Open this photo in gallery: U.S. President Donald Trump walks though the Hall of Nations during a tour at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts where he also lead a board meeting on March 17, in Washington, DC.Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Dimitry Anastakis is the Wilson-Currie Chair in Canadian Business History at the…
Open this photo in gallery: Chinese President Xi Jinping speaks during an international business meeting at The Great Hall Of The People, in Beijing, on March 28.Pool/Getty Images China’s President Xi Jinping urged a gathering of multinational CEOs on Friday to protect global industry and supply chains, as Beijing seeks to assuage foreign firms’ concerns…
The 2025 iHeartRadio Music Awards rolled out the red carpet on Monday, March 17, and the celebrities were ready to shine. Vanderpump Rules alum Ariana Madix was one of the first to hit the red carpet outside the Dolby Theater in Los Angeles. She looked like a golden goddess wearing a metallic mini dress with…
A Chinese tourist in Sri Lanka was critically injured after she hung her body out of a moving train for photos and slammed into a tunnel wall. The woman’s actions have sparked a heated debate about travel safety on mainland social media. The 35-year-old is reportedly in critical condition after she suffered severe head and…
Open this photo in gallery: Liverpool’s Harvey Elliott scores the opening goal during the Champions League round of 16 first leg soccer match between Paris Saint-Germain and Liverpool at the Parc des Princes in Paris ON March 5, 2025.Aurelien Morissard/The Associated Press Harvey Elliott scored less than a minute after coming on as a late…
I recently read The Anxious Generation, a book by social psychologist Jonathan Haidt about the negative effects of smartphones and social media on teenagers, primarily young girls. There’s already plenty to be anxious about as a parent, from your kids’ health and well-being to the impact of a potential trade war on the economy and…
The countdown to the Oscars has officially begun with speculation, excitement and predictions of what’s to come. And if past years are anything to go by, we’re in for an unforgettable show. While much of the focus is on the celebrities in attendance and the red carpet glamour, what often goes unnoticed is the behind-the-scenes…
Open this photo in gallery: A cut-out of president-elect Donald Trump is displayed on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange in New York’s Financial District on Jan. 2.Seth Wenig/The Associated Press John Rapley is a contributing columnist for The Globe and Mail. He is an author and academic whose books include Why Empires…
Flashes, an Instagram alternative built on top of the Bluesky social network, is now opening its doors to beta testers. Announced just weeks ago, the app offers people a means of exiting Meta’s social networking empire for a more open alternative, while also attracting new users who may not have been interested in using Bluesky’s…
Open this photo in gallery: A commercial truck with a Canada, United States and Mexico flag on its side is seen crossing over the Ambassador Bridge into Windsor, Ont. from Detroit on Aug. 29, 2018.Rebecca Cook/Reuters The federal government has been informed that the United States will impose across-the-board tariffs of 25 per cent on…