Hundreds of ordinary mourners and VIPs pay last respects to Italian fashion icon Giorgio Armani

MILAN (AP) — Hundreds of ordinary admirers and VIPs paid their last respects Saturday to Giorgio Armani, remembered by Milan’s mayor as a “man of extraordinary elegance” who left an indelible mark... Read more »

What B.C.’s Mount Polley mine expansion means

Just before Labour Day weekend, B.C. approved a proposed expansion at Mount Polley mine, the site of one of the worst mining disasters in B.C.’s history. Mount Polley mine, located in central... Read more »

Carney will introduce legislation next month to tighten bail system

Open this photo in gallery: The Prime Minister said Friday that he’s been working with provincial and territorial leaders on bail changes and will be proposing legislation this month when the House... Read more »

Canadian campuses are mostly female. What are men doing instead?

More on this story Higher education reporter Joe Friesen spoke with The Decibel podcast about the factors driving the gender gap in higher education. Columnist Marsha Lederman also weighed in on what... Read more »

Morning Update: The unsung heroes of TIFF

Good morning. Just as the Toronto International Film Festival has something for everyone, the 11-day event requires the wide-ranging work of many different hands. More on the heroic effort below, plus news... Read more »

Thai lawmakers to vote for a new prime minister as candidates promise an early election

BANGKOK (AP) — Thai lawmakers met to select a new prime minister Friday as major parties made competing promises to soon dissolve Parliament and call an election as a way to resolve... Read more »

Bondi says human smuggling across the border with Canada is getting worse

TAMPA — U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi said Thursday human smuggling across the border with Canada is getting worse — and that traffickers are looking north following the Trump administration’s crackdown at... Read more »

Ontario’s top doctor says province needs to modernize vaccine registry

Ontario’s top doctor is calling for a national immunization schedule and registry to address gaps exposed by the resurgence of measles in Canada – but first, he says his own province needs... Read more »

Why hasn’t B.C. released its watershed security strategy?

The B.C. government greenlit a watershed security strategy it co-developed with First Nations more than a year ago, according to an internal government document obtained by The Narwhal. But the province has... Read more »

Trump asks Supreme Court to quickly take up tariffs case and reverse ruling finding them illegal

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration took the fight over tariffs to the Supreme Court on Wednesday, asking the justices to rule quickly that the president has the power to impose sweeping... Read more »