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It’s Wednesday, August 26. Here are the top stories we’re following today.
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Around the world, pretty much everyone accepts what the word terrorism means: The use of violence to achieve some goal, political or religious or ideological. That is what 9/11 obviously, unarguably was: Terrorism by terrorists. Except, not at the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. of the Toronto Blue Jays warms up ahead of their game against the Kansas City Royals at Rogers Centre on Tuesday. Getty ImagesSIMMONS: Why Vladimir Guerrero Jr. is to blame for Blue Jays dismal season
In this sad summer of Blue Jays baseball, Vladimir Guerrero Jr., sat alone at the end of the dugout on Tuesday night, head down, as the rest of his teammates made their way down the hall to the clubhouse.
U.S. President Donald Trump greets Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney during a summit on Gaza in Sharm el-Sheikh on Oct. 13, 2025. (Photo by EVAN VUCCI/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)LILLEY: Trade talks collapsed in fine print, and both sides say the other is to blame
The Americans claim Canada made last-minute changes that killed the trade deal. Ottawa says Washington did the same thing. The truth is that once negotiators started putting the details on paper, both sides discovered they didn’t agree on what had supposedly been settled.
Fans watch warm-ups prior to the game between the Toronto Maple Leafs and the Boston Bruins at Scotiabank Arena last season. Getty ImagesMLSE defends rising Maple Leafs ticket prices amid growing fan backlash
The Maple Leafs’ on-ice fortunes sank last season, but individual game ticket prices are going up — again.
Dolly Parton performs on the Pyramid Stage at the Glastonbury Festival in 2014. Photo by LEON NEAL /AFP via Getty ImagesDolly Parton’s cause of death revealed as Taylor Swift and more stars pay tribute
Dolly Parton died peacefully Tuesday at the age of 80 after a “brief battle with cancer,” her reps confirmed in a statement shared with PEOPLE.
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