When MP Michael Ma announced in early December that he was switching parties, pundits’ views on the floor crossing were all over the place. Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. — In 2020, then U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer described the Canada-U.S.-Mexico free-trade agreement (CUSMA) as the “new gold standard against which all future trade agreements will be judged," after the deal he helped put together was passed in the Senate. Six years later, in 2026, CUSMA will be facing scrutiny on its real-world results as the three countries begin renegotiating its terms. Read More

Denmark called on the United States to stop "threatening" Greenland Sunday, as President Donald Trump told U.S. media he "absolutely" needed the territory, a day after Washington seized the leader of Venezuela. Read More

Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the U.S. will use leverage over oil to force further change in Venezuela as he seizes a long-awaited chance to try to shape Latin America in Washington’s favor. Read More

Britain and France on Sunday said they had carried out joint strikes on the Islamic State (IS) group in Syria to prevent the Islamist extremists from resurging. Read More

Authorities investigating a New Year's blaze at a bar in the Swiss resort of Crans-Montana have identified 24 of the 40 people killed, including 11 minors and six foreign nationals, police said Sunday, as its owners were probed for negligent manslaughter. Read More

Venezuelans around the U.S. celebrated the downfall of Nicolás Maduro, expressing hope for the future of their country even as uncertainty swirls after the longtime leader’s forced removal and arrest by U.S. forces. Read More

With his removal of Nicolás Maduro from Venezuela, Donald Trump has opened another front in his economic assault on Canada by indirectly targeting our oil industry. Canada must respond decisively with diversification to the world market via the rapid construction of at least another pipeline to the coast, and ideally more. Read More

New deadly clashes between protesters and security forces erupted in Iran over the weekend, rights groups and local media said Sunday, as demonstrations first sparked by anger over the rising cost of living entered a second week. Read More

President Donald Trump has been “unequivocal,” both in private and in public, that Hamas needs to disarm as a condition for his 20-point peace plan to proceed, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday. Read More

Denmark on Sunday made its displeasure known after the wife of President Donald Trump's most influential aide posted a social media picture of Greenland painted in the colours of the U.S. flag. Read More

President Donald Trump said the U.S. will work with Venezuelan Vice President Delcy Rodríguez to transition to a democratically elected government after Nicolás Maduro’s capture early Saturday, but she and other regime leaders have thus far appeared uncooperative. Read More

With a major attack to arrest Venezuela's leader, President Donald Trump is showing that the United States will impose its will in its neighbourhood — and the lesson may not be lost on Russia and China. Read More

The United States has a really bad record when it comes to regime change. Read More

Could it be just a year ago that Justin Trudeau announced his resignation as prime minister? Read More

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The capture of Venezuelan dictator Nicholás Maduro and wife Cilia Flores by U.S. forces is cause for global celebration, though caution is warranted so long as the Maduro regime’s remaining leadership clings to power. Read More

U.S. negotiators will join European leaders in Paris on Tuesday in the latest effort to hash out post-war security guarantees for Ukraine, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said. Read More

Since the Tkachuk brothers captivated the hockey world’s attention at the 4 Nations Face-off last February, there has been an unsubtle countdown to the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan Cortina. Read More

A stunning U.S. raid to capture Venezuela’s president came after a group of amateur intelligence analysts argued that satellite images reveal a Venezuelan launch site that could send ballistic missiles as far north as Washington, D.C. Read More

Sacred ancient gems linked to the Buddha were unveiled on Saturday in India for the first time since their colonial-era removal. Read More

President Donald Trump said the U.S. will work with Venezuelan Vice President Delcy Rodríguez to transition to a democratically elected government after Nicolás Maduro’s capture early Saturday, but she and other regime leaders have thus far appeared uncooperative. Read More

TEL AVIV - Former IDF spokesman Alon Penzel is embarking on a Canada-wide speaking tour in coming weeks. He exhales deeply when asked why: he felt he had to, given the level of Oct. 7 denialism, minimalization and ignorance two years into the Gaza war. Read More

An immigrant pharmacist whose Canadian citizenship was revoked in November 2024, a decade after officials first suspected she hadn't met the requirements, has seen that decision set aside and revocation proceedings permanently stayed by a Federal Court judge who criticized officials for waiting so long to act on the allegations of "false representation, fraud, or knowingly concealing material circumstances." Read More