Geoffrey Hinton, a University of Toronto computer scientist whose work laid the foundations for a revolution in artificial intelligence and who has since been vocal about the technology’s dangers, has been named a co-recipient of... read more
Shaaban Abu Dayyeh’s heart sinks each time he sees the latest news about Israel’s invasion of Lebanon or the fallout from Iran’s missile attack on the Jewish state. Each headline from elsewhere, he fears, draws attention away from the... read more
Canadian citizen Fatima Haidar and her family arrived in Paris on Tuesday, after spending more than a week fleeing escalating violence in Lebanon. “We’re exhausted, we’re shaken, we’re terrified,” said Ms. Haidar, who left her... read more
The Liberals lost yet another major by-election on Monday night, signalling that their Quebec base is at risk in the next federal election, while the New Democrats held onto their own stronghold in Winnipeg, in... read more
Kamala Harris came out swinging against Donald Trump during their only scheduled debate and first-ever meeting ahead of the Nov. 5 presidential election, putting in an aggressive performance calculated to pre-empt and bait her notoriously combative opponent. The high-stakes... read more
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh is pulling his party out of its supply-and-confidence agreement with the minority Liberal government, withdrawing automatic support on confidence votes and creating uncertainty for the Liberals less than two weeks before Parliament... read more
Canada’s railways are working to resume full service after a labour board imposed binding arbitration and ordered thousands of rail employees back to work, ending a conflict that crippled the country’s supply chains. Canadian National Railway Co.... read more
It was early summer, and the rumours were in overdrive. Russian troops had just reinvaded the eastern Kharkiv region of Ukraine and were believed to be massing for another thrust, this time into the northern province of... read more
Team Canada had a record-breaking run at the Paris Olympics. Canada won 27 medals – nine gold, seven silver and 11 bronze – more than any Summer Olympics since the boycott-plagued 1984 Games 40 years ago in... read more
After much speculation, Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris announced on Tuesday morning that her running mate would be Tim Walz, the Governor of Minnesota. The slate of potential candidates was whittled down over the past few days,... read more
Summer McIntosh poses with her Olympic Games 2024 medals on Aug. 5, at Canada Olympic House in Paris. Siegfried Modola/The Globe and Mail When Summer McIntosh was little, her mom found one of her soccer... read more
The political leader of the Palestinian militant group Hamas was killed early Wednesday during a visit to Tehran, in what appeared to be the second major assassination carried out by Israel in a matter of... read more
A triumphant Donald Trump, in his first major public address since an attempt on his life, formally accepted the GOP nomination for president on Thursday as the party coalesced around him at the Republican National Convention.... read more
Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly is making her first visit to China in a bid to break years of diplomatic stalemate after the imprisonment of two Canadians and China’s interference in Canadians domestic affairs. Ms.... read more
The 20-year-old man who attempted to assassinate former president Donald Trump was the son of two behavioural health counsellors, and described as a quiet, accomplished student who was drawn to video games and websites that celebrate... read more
