BEIJING — China's stranglehold on the rare earth minerals industry — from natural reserves and mining through processing and innovation — is the result of a decades-long drive, now giving Beijing crucial leverage in its trade war with the United States. Read More

OTTAWA — Canada’s cyber defence agency says hackers are increasingly targeting Canadian water systems as it called on utility companies and municipalities to take the threat seriously or risk devastating consequences.  Read More

Even Justin Trudeau’s own one-time foreign affairs minister, the late Marc Garneau, thought the former prime minister foreign policy prioritized style over substance — a perception that he said weakened Canada’s standing on the international stage. Read More

The National Post’s weekend story about the realities of late-term abortions in Canada — namely that they’re available, although many OBGYNs won’t perform them; and that women needn’t provide any medical reason for requesting such a procedure — produced some very interesting responses. Many could be filed under S for “spittle-flecked denial.” Read More

An improved kitchen and better separation of public and private space is the aim of renovations of the official residence for Quebec’s delegate general in New York. Read More

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney said Tuesday his government's forthcoming energy deal with Alberta Premier Danielle Smith will create "necessary conditions" for a potential pipeline to British Columbia, but not provide an outright guarantee. Read More

Author Thomas King, long-celebrated for work rooted in what he believed was his partial Cherokee heritage, has revealed that he has no Indigenous ancestry to speak of. Read More

Paris — French authorities on Tuesday arrested four more people in the probe into last month's spectacular daylight theft of imperial jewels from the Louvre museum, the top Paris prosecutor said. Read More

OTTAWA — Canadian beekeepers are asking the government to ban all overseas bee imports, arguing the sting it would cause local industry would be less painful than risking importing a parasite that is devastating colonies in Europe and Asia. Read More

OTTAWA — Pressed on a Crown corporation’s decision to award a contract to a U.S.-based joint venture for the management of the country’s nuclear laboratories, Energy Minister Tim Hodgson suggested his government’s promise of “elbows up” can mean "lots of things." Read More

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is warning that ByHeart Whole Nutrition Infant Formula may be unsafe following an outbreak of infant botulism in the United States. Though no cases have been reported in Canada, the products are available for sale online and should not be consumed. Read More

The International Testing Agency (ITA) has announced a two-year suspension against Canadian swimmer Penny Oleksiak for a violation of the World Aquatics doping control rules. Read More

The Canada Border Services Agency has issued a set of tips to travellers from the United States intending to cross into Canada during the upcoming U.S. Thanksgiving long weekend. Read More

OTTAWA — A human rights group and a band of MPs issued a “wake-up call” Tuesday to Canada and other countries to help stop the genocide in Darfur, warning that the worst of the atrocities may still be ahead. Read More

Some Canadian companies and political parties appear to be "based" in the United States on X, even though they are Canadian. The information appeared on X accounts after the platform launched a new feature over the weekend, intended to show users where in the world an account is located. Read More

Comments by the U.S. Transportation Secretary about how passengers should try to be more civil while travelling on the American Thanksgiving weekend may be no more than "wishful thinking," says one Canadian airline expert. Read More

A Toronto man who claimed a $1-million lottery prize has been charged with keeping the winnings for himself instead of splitting it with a shared group of buyers. Read More

You’ve probably heard the term “horseshoe theory” thrown around in recent years. It’s the idea that on the political extremes, where dwell communists and Nazis, fascists and socialists, partisans of authoritarianism have more in common with one another than they do with advocates of personal liberty and limited government. In the abstract, it means the real divide isn’t between left and right, but between control and freedom. In practical application, it helps explain why Republican U.S. President Donald J. Trump could have such a friendly meeting with his theoretical nemesis, democratic socialist New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani. Read More

Canadian chocolatiers aren’t messing around this holiday season. They’ve got every craving and sweet tooth on your list covered — and then some. Here are four home and native brands and a sampling (written, not physical — sorry!) of what they’ve got in store. Read More

First Reading is a Canadian politics newsletter curated by the National Post’s own Tristin Hopper. To get an early version sent directly to your inbox, sign up here. Read More

A 14-year dispute over tennis that veered into a bizarre feud between a wealthy Canadian businessman and an American billionaire — both reclusive, fierce personalities — has reached some conclusion with a jury in Florida delivering a US$50 million blow to the Canadian. Read More