Even Donald Trump’s staunchest supporters might be surprised to see the U.S. president bring — possibly — peace to the Middle East. But the fact is that the bloody conflict that began when terrorists swarmed from Gaza into Israel on October 7, 2023, is on hold and there’s real potential for a long-term settlement that could reduce the threat to Israelis while bringing stability to Gaza. It’s early days yet, but even a glimmer of hope is more than the region usually sees. That said, there’s a long way to go from a ceasefire to ending the threat posed by Hamas and its international enablers. Read More

On Thursday, the Toronto District School Board had planned to put more than 2,600 students in an Arabic calligraphy workshop run by a niqab-wearing woman who uses her art to call for the obliteration of Israel. It was cancelled just in time, but questions remain: Why was such an event approved in the first place? And why isn’t the school board reviewing its vendor screening procedures? Read More

OTTAWA — Two separate paths to party renewal — and three very different contenders — have emerged as the race to choose the next leader of the federal NDP begins to take shape. Read More

OTTAWA — When Prime Minister Mark Carney took the stage on Parliament Hill for the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation on Sept. 30, he mentioned a piece of art that he requested be installed in the corridors of power shortly after he took office. Read More

Even Donald Trump’s harshest critics — among whom I count myself — have to concede that he has orchestrated a landmark deal in the Middle East that maximized American leverage. Read More

Re’im, Israel — Traffic is usually light at 5:30 a.m. in southern Israel, but not Monday. Thousands of people, like me, were driving to stake out a roadside spot for the imminent return of 20 men who have been held hostage by Hamas for two years. Read More

A self-described Katy Perry “super fan” isn’t particularly pleased former Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau is making fireworks with his pop idol. Read More

Jerusalem (AFP) — U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday told the Israeli parliament that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who is on trial in three separate corruption cases, should be pardoned. Read More

Canada is pushing to strengthen ties with China and India, even as it remains in precarious trade talks with a U.S. administration that has escalated its tariff war with Beijing. Read More

Food delivery couriers and their e-bikes are fixtures in many neighbourhoods. From midday on, they gather on streets dense with restaurants. All this waiting time is unpaid. And even when orders do come in, couriers often spend more uncompensated time waiting for them, says Émile Baril, a postdoctoral fellow at the Institute for Research on Migration and Society at Concordia University in Montreal. Read More

Israel on Monday morning saw the return of all 20 living hostages from Gaza, two years after their kidnapping by Hamas during the Palestinian terrorist group’s Oct. 7, 2023 massacre. Their return is part of the first phase of U.S. President Donald Trump‘s plan to end the war in the Gaza Strip. Read More

Canadian filmmaker Barry Avrich has pledged the net profits from his documentary The Road Between Us to help rebuild an Israeli community devastated by the October 7 terrorist attacks. Read More

There’s more than 4,000 kilometres between the home ballparks of the Toronto Blue Jays and the Seattle Mariners. Read More

It has taken the august local institution, the Vancouver Board of Arts and Recreation, to truly show Canadians that taking stupidity to the level of absurdity requires all the artifice and virtue signalling of the petty bureaucrat. Read More

Judicial overreach has become all too common in Canada. From an Ontario judge’s recent decision to block the province from removing bike lanes, to the Supreme Court of Canada’s ruling, last year, declaring a novel right for courts to supervise and question the legislative process, judicial activity has intruded into the realm of elected governments and legislatures. Read More

Anyone in the world can come to Canada, have a baby, and secure that child a lifetime of Canadian benefits along with a family link to this country for later chain migration. They don’t have to speak English or French; they don’t have to share our taboos against incest and rape; they don’t need to contribute anything to Canadian society. There are no guardrails. Read More

This month, the European Union will roll out an automated biometric program for foreign travellers entering nearly 30 countries. Read More

Former prime minister Justin Trudeau is making headlines for his liaison with pop singer Katy Perry, following once again in the life of his prime ministerial father Pierre, whose romantic exploits were legendary. Read More

Gaza City -- Hamas will release its remaining hostages on Monday and will play no role in Gaza's future government, the group told AFP, as U.S. President Donald Trump and other world leaders prepared to convene in Egypt for a major peace summit. Read More

Thanksgiving dinner is looking a bit different for one Vancouver couple this year. Read More

Teachers in Alberta’s public, Catholic and francophone schools — all mandated members of the Alberta Teachers’ Association (ATA) — are on strike. That means the doors are closed to more than 700,000 public school students, causing massive disruption in families’ day-to-day lives. Meantime, for students and educators at the province’s non-unionized K-12 charter and private schools, it’s business as usual. Read More