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OTTAWA — The Canadian economy saw only a modest boost from the FIFA World Cup in June, with some tourism-related industries even edging down slightly for the month, new figures released Friday showed. Despite the influx of tourists and fans for the international soccer competition, accommodation services like hotels fell 0.7 per cent in June, Statistics Canada said.
Published: August 28, 2026 at 1:10p.m. EDTPrince Edward Island is offering $12.5 million for low-interest loans and non-repayable grants. Prince Edward Island officials have announced new financial supports in response to the latest round of U. S. tariffs. The province previously announced a tariff response plan in March 2025 to support businesses — particularly agriculture and seafood. The new supports are said to “provide businesses with access to working capital and non-repayable grants, while helping workers access training and employment supports.”“Finance PEI will deliver a $10 million Tariff Working Capital Assistance Program, providing businesses with immediate access to up to $500,000 in working capital at an interest rate of four per cent over seven years. Interest-only repayments will be expected for the first two years,” reads a provincial news release. Trade War Coverage on CTVNews.caInnovation PEI will also allocate $2.5 million to support impacted businesses with non-repayable grants of up to $50,000. Premier Rob Lantz says P. E. I. businesses and workers are facing “real uncertainty” because of tariffs.
The agency has submitted a rule proposal to the White House that could allow more workers to get health insurance through association health plans.
volume 6, pages 913–914 (2026) Cite this article A large-scale experiment at a major machine learning conference shows that when researchers privately rank their own submissions, those rankings forecast future citations more reliably than peer-review scores.
There are numerous kinds of diets that can help you to lose weight if you're overweight or obese, and if all you want to do is shed some pounds, you have options. We also know that certain kinds of diets can offer specific benefits to our health beyond mere weight loss alone. But what's less clear is how popular diets stack up against one another in terms of those extra benefits, specifically with regard to reversing poor cardiometabolic health caused by obesity, such as high blood fats, fatty liver disease, and prediabetes. In a new study published in Cell Metabolism, scientists set out to find which of three popular diets commonly recommended for obesity might pack the biggest punch for improving overall metabolic health. "Diets can be dramatically different – high-fat, high-carb, and everything in between," endocrinologist and first author of the study Max Petersen from Washington University in St. Louis told ScienceAlert. "We wanted to know if the macronutrients in a diet modify the metabolic benefits of weight loss. "To find out, Petersen and fellow researchers conducted a clinical trial with 42 adults who had obesity, prediabetes, and excess liver fat.
Nepal-Tibet flood disaster: 30 Canadians and permanent residents missing'There's a big risk for waterborne illnesses': Aid agencies trying to provide aid to NepalRaging floodwaters crush hydroelectric dam under construction in NepalMoment a mudslide engulfs Nepal-China border crossing as people attempt to flee‘Very heartbreaking and painful’: Man speaks as 11 friends remain missing in Nepal landslideNepalese and Tibetan communities react to devastation in Nepal following catastrophic flash floods
August 29RadioDuration 1:08:53The murder trial of Lindsay Clancy, the Massachusetts mother accused of killing her three children, has prompted questions and speculation about postpartum mental health. In this hour of Just Asking, we answer your questions around mental health in the early months and years of parenting. Our guests are: Dr. Crystal Clark, reproductive psychiatrist and head of the psychiatry department at Women’s College Hospital; Megan Weiss, registered psychotherapist; and Dr. Nichole Fairbrother, clinical psychologist and head of the University of British Columbia's Perinatal Anxiety Research Lab.
For applicants whose knowledge of AI stops at the name ChatGPT, Nature spoke to academics, employers and early-career researchers to find out what you need to expand your understanding. Ben Deighton is a freelance writer based in London.
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney’s decision to withdraw his trade negotiating team from Washington last Friday was surprising and refreshing. Surprising because Carney clearly wanted a deal and has a record of conceding to Donald Trump again and again, to no effect, in hopes of securing one. Refreshing because the deal on offer would have been terrible for Canadian workers. The interests of labor and capital are not the same, and Carney’s position is not the Left’s. Canadian workers care about the health of their country’s productive base but have no interest in undercutting American workers in this trade war, which is doing the latter no favors in any case. The industries in Trump’s crosshairs support millions. Their destruction would devastate communities on both sides of the border, weaken the tax base for public services, and cede decision-making to forces outside Canada. Economic sovereignty may not in itself be a democratic economic program, but it is the precondition for one. Prime Minister Carney, a banker with few progressive inclinations and little time for public servants, now faces a political dilemma with intriguing possibilities for the Canadian left.
The free trade talks of the 1980s are what led Canada to the precarious situation it is in today, with 75 per cent of its trade reliant on the U. S., writes John Ralston Saul. John Ralston Saul is an award-winning essayist and novelist.
Radiant World, one of the world’s largest iron ore traders, is being sued by Mizuho Bank and Incomeled Pte. Ltd following investigations over allegedly falsified documents. Mizuho Bank, the banking unit of Mizuho Financial Group, is seeking an injunction against Radiant World Corporation, a court listing showed on Friday, Reuters reported.
According to Prime Minister Mark Carney, last weekend’s decision to dramatically leave the negotiating table with the U. S. came down in large part to Canada’s outright refusal to trade away its most precious product: its sovereignty. “The U. S. introduced in the last hours efforts to restrict our ability to have other trade deals,” Carney told the media. “It’s a power play and, you know, [it] becomes a question of sovereignty.”
Oceaneering aims to stop the overgrazing of Norwegian kelp forests and has now received NOK 500,000 in innovation funding from DOGA. Sea urchins have grazed down kelp forests along large parts of the Norwegian coast. Now the company Oceaneering will investigate whether subsea technology can help bring the kelp forest back.
Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story:Astrophysicists used telescopes to study a type of neutron star called a fast-pulsing magnetar. They found that the magnetar shows evidence of vacuum birefringence, in which different light polarizations travel at different speeds. This specific magnetar has high X-ray and radio wave output, making it ideally measurable. A large, global team of scientists recently collaborated to study an unusual neutron star—known as a magnetar—in search of a quantum phenomenon called vacuum birefringence. Incredibly, they were able to find strong evidence for this long-predicted quantum electrodynamic phenomenon because of the combination of powerful X-ray radiation and an extra strong magnetic field on the star’s surface. The work appears now in the peer reviewed journal Nature. Birefringence is a Latin-derived term for the refraction (or bending) of light into two discrete beams that are parallel, but differently polarized. Vacuum birefringence, therefore, is when an analogous effect happens in an environment like outer space, where there are no particles to blame for the refraction.
volume 241, pages 251–252 (2026) Cite this article The Foundation's investment in clearer, evidence-based information makes it easier for people to understand how to look after their oral health and avoid misinformation.
Researchers at LSU's Pennington Biomedical Research Center have identified a previously underappreciated role for tiny structures inside cells called peroxisomes in protecting insulin and maintaining the health and maturity of insulin-producing pancreatic beta cells. Peroxisomes are small structures inside cells that help remove harmful substances but also break down fats. In animal studies, researchers disrupted these structures and found it damaged the cells that produce insulin (called beta or β cells) in three ways: promoted oxidative stress (a kind of cellular wear and tear), altered the chemical structure of the hormone insulin, and reduced signs that the cells were fully mature and functioning normally. Strangely, the animals released more insulin in response to sugar, yet their bodies were less able to keep blood sugar under control.
Anita Anand, the minister of foreign affairs, and Randeep Sarai, the secretary of state for international development, hold a virtual news conference to discuss Canada's response to the flash flooding and mudslides in Nepal and in Tibet, an autonomous region of China. As of today, August 28, over 500 people are confirmed dead, and 32 Canadians are confirmed missing. MP Sarai announces $5 million in funding for emergency relief NGOs that are responding to this disaster. Minister Anand responds to questions from reporters on the flood situation as well as the ongoing trade dispute with the United States. (August 28, 2026)