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What’s happening today at the Olympics: Canada women’s beach volleyball duo move to semi-finals; Newman aiming for women’s pole vault medal; Runners and cyclists advance

Plus fall costs runner Moh Ahmed chance to repeat on podium, Andre De Grasse looks to defend 200-metre Olympic title and Canada’s artistic swimming team swims final routine for medal

Crashes, cramps and accusations run rampant during heated Olympic track and field qualifying session

The origins of stick-thumping and giant bell-ringing, the Games’ new confusing and amusing innovations

In picture-perfect Paris, The Globe’s photographer stops to appreciate the mise-en-Seine

opinion

Canada gets everything wrong against hosts France as basketball medal hopes slip away

Cathal Kelly
Cathal Kelly
Economy

Q&A: What do Bank of Canada’s interest rate cuts mean for the economy and the housing market?

From inflation to mortgage renewals, reporters Mark Rendell and Matt Lundy answered reader-submitted questions about the Bank of Canada’s latest monetary policy decisions
Britain

U.K. police brace for fresh riots as Prime Minister Keir Starmer promises swift action

Britain has been gripped by an escalating wave of violence that erupted early last week when three young girls were killed in a knife attack in northwest England
opinion

Is it any wonder the Brits are rioting? They’ve been fed an anti-immigrant diet for years

Chris Michael
explainer

Why are riots occurring across the U.K.? What to know about the violent clashes, arrests and more

Tiff 2024

TIFF 2024: Ontario Place documentary, Palestinian anthology shot inside Gaza lead festival’s non-fiction slate

TIFF organizers on Wednesday unveiled the festival’s full Docs program, which includes 21 titles from 24 countries

TIFF 2024 schedule: Soderbergh’s Presence, Iran’s Rasoulof and wealth of Canadian festival veterans lead Centrepiece lineup

travel

Between Chile and Bolivia lies an otherworldly landscape that’s rich in history

Traversing the ancient Qhapaq Ñan is an otherworldly experience that breaks down the boundary between water and stars, mountains and sky, past and future

Getting lost, and finding new friends, in Florence

When travelling with your child’s friend, who pays for what?

Anita Bruinsma
Anita Bruinsma

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People may be obsessed with the Seine’s pollution, but for athletes, it’s all part of the sport

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The secrets of Summer McIntosh’s Olympic successPodcast

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In picture-perfect Paris, The Globe’s photographer stops to appreciate the mise-en-Seine

olympic daily digest

What’s happening today at the Olympics: Canada women’s beach volleyball duo move to semi-finals; Newman aiming for women’s pole vault medal; Runners and cyclists advance

People may be obsessed with the Seine’s pollution, but for athletes, it’s all part of the sport

Latest

U.S. and Japanese figure skaters receive Beijing medals in Paris in long-awaited ceremony

Paris Olympics: Canada’s Humana-Paredes and Wilkerson top Spain in women’s beach volleyball quarterfinal

With rules slightly eased, Canadian Olympians are sharing journeys on social media

Older guys Andy Macdonald, Dallas Oberholzer set gold standard for skateboarding fun at Paris Olympics

Paris Olympics: As the Olympics wind down, Los Angeles swings into planning for 2028

Nike sees gold rush with summer Olympics driven website visits, sales

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Business and Finance

A new approach to veterinary medicine aims to change specialized care for large, rural animals

Shopify stock soars on better-than-expected earnings, lower operating expenses

TD set to introduce fractional trading on its investing platform

Ottawa abruptly ended $4-billion program for small businesses over budget cuts, not demand, documents show

Carbon capture startup Deep Sky founded by Hopper CEO breaks ground on Alberta pilot facility

Opinion and analysis

Landmark monopoly ruling against Google vindicates everything Ottawa has been doing

Blayne Haggart

Gildan saga has turned from melodrama into an expensive farce

Allan C. Hutchinson

The end of the generative artificial-intelligence bubble

Kean Birch

Economists must convince the public that productivity isn’t just a number

Marty Eichenbaum, Michelle Alexopoulos and Jeremy Kronick

Millennials like me are travelling the world because we can’t afford to settle down

Rob Csernyik
Rob Csernyik

Chart to watch

After panicked selling and a rebound, investors are nervous. Here’s what to do now

labour

Ottawa signals tougher rules for Temporary Foreign Worker Program

How Alberta’s electricity grid almost failed – twice

nine to five

I just started a job and don’t make much. My CEO wants me to invite all my coworkers for coffee. Do I have to pay?

Talking to aging parents about their estate is hard but necessary, experts say

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Ottawa issues ‘sunset clauses’ for historical records access

Thirteen Saskatchewan ministries refuse to comply with information commissioner’s decision

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Video

Summer McIntosh returns to Toronto after historic performance at OlympicsVideo0:40

Hamas name Oct. 7 mastermind Yahya Sinwar as new leaderVideo2:04

Brazilian gymnast Rebeca Andrade inspires girls at her hometown gymVideo1:05

Kamala Harris picks Tim Walz to be her running mateVideo2:17

Bangladeshi PM Sheikh Hasina resigns after weeks of deadly protestsVideo1:15

Google has an illegal monopoly on search, U.S. judge findsVideo1:14

Some of the stranger 'sports' that have been featured in the Olympic GamesVideo1:19

The story behind the Paris Olympics cauldron balloonVideo1:53

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I just started a job and don’t make much. My CEO wants me to invite all my coworkers for coffee. Do I have to pay?

Opinion

Is it any wonder the Brits are rioting? They’ve been fed an anti-immigrant diet for years

Chris Michael

Crane collapses in Vancouver as fire crews battle multiple blazes

Kamala Harris’s running mate, Tim Walz, hails from state with close ties to Canada

Other countries have taken a clear stand on Venezuela. Why hasn’t Canada?

As a nutritionist specializing in autoimmune disease, I shop for a supercharged version of the Mediterranean diet

Two changes to a RBC quantitative analyst’s Top 40 list of Canadian stocks

Opinion

Why Air Canada wants more Canadians to take the train

Konrad Yakabuski

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Tours of Jasper postponed out of respect for those impacted by loss of young firefighter

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Def Leppard, Journey and Cheap Trick celebrate the rock of ages at Rogers Centre

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