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4/8/2026: FRONT PAGE: In Israeli town battered by Hezbollah, residents say the war must go on

Any deal that leaves Lebanese militia standing will fall short in Metula Avi Nadiv is tired of the war. But he also hopes it doesn’t end any time soon. Mr. Nadiv is the deputy mayor of Metula, a town at the northernmost tip of Israel that has become...

4/8/2026: FRONT PAGE: U. S. and Iran agree to two- week ceasefire

After escalating threats, Trump pulls back less than two hours before deadline, saying Tehran has presented a ‘ workable’ peace plan U. S. President Donald Trump pulled back on his threats to launch devastating strikes on Iran late Tuesday, swerving...

4/8/2026: FRONT PAGE: U. S. trade chief predicts review will run past July 1 deadline

The United States’ top trade official says he expects negotiations over the North American free- trade pact to extend beyond July 1, and to ultimately result in separate arrangements with Canada and Mexico built on top of the existing trilateral...

4/8/2026: FRONT PAGE: Alberta NDP demands Justice Minister be fired over ties to Mraiche

The Alberta NDP is demanding Premier Danielle Smith fire the province’s Justice Minister, whom the Opposition party accuses of being in conflicts of interest because of his ties to Edmonton businessman Sam Mraiche. On Tuesday, The Globe and Mail...

4/8/2026: NEWS: MADE IN CANADA

VIKKY ALEXANDER’S OBSESSION # 1 Throughout April, we are spotlighting artworks from the Vancouver Art Gallery, one of North America’s most innovative visual arts institutions. Home to a world- renowned collection of art by Emily Carr and celebrated...

4/8/2026: NEWS: Thousands of small fish climb Congo waterfall

Aspecies of small fish has been observed by the thousands climbing a vertical waterfall 15 metres tall in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, in a behaviour that illustrates the surprising and ingenious ways animals can adapt to extreme...

4/8/2026: NEWS: CORRECTION

Tuesday’s obituary of journalist Tamsin McMahon incorrectly stated that she told her team in an inperson meeting that they had won a Pulitzer Prize. The announcement happened in an online Zoom meeting. The article incorrectly stated that Jody Biehl is...

4/8/2026: NEWS: Judge asks Alberta government lawyers about possibility separatists received foreign funding

An Alberta judge questioned government lawyers about the potential role of foreign interference in the campaign for provincial independence, and whether the United Conservative Party government has assessed the possibility that international sources...

4/8/2026: NEWS: Senior Canadian commander removed from Latvia post

Colonel James Smith was charged with one count of neglect to the prejudice of good order and discipline Canada’s military brass have removed the commander of this country’s high- profile Latvian mission from his position more than two weeks after he...

4/8/2026: NEWS: OTTAWA LOOKING AT HOW TO SUPPORT CANADIANS AS GAS PRICES SURGE OWING TO IRAN WAR, CARNEY SAYS

The federal government is looking at ways to support Canadians as oil prices rise amid the continuing war in the Middle East, Prime Minister Mark Carney said Tuesday. Oil prices have surged since the U. S. and Israel attacked Iran on Feb. 28. The...

4/8/2026: NEWS: Carney details plans to spend $ 51- billion to fix gaps in infrastructure

The federal government will address infrastructure gaps across Canada with billions of dollars in funding over the coming decade, Prime Minister Mark Carney said on Tuesday at a news conference in Brampton, Ont. Mr. Carney used the event to break down...

4/8/2026: NEWS: Trump, Vance endorse Orban in Hungarian election

U. S. Vice- President pays two- day campaign- style visit to Hungary ahead of country’s national vote Sunday U. S. President Donald Trump was only hours away from deciding whether to “wipe out a whole civilization” in Iran on Tuesday when he took time...

4/8/2026: NEWS: Trump administration ends several schools’ obligations for transgender student supports

The Education Department said Monday it has terminated agreements with five school districts and a college aimed at upholding protections for transgender students, backing away from requirements negotiated by previous administrations that took a...

4/8/2026: NEWS: Immigration officers told not to judge credibility of asylum seekers

Immigration experts say the front- line officials charged with initially questioning refugee claimants do not have enough latitude to probe the details of claimants’ stories, even if there is reason to doubt them. The issue of how and when claimants...

4/8/2026: NEWS: One- third of foreign diplomats subject to police probes leave before resolution

Almost one- third of police probes involving members of foreign diplomatic missions in Canada in the last five years saw the subjects of the investigations leave the country before charges were laid or prosecuted. Documents obtained by The Canadian...

4/8/2026: NEWS: U. S. journalist Kittleson released, Iraqi officials say

The 49- year- old freelance reporter was abducted in Iraq on March 31 American journalist Shelly Kittleson, who was kidnapped from a Baghdad street corner last week, has been released, two Iraqi officials with direct knowledge of the situation said on...

4/8/2026: NEWS: Group calls for criminal probe into Edmonton police chief and lawyer

Serious questions surround pair over statements made about manslaughter case involving the death of an eight- year- old girl, Alberta lawyers’ association says A group representing Alberta’s defence lawyers says Edmonton’s police chief and the police...

4/8/2026: NEWS: VISITORS YOUNGER THAN 16 MUST HAVE CHAPERONES AT CANADA’S WONDERLAND

VAUGHAN, ONT. Canada’s Wonderland says all kids 15 and younger will need a chaperone at the amusement park when it reopens for the season next month. The popular attraction in Vaughan, Ont., says the new policy will be in effect May 1 and will help...

4/8/2026: NEWS: GREEN SHIRT DAY ENCOURAGES CANADIANS TO REGISTER AS ORGAN DONORS

Green Shirt Day is back, and Canadians are being encouraged once more to register as organ donors. Green Shirt Day is a national campaign rooted in the legacy of an Alberta- born junior hockey player killed eight years ago in the Humboldt Broncos...

4/8/2026: FOLIO: NASA’s journey to the far side of the moon nears its end

As Artemis II heads home from its historic mission, Canada’s space program faces questions about what’s next for pushing the boundaries of space exploration, Ivan Semeniuk reports Shortly after their epic flyby of the moon’s far side on Monday, the...

4/8/2026: EDITORIAL: An immigration shortcut that’s short- circuited

Seven years ago, the Immigration and Refugee Board brought in a new system intended to help clear the asylum backlog. Its “file review” policy has resulted in 45,000 cases being ruled on without in- person hearings. But backlogs have nonetheless risen,...

4/8/2026: EDITORIAL: WORTH IT

Re “Lifetime legacy” ( Letters, April 7): A letter- writer, after harking back to Margaret Thatcher, reminds us that the government’s money is our money. Fair enough. The government is also our government. It is our vehicle to act collectively as a...

4/8/2026: EDITORIAL: WARNING SIGNS

Re “Alberta man launches legal action against province over closings of Calgary, Lethbridge druguse sites” ( April 3): One quote points out a crucial lack in Alberta’s and probably Canada’s policies: “At 14, he was kicked out of his family home and...

4/8/2026: EDITORIAL: TOUCH OF MADNESS

Re “To keep Iran unbalanced, Trump may be employing Nixon’s Madman Theory” ( April 7): The Nixonian “Madman Theory” as deployed during the Vietnam War was predicated on at least two things being true: First, that the leader in question appear sane, so...

4/8/2026: EDITORIAL: WITH A WHIMPER

Re “Verticals gone horizontal: Pelley tries to explain the Leafs’ failed season” ( Sports, April 1): Whew, what a relief. Here I thought it was because of aging, overpaid and underperforming top- end talent, a dearth of firstround picks and a lack of...

4/8/2026: EDITORIAL: FIT FOR WAR

Re “In Finland, preparing for war is a way of life” ( April 2): This highlights how sports, culture and community life build the psychological resilience that underpins Finnish national defence. A society worth defending must first be one to which...

4/8/2026: EDITORIAL: LONG GAME

Re “Wait a minute” ( Letters, April 6): I am really annoyed at both the Liberal and Conservative positions on high- speed rail from Toronto to Quebec City. The Conservatives seem to be playing to local NIMBYism for political advantage, while the...

4/8/2026: EDITORIAL: WORD PROBLEM

Re “Basic math” ( Letters, April 2): A letter- writer wonders if it is “the numerator or denominator that fixed the problem” of Canada meeting NATO’s 2- per- cent spending target. Indeed, this is a very rational question. ■ Ross Howey Toronto

4/8/2026: EDITORIAL: LIKE THE OTHER

Re “The separatists on Premier Danielle Smith’s team” ( April 1): The financial arguments put forth by independence seekers in Quebec and Alberta seem to me like the same ones used in Britain to justify Brexit. Caveat emptor. ■ Richard Bingham Toronto

4/8/2026: NEWS OPINION: Meet the new Senate, same as the old Senate

Almost since its inception, the Senate of Canada has been the subject of proposals for reform. Now there are the first faint stirrings of a new movement: Senate unreform. Ten years after Justin Trudeau introduced his “merit- based, non- partisan”...

4/8/2026: NEWS OPINION: B. C.’ s NDP government appears in over its head

Premier David Eby refuses to make tough choices and is grappling with huge problems of his own doing If ever there was a government that appeared in over its head, that seemed ill- equipped to navigate the complex, often intractable public policy...

4/8/2026: NEWS OPINION: Youths sentenced as adults handed a ‘ get- out- of- prison- early’ pass

Last summer, Canada’s Supreme Court sent an inadvertent message to all young offenders in Canada: you will almost certainly never be sentenced as an adult. Even before the Court released its judgment in R v. I. M., which changed the standard for which...

4/8/2026: NEWS LIFE & ARTS: Marathons are my excuse to travel

After crossing the finish line, Sharon Lindores sticks around to explore the French Riviera at a slower pace The sun is just waking up and the moon is still visible in the sky, but the excitement and energy is palpable as runners from all over the...

4/8/2026: NEWS LIFE & ARTS: My favourite places: A local’s guide to Sydney, Australia

Rochelle Adonis spent her first 10 years in Montreal before moving to her parents’ hometown of Sydney, Australia, but maintains a strong connection to her Canadian heritage. She credits that pride with helping her land a judging role on the first two...

4/8/2026: NEWS: A hiking club gave me a sense of possibility and joy

A community that fostered my growing love of active travel led to adventures on three continents, Louise Langlais writes Twenty years ago, I joined a hiking club connected to the Bruce Trail Conservancy, which protects land along Ontario’s Niagara...

4/8/2026: NEWS: UNIVERSAL CROSSWORD

ACROSS 1 Southpaw’s preferred limb 8 Egyptian cobra 11 Purpose 14 Greek river gods’ father 15 Tide pool dweller also called an asteroid 17 * With 19- Across, exceeding 40 weekly hours on the clock 18 Hurtles 19 See 17- Across 20 One in a...

4/8/2026: NEWS: CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

ACROSS 1 Scoundrel and titled lady docked in port ( 9) 6 Untruth about healthy component of food ( 5) 8 Space looked down on when one’s on a flight? ( 9) 9 Guy in the bar seen regularly ( 5) 10 Row ultimately made me murder crook ( 9) 12 Island...

4/8/2026: NEWS: SUDOKU

INSTRUCTIONS Fill in the grid so that each row of nine squares, each Column of nine And each section of nine ( three squares By three) contains the numbers 1 through 9 in Any order. There is only one solution to each puzzle.

4/8/2026: NEWS: BRIDGE

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 8, 2026 North dealer. North- South vulnerable. The bidding: This deal occurred in a teamoffour match. At both tables, South was declarer at three notrump and West led a club. At the first table, declarer ducked East’s queen and 10...

4/8/2026: NEWS: KENKEN

INSTRUCTIONS 1. Each row and each column must contain the numbers 1 through 6 without repeating. 2. The numbers within the heavily outlined boxes, called cages, must combine using the given operation ( in any order) to produce the target numbers in...

4/8/2026: NEWS: SOLUTIONS

Solutions to today’s Sudoku and Kenken can be found in the Life & Arts content area of the A section. Crossword solutions will be with tomorrow’s puzzles.

4/8/2026: REPORT ON BUSINESS: Air Canada to launch arbitration test project

Air Canada is trying out a new way to resolve claims for compensation filed by unhappy passengers by using third- party arbitrators, a test project intended to avoid long waits for decisions from the Canadian Transportation Agency. The airline will...

4/8/2026: REPORT ON BUSINESS: Investors still want a green guidebook despite Mideast war, taxonomy council chair says

War in the Middle East is not swaying institutional investors from pushing for a Canadian guidebook certifying green investments, according to the newly appointed chair of the council charged with putting the document into use. Marlene Puffer, a...

4/8/2026: REPORT ON BUSINESS: Pershing Square makes $ 64- billion bid for Universal Music Group

Billionaire investor Bill Ackman’s Pershing Square proposed a takeover of Universal Music Group on Tuesday in a US$ 64- billion deal, the latest twist in his nearly five- year quest of the music label giant. Pershing Square is proposing a cash- and-...

4/8/2026: REPORT ON BUSINESS: Ontario judge rebukes key Bridging figure over filings made with AI

Businessman Gary Ng, a key figure in the Bridging Finance scandal, cited inaccurate legal precedents created by artificial intelligence to draft last- minute legal filings as part of his efforts to drag out his already years- long bankruptcy...

4/8/2026: REPORT ON BUSINESS: Nine abducted Vizsla workers have died

Area where the Vancouver- based miner operates is controlled by a Sinaloa cartel faction, Mexico’s Security Secretary says Vizsla Silver Corp. says that nine of 10 workers abducted from its mining project in Mexico in late January have been confirmed...

4/8/2026: REPORT ON BUSINESS: Caisse backs $ 1- billion debt issue for Australian data- centre operator

The Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec is backing Australian data- centre company NEXTDC Ltd.’ s expansion plans by agreeing to take on as much as $ 1- billion in hybrid debt that the company is offering to investors. The Quebec- based Caisse,...

4/8/2026: REPORT ON BUSINESS: Levi Strauss raises annual forecasts on demand for its denim

Levi Strauss & Co. on Tuesday raised its annual sales and profit forecasts after beating first- quarter estimates, as resilient demand for its premium denims and strength in its direct- to- consumer business helped offset a hit from U. S. tariffs. The...

4/8/2026: REPORT ON BUSINESS: Short- term credit market shows early signs of stress

Analysts see tension building in the U. S. commercial paper and floating rate note markets as Iran war persists A prolonged war in the Middle East is starting to ripple into U. S. short- term credit markets, where subtle strains are emerging that...

4/8/2026: REPORT ON BUSINESS OPINION & ANALYSIS: Ads are coming to AI chats. The internet is ruined all over again

Meta has already announced plans to use AI chatbot conversations to power ad targeting across social media When I first learned of OpenAI’s plans to add advertisements to ChatGPT, my heart sank, but I can’t say I was surprised. At the end of March,...

4/8/2026: REPORT ON BUSINESS OPINION & ANALYSIS: With prediction markets, Canada’s regulators send a strange mixed message

Canada’s regulators are sending investors a strange mixed message. On the one hand, Ottawa and the provinces have spent the past several years loosening restrictions on gambling and speculative activity. Single- event sports betting is now legal...

4/8/2026: REPORT ON BUSINESS OPINION & ANALYSIS: Anthropic says Mythos brings cybersecurity ‘ reckoning’

Technology companies will be given access to new AI model to help find and patch security vulnerabilities in critical software programs Anthropic, the artificial- intelligence company that recently fought the Pentagon over the use of its technology,...

4/8/2026: REPORT ON BUSINESS GLOBE INVESTOR: Blockbuster SpaceX listing could suck the oxygen out of fragile IPO market

As Elon Musk’s SpaceX closes in on a US$ 75- billion IPO that could rewrite record books, concerns are mounting that others looking to list in 2026 may find it harder to get deals done under the shadow of the space venture’s headlinegrabbing debut. U....

4/8/2026: REPORT ON BUSINESS GLOBE INVESTOR: Canadians still feel left behind with rising wages

Purchasing power is about how much wealth we need to accumulate to buffer against uncertainty, feel secure Ask ordinary Canadians how their finances are holding up, and a familiar frustration surfaces: They feel like their incomes aren’t keeping pace...

4/8/2026: REPORT ON BUSINESS GLOBE INVESTOR: In search of yields? Readers share their best suggestions

If you want compelling tips on how to generate income when rates on guaranteed investment certificates ( GICs), money- market funds and dividend- paying stocks are falling – or insights into anything else, for that matter – ask Globe and Mail...

4/8/2026: REPORT ON BUSINESS: Office real estate still faces an uncertain future

The worst may be over, but many investors remain cautious about the sector Canada’s office real estate market is starting to recover after years of employers shedding space in favour of remote work. But while some major cities are seeing increased...

4/8/2026: REPORT ON BUSINESS: Tax- smart ways to gift money to your kids

The deadline for filing taxes in Canada for 2026 is April 30. As the big day approaches, Globe Advisor and Globe Investor have teamed up to offer advice on how to maximize returns, find credits and avoid an audit. The full series can be found...

4/8/2026: REPORT ON BUSINESS: EYE ON EQUITIES

CARDINAL ENERGY ( CJ- TSX) CLOSE $ 11.92, UP 76¢ Calling the build out of its Reford project in Saskatchewan “a meaningful turning point for Cardinal Energy Ltd., allowing for volume growth and a better cost structure,” BMO analyst Tariq Saad upgraded...

4/8/2026: REPORT ON BUSINESS: TSX, S& P 500 post late rebound to end positive amid signs of progress in U. S.- Iran negotiations

Stocks ended mixed on Tuesday amid signs of progress in negotiations as the minutes ticked down to U. S. President Donald Trump’s deadline for Iran to open the Strait of Hormuz. In the last hour of trading, the major North American stock indexes...

4/8/2026: REPORT ON BUSINESS SPORTS: Over one’s head

Blue Jays second baseman Ernie Clement, behind, throws to first base but cannot turn a double play after forcing out Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani during third- inning action at Rogers Centre on Tuesday. For the game story, visit GLOBESPORTS....

4/8/2026: REPORT ON BUSINESS SPORTS: Reigning champ McIlroy enters Masters straddling greatness and forgettability

There are a lot of dreary literary genres, but few toss up more unreadable dreck than the sports biography. Is there anything less revealing than the adventures of someone who was born with it? It’s like taking personal finance advice from a...

4/8/2026: REPORT ON BUSINESS SPORTS: Jays face extended stretch without Kirk, Ponce likely out for season

The Blue Jays received some more bad news on the injury front on Tuesday. “This sounds like a broken record,” Toronto manager John Schneider said during a pregame meeting with reporters. Early in the day catcher Alejandro Kirk underwent surgery and...

4/8/2026: REPORT ON BUSINESS: Canadian Spencer to fight for world middleweight title

Spencer will vie for Australian Robinson’s crown over 10 rounds on May 30 in Texas Canadian boxer Mary Spencer will face Australian world middleweight champion Desley ( Destroyer) Robinson over 10 rounds on May 30 in El Paso, Tex. Spencer ( 10- 3- 0...

4/8/2026: REPORT ON BUSINESS: U. S. Amateur champ Howell to miss school while he soaks up his first Masters

High- school senior will tee off with McIlroy Thursday for first two rounds of the Masters You can bet that U. S. Amateur champion Mason Howell is enjoying every minute of his first Masters. There was the practice round he played Monday with Jacob...

4/8/2026: REPORT ON BUSINESS: Kane leads Bayern to first- leg win in Champions League quarter- finals

Harry Kane delivered for Bayern Munich on his return from injury, scoring a goal and helping set up another in his team’s 2- 1 win at Real Madrid in the first leg of the Champions League quarter- finals on Tuesday. Kylian Mbappé scored Madrid’s goal...

4/8/2026: REPORT ON BUSINESS: Masters newcomers face long odds on winning in debuts

First- time participants almost never win the Masters. Then again, they rarely show up with a resume like Chris Gotterup’s. The 26- year- old Gotterup already has four PGA Tour wins, meaning he’ll be the third player since World War II to make his...

4/8/2026: REPORT ON BUSINESS: Sabres rise, Leafs fall, and Lightning remain the constant in Atlantic Division hierarchy

Buffalo’s long- awaited postseason return and the Canadiens’ steady growth will make for a new playoff look There’s a neck- and- neck, three- way race for the Atlantic Division title, and the only person seemingly not buying into the buzz might be...

4/8/2026: REPORT ON BUSINESS: Celebrini’s 107- point season takes the Sharks into the playoff hunt

April has an old- time feeling around the San Jose Sharks this year. The Shark Tank is buzzing again, the team is playing meaningful late- season hockey games and San Jose has a shot to snap a six- year playoff drought thanks in large part to a teenage...

4/8/2026: REPORT ON BUSINESS: NFL Hall of Famer McMichael had CTE, researchers say

Hall of Famer Steve McMichael, a key member of the dominating defence that helped the 1985 Chicago Bears win the Super Bowl, has been diagnosed with chronic traumatic encephalopathy, the Concussion & CTE Foundation said. McMichael died last year at 67...

4/8/2026: REPORT ON BUSINESS: KAEPERNICK TO PUBLISH MEMOIR ‘ THE PERILOUS FIGHT’ IN SEPTEMBER

A decade after he first took a knee during the national anthem, Colin Kaepernick will be publishing his life story. The activist and former San Francisco 49ers quarterback has completed The Perilous Fight, to come out Sept. 15 through the Hachette...

4/8/2026: BIRTH AND DEATH NOTICES: Bulls CEO reinsdorf gives full endorsement of coach Donovan

After firing his two top basketball executives, Reinsdorf sees Donovan as integral part of Chicago’s future A day after the Chicago Bulls fired their top two basketball executives, president and CEO Michael Reinsdorf made it clear: He wants coach...

4/8/2026: BIRTH AND DEATH NOTICES: Season’s getting hotter

Raptors power forward Scottie Barnes, right, shoots as Heat centre Kel’el Ware defends during the first half in Toronto on Tuesday. For the game story, head to GLOBESPORTS. COM

4/8/2026: BIRTH AND DEATH NOTICES: South Carolina’s staley says time to move past Final Four skirmish with uConn’s Auriemma

South Carolina women’s basketball coach Dawn Staley says it is time to move past her Final Four skirmish with UConn coach Geno Auriemma that became the talk of the tournament. Staley released a statement on South Carolina’s X account on Tuesday in...

4/8/2026: OBITUARIES: LONG- TIME APARTHEID FOE BECAME A UNITED NATIONS PEACEMAKER

His career was forged confronting apartheid, during which he was frequently imprisoned for his efforts, and he later drew on that experience to help draft South Africa’s new constitution and to navigate conflict in Iraq, Sudan and Afghanistan Nicholas...

4/8/2026: OBITUARIES: I REMEMBER

Some 18 years ago, I was a member of the professional development committee for probation and parole officers in the Toronto region. We would invite inspirational speakers to talk with the assembled crowd and it occurred to me to see if we could have...