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Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, and Diana Fox Carney, right, pose with United Kingdom Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Victoria Starmer as they arrive at 10 Downing Street in London, England, Monday, March 16, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld

Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, and Diana Fox Carney, right, are greeted by British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Victoria Starmer at 10 Downing Street in London on Monday.

Starmer rules out NATO mission to open Strait of Hormuz, says Britain is working with allies on a plan

He met with Carney and both leaders ‘condemned the Iranian regime’s missile and drone attacks’

Paul Waldie

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Smoke plumes rise following Israeli bombardment on the village of Khiam in southern Lebanon near the border with Israel, as seen from nearby Marjayoun on Monday.

Israel steps up campaign in Lebanon as war rages in the Middle East

Trump demands countries send warships to keep the Strait of Hormuz open, but his appeals have brought no commitments

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From left to right: Maggie Kang, Chris Appelhans and Michelle L.M. Wong, winners of the Best Animated Feature Film Award for 'KPop Demon Hunters,' during the 98th Oscars at Dolby Theatre on Sunday.

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Canada’s Oscars triumph means nothing if we don’t keep supporting our filmmakers

Homegrown artists triumphed in nearly every category in which they were nominated, for a total of four Oscar wins

Barry Hertz

4 min read

Team members at Maritime Launch Services of Halifax and Dutch company T-Minus Engineering B.V. watch from a distance as a 4-meter tall rocket built in the Netherlands takes off from an MLS launch pad near Canso, Nova Scotia, on November 20, 2025.

Credit: Warren Robertson

Ottawa investing $200-million to enable sovereign satellite launches

Three companies to receive funding through the government’s launch grant program in a bid to boost Canada’s space and defence capabilities

Irene Galea and Pippa Norman

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Podcaster David Wallace, centre, is accused of being part of an intimidation campaign against a former director at Alberta’s health authority.

Podcasters at centre of alleged Alberta health harassment campaign ask for case against them to be thrown out

Lawyer for podcasters argued in a court brief that boasts should not be taken at face value

Tu Thanh Ha

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Canada’s inflation rate eases to 1.8% in February but rising oil prices likely to change outlook

End of federal sales-tax break last year contributed to a more favourable CPI reading

3 min read

Bell signage is seen at BCE Inc., headquarters in Montreal on Wednesday, May 7, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christopher Katsarov

BCE plans to build Saskatchewan AI data centre

Telecom is seeking to diversify revenue streams; facility to cost $1.7-billion

Irene Galea and Joe Castaldo

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Congolese youth, shaken by war, use dance therapy to break new ground

Art becomes a refuge for children in Goma, threatened by violence in the DRC’s border regions

Photography by Paloma Laudet and Reporting by Théodore de Kerros

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Fixing Canada’s dysfunctional mortgage system

In Canada’s mortgage system, the needs of homeowners often clash with the needs of the banks. There’s a better way

Duncan McCallum

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For survivors of Ethiopian massacres, fears of a new war are looming

Samuel Getachew and Geoffrey York

TOPSHOT - The charred remains of a tank from clashes between the Ethiopian National Defense Force (ENDF) and the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) lie on a road near Gereb Agew, Southern Tigray, on March 3, 2026. While war sets much of the Middle East alight, just across the waters of the Red Sea, another conflict is looming in the Horn of Africa.
Federal and Tigrayan forces are once again massing at their shared border in northern Ethiopia.
The peace agreement that ended the last civil war in 2022 was never properly implemented and relations have remained highly volatile, not helped by Ethiopia's worsening ties with Eritrea, which borders Tigray. (Photo by Abel Gerezgiher / AFP via Getty Images)

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Encyclopedia Britannica sues OpenAI over alleged AI training

WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 11: OpenAI CEO Sam Altman speaks during the BlackRock Infrastructure Summit on March 11, 2026 in Washington, DC. The global investment management company held the summit consisting of leaders from government, business, and labor to address expanding U.S. infrastructure. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

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Meta reportedly plans to cut at least 20% of its work force as it bets on AI

A security guard stands watch outside Meta Platforms headquarters in Mountain View, Calif., in 2022.

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Patients should be monitored for maternal complications over longer period, study suggests

Kristy Kirkup

From baby care to seniors, the Midtown Kingston Health Home is looking to act as a fully encompassing community health hub. Since its opening in late July, the clinic has provided primary care to community members and un-rostered patients on Health Care Connect Lists in the surrounding Kingston neighbourhoods. The health home is currently leasing a former family doctor practice, waiting to move in to a nearby newly renovated permanent location in the coming years.

More than five million Canadians struggle to access primary care - Kingston, Ontario is no exception. With practitioners retiring, years-long wait times for family doctors and a lack of clinics accepting patients, the city has turned to new approaches to help its population get medical care. The Kingston Community Health Centres (KCHC) is testing out a new program that connects thousands of patients in a geographical area with a local multidisciplinary team of primary care physicians, nurse practitioners, dieticians and metal health workers.
October 22, 2024.
(Sammy Kogan/The Globe and Mail)

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Oscar-winner Sean Penn skips ceremony to visit Ukraine

US actor Sean Penn walks down a street in Kyiv on March 16, 2026, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Sean Penn, who scored an Oscar for best supporting actor for "One Battle After Another" on March 15, 2026, is in Ukraine to show support to the war-torn country, a senior Ukrainian official told AFP. Penn -- a vocal advocate for Ukraine who had visited the country several times -- has won his third acting Oscar but was not at the ceremony. (Photo by Genya SAVILOV / AFP via Getty Images)

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Iranian women’s soccer team to depart Malaysia for Oman after asylum reversal

Members of Iran's women's football team arrive at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport in Sepang, Malaysia, Monday, March 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Azneal Ishak)

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Hamas holds talks with Trump’s Board of Peace as Iran war strains Gaza plan

Displaced Palestinians inspect the site targeted by Israeli warplanes, in the Jabalia refugee camp in the northern Gaza Strip on March 16, 2026. Gaza's health ministry, which operates under Hamas authority, says at least 663 Palestinians have been killed since the start of the truce October 10, 2025. The Israeli military says at least five of its soldiers have been killed in the same period since October 10. (Photo by Bashar Taleb / AFP via Getty Images)

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Maple Leafs sign goaltender Artur Akhtyamov to three-year contract extension

Toronto Maple Leafs goaltender Artur Akhtyamov (70) makes a save as Edmonton Oilers' Andrew Mangiapane (88) and Maple Leafs' Oliver Ekman-Larsson (95) battle during third period NHL hockey action in Toronto on Saturday, Dec. 13, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn

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Canada’s university partnership with India shows its soft-power potential

Joe Friesen

An entrance sign to the University of British Columbia campus in Vancouver, Canada, Feb. 6, 2026. A group of academics at the University of British Columbia say the schoolÕs DEI policies and practices, which include land acknowledgments, violate a law that requires universities to be Ònonpolitical.Ó (Alana Paterson/The New York Times)

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These foods can’t replace high-quality protein-rich foods but can help you meet your daily requirement

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Quinoa salad with green pea,feta and mint on a blue background.

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The best celebrity looks on the Oscars red carpet

Irish actress Jessie Buckley attends the 98th Annual Academy Awards at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, California on March 15, 2026. (Photo by ANGELA WEISS / AFP via Getty Images)

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Yes, AI can help you with your taxes – if you know how to use it

CHICAGO, ILLINOIS - MARCH 03: The ChatGPT app by OpenAI is shown on a cell phone on March 03, 2026 in Chicago, Illinois. OpenAI reworked an agreement with the Pentagon governing the Defense Department’s use of its AI services after concerns were raised that the military would use OpenAI’s systems for domestic surveillance. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)

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Five things I do to run injury-free as I get older

Alex Cyr

An athletic and healthy man kneels on the floor of a city bridge, stretching his legs before running outside in Oregon on a cold and rainy day.

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Help, the teen years are coming! Four ways to lessen conflict in adolescence

Dr. Jillian Roberts

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Opinion

Against the Toronto skyline, a construction crane sits on top of condominium being built at the corner of Sherbourne St. and Front St. East on Jan 16, 2025. (Fred Lum/The Globe and Mail)

A committee to duck density and democracy

Toronto’s appointed committees of adjustment are thwarting the pro-housing reforms approved by city council

The Editorial Board

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Boomers aren’t really hoarding wealth, but an aging population requires reforms

Sasha van Katwyk and Michael Wolson

A pedestrian crosses Elm St. near Durham St. in Sudbury, Ont, on Mar 27 2025. (Fred Lum/The Globe and Mail)

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Poilievre arrives late to the auto debate with a plan from 1965

Campbell Clark

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In Iran oil shock, Canada talks big but is useless to our allies

John Turley-Ewart

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International law is broken

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David Shribman

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The price of gasoline is expected to continue to rise after conflict in the Middle East.

Bank of Canada expected to hold rates amid oil-driven inflation risk

Mark Rendell

5 min read

Representations of cryptocurrencies are seen in this illustration, August 10, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration

Canada, U.S., Britain team up to tackle crypto scams

Alexandra Posadzki

3 min read

An LPG gas tanker at anchor as traffic is down in the Strait of Hormuz, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Shinas, Oman, March 11.

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Kate Helmore

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Housing affordability has been improving. It’s not enough and may not last much longer

The conflict in Iran and the prospect of rising interest rates could bring higher borrowing costs

Erica Alini

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Home of the Week, 14 Inverhill Rd., Centre Wellington, Ont.; Asking price: $3,750,000.

Home of the Week: Country living, but close to town

Carolyn Ireland

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Unrecognisable woman using smartphone buy cryptocurrency at a coffee shop, blockchain investment, decentralize and Stock market concept.

Investing is starting to look (and feel) like a game – but is that a bad thing?

Meera Raman

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Kelsey Bollum from Toronto furnished her entire first apartment with secondhand Facebook finds under $1,000. Credit: @hyggemidcentury.

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Mariya Postelnyak

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Un drapeau canadien flotte dans le quartier financier de Bay Street à Toronto, le vendredi 5 août 2022. LA PRESSE CANADIENNE/Nathan Denette

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Canada is bleeding startups. We can learn how to fix this from the U.K.

Liam Gill

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Oil tankers and cargo ships line up in the Strait of Hormuz as seen from Khor Fakkan, UAE, on Wednesday. The war in Iran has ground tanker traffic through the Strait of Hormuz to a halt and spiked oil prices.

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Even if the Iran war is won, the economy is already lost

John Rapley

4 min read

Destroyed buildings are seen in the Lebanese village of Yaroun from a vantage point in the Upper Galilee in northern Israel on the border with Lebanon on March 13, 2026. Israel's defence minister on March 13, said Lebanon will suffer increasing damage to its infrastructure as Israel targets Hezbollah, after the military destroyed a bridge over the southern Litani river. (Photo by Odd ANDERSEN / AFP via Getty Images) /

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Hormuz energy crisis is punishing poor Mideast countries and could lead to Lebanon’s collapse

Eric Reguly

4 min read

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith answers questions at a news conference in Calgary, on Friday, Feb. 20, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Todd Korol

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Alberta needs a provincial sales tax. Hear me out

Tony Keller

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Visiting Greenland, I discovered there’s much more to its story than the headlines

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Members of an Intrepid Travel tour group on a hike around Disko Island in Greenland.

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A DJ performs in a nightclub in Antelias, a few kilometers north of the capital, Beirut, Lebanon, March 14, 2026.
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In Lebanon’s nightclubs, revellers find an escape from the destruction around them

Even as Israeli air strikes continue to pound South Beirut, nightlife is alive in the northern suburbs

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Icelandic Prime Minister Kristrun Frostadottir, Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Stoere, Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen and Finnish Prime Minister Petteri Orpo gather at the government's representative building in Oslo, Norway, March 15, 2026. NTB/Thomas Fure via REUTERS

Canada, Nordic countries vow closer collaboration as middle-power bloc

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends a session at the plenum of the Knesset, Israel’s parliament, in Jerusalem January 5, 2026. REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun

Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu posts video to refute rumours of his death

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Quebec philosopher Thomas De Koninck was rumored to be an inspiration for The Little Prince

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An RCMP epaulette is seen in Edmonton, Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson

B.C. mathematician known as vexatious litigant killed by people known to him, police say

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Protesters at the Al-Quds Day rally in Toronto on Saturday.

Al-Quds Day rally in Toronto goes ahead after judge dismisses Ontario’s request to block it

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