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Markets mixed after volatile trading day amid ongoing U.S. tariffs concerns

Markets mixed after volatile trading day amid ongoing U.S. tariffs concerns

TORONTO — North American stock markets muddled to a mixed close Monday as the effects of U.S. President Donald Trump's latest tariff announcement continued to reverberate.
Government social services are 'significant agent' of colonialism, N.L. inquiry hears

Government social services are 'significant agent' of colonialism, N.L. inquiry hears

ST. JOHN'S — A social worker with decades of experience working with the Innu in Newfoundland and Labrador has told a public inquiry that government social services that were supposed to help have in fact undermined and harmed Indigenous families.
Stocks end modestly lower after reeling from Trump's latest threats to escalate his tariff fight

Stocks end modestly lower after reeling from Trump's latest threats to escalate his tariff fight

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks ended another tumultuous day lower as markets reel from President Donald Trump’s latest threats to escalate his tariff fight. The S&P 500 sank 0.2% Monday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 349 points, or 0.
Canadian Stage lineup offers a mix of domestic classics and provocative imports

Canadian Stage lineup offers a mix of domestic classics and provocative imports

TORONTO — Canadian Stage’s upcoming season includes a return of Robert Lepage, the Canadian premiere of the controversial “Slave Play,” and a reinvigorated “A Doll’s House” that took Broadway by storm.
Trump threatens more tariffs on China as global markets plunge

Trump threatens more tariffs on China as global markets plunge

WASHINGTON (AP) — Undeterred by a stock market collapse that has continued for days, President Donald Trump threatened additional tariffs on China on Monday, raising fresh concerns that his drive to rebalance the global economy could intensify a fina
Sex abuse trial of former 'Dances with Wolves' actor in Nevada is again postponed

Sex abuse trial of former 'Dances with Wolves' actor in Nevada is again postponed

LAS VEGAS (AP) — The sex abuse trial of former “Dances with Wolves” actor Nathan Chasing Horse in Nevada has again been postponed. A judge on Monday moved the start of the trial in state court in Las Vegas to Aug. 4.
Garth Greenwell's 'Small Rain' wins PEN/Faulkner Award for fiction

Garth Greenwell's 'Small Rain' wins PEN/Faulkner Award for fiction

NEW YORK (AP) — Garth Greenwell's “Small Rain,” in which a poet falls ill and confronts mortality, the meaning of art and the failures of health care, won the PEN/Faulkner Award for fiction on Monday.
Exporters rush to become USMCA-compliant — but just how hard is that?

Exporters rush to become USMCA-compliant — but just how hard is that?

MONTREAL — Exporters are stampeding to certify their goods under North America’s free trade pact to avoid new tariffs imposed by the United States, with many wondering whether they'll qualify — and others suddenly "discovering" the true origins of th
AI now an 'expectation' at Shopify, will factor into performance reviews, hiring: CEO

AI now an 'expectation' at Shopify, will factor into performance reviews, hiring: CEO

Shopify Inc. is doubling down on artificial intelligence with new policies that will make the technology a "fundamental expectation" for all staff because it will be embedded into everything from performance reviews to product development.
'Nowhere more powerless than at a border': What immigration lawyers are telling U.S.-bound travellers about cellphones

'Nowhere more powerless than at a border': What immigration lawyers are telling U.S.-bound travellers about cellphones

TORONTO — The Canadian government has warned would-be travellers they may face more scrutiny at the United States border — including the search of electronic devices.
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