Weather conditions complicating wildfire efforts in Nova Scotia, New Brunswick

Open this photo in gallery: The Kingston wildfire in eastern Newfoundland encompassed about 98 square kilometres on Monday – nearly the size of the city of Paris.Paul Daly/The Canadian Press Nova Scotia... Read more »

Conservative network Newsmax agrees to pay $67M in defamation case over bogus 2020 election claims

DENVER (AP) — The conservative network Newsmax will pay $67 million to settle a lawsuit accusing it of defaming a voting equipment company by spreading lies about President Donald Trump’s 2020 election... Read more »

Why drought is so widespread in Canada — and what to do about it

We got rain — so our drought concerns are over, right? It’s something we hear from readers, family and friends all the time. It’s a fair question. Drought warnings are becoming more... Read more »

South Korean and US militaries begin annual summertime drills to cope with North Korean threats

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea and the United States began their annual large-scale joint military exercise on Monday to better cope with threats by nuclear-armed North Korea, which has warned... Read more »

Poilievre seeks return to Parliament with Alberta by-election in conservative stronghold

Open this photo in gallery: A Pierre Poilievre campaign sign on a supporter’s fence in Camrose, Alta., on Aug. 11. A by-election win would return Mr. Poilievre to Parliament.Kyler Zeleny/The Globe and... Read more »

Putin agreed to let US, Europe offer NATO-style security protections for Ukraine, Trump envoy says

NEW YORK (AP) — Russia’s Vladimir Putin agreed at his summit with President Donald Trump to allow the United States and its European allies to offer Ukraine a security guarantee resembling NATO’s... Read more »

Meet Paloma Pacheco, assistant editor for The Narwhal

If you’re a keen-eyed Narwhal reader, you might already recognize Paloma Pacheco’s name. Paloma has written some beautiful features for us about agriculture, which makes sense given her love of delicious things... Read more »

Zelensky to meet Trump on Monday after U.S.-Russia summit failed to secure ceasefire

Open this photo in gallery: U.S. President Donald Trump and Russia’s President Vladimir Putin at a news conference in Anchorage, Alaska, on Friday.Julia Demaree Nikhinson/The Associated Press Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said... Read more »

Travellers stranded despite federal intervention into Air Canada labour strife

Air travellers across the country continued dealing with hundreds of grounded planes on Saturday as the federal government announced it was ordering a binding arbitration in a labour strife between Air Canada... Read more »

Toronto zoning changes aim to make opening small businesses in residential neighbourhoods easier

The City of Toronto is hoping that proposed changes to zoning bylaws will make it easier and more appealing to open small businesses in and around residential neighbourhoods that might not have... Read more »