, The Globe’s investigative reporter, managed to get access to them. He’s on the show to explain what he learned and how FIFA manages to make all these expensive and exorbitant demands on host cities.
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- Health minister defends Ebola travel restrictions
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- 1:16
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- 2 months ago
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- Health Minister Marjorie Michel defended the decision to restrict travel from three African countries, after the World Health Organization said it recommends against any such measures. Michel says Canada, the U.S. and Mexico needed to align measures because of the upcoming FIFA World Cup.
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- A week without ultraprocessed foods
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- 2:26
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- 2 months ago
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- Could you or your family ditch pre-made meals and snacks for a week? For many Canadians, ultraprocessed foods are the solution to costly groceries and busy schedules. But they’re also bad for your health. To see if cutting them out is realistic, Globe health reporter Kelly Grant and her family spent a week trying to cut out ultraprocessed foods entirely. She shares how it went, what she learned and why these products are so hard to avoid. #ultraprocessedfoods #health #diet #food
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- What’s behind the surge in military enlistment in Canada
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- 18:15
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- 2 months ago
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- Canada has been pushing to increase its defence efforts. Earlier this year, Canada reached their NATO defence spending target of two per cent of GDP. On Wednesday, Prime Minister Mark Carney announced plans to obtain new early warning aircraft technology. And, the Canadian military is seeing an increase in enlistment rates.
Janice Dickson is The Globe’s international affairs reporter. Earlier this month, she visited a military recruitment booth at a job fair. She’s on the show to talk about what is drawing potential recruits to enlist and what is behind this surge in enlistment.
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- The science behind FIFA's perfect grass
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- 1:59
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- 2 months ago
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- If you watch a FIFA World Cup game next month, look out for the turf beneath the players’ feet. Millions of dollars and years of research have gone into perfecting the grass for the world’s largest sporting event. The Globe’s Andrea Woo unpacks the science behind producing a pitch-perfect field, along with the extensive prep underway at Vancouver’s BC Place stadium. #fifaworldcup #fifa #grass
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- Kinew confronts Smith over Alberta separation vote
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- 0:52
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- 2 months ago
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- Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew used a meeting of western premiers to publicly confront his Alberta counterpart, Danielle Smith, and urge her to put a stop to a referendum that will ask voters in her province whether it should remain in Canada.
Mr. Kinew said he met with First Nations leaders from the province before the premiers’ meeting in Kananaskis, Alta., and that he used his meeting with Ms. Smith to pass along their concerns.
The premiers’ meeting happened less than a week after Ms. Smith announced that a referendum in October will ask Alberta voters to choose between remaining in Canada or moving forward with a second, binding referendum on separation.
Ms. Smith’s announcement followed a court ruling that threw out a citizen-initiated petition for a separation referendum in part because the government did not consult with First Nations before Alberta’s elections agency approved the question.
Ms. Smith has criticized the dec...
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- Canada implements stricter travel, immigration measures in response to Ebola crisis
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- 2:25
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- 2 months ago
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- The Canadian government says travellers from Ebola-affected regions will be required to self-isolate for 21 days. Ottawa will also be halting the processing of visitor applications for three African countries over Ebola concerns.
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- Western premiers conference wraps with promise to co-operate
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- 2:42
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- 2 months ago
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- A meeting of western and northern premiers has ended in Kananaskis, Alta., with an agreement to work together for the benefit of all Canadians. But it didn't take long for Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew and B.C. Premier David Eby to highlight some cracks in their solidarity.
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- The search for graves at Tk’emlups, five years on
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- 32:15
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- 2 months ago
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- Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc First Nation near Kamloops, B.C. was the site of a national reckoning over the legacy of residential schools. On May 27, 2021, the First Nation announced it had discovered 215 probable unmarked graves on the ground of a former residential school, using ground-penetrating radar technology. The number was later revised to around 200 probable graves.
Since that revelation, leaders of the First Nation have been reluctant to provide more information and have not yet conducted an archeological dig of the former residential school grounds. Five years on and with few concrete answers, a loud contingent of skeptics and denialists have grown.
Globe reporters Willow Fiddler and Patrick White join The Decibel to report on what they have learned since, the impact of the initial announcement, the complexities of working on a site like this, and what is planned for the investigation going forward.
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- 17 charged in Toronto-area extortion scheme targeting South Asian businesses
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- 1:12
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- 2 months ago
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- Seventeen male suspects, many of whom came to Canada from India on student visas and temporary work permits, have been criminally charged following a sweeping investigation into violent extortion rings targeting the South Asian community in the Greater Toronto Area, police say.
Peel Regional Police announced the arrests on Monday, following a joint investigation involving provincial, federal and U.S. authorities that began in December, 2025.
Investigators said several of the men arrested in recent weeks are part of a group known as the For Brothers gang. Police have laid more than 100 charges, including 75 firearm offences, 11 extortion-related charges and two arson charges.
Officials told reporters that extortion schemes targeting the South Asian community are too prevalent in Canada – and even causing some immigrant entrepreneurs to consider leaving the country. Authorities said they are eyeing other potential busts and will seek to curb extor...
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- A reality check on Alberta separatism
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- 24:18
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- 2 months ago
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- Political tensions are rising in Alberta. Last week, Alberta Premier Danielle Smith announced the province will hold a referendum on whether to hold a subsequent referendum on secession from Canada. Division and debate has been stirred up between federalists and separatists. And those who want to leave argue that Alberta will be better off, more economically successful and have full control over its natural resources.
The Globe’s editorial board did a reality check on some of the arguments for separatism.. Oliver Moore, a member of The Globe’s editorial board, is on the show to talk about why separatists want to leave Canada and to help us sift through the legal myths and realities around Alberta separatism..
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- Carney likens Alberta separatism to Brexit
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- 0:32
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- 2 months ago
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- Prime Minister Mark Carney said Alberta’s planned vote on separating from Canada is unhelpful and undemocratic, as he warned against repeating the mistakes of Britain’s Brexit referendum.
On Monday, Mr. Carney intensified his criticism of Premier Danielle Smith’s plan to hold a vote this fall on whether Alberta should remain in Canada, or start the legal process to hold a binding, second referendum on separation.
After months of pressure from pro-separation activists, she confirmed last week that she will add the question about the province’s future in the federation to an Oct. 19 vote.
The echoes of Brexit now loom large in the debate around Alberta separation, and in his Monday comments, Mr. Carney made a direct link between the two secessionist movements and his experience as Bank of England governor during that referendum.
Former British prime minister David Cameron held a referendum vote on leaving the EU in 2016, after p...
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- Deaths raise concerns over selling plasma in Canada
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- 22:49
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- 2 months ago
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- Getting paid for plasma – the yellow-gold liquid part of blood – in Canada is still pretty new. It’s full of protein and antibodies and can be used to make medicine for immunodefficient people. But following the deaths of two plasma donors, the practice is facing criticism and concerns are being raised about its safety.
Chris Hannay is a business of healthcare reporter for The Globe. He’s on the show today to discuss how plasma collection works in Canada, what he’s learned from his experience donating, and how the growing practice of paid plasma is regulated.
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- Carney: Alberta 'at the centre' of making Canada better
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- 0:55
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- 2 months ago
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- Alberta is an essential part of the country, Prime Minister Mark Carney said Friday, as he pressed the case for making Canada better by working together rather than breaking it up.
He extended an olive branch to Alberta by comparing the country to the Parliament buildings, which are currently under renovation for improvements. Carney made the comments a day after Alberta Premier Danielle Smith announced a separation referendum in October.
Albertans will be asked whether they want Alberta to remain in Canada, or instead, if they want to start the legal process to hold a binding, second referendum on separation.
Ms. Smith’s announcement triggers a five-month campaign before the Oct. 19 vote.
Mr. Carney pointed to negotiations with Alberta that led to a new agreement on climate policies and a new pipeline to the West Coast, as a concrete example of Alberta making gains within Canada. #abpoli #cdnpoli #alberta
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- Why is a Canadian waste company facing violent attacks?
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- 2:44
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- 2 months ago
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- For the past year and a half, construction sites and Bay Street have been gripped by a string of violent incidents targeting Canadian waste giant GFL and its sister company, GIP.
Since 2024, at least a dozen attacks have hit GFL’s properties and equipment, including shootings, vandalism and suspected arson. Gunmen have also twice targeted the homes of GFL executives in Toronto.
Last month, police arrested Ilan Philosophe, founder of rival Astro Excavating, in connection with shootings in 2024.
The Globe’s Robyn Doolittle and Tim Kiladze have spent the past year and a half reporting this story, including hours speaking with Philosophe before his arrest. Now, they detail the shootings, threatening texts and fights over lucrative construction contracts. #construction #toronto #Investigation
This video has been updated to redact details identifying victims of the alleged harassment.
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- Alberta to hold non-binding referendum on staying in Canada
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- 1:21
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- 2 months ago
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- Alberta will proceed with a non-binding referendum in October on whether its residents want to remain part of Canada, Premier Danielle Smith said Thursday, a largely symbolic move that could still pose a major challenge for Prime Minister Mark Carney.
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- An interview with Pierre Poilievre
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- 30:24
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- 2 months ago
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- Pierre Poilievre, the leader of the Conservative Party of Canada, sat down with The Globe’s editorial board for an interview last week. They asked him about a range of issues, from the current state of the Conservative Party to the Alberta separatism movement and tariff-free trade.
Patrick Brethour is the editorials editor at The Globe, and he’s on the show to discuss what they learned in this exclusive interview.
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- The 3 Cannes movies you need to see
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- 1:17
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- 2 months ago
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- Dozens of movies are screening this year at the famed Cannes Film Festival on the French Riviera, with more than 20 competing for the top prize of the Palme d'Or. Globe film editor Barry Hertz watched 25 movies over nine days — here are his top three picks. #cannesfilmfestival #cannes2026 #movietok #filmtok
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- The growing concern over stray drone strikes in Europe
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- 23:17
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- 2 months ago
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- Drones have become a part of everyday life for many Ukrainians. Now, they’re showing up in the airspace of Baltic countries. On Wednesday, people in Lithuania’s capital, Vilnius, were instructed to take shelter when drone activity was detected near the border with Belarus. The day before, a NATO jet shot down a Ukrainian drone over southern Estonia. This followed an incident earlier this month when two drones hit an empty oil facility in Latvia.
It’s still not clear exactly how these drones are ending up in Baltic airspace, but some analysts believe the drones could be autonomously choosing their targets – a potential first in warfare.
Mark MacKinnon is the Globe’s senior international correspondent. He’s here to explain what we know so far about how these drones are ending up in NATO countries, and what the implications are for the next phase of the Russia-Ukraine war.
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- Why do standing ovations matter at Cannes?
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- 0:43
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- 2 months ago
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- Standing ovations have long been a hallmark of the Cannes Film Festival, running May 12 to 23 this year. The Globe's film editor, Barry Hertz, explains how the length of the audience's applause can signal a movie's success. #cannesfilmfestival #movietok #filmtok #cannes2026
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- Snowbirds grounded while fleet is renewed
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- 2:10
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- 2 months ago
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- Canada's famous military aerial fleet, the Snowbirds, will be grounded as the fleet is renewed. New planes won't be ready until an undetermined date in the 2030s.
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- A week without ultraprocessed foods
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- 26:03
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- 2 months ago
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- Finding the time to cook can be a challenge. The solution for many Canadians looks like using convenient pre-prepared foods. Ultraprocessed foods (UPFs) are branded, commercial foods made from cheap ingredients and contain little to no whole foods. But despite their convenience, foods like these are usually known for being bad for your health.
So is it possible to go without UPFs? Kelly Grant, one of the Globe’s health reporters, decided to find out. She and her family underwent a week-long experiment of eating no ultraprocessed foods. She’s on the show to discuss how the week went, what she learned and what makes it so easy for consumers to turn to UPFs.
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- A big step forward for B.C. mothers subjected to ‘birth alerts’
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- 23:04
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- 2 months ago
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- “Birth alerts” were a controversial practice in several Canadian provinces that allowed hospitals and child-welfare agencies to flag pregnant patients they deemed to be high-risk without their knowledge or consent. They were in place until as recently as 2023 in Quebec.
Last week, a proposed settlement worth $66-million was reached in a class action lawsuit over British Columbia’s use of birth alerts. Across the country, several other class actions are underway.
Andrea Woo is a staff reporter for the Globe, based in Vancouver. She’s on the show to explain the effects of birth alerts on mothers and the significance of the B.C. class action suit.
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- The latest Ebola outbreak is different
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- 3:27
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- 2 months ago
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- An Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda has been declared a public health emergency of international concern by the World Health Organization, after 80 deaths were attributed to the disease that, in regard to this strain, has no approved vaccine.
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- Ottawa, Alberta agree on carbon pricing to advance plan for new oil pipeline
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- 1:33
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- 2 months ago
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- Alberta and its energy industry has moved closer to their goal of a major new oil pipeline to the Pacific Coast.
Prime Minister Mark Carney and Premier Danielle Smith signed a long-awaited deal Friday in on carbon pricing and emissions reductions. The agreement, signed in Calgary, finalizes a key part of a memorandum of understanding they forged last year.
The pact ties Ottawa’s support for a potential one-million-barrel-a-day pipeline to Alberta’s commitment to increase the carbon price.
That price is imposed on oil producers and reduces greenhouse gas emissions through carbon capture and storage, also called CCS.
There are still a number of steps required before each gets what it wants.
That includes an agreement by oil sands producers to invest capital on the CCS project, as well as attracting a private-sector developer and deciding on a route for a multibillion-dollar export pipeline.
But with the ann...
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- Carney: 'The best place for Alberta is in Canada'
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- 0:39
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- 2 months ago
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- Alberta must respect the rights of Indigenous peoples and individual freedoms if it wishes to hold an independence referendum, Prime Minister Mark Carney said Thursday, one day after an Alberta judge struck down a separatist group’s petition.
Separatist leader Mitch Sylvestre’s petition aimed to force a provincewide vote this fall. But Court of King’s Bench Justice Shaina Leonard blocked it on Wednesday, saying Alberta failed to consult with First Nations about how seceding from Canada would affect treaty rights.
The decision also hinged on recent changes to provincial law by Premier Danielle Smith’s government, which sought to sidestep a prior court ruling. That decision found residents don’t have the power to initiate an independence referendum under Alberta’s citizen-initiative laws.
Mr. Carney referred to Justice Leonard’s decision when asked if he believed an independence referendum should proceed.
“We have standa...
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- Ruling against Alberta separation petition 'anti-democratic': premier
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- 1:03
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- 2 months ago
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- An Alberta judge has struck down a petition aimed at triggering a referendum this fall on separation from Canada.
The judge ruled the province failed to consult with First Nations to address how breaking off from Confederation could affect treaty rights.
Premier Danielle Smith immediately condemned the ruling. While she said her government favours Alberta staying in Confederation, the province will nonetheless appeal the ruling.
“We think this decision is incorrect in law and anti-democratic,” Ms. Smith said after the court ruling was released on Wednesday.
Government lawyers disputed the idea that a vote on independence would infringe treaty rights, arguing that there were numerous “off-ramps” through the referendum process to ensure treaties were respected. They also argued that consultations could happen after a referendum.
The decision is also likely to add to pressure on Ms. Smith to forgo the citizen initiat...
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- China's Xi hails trade progress at Trump summit, warns on Taiwan
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- 1:50
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- 2 months ago
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- China's President Xi Jinping told U.S. President Donald Trump that trade talks were making progress at the start of a two-day summit on Thursday (May14), but warned that disagreement over Taiwan could send relations down a dangerous path.
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- Canada needs more than pipelines to compete, Cenovus CEO says
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- 0:51
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- 3 months ago
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- There's a lot of talk about potential new pipelines to get Canadian energy to market.
But Jon McKenzie, CEO of Cenovus — one of Alberta's largest oil sands producers — says this country won't be able to compete globally without major policy reform too.
At The Globe's Intersect Calgary conference, the exec spoke to Globe ESG and sustainable finance reporter, Jeffrey Jones, about why he thinks increasing production is key to economic growth. #abpoli #pipelines #cdnpoli
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- Carbon pricing doesn't incentivize emissions reductions, Cenovus CEO says
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- 1:27
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- 3 months ago
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- Ottawa and Alberta are expected to reach a deal this week to implement a $130-per-tonne carbon price in the province by 2040.
But Jon McKenzie, CEO of Cenovus — one of Alberta's largest oil sands producers — says the levy doesn't incentivize the oil and gas industry to decarbonize.
Speaking at The Globe's Intersect Calgary conference, the exec told Globe reporter Jeffrey Jones that the levy harms companies' abilities to compete in global markets. #carbontax #pipelines #cdnpoli #abpoli
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- U.S. coffee chain Dunkin' to relaunch in Canada
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- 1:05
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- 3 months ago
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- It’s a comeback that's been brewing for nearly 10 years.
The American coffee chain Dunkin' is relaunching in Canada after shuttering all of its locations north of the border – and dropping the "Donuts" from its name – in 2018.
On Tuesday, Foodtastic Inc. announced that it has signed a master franchise agreement with Dunkin’ owner Inspire Brands Inc., giving it the exclusive right to run the restaurants in Canada.
“It’s a totally different company that’s going to be coming in” this time around, Foodtastic CEO Peter Mammas told The Globe.
The company plans to open its first Canadian Dunkin’ location in late 2026 or early 2027, and will initially focus on the Toronto and Montreal areas, Mammas said. He's aiming to start opening one new Dunkin’ each week within a year, and eventually realize his plans of hundreds of stores across the country. #dunkindonuts #retail #fastfood #Canada
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- Alberta separating 'not in the cards,' Indigenous pipeline group CEO says
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- 0:30
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- 3 months ago
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- At The Globe's Intersect conference in Calgary on Wednesday, Western Indigenous Pipeline Group CEO and Director Joe Dion shared his thoughts on Alberta separatism and its impact on business in the province. #separatism #alberta #pipelines
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- Carney meets Artemis crew for first time on Earth
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- 0:58
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- 3 months ago
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- From the moon to Canada’s capital.
The astronauts who journeyed to the far side of the moon last month met Prime Minister Mark Carney in his office on Wednesday.
The Artemis II crew, including Canadian Jeremy Hansen, is in Ottawa to talk about the future of space travel.
Carney said it was an honour to welcome the crew, noting it was the first time he had met them ‘on Earth.’
Carney gave the crew members commemorative silver coins that show a colour image of an astronaut on one side and King Charles on the other.
He also gave Hansen the Canadian flag that was flying on the Peace Tower the day the Artemis capsule splashed down off the California coast.
Hansen gave Carney a framed Canadian flag patch that he said was in the capsule throughout the mission.
The patch is mounted on a photo of Earth taken from the far side of the moon, with each Artemis II crew member’s signature on it. #artemi...
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- How foreign students are used to move stolen money
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- 1:41
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
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- Once scammers steal someone’s money, they need a place to stash it. One method is buying access to verified Canadian bank accounts to launder those funds.
The people who allow scammers to use their accounts are known as “money mules” — and foreign students have become prime targets.
The Globe’s financial and cybercrime reporter Alexandra Posadzki explains how this black market works. #canada
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- 4 hantavirus ship passengers isolating in B.C. after return
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- 1:22
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- 3 months ago
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- Four Canadian passengers who were onboard the cruise ship where people were stricken by a deadly hantavirus outbreak returned to B.C. on Sunday.
The Canadians landed at Saguenay-Bagotville Airport in Quebec, where they were transferred to a second flight destined for Victoria.
During a Monday news conference, Provincial Health Officer Bonnie Henry said the four people have not shown symptoms of the deadly virus. While this is reassuring, she said, they are still in a “very critical phase of the incubation period.”
Dr. Henry said the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control assessed all passengers on board the MV Hondius. The four Canadians were considered in the “lower risk spectrum” for exposure based on the location of their cabins and their activities on the ship.
The individuals were transferred from the Victoria International Airport to secure, prearranged accommodations on Sunday to begin a minimum 21 days of i...
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- Last passengers leave hantavirus ship as captain hails their patience
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- 2:24
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
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- The captain of the MV Hondius cruise ship, hit by a hantavirus outbreak, praised passengers and crew on Monday (May 11) for their patience, discipline, and kindness, as the remaining passengers disembarked the ship at anchor in Tenerife.
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- What's at stake in the upcoming Trump–Xi meeting
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- 2:35
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
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- U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping are set to discuss Iran, Taiwan, artificial intelligence and nuclear weapons as they weigh extending a critical minerals deal, according to U.S. officials previewing Trump's two-day visit to China this week.
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- Why are drug deaths rising in Edmonton, but falling elsewhere?
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- 26:15
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
- Description
- Canada has seen a decline in deaths related to drug overdose the past two years. But the reality at the local level is a little more complicated. In some cities, like Edmonton, this rate is increasing. The city saw its deadliest year for drug deaths in 2025.
One of the Globe’s health reporters, Alanna Smith was in Alberta to figure out what’s going on. She’s here to share what she learned about why the situation in Edmonton is so bad, and the pushback against harm reduction policies, like safe consumption sites.
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- Title
- What I wish I knew before starting IVF
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- 2:29
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
- Description
- Kathryn Blaze Baum had no idea what she was in for when she began in-vitro fertilization — IVF — in 2019. The Globe investigative journalist fought for three years to conceive a sibling for her daughter, Sidney, and discovered the financial and emotional toll of navigating Canada’s fertility industry. Now, she shares what that journey cost. #ivf #ivfjourney #infertility
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- Tempo fans celebrate Canada's 'iconic' WNBA debut
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- 1:03
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
- Description
- The Toronto Tempo are making their long-awaited WNBA debut on Friday and ushering in a new era for women’s pro sports in Canada.
The expansion club will take on the Washington Mystics, the first real test for players who have been together less than a month.
In 2024, the WNBA announced its expansion into Canada by awarding Toronto a franchise, marking the league’s first team outside the United States.
Ahead of tipoff at Coca-Cola Coliseum, fans shared their excitement — and the impact of seeing women compete at the highest level. #WNBA #Basketball #Toronto #TorontoTempo
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- Hantavirus risk low in Ontario, says chief medical officer
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- 1:34
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
- Description
- Ontario’s chief medical officer of health says two Ontario residents who were on a cruise ship with passengers infected with hantavirus are in good spirits, showing no symptoms as they isolate in their rural community.
Dr. Kieran Moore says the couple, who live in the Grey Bruce Public Health Unit area, are being monitored for 45 days, the longest potential incubation period for the virus.
He says the couple disembarked on the remote South Atlantic island of St. Helena in late April, then flew to Johannesburg, South Africa, where an infected person was also on their flight, exposing them in two settings.
Moore says there is little to no risk to the general public in Ontario and the couple remains asymptomatic.
Four other Canadians remain on the cruise ship, where eight cases — including three deaths — have been reported in an outbreak of the rodent-borne Andes virus, the only hantavirus known to allow limited human-to-human tran...
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- We need your help with our next investigation
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- 0:32
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
- Description
- Every year, Canadian seniors are defrauded out of millions of dollars. We're starting an investigative project into scams that target the elderly — crimes that are on the rise and becoming more sophisticated with AI. We need your help to tell these stories.
If you or your family has been affected, we’d like to hear from you. We also want to connect with people who work in the area of fraud prevention and detection. You can email us at elderfraud@globeandmail.com.
Reaching out doesn’t mean you have to be identified in a story. You can talk through your comfort level with a reporter before anything is published.
