Lawn bowling beer garden a 'lifeline' for downtown Guelph brewery

Brothers Brewing had to close its patio this summer at 15 Wyndham St. because of a major reconstruction project in downtown Guelph. But a new beer garden at the Guelph Lawn Bowling Club is helping the brewery keep business open for the duration of the construction project while introducing customers to a new sport.

Premier Danielle Smith's efforts to satisfy the party faithful with an independence referendum may have unintentionally breathed life into the opposition NDP.

Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor is taking the police to court to challenge his February arrest on suspicion of misconduct in public office over allegations he sent confidential government documents to Jeffrey Epstein.

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez called an early election for Nov. 29 on Monday, in a bid to strengthen his mandate after a fragmented parliament rejected the government's key housing decrees last week amid widespread protests.

A trial is set to begin today in Brampton, Ont., for a man accused in what investigators have called one of the largest gold heists in Canadian history. The trial comes soon after prosecutors dropped the charges against two other men accused in the case.

Scientists Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann and Georg ‌Nagel won the 2026 Nobel Prize in Physiology or ​Medicine for "discoveries concerning light-gated ​ion channels and optogenetics," the award-giving body ​said Monday.

The federal government launched a nationwide consultation earlier this year to try and determine why boys and men’s health is suffering. Data they reported on shows a country of young men self-reporting higher rates of depression and anxiety — and experts say the online manosphere is making things worse.

A new community in southeast Ottawa was sold as a unique chance for reconciliation with Algonquin people, but it turns out the Algonquin corporation partnering with Taggart Group is now led by the Taggarts themselves.

It's Oct. 5, which means Quebecers are heading to the polls today to shape the province's political future and determine who will lead the next government.

Canadian troops battled frostbite, failing batteries, communications problems and gaps in basic winter skills during a major Alaska exercise, according to an internal evaluation. Despite achieving their training objectives, the experience exposed how much the military must relearn as Ottawa promises a larger, sustained presence — and credible combat capability — in the Arctic.

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada is struggling to handle a flood of citizenship applications — many of them from a change to federal law late last year that allows anyone who can prove they have a Canadian ancestor to apply. That backlog is preventing some Canadians born abroad from coming home.

Build Canada Homes promises to scale up the delivery of affordable housing at a time when industry leaders are raising the alarm about the lagging pace of housing development across the country. After one year of existence, the agency has only begun construction of about 2,000 units.

The most comprehensive study yet of maternal health in Canada has found that Black Canadians face a much higher risk of serious complications during pregnancy, labour, delivery and postpartum than white people — underlining the urgent need for better data tracking and tools to eliminate systemic anti-Black racism in our health-care system, researchers and advocates say.

Brandon Vickerd tells The National about the moment his UFO art installation drew a crowd at Toronto’s 2026 Nuit Blanche art festival.

The woman who has alleged she was drugged and raped by ‌Cornell University students has been the target of threats, her lawyer said on Sunday.

Sen. Flávio Bolsonaro, an ally of U.S. President Donald Trump, and Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, Brazil's veteran president, will face off on Oct. 25 in a run-off for the top job of Latin America's powerhouse economy.

Flávio Bolsonaro, an ally of U.S. President Donald Trump, and Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, Brazil's veteran president, will face off on Oct. 25 in a run-off for the top job of Latin America's powerhouse economy.

Bosnian Serb nationalist politician Milorad Dodik has declared victory for his party in an election in Bosnia on Sunday that was shaped by economic pressures, the prospect of the Balkan nation joining the European Union and ethnic tensions that have divided the country since its brutal 1992-95 war.

British Columbia NDP Leader David Eby says his party will introduce a new tax bracket for those who earn $1 million or more to help pay for health care, if re-elected.

A dozen B-1 bombers used in U.S. strikes on Iran had been deployed to RAF Fairford, northwest of London, which was targeted in a suspected terror plot.

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Amber Marshall has grown up on Heartland, the long-running CBC drama that mirrors her real-life love of horses and ranch life. As the show celebrates its 20th season, its cast, characters and global fans continue to find comfort and connection in its stories.

A sign hung outside an off-campus house in Antigonish, N.S., during St. Francis Xavier University's homecoming weekend is being described as an example of rape culture and has drawn condemnation from two universities and a professor who teaches at St. FX.

A University of British Columbia researcher says the finding is unusual but no longer unexpected due to warming waters worldwide, including in Canada.

A federal judge recently said the way Canada has continued to "shirk its responsibilities" to a group of Manitoba First Nations since signing a landmark agreement meant to resolve historic treaty land shortages "is simply not acceptable."

Scrutiny has mounted in recent days over Cornell's response to allegations that the woman was sexually assaulted by multiple fraternity members in 2024. The woman, identified in court documents as Jane Doe, has sued the university and seven former students.

While there have been efforts to emphasize that Buckingham Palace will continue to be the working and ceremonial headquarters of the monarchy, the recent confirmation that King Charles won’t be living there could also be sending signals about the institution and its future.

If relations between Canada the U.S. are cool now, the temperature could plummet if Prime Minister Mark Carney were to win the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize this year.

AI has remarkable potential to exponentially advance scientific discovery, say scientists. But getting out the word of its scientific benefits of can be challenging when forced to compete with headlines about its significant if not existential threat to humanity.