OTTAWA — The five contenders to lead the NDP will meet in Montreal on Thursday evening in what could be a critical opportunity for candidates to build buzz in a wide-open race. Read More

OTTAWA — Quebec Justice Minister Simon Jolin-Barrette says his goal is not to unilaterally declare Quebec independence with his recently tabled draft constitution. Read More

OTTAWA — MPs will likely have to find a new spot to sign their Christmas cards and prop up their speaking notes when they return to sit in the Centre Block building, as the House of Commons is seriously considering swapping their desks for U.K.-style benches. Read More

The federal government announced a suite or new policies Wednesday to support the embattled steel and lumber industries, the latest measures to shift the Canadian economy away from reliance on the American market. Read More

More than three quarters of Canadians disagree with U.S. Ambassador Pete Hoekstra’s assertion that President Donald Trump’s call for Canada to become the 51st state is a compliment and a term of endearment, according to a new poll. Read More

Two National Guard members on patrol just blocks from the White House were shot and critically wounded on Wednesday afternoon, prompting a rapid law enforcement and military response across a busy stretch of downtown Washington.  Read More

Mélanie Joly, the federal industry minister, is denying rumours that she is set to be named Canada’s ambassador to France in a coming cabinet shuffle. Read More

A judge on Wednesday dismissed the long-running case accusing U.S. President Donald Trump and several associates of attempting to overturn the 2020 election results in the southern state of Georgia. Read More

Canadians who want to visit U.S. national parks like the Grand Canyon or Yosemite will need to pay more than three times the current amount starting next year. Beginning Jan. 1, the "America the Beautiful" pass, issued by the country's National Park service, will remain the same price for Americans, but will be much higher for "nonresidents." Read More

Iddo Moed says he is "extremely concerned" that a Palestinian tribunal was hosted by the Senate of Canada earlier this month. Read More

A top executive at Campbell's was fired Wednesday as the world's largest soup maker conducted an internal investigation into a scandal that broke last week. Read More

OTTAWA — As Liberals MPs tried on Wednesday to downplay concerns about any caucus divides about an impending energy deal between Prime Minister Mark Carney and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith, B.C. Liberal MPs left a briefing from Energy and Natural Resources Tim Hodgson with mixed reviews. Read More

The house where prime minister Sir Robert Borden was born is up for sale for the first time in this century. The Nova Scotia residence is listed at $1.375 million. Read More

Many Canadian conservatives speak of Edmund Burke as they would their first love. Their tributes are fond and wistful. Read More

Ahead of this weekend’s United Conservative Party (UCP) AGM, Prime Minister Mark Carney is expected to sit down with Premier Danielle Smith to delineate a roadmap to pipelines, energy regulatory reform and carbon capture projects. One would expect genuine progress in these negotiations to take the wind out of separatists’ sails. But not necessarily; for some independence-minded Albertans, Carney is a separatist’s dream. Read More

In my counselling practice I’m often asked about eating nutritiously without stretching the food budget. The good news is that nutritious eating doesn’t have to be expensive or complicated. You don’t need specialty products or pricey prepared meals for optimal health. With a few simple habits, you can nourish your body and keep meals affordable. Read More

The body returned to Israel on Tuesday from Gaza has been identified as that of Dror Or, the Israeli Prime Minister’s Office said on Wednesday. Read More

London (AFP) -- British entrepreneur Richard Branson paid tribute Wednesday to his wife Joan Templeman shortly after announcing her death, saying "life will never be the same without her." Read More

U.S. presidential envoy Steve Witkoff, fresh from the triumph of the Gaza peace deal, held a phone call last month with a senior Kremlin official to suggest they work together on a similar plan for Ukraine — and that Vladimir Putin should raise it with Donald Trump. Read More

A major fire has engulfed an eight-tower, high-rise complex in Hong Kong, killing at least 13 people. 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

Courts across Canada have been issuing sentences for years that were less than the mandatory minimum for possession of child sexual abuse material, the Investigative Journalism Bureau has found. Read More

An Ontario killer ordered deported to St. Vincent in 2020 has been sentenced to six years in a Canadian prison after he was caught soon after he got out of custody for a manslaughter conviction with a Glock semi-automatic handgun in his Toronto nightstand that was equipped with a laser sight and loaded with seven rounds of .40 calibre ammunition. Read More

Canada’s security, competitiveness and independence now depend on how we invest in defence and innovation. Read More