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  • Minister says U.K. opened ‘very fruitful’ trade talks with Canada: report

    Comments AA Britain opened “very fruitful” trade talks with Canada on Friday, International Trade Secretary Liam Fox told the Sunday Times newspaper as he prepares to renegotiate Britain’s commercial ties following its vote last month to leave the European Union. In limited extracts of his interview, Fox said he would soon travel to the United […]
  • July 17: Your lookahead horoscope

    Comments Print /License AA What’s your sign? Customize this page by telling us what your birthday is Year Month * Day * * indicates mandatory field Sharing Personal Information with the Globe The Globe will use this information to provide you with your custom horoscope and other customized content experiences, content recommendations, advertising and Globe […]
  • A beach SUV that can be printed and assembled

    Comments AA Our Prototypes column introduces new vehicle concepts and presents visuals from designers who illustrate the ideas. Some of them will be extensions of existing concepts, others will be new, some will be production ready, and others really far-fetched. The concept The Shogun is an eco-friendly six-wheel-drive beach SUV. It was designed to drive […]
  • Alberta’s Kickstarter sensation Chartier is Canadiana at its best

    Comments AA Name Chartier Location 5012 50th St. City Beaumont Province Alberta Phone 780-737-3633 Website dinechartier.com Cuisine French cuisine Get Directions Beaumont’s Chartier restaurant holds several distinctions. It is, to date, the most successful restaurant Kickstarter campaign in Canada and the first successful restaurant Kickstarter campaign in Alberta. Moreover, this quaint, hilltop spot just south […]
  • Tour de France distracts us in the most necessary way after horrors of Nice

    Comments Print /License AA Sport doesn’t heal. But it distracts and delights in the most amazing and necessary ways. As the Tour de France carries on and continues to roll through the shattered French landscape, the revitalizing strength of this powerful placebo effect should not be underestimated. In a time of grave and irremediable sickness, […]
  • Om with a side of OMG

    Comments Print /License AA This may be the worst shavasana in the history of yoga. I am lying on my back with my eyes closed, trying to relax, empty my mind of thoughts and focus on my breathing. But I keep breaking out in giggle fits and yelps. Because it seems every five seconds a […]
  • CRA plans ‘lifestyle audits’ in Vancouver as part of real estate probe

    Comments Print /License AA An investigation by Canada Revenue Agency into Metro Vancouver’s soaring real estate market is expected to bring under scrutiny people whose lavish lifestyles and expensive homes don’t appear to be in line with their incomes. The CRA’s plan, described in a briefing document leaked to The Globe and Mail, indicates that […]Read More
  • A military coup is not Turkey’s solution

    Comments Print /License AA The soldiers storm the presidential palace, kick out the increasingly autocratic leader and quickly restore constitutional rights and democracy: That is the popular dream of the military coup. For some Turks, though not most, that is the hazy memory of the last time the military seized power, in 1980; for others, […]
  • Once again, army rises up against pro-Islamic government in Turkey

    Comments Print /License AA In the wake of Friday night’s attempted coup in Turkey, many Turks were wondering why it took the military so long to rise up against President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and the government he appointed. Mr. Erdogan’s Islamic-oriented Justice and Development Party won three elections in 2002, 2007 and 2011, with an […]
  • Video: Protesters, soldiers clash on streets of Istanbul

    Video: Protesters, soldiers clash on streets of Istanbul Jul. 15 2016 Istanbul residents reacted angrily to Turkish military officers who blocked some highways and main roads in Istanbul following an attempted military coup. Gunfire and explosions had rocked both the main city Istanbul and capital Ankara in a chaotic night after soldiers took up positions […]
  • High Park production gives satirical bite to All’s Well That Ends Well

    Comments Print /License AA Title All’s Well That Ends Well Written by William Shakespeare Directed by Ted Witzel Starring Mina James, Kaleb Alexander and Qasim Khan City Toronto This summer, 400 summers after the death of William Shakespeare, Canadian Stage is producing two of the Bard’s works on the company’s outdoor stage in High Park […]Read More
  • July 16: Your daily horoscope

    Comments Print /License AA What’s your sign? Customize this page by telling us what your birthday is Year Month * Day * * indicates mandatory field Sharing Personal Information with the Globe The Globe will use this information to provide you with your custom horoscope and other customized content experiences, content recommendations, advertising and Globe […]