Unpublished Newswire
Given US president Donald Trump’s imposition of tariffs and musings about Canadian sovereignty, it’s tempting to argue that Canada should respond in kind by tightening the taps on critical exports. Oil and hydroelectricity are often mentioned as pressure points. But there’s another resource, less talked about yet just as strategically vital: potash.
Potash isn’t just a commodity. It’s a pillar of the planet’s food system. Along with nitrogen and phosphates, the potassium it provides is critical for fertilizer. Without fertilizer, global crop yields would collapse—by as much as half...
July 29, 2025 - 06:30 | Eric Cline | Walrus
As people around the world welcomed a new millennium, Torontonians in the year 2000 were welcoming something even bigger – a herd of hundreds of life-size moose statues.
July 29, 2025 - 06:27 | Globalnews Digital | Global News - Canada
Good morning. After a Toronto woman was found dead in a ravine, police delays prompted her friends to start their own investigation. More on that below, along with a (very) long ballot in Pierre Poilievre’s Alberta by-election, and new research on honeybee health. But first: Today’s headlinesGazans describe scenes of chaos and violence as Israel allows airdrops of aidThe EU’s trade deal with the U.S. isn’t a blueprint for Canada, Prime Minister Mark Carney says A new report highlights the connection between sex trafficking and disappearances of Indigenous women and girls
July 29, 2025 - 06:18 | Tavia Grant | The Globe and Mail
Edmonton police warned a crowded town hall on Monday night that extortions and arsons similar to ones that targeted members of the South Asian community across the city and elsewhere in Canada about a year ago have seen a resurgence in recent months.Interim Chief of Police Warren Driechel said the attacks in Edmonton had stopped after several suspects were arrested in 2024 in connection to about 40 extortions and arsons targeting affluent South Asian home builders and business owners.
July 29, 2025 - 06:11 | Fakiha Baig | The Globe and Mail
Five former members of Canada’s 2018 world junior hockey team have been found not guilty in their high-profile sexual-assault trial. Justice Maria Carroccia delivered her verdict in London, Ont., on Thursday, after a mistrial and two dismissed juries.Globe and Mail reporter Robyn Doolittle has been covering the case since London police reopened the investigation in 2022. On July 28, Doolittle answered reader questions about the case, the trial and the verdict.
July 29, 2025 - 06:00 | Globe Staff | The Globe and Mail
Canadian border agents are trying to track down almost 600 foreigners with criminal records who are due to be deported but have gone missing - 431 of whom have been found guilty of serious crimes such as sexual assault.Figures from the Canada Border Services Agency show that 1,635 foreign nationals guilty of committing crimes in Canada are currently facing deportation, but 599 of them have failed to attend deportation proceedings and have been placed on the agency’s “wanted” list.
July 29, 2025 - 06:00 | Marie Woolf | The Globe and Mail
