OTTAWA — A leading free-market think tank is calling for Canada to unilaterally drop its remaining barriers to international trade, whether or not U.S. President Donald Trump moves forward with threatened tariffs this week. Read More

Plattsburgh, N.Y., sits near the border between the United States and Canada, about an hour’s drive north lies Montreal. The two cities are so close to each other that a strong bond has formed over years of trade and cross-border business. Read More

While you might not give much thought to whether or not you're getting enough iodine, the trace mineral is crucial. It plays an important role in various bodily functions, such as regulating metabolism and supporting brain development. As with scurvy, seemingly a relic of a bygone era rearing its head once again, doctors are concerned that iodine deficiency is making a comeback. Read More

Tech billionaire Elon Musk has responded to a skit poking fun at him on Saturday Night Live, in which fellow Canadian and comedian Mike Myers plays the Tesla founder. Read More

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OTTAWA — Canada is bracing for a decision from U.S. President Donald Trump on levying tariffs on Canadian imports, as the clocks ticks down on the country's 30-day reprieve.  Read More

OTTAWA — Liberal leadership frontrunner Mark Carney is trying "to take credit for things he had little or nothing to do with," wrote former prime minister Stephen Harper, in a letter to Conservative party members on Sunday. Read More

 Contemplating a home renovation this year, but not sure where to begin? The National Home Show, presented by RE/MAX, opens March 7 at the Enercare Centre, Exhibition Place, in Toronto, and continues until March 16. It is the ideal place to find inspiration and hands-on expertise — and perhaps the nudge you need to start planning that home improvement project you may have been putting on hold.   Read More

Vancouver-born producer Samantha Quan celebrated the "incredible, impossible" journey of "Anora" while accepting the best picture Oscar on a night when the film reigned supreme. Read More

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he’s willing to meet again with Donald Trump if the U.S. president invites him, but signalled that another White House encounter would have to be “serious” for him to make the trip. Read More

First Reading is a daily newsletter keeping you posted on the travails of Canadian politicos, all curated by the National Post’s own Tristin Hopper. To get an early version sent directly to your inbox, sign up here. Read More

At no point in the past few years has the need for a Canadian renaissance been so urgent. In the White House, there’s talk of kicking Canada from the Five Eyes security network and annexing regions by redrawing the border. Our oldest ally, the United Kingdom, is now playing doormat to U.S. President Donald Trump, who’s growing more hostile to Ukraine by the day. Canada needs to fund a comeback if it's to have an international role to play, and fast. Read More

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Re-elected Ontario Premier Doug Ford mentioned "fighting" no fewer than 14 times in his victory speech in Toronto on Thursday night. He’ll fight “for every auto worker” in Ontario, “for every miner,” “for every steel maker,” “for every worker on the factor floor, every student starting their career and every senior starting their retirement,” “for First Nations communities, for newcomers (and) for everyone in Ontario looking to get ahead," he vowed. Read More

There were a lot of smiling faces at the Oscars but one had to stand out — Sean Baker saw his film "Anora" go home with the top film prize and he took four for himself. Its star Mikey Madison was crowned best actress. Read More

U.S. President Donald Trump has a talent for stirring the pot, and he’s done so in two countries with repeated suggestions that Canada should become the 51st American state. Of course, making Canada one state is hardly fair — each province should get its own star on the flag if we’re going to move in that direction. But there’s no good reason to go down that path at all, given most Canadians’ rejection of the idea, and the havoc it would play with the fraught political balance in the United States. Besides, it’s likely that both Canada and the U.S are too big and too centralized as it is. Read More

Mark Carney, a senior advisor to the Trudeau government since 2020, is now trying to disown Trudeau’s disastrous fiscal and economic record and instead latch on to the much stronger record of a previous Liberal government. “It was my privilege to work with Paul Martin when he balanced the books — and kept the books balanced,” Carney said last week. Read More

It’s taken just six weeks for the Trump administration to make clear the U.S. must hereafter be viewed as an unreliable ally, an untrustworthy partner and a danger to the continuation of the international security order provided by 80 years of joint cooperation in the wake of the Second World War. Read More

The head of a Quebec aerospace company says he's thrilled by the confirmation that a private lunar lander has touched down on the moon with his company's technology aboard. Read More

Canada Post is accusing the union representing its more than 55,000 workers of showing "little meaningful movement" during mediated negotiations this weekend to end a labour dispute that saw employees ordered back to work late last year. Read More

President Donald Trump is on the verge of slapping new tariffs on Canada and Mexico while doubling a levy on China, moves that would dramatically expand his push to reshape the U.S. economy, tap new revenues and upend ties with the biggest U.S. trading partners. Read More

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said Sunday Europe was at a crossroads in history and must do the heavy lifting to defend itself as world leaders met in London to discuss ways of working together to stop Russia's war in Ukraine. Read More

At the U.S. Embassy in Ottawa, a quote from former President Ronald Reagan is engraved on one wall. Read More

If you’re currently in the process of having an airline complaint resolved by the Canadian Transportation Agency (CTA), you’d best keep the final result to yourself. Read More

The battle between AI companies and copyright holders notched an early win for publishers in the U.S. in mid-February when a court ruled that a legal research firm didn't have the right to use a rival's content. Read More

U.S. threats to impose tariffs on Canadian goods have been a blessing and a curse for Julie Brown. Read More

The Israeli government announced on Sunday morning that it has suspended all humanitarian aid to Gaza after the Hamas terrorist organization rejected the ceasefire extension proposed by U.S. Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff. Read More

When former deputy prime minister Chrystia Freeland enters her campaign rallies in her bid to become the next Liberal leader, speakers always blare Nelly Furtado's 2006 hit "Maneater." Read More

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced that a byelection is to be held in Halifax on April 14. Read More

Canadians are feeling a foreboding sense of deja vu as the country waits to see whether U.S. President Donald Trump's threats of economy-wide tariffs ultimately materialize on Tuesday, tipping North America into a trade war. Read More

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is in London for a major summit today on European defence, as leaders seek to set the conditions toward a lasting peace in Ukraine as Washington pulls back. Read More

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Some readers reacted to my column about “Tumultuous times with Trump” by asking, “So what should Canada do?” There are not a lot of good options available when dealing with a U.S. leader who pays little heed to international trade laws, or to alliance considerations, or facts. Donald Trump's disdain for Canada is as abhorrent as his unilateral concessions to Russian President Vladimir Putin. Read More

Jagmeet Singh wouldn’t listen in 2022 when it was suggested propping up the Trudeau Liberals wasn't a good idea. Read More

In February, the western world was shocked when a TikTok video exposed two Australian nurses, Ahmad "Rashad" Nadir and Sarah Abu Lebdeh, openly reviling Jews and Israelis, insinuating they would not only refuse to treat, but might actually kill -- or have killed -- an Israeli patient that presented at their hospital. The duo have rightfully been banned from practice anywhere in Australia, but that will not soothe Australian Jews’ fear that this loose-lipped pair are the tip of an iceberg constituted of less self-sabotaging, but equally hateful fellow travellers. Read More

When it comes to homegrown ingredients, it doesn’t get more quintessentially Canadian than maple. It's right there on our flag. Maple syrup is part of our DNA, but unless you grew up tapping trees and sipping sap straight from the bucket, the fact that you can drink maple water may be lost on you. Canadian producers are working hard to change that, making inroads at home and abroad. Read More

Re: Trade war: What do Americans think of their former best friends in Canada? — Allen Abel, Feb. 21 Read More

ROME — Pope Francis remained in stable condition Saturday a day after a respiratory crisis, and spent long periods of the day off the noninvasive ventilation he initially needed in a sign that his lung function was improving as he battles double pneumonia. Read More

From pages inked with poems to a locket containing a lock of hair, memorabilia belonging to the late Canadian poet and singer songwriter Leonard was auctioned on Friday, raking in thousands of dollars. Read More