A man in central Washington state is wanted for murder after his three young daughters were reported missing and then found dead. Read More

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney says the government is in "live negotiations" with the United States to remove all tariffs on Canadian goods on the same day U.S. President Donald Trump ordered border levies be doubled on steel and aluminum imports. Read More

On June 3, U.S. Ambassador to Canada Pete Hoekstra spoke at an event organized by the Empire Club of Canada. Below is his full speech, followed by an interview with Lisa Raitt, vice chair of Global Investment Banking at CIBC Capital Markets.  Read More

OTTAWA — "Grand bargain" was the phrase of the day on Parliament Hill after Prime Minister Mark Carney and his provincial counterparts found common ground on oil and gas development. Read More

Irish mixed martial artist Paddy McCorry’s victory over Israel’s Shuki Farage on Saturday may not have been personal, but it was certainly political. Read More

Will Prime Minister Mark Carney’s national infrastructure dreams be kiboshed by Canada’s First Nations? That’s the question hanging over Ottawa this week — and if Carney’s not careful, the answer could well be yes. Read More

OTTAWA — The Liberal government tabled a significant border security bill on Tuesday that includes sweeping new powers to intercept or search communications including mail, a tightening of the asylum claim process and increased intelligence collection and sharing across the federal government. Read More

I am the ambassador of a country that was built by unexpected leaders. Read More

There were fewer travellers flying from Canada to the United States this April compared to last year, while most of the major Canadian airports exceeded their pre-COVID numbers. Read More

OTTAWA — The Liberals downplayed a vote on the throne speech they narrowly lost Monday evening to all the opposition parties which urges the government to present an economic update or a budget before the House of Commons rises for the summer on June 20. Read More

The latest wildfire evacuees in Saskatchewan are being told to head south to Prince Albert after being ordered to leave the northern town of La Ronge. Read More

The "astronomical" odds appear to be in favour of one Alberta man who has been playing the lottery for over 40 years. Here's what we know about his lucky streak. Read More

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Less than half of Toronto residents approve of Mayor Olivia Chow’s performance, according to a new poll. Read More

In a black outer robe trimmed with a thin golden line and a traditional white turban, Imam Mohammad Tawhidi warmly greeted and welcomed guests to a hall on the second floor of a modest two-storey building in Toronto, even personally escorting some to their seats. The occasion, on March 31, was an Eid reception to mark the end of Ramadan, Islam’s holiest month of fasting and prayer, and it was the first such reception of the Global Imams Council’s new western headquarters in Canada. Read More

The famous genderless washroom in the 1990s TV show Ally McBeal was a plot device meant for comedic purpose. These days it is no laughing matter. Across Canada, separate men’s and women’s restrooms are rapidly being replaced with unisex facilities. Read More

Elon Musk’s departure from his temporary role with the Trump administration creates an opportunity to assess the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) that he created to shape a smaller, leaner federal government. There’s no doubt that the job is necessary; government in the U.S. and especially at the federal level has metastasized over the years in size, scope, and power beyond affordability — or the bounds of respect for people’s liberty. Read More

I’ve been reading various election post-mortems this weekend, or catching up on them, having sensed that I ought to try to understand the federal Conservative arguments over whether to keep Pierre Poilievre as leader or dump him. This is probably harder than usual from an Alberta vantage point. The election was (foreseeably) decided in Ontario, and whenever I manage to talk myself into some convincing account of how the Ontario boomer swing voter thinks, I always end with “But these same people keep electing Doug Ford.” Read More

BOULDER, Colo. (AP) -- A man posing as a gardener to get close to a group in Boulder holding their weekly demonstration for the release of Israeli hostages in Gaza planned to kill them all with Molotov cocktails, authorities said Monday. Read More

Ottawa is committed to using Canadian steel and aluminum in national infrastructure and defence projects as U.S. President Donald Trump threatens to impose more tariffs, Industry Minister Melanie Joly said Sunday. Read More

Montreal is forging ahead with new rules banning many short-term rentals for nine months a year, hoping to alleviate a housing crunch and strike a blow in a lengthy battle against unauthorized listings. Read More

Shopify Inc. has come out on top of a battle with the Canada Revenue Agency. Read More

A complaint filed against the Canadian Association of Professional Employees union president Nathan Prier on Monday argues he used social media to “harass, slander, and defame Jewish CAPE members,” according to a document obtained by National Post. Read More

Before launching his music career earlier this year, Xav Trudeau, the oldest son of former prime minister Justin Trudeau, flew mostly under the public’s radar. Read More

The Conservatives pushed the federal government on Monday to disclose how much revenue its counter-tariffs have generated so far — and accused the Liberals of putting their “elbows down” as U.S. President Donald Trump threatens to ramp up his trade war. Read More

In the wake of another antisemitic attack in the U.S., organizations representing the Canadian Jewish community condemned the incident and renewed their call for governments to take concrete steps to prevent more like it. Read More

It would be redundant to call the flamethrower and Molotov cocktail attack in Colorado a wake-up call since the alarm bells have been ringing for some time, especially in Canada.  Read More

Officials filed a federal hate crime charge Monday against the man accused of attacking an event organized by a Jewish group - just before he was set to appear in court in Boulder, Colorado. Authorities said they are investigating the incident, in which eight people were injured, as a targeted act of terrorism. Read More

For 18 months, Ukraine's internal security service planned an audacious assault on far-flung Russian airfields - first sneaking drones into Russia, then planting them near key military runways. Read More

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney’s legislation to fast-track projects deemed in the national interest is expected to be tabled in the House of Commons in a matter of days but is already facing some resistance from the Assembly of First Nations. Read More

Smoke from massive wildfires burning in Canada has crossed the Atlantic Ocean and is blowing over the UK. Read More

Mohamed Sabry Soliman is in federal custody after the 45-year-old allegedly attacked Jews who were marching in Boulder, Colo. on behalf of the hostages in Gaza, with a “makeshift flame thrower” and threw an “incendiary device” at them. Read More

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Cooler temperatures and a chance of rain this week is forecast in a northwestern Manitoba city that's had to evacuate thousands due to wildfire. Read More

The alleged attacker in Sunday’s firebombing of a pro-Israel vigil in Boulder, Colo., overstayed his visa and was subsequently granted a work permit by the Biden administration, White House Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy Stephen Miller said on Monday. Read More

It did not receive much notice in Central Canada, and if it had, it might have been seen as bad news for the beleaguered federal New Democrats. But the Alberta NDP’s recent decision to uncouple somewhat from the federal NDP might actually help drag the national party’s proverbial Maserati out of the proverbial ditch where Jagmeet Singh left it in a cloud of steam. Read More