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TOKYO, Japan - Bank of Japan Gov. Haruhiko Kuroda (L) and Finance Minister Taro Aso sit for talks at a hotel in Tok...

A fresh set of post-Democratic convention polls shows a sudden shift toward the Democratic nominee.

Nothing says fancy dining quite like a blob of foam. So soothing, such a great mouth feel. And get this: you can easily make it at home, expensive restaurants be damned!

A lot of people can yo-yo. Justin Weber can do it FAST.

Data Attack reveals the history of DC and Marvel films and how they’ve created Hollywood’s biggest franchises. Animation by Eric Power

Craving more 'Stranger Things'? This short by the Duffer brothers might help tide you over.

The Summer Olympic Games are days away and Guanabara Bay is bustling. The British sailors make final preparations to their boats. Nearby, the Dutch crew members prepare inflatable rafts.

Banning resident Jim Bailey and his wife went in recently for their annual physicals. They came away with hundreds of dollars in charges for co-pays and tests.

From superhuman superheroes to super-funny black female comedies; from the whiteness of the late-night comedy landscape to the importance of representation onscreen and behind the scenes, diversity was a hot topic in the first few days of the Television Critics Assn. summer press tour.

“We know there are some things we do not know," former defense secretary Donald Rumsfeld once famously said. “But there are also unknown unknowns, the ones we don’t know we don’t know."

For all the scripting and stage managing that goes into political conventions, the moments that can change a race are often unanticipated.

With his latest move, Elon Musk is challenging Wall Street to determine whether merging two of his high-flying but unprofitable companies will help bolster their performance or double their risk.

A thief who stole an expensive shaver from the Boots store in Dartford did so to fund partner's drug habit, a court heard.

Artificial intelligence is getting stronger. Education must adapt. Here's a framework for separating out the things schools can and should teach that are uniquely human.

Lego artist Paul Chrzan builds a massive replica of the host city in advance of the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Photo: Reuters.

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump's feud with the family of fallen Capt. Humayun Khan has sparked rebukes, including from lamakers in his own party. However, his stance has also garnered some support among his core backers. WSJ politics editor Aaron Zitner explains the dilemma for the Trump campaign. Photo: AP

Prime Minister Trudeau is set to unveil a panel tasked with recommending Supreme Court candidates in a bid to boost transparency

Today’s topics include the B.C. real estate tax, prison reform, electoral reform, marijuana laws ... and more

Appointing a new Supreme Court of Canada judge is an important decision. That’s why the process must be as open, and inclusive, as possible

Despite election promises, the Trudeau government’s moves on amending the Bill C-51 amount to a bit of tinkering

Aunt, nun, financial whiz. Born on Feb. 21, 1932, in Winnipeg; died on May 13, 2016, in Halifax, of natural causes, aged 84.

The yield on the 10-year JGB almost turns positive as investors question future BoJ policy

Our biggest banks move fast. Either that, or they collude. At 2.37 pm on Tuesday within minutes of the Reserve Bank cutting its cash rate to an all-time low, the Commonwealth Bank announced a completely different way of responding. Instead of passing on some of all of the cut, it would only pass on half and hand some of the rest out to customers as higher term deposit rates.

When Ronaldo Smith’s home was raided on the same day as the Thulsie twins, he turned State witness and confessed several details to police, the court heard.