Our cookbook of the week is Mastering the Art of Plant-Based Cooking by Joe Yonan, food and dining editor of The Washington Post. Read More

First Reading is a daily newsletter keeping you posted on the travails of Canadian politicos, all curated by the National Post’s own Tristin Hopper. To get an early version sent directly to your inbox, sign up here. Read More

Many American women are opting for sterilization to ensure prevention of unwanted pregnancy amid ongoing concern about abortion access. Read More

Maybe you've whipped up some fried chicken and waffles or golden, crisp-edged pakoras. After enjoying the meal, you'll have to do something with the leftover oil. Starting with the obvious, you shouldn't pour it down the drain or into the toilet. Read More

OTTAWA — Two of Canada's most prominent ex-military officers say they like Alberta Premier Danielle Smith's idea of putting a retired military general in charge of Canada's southern border with the United States. Read More

One week into Donald Trump’s presidency, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is earnestly arresting and deporting illegal migrants. Cue the celebrity tears. Read More

OTTAWA — Quebec Premier François Legault has put the father of the province's controversial religious symbols law, Simon Jolin-Barrette, in charge of dealing with the federal government. Read More

EDMONTON -- Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is calling for a joint Canada-U.S. Norad military base in Northern Canada, expanding the organization's aerospace and maritime defence efforts. Read More

VICTORIA -- British Columbia's education minister has fired the entire Victoria School Board after a lengthy dispute over its refusal to allow police in schools except in emergencies, in a rare move the ousted chair called "profoundly undemocratic." Read More

OTTAWA -- Nova Scotia Liberal MP Jaime Battiste says he is dropping out of the Liberal party leadership race and backing former central banker Mark Carney. Read More

After more than half a year in Canada, the last three-plus weeks spent detained by immigration officials, pardoned Jan. 6 offender Antony Vo has returned home to the United States. Read More

The Muslim Students’ Association at the University of Toronto has cancelled a talk by a member of a terror group amid growing backlash. Read More

Luciano Mariani broke into the Vancouver Island home of his former girlfriend Caroline Bernard in August 2021 and bludgeoned her with a baseball bat while she slept, leaving the “ghastly scene” for the woman’s young daughter to find, a B.C. court heard. Read More

A 40-year-old strip club owner from Sydney, Australia, has been found not guilty of rape after his lawyers successfully argued he suffers from "sexsomnia." Read More

Finance Minister Dominic LeBlanc sent a video of Canada's border security efforts to the man U.S. President Donald Trump has chosen to oversee his tariff agenda — part of Canada's pitch to avoid devastating duties that could come as soon as Saturday. Read More

NEW YORK (AP) -- New York City police are searching for a group of people they say took a subway train on a joyride. Read More

Being too stoned to open the door for police while on house arrest is not a reasonable excuse, according to a recent court ruling out of Newfoundland. Read More

A Michigan priest had his license revoked by the Anglican Catholic Church after he mimicked a straight-arm gesture performed by Elon Musk during a speech earlier this month that some have interpreted as a Nazi salute. Read More

A U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration task force officer who stole seized cocaine and switched it with a 3D-printed version in order for the theft to go undetected has been sentenced to more than 17 years in federal prison. Read More

A good salesman can sell any product. It’s a real skill. The only problem is, after you’ve bought the pitch, you could be stuck with a lousy product. Read More

OTTAWA — As U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday he intends to move ahead with tariffs, with the possible exception of oil, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh called on the Liberals to recall Parliament and work with opposition leaders on a potential support package for workers who could be hit by the impending trade levies. Read More