Descrease article font size Increase article font size The economy was growing steadily in May and appeared on track for a solid rebound in the second quarter as a whole, Statistics Canada said Friday. The agency said real gross domestic product rose 0.3 per cent in May amid growth in both the goods and services sides of the economy. That topped StatCan’s own initial estimate for 0.1 per cent growth in the month.The agency said output from the mining, quarrying, oil and gas extraction sector rose one per cent in May, leading economic growth for a second straight month.Oilsands extraction…

Updated July 31, 2026 — 5:56pm,first published 11:05amSaveYou have reached your maximum number of saved items.Remove items from your saved list to add more.AAAThe author of a scathing report into CFMEU corruption has accused underworld figure Mick Gatto of using dummy directors to control a web of labour hire and traffic management companies to infiltrate Victoria’s $109 billion Big Build program and systematically evade tax.Appearing before the Queensland inquiry into the CFMEU, Geoffrey Watson, SC, accused the co-owners of M1 Trades and Labour Group, Michael Portia and Tony Paragalli, of working for Gatto and profiting from his powerful connections to…

Hair found in Nancy Guthrie’s Arizona home contained no DNA, Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos said. “To find DNA on hair is extremely rare. Hair doesn’t produce DNA like touch DNA or bodily fluids,” Nanos told NBC News on Thursday, July 30. The sheriff added to Fox News, “Yes, there was a hair. We had it and thought, ‘OK, well, we’ll do the DNA first,’ right? You’re going to do DNA before something else. … It came back … there’s no DNA.” Nanos said the hair sample has been preserved in case it might still prove useful to the investigation.…

California’s wine industry has gotten so desperate that one vineyard owner torched his own vines after deciding they were worth more as ashes than grapes. The Golden State’s struggling wineries have faced mounting financial pressure for years, with conditions becoming so grim that California lawmakers recently appealed to Canada to reopen its market to American wine. But while that international lifeline remains uncertain, a new report from The New York Times is offering a look at just how bleak the situation has become. Jason Smith, CEO of Valley Farm Management, said he recently sold all of his land — then…

Quit your witching. A man known as “Dan the Sorcerer” has taken issue with a rival TikTok “witch” who allegedly called him a “disqualified MAGA and Trump aligned witch,” and “sexual predator,” according to a new lawsuit. Melvin Daniel Spaulding has sued Amber Lee Rose — known online as “Ambrosia the Witch” — alleging the social media occult creator defamed him and damaged his reputation. Both have built large followings on TikTok and Instagram by sharing spells, occult practices and spiritual beliefs. Rose has 160,000 TikTok followers where she shares “Witch Tips” and spells including a “Break Up Spell” and a…

The European Parliament is set to call FIFA President Gianni Infantino for a hearing over his controversial plan to allow private investment in its competitions, which has met with furious backlash in the football world and led European football associations to threaten a boycott of the next World Cup. A draft letter obtained by Euronews and now circulating among MEPs from all political groups is inviting Infantino to answer lawmakers’ questions directly, in the spirit of “transparency and democratic accountability that FIFA has itself publicly endorsed”. The plan involves setting up a new company to run FIFA’s competitions and selling…

On 12 August 2026 a total solar eclipse will cross the North Atlantic before passing over Iceland and Spain. It will be the first total eclipse visible from mainland Europe since 1999 – and travellers are excited. Booking data shows that it could become one of the biggest demand events of the year. Where to see the solar eclipse in Europe? Unlike most travel trends, eclipse demand is remarkably concentrated. Travellers don’t spread evenly across a country. They “flock to the narrow corridor where the eclipse can be seen in full, creating a sharp but short-lived spike in bookings”, explains…

Two American men were found guilty Tuesday of murdering a Quebec couple on the small Caribbean island of Dominica nearly three years ago. Jonathan Lehrer and Robert Snyder Jr. were convicted of killing Daniel Langlois and his partner, Dominique Marchand, who were found dead in December 2023 inside a burned vehicle close to a luxury hotel they owned on the island.A jury deliberated for two hours before delivering a guilty verdict from a courthouse in Roseau, the capital of Dominica.The men will be sentenced at a later date.The two men, who were arrested shortly after the killings in 2023, pleaded…

SaveYou have reached your maximum number of saved items.Remove items from your saved list to add more.AAAI am both Catholic and a taxpayer, and I am deeply disappointed at the use of funds from wherever for the purpose of branch stacking (“Catholics must be transparent on use of money”, July 31). Those who chose to act in this way are misguided. I believe there is a place for conversation in the public square and do not see Catholic teaching as conservative as some do, especially when you consider social teaching in light of the Industrial Revolution to stand up against…

Below Deck: Sailing Yacht alum Alli Dore revealed the results of her recent rib contouring procedure. “Just under halfway at 5.5 weeks out of 12 and already convinced this is the best thing I’ve done,” Alli, 38, wrote via Instagram on Tuesday, July 28. “Thank you to the @_snatchedwaist team for making this such a positive experience!” Alli’s post, which was marked as a paid partnership Snatched Waist, included a side by side comparison of her midsection. Prior to the treatment, Alli donned a yellow bikini and she showed off her figure. For the end results, she wore black strapless…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Good morning and welcome to Fox News’ morning newsletter, Fox News First. And here’s what you need to know to start your day …TOP 31. Trump’s ‘historic’ agreement marks major step for Israel, Gaza2. Dem-run state voting scandal adds to pattern of noncitizen voters3. Another Smithsonian display sparks controversy MAJOR HEADLINESDETOX DANGER — Hiker’s unexplained death exposes deadly alcohol risk many don’t recognize. Continue reading …HIDDEN PRICE TAG — Mamdani announcement cracking down on tips sparks fury when internet notices one problem. Continue reading …SECURITY COLLAPSE — Military deployed after migrant wave leaves border…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! An Army veteran and trucking company executive who attended President Donald Trump’s Wednesday announcement about a new initiative called “Freedom Haulers” at the White House praised the new plan to provide a boost to the industry.”I came down here to support the cause of getting into an industry that is always in need,” said Tom Jacques, the director of Department of Transportation (DOT) compliance at Waste Management. Jacques is also the chairman of the board of directors for the Pennsylvania Motor Trucking Association.Jacques, whose biography says he enlisted in the Army and…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The 2030 World Cup may be missing many of soccer’s global powerhouses, with UEFA’s announcement that it will be boycotting FIFA.FIFA, the sport’s global governing body, recently published proposed details of a company titled FIFA Forward Enterprise (FFE) that would allow private investors to buy shares in the World Cup. FFE is being formed to run the governing body’s commercial rights and event operations, and the infusion of private capital into FIFA and all of its competitions, including the World Cup. This would not be in the sport’s best interest according to…

Senior FIFA adviser Carlos Cordeiro, who represented the soccer body on the White House Task Force for the World Cup, resigned Friday in protest at its private equity plan. “I cannot stand by while FIFA considers selling a stake in the World Cup,” Cordeiro, a former Goldman Sachs banker, said in a statement resigning as adviser to FIFA President Gianni Infantino that urged other senior FIFA staff to speak out. Cordeiro often joined Infantino on working visits to meet U.S. President Donald Trump at the White House in recent years. “Let me be clear. I had no involvement in this…

Passengers of Celebrity Cruises are pushing back after the cruise line raised its automatic gratuity charges with little notice, with some guests threatening to remove their payment of the fees altogether and tip crew members in cash instead. As of July 29, guests who do not prepay the gratuities will automatically pay between $19.50 and $24.50 per person, per day, depending on their stateroom category, according to the Celebrity Cruises gratuity policy on the company’s website. The increase raises the daily gratuity by $1.50 per person across every stateroom category, according to reports. Under the new rates, guests staying in Inside, Ocean View and…