Members of Alberta's United Conservative Party want a detailed plan explaining the "potential benefits and negative consequences" of the province becoming an independent nation, according to a draft, obtained by National Post, of prospective policy proposals to be debated at the party's annual general meeting. Read More

Canada has lost one of its preeminent historians, storytellers and patriots. Read More

It looks as though we are destined to spend this week wrestling with the tactical fallout from the Ontario government’s television ad for American audiences featuring Ronald Reagan’s wise words in favour of free trade. Speaking in Malaysia at the annual summit of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations on Monday morning, Prime Minister Mark Carney confirmed that the U.S. had broken off trade talks with Canada on aluminum, steel and energy. President Donald Trump had denounced the ad, stating on social media that “Canada was caught, red handed, putting up a fraudulent advertisement.… Because of their serious misrepresentation of the facts, and hostile act, I am increasing the Tariff on Canada by 10% over and above what they are paying now.” Read More

Last week, British Columbia’s attorney general, Niki Sharma, said that fee simple title in private property is superior to Aboriginal title. She’s a day late and a dollar short. In fact, her NDP government, led by Premier David Eby, has been doing everything in its power to have Aboriginal title triumph across B.C. Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. — As temperatures drop and golden leaves cover lawns throughout Canada and the northern United States, residents are starting to turn on the heat. Earlier this year, amid President Donald Trump’s trade war, it appeared that energy tariffs might be used as a weapon, potentially driving up electricity prices for U.S. and Canadian consumers alike. Read More

OTTAWA — Federal Energy Minister Tim Hodgson says Canada is not focused on any one route when it comes to sending more energy into the United States, but stands ready to do "whatever we can" to help with a possible revival of the Keystone XL pipeline. Read More

JERUSALEM -- Hamas said Monday it would hand over the remains of a deceased hostage, the 16th since a ceasefire began, shortly after families of missing Israelis called for a suspension of the Gaza truce until all captives' bodies are returned. Read More

Chinese and U.S. trade negotiators have lined up an array of diplomatic wins for Donald Trump and Xi Jinping to unveil at a summit this week. Those easy hits are pleasing investors, but leave deeper core conflicts unresolved. Read More

Ontario Premier Doug Ford said Monday that Prime Minister Mark Carney, along with his chief of staff, watched the province’s anti-tariff television ad featuring Ronald Reagan before it first aired and later drew the retributive ire of U.S. President Donald Trump. Read More

Canada is "not trying to sabotage" the Los Angeles Dodgers, the baseball team's manager said after he implied that he was not certain if there was "intent" behind a delay that occurred while he was travelling from Toronto to the U.S. Read More

Britain's scandal-tarred Prince Andrew faced continued scrutiny Sunday of his contentious living arrangements and titles, amid reports of talks with King Charles III about vacating his 30-room royal residence. Read More

OTTAWA — Federal Natural Resources Minister Tim Hodgson says the question of whether there is a business case for a new bitumen pipeline in Canada will be up to the private sector to decide. Read More

Drake was among the 44,000-plus fans at Rogers Centre to witness the Toronto Blue Jays’ decisive Game 1 World Series win Friday night and he did so while paying homage to late former Toronto Mayor Rob Ford. Read More

Paris (AFP) -- Ten people go on trial in Paris on Monday for sexist cyber-harassment of Brigitte Macron, in the latest case sparked by unsubstantiated gender claims thrown at the French first lady for years by some in France and beyond. Read More

On Tuesday, a UN commission of inquiry on Israel will yet again present a report accusing the Jewish state of genocide. Days later, all three members will step down. Instead of replacing them, however, the UN would better serve the cause of humanity and peace by terminating a commission that is prejudiced in favour of Hamas, redundant to numerous other UN mechanisms, and in an era of deep UN austerity, a symbol of moral and fiscal waste. Read More

Donald Trump says he would not meet with Mark Carney "for a while." Meanwhile, the Canadian prime minister told reporters they were close to reaching a trade deal before the fallout caused by an anti-tariff advertisement. Read More

Michelle DiEmanuele is secretary to the cabinet of the Government of Ontario. This letter is in response to Jamie Sarkonak's Oct. 6 column, Deputy ministers working tirelessly behind the scenes to keep Ontario woke Read More

It's the stuff HR nightmares are made of. A trio of international researchers — based in British Columbia, California and Finland — has co-authored a paper that examines the links between romantic relationships with the boss and salary. Read More

President Donald Trump ruled out the idea of running as a vice presidential candidate in the 2028 election, as some of his supporters urge him to find ways to circumvent the Constitution’s prohibition on a president being elected to three terms. Read More

Mayer Lawee, an 86-year-old Montreal man, remembers a childhood in his family’s elegant mansion, built by his father and uncle in the heart of Baghdad, Iraq’s quixotic capital, especially family weddings in the walled gardens with its tiered fountains, palm trees and statues. Read More

This week, John Ivison talked to Canadian Forces veteran James Challice about his repeated trips to Ukraine to fight against the Russian invasion. Read More

The modern digital era, a "new era of human commodification," violates fundamental human rights, warned ex-BlackBerry CEO Jim Balsillie in a speech on Sunday evening. Read More