Ottawa should block Donald Trump's chosen ambassador to Canada until the U.S. president stops questioning Canada's sovereignty, says one expert. Read More

The Trump administration must immediately unfreeze all $3 trillion in federal funds, a judge ruled Monday, finding it violated his temporary restraining order by keeping some of the dollars paused. 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

Quebec’s proposed national integration law, Bill 84, has predictably thrown English Canada into a fit. Critics have tried to savage it as an attack on minorities that will stigmatize certain communities. Read More

A site advertised during the Super Bowl by the rapper Kanye West, known as Ye, is selling swastika shirts on a site hosted by Ottawa-based Shopify Inc. Read More

OTTAWA - A week ago, North America's largest aluminum smelter announced that it would invest $1 billion in its Sept-Îles, Quebec, plant. On Monday, President Donald J. Trump imposed a 25-per-cent tariff on all Canadian steel and aluminum going to the U.S., including from Canada. Read More

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Monday that a precarious ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas should be canceled if Hamas doesn’t release all the remaining hostages it is holding in Gaza by midday on Saturday — though he also said that such a decision would be up to Israel. Read More

Similar to its rivals in the competitive low-cost airline space, Air Transat is set to prohibit its lowest-fare holders from having a carry-on bag on many of its flights. Read More

Behind a veil of secrecy, an Ontario man named as the boss of a network of truck drivers smuggling large loads of cocaine and meth from California into Canada has given up his fight against extradition and surrendered to U.S. authorities. Read More

It's become increasingly evident that U.S. President Donald Trump's rhetoric about Canada becoming the 51st state isn't just bluster to achieve a more advantageous trade position. Read More

OTTAWA — Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is insisting Ottawa either gets tougher on drug-related crimes or gets out of the way. Read More

Pierre Poilievre’s announcement in Iqaluit that under a Conservative government Canada will build a permanent military base in the Arctic, and order two more heavy icebreakers, had very deliberate echoes with the defence policy of his predecessor as Conservative leader, Stephen Harper. Read More

U.S. President Donald Trump said he wouldn't deport Prince Harry, while insulting the prince's wife, Meghan Markle, in the same breath over the weekend. Read More

The latest edition of the Canada Food Guide recommends that half the foods Canadians eat in a day should come in the form of fruits and vegetables. It does not, however, make any mention of where these foods should come from. But the threat of punishing trade tariffs from U.S. President Donald Trump (not to mention his continued talk of annexation) has many Canadians wondering if the produce they buy from the United States might be better sourced from closer to home. Read More

On Monday, U.S. President Donald Trump is expected to announce a 25 per cent tariff on all aluminum and steel imported into the country, including from Canada. Read More

Italian researchers went through a lot of cartons to crack the recipe for what they declare is a perfectly boiled egg. Their new method, dubbed periodic cooking, doesn't require a sous vide machine or other specialized device. By alternating between boiling and lukewarm water eight times over 32 minutes, they claim to have achieved not only even doneness but a higher nutritional content than eggs cooked by sous vide or conventional boiling methods. Read More

Anthony Furey: Hey, Anthony Furey here talking about the Ontario election with National Post columnist Chris Selley. Hey Chris, how's it going? Read More

JERSUSALEM (AP) -- A Hamas spokesman on Monday accused Israel of violating the ceasefire agreement with the group, including targeting Palestinians in Gaza with airstrikes, and said that next Saturday's hostage release would be delayed. Read More

There was no on-field celebration for Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce after this Super Bowl. Only consolation far away from the prying TV cameras. Read More

OTTAWA — The deal that was supposed to delay a Canada-U.S. trade war appeared to be cracking on Monday, as officials watched to see whether President Donald Trump would be making good on his threat of imposing 25 per cent tariffs on steel and aluminum imports.  Read More

Donald Trump temporarily reversed his initial 25 per cent tariff threat against Canada and Mexico when both countries offered tangible examples of measures to tighten the border, most of which had been announced in December. As the Wall Street Journal observed, “President Trump never admits a mistake, but he often changes his mind. That is the best way to read his decision to pause his tariffs.” But yesterday, Trump doubled down, announcing 25 per cent tariffs on steel and aluminum “affecting everybody,” but with a particularly negative impact on Canada. He promised further “reciprocal” tariffs would follow thereby risking an all-out global trade war. Read More

Canada should try to accelerate the renegotiation of the North American trade agreement, Quebec’s premier said, after U.S. President Donald Trump said he plans to put 25% tariffs on all U.S. steel and aluminum imports. Read More

President Donald Trump said he’ll announce Monday that the United States will impose 25% tariffs on all steel and aluminum imports, including from Canada and Mexico, as well as other import duties later in the week. Read More

U.S. President Donald Trump expressed shock on Sunday at the condition of the Israeli hostages released from Hamas captivity a day earlier, comparing them to Holocaust survivors. Read More

Controversial American rapper Kanye West deactivated his social media account on X Sunday night after days of antisemitic rants, including posts professing love for Nazism and Hitler. Read More

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) -- A performer at Kendrick Lamar's Super Bowl halftime show unfurled a flag emblazoned with the words Sudan and Gaza in a protest over the two wars that are roiling the Middle East. Read More

The head of the Canadian Steel Producers Association says she is "deeply concerned" about the latest tariff threat by U.S. President Donald Trump. Read More

The Canadian ambassador to France says threats by United States President Donald Trump to invade another country violate international law. Read More

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said he will announce on Monday that the United States will impose 25 per cent tariffs on all steel and aluminum imports, including from Canada and Mexico, as well as other import duties later in the week. Read More

U.S. President Donald Trump said he will formally announce 25 per cent tariffs on all steel and aluminum imports on Monday, including for Canada and Mexico. Read More

Most of the commercials airing during this year's Super Bowl are going for laughs, with advertisers betting that America could use a little break. Read More

Montreal police say over $1 million worth of olive oil was stolen after a delivery involving two transport companies in the city never arrived at its destination in Ontario. Read More

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said that developing more electricity to power artificial intelligence will be a key priority of the G7 this year, as Canada assumes the presidency of the multinational body. Read More

As a student, Donald Trump played high school football. As a business baron, he owned a team in an upstart rival to the NFL and then sued the established league. As president, he denigrated pros who took a knee during the national anthem as part of a social justice movement. Read More

Ever since Winston Churchill coined the phrase in the wake of World War II, politicians have extolled the "special relationship" between the United States and Britain. Read More

The spate of recent aviation disasters and close calls have people worried about the safety of flying. Read More