When NDP MP Leah Gazan re-introduced her bill to make “residential school denialism” a criminal offence, she did so from a place of compassion. Her intent was to protect survivors from cruelty disguised as skepticism—to stop people from mocking the dead or trivializing one of Canada’s darkest chapters. But the debate her proposal has reignited goes beyond one bill. It cuts to the core of how a democracy handles truth, grief, and dissent. Read More

OTTAWA — The Supreme Court plucked the last hope for survival of the now-famous flock of over 300 B.C. ostriches whose owner was hoping to save from being culled by the federal food inspection agency. Read More

Nancy Pelosi, a towering figure in U.S. politics and the first woman to serve as speaker of the House of Representatives, announced on Thursday that she will step down at the next election. Read More

Last month's spectacular Louvre heist, in which robbers made off with some of France's crown jewels, was a "deafening wake-up call" for museum security, the head of France's highest audit institution said Thursday. Read More

After Alexander Ovechkin notched his 895th career goal last season, breaking Wayne Gretzky’s long-standing NHL record, the Great One quipped that should the Russian sniper become the first to hit the 900-goal plateau, he might buy him a car. Read More

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Prince Harry is set to meet with some of Canada's oldest veterans today as part of his two-day visit to Toronto for events related to Remembrance Day. Read More

A Portuguese immigrant ordered deported six years ago for his role in the killing of a McMaster University mechanical engineering student has won a chance to restore his status as a permanent resident. Read More

It was mid-December 2003 and I’d just moved from Toronto to Ottawa’s New Edinburgh area to cover Parliament Hill. Read More

Canadians rightly respect their courts. Such respect is foundational to public trust in our institutions and confidence that disputes are resolved fairly. Yet, confidence in the justice system is starting to slip, particularly at the appellate and Supreme Court levels, where decisions increasingly divide Canadians along political lines. Read More

A quick consensus emerged after the Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the Toronto Blue Jays to repeat as World Series champions. As heartrending as the razor-thin loss was for the Jays, they had been part of one of the best postseasons in the history of the game. Read More

As I write, the U.S. is about to set another record, this time for the longest government shutdown ever. Never mind that D.C.’s phony shutdown really suspends just enough funding and functionality to inconvenience people without hindering the federal leviathan from lumbering along more or less as usual. Now air traffic control has been disrupted, and beneficiaries of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) are making do with partial subsidies. Congress remains deadlocked — so we’re told — something must be done to get the theatrically paused government running once again. Read More

The union that represents pilots at Air Transat says it will ask its members to give them the authority to go on strike if an agreement can’t be reached by Dec. 10. Read More

While Torontonians are evenly split on their mayor's handling of the job, the proportion who strongly disapprove of Olivia Chow's performance is rising, according to a new Leger poll. Read More

In a moment of haste, it’s easy to mishandle household waste. Maybe you’ve just fried the tastiest chicken ever, and now you’re stuck with the leftover oil. Or you’re decluttering your medicine cabinet, and you spy some expired medication. Read More

MIAMI — FIFA has created a new annual award called the FIFA Peace Prize to be awarded for the first time during the 2026 World Cup draw in Washington, world soccer's governing body said Wednesday. Read More

An event sponsored by Toronto Metropolitan University student group Students Supporting Israel was disrupted Wednesday afternoon by a group of anti-Israel demonstrators who forced their way into the building. Read More

OTTAWA — Leaders in Alberta's energy sector saw some things to like in Tuesday's federal budget, but say it doesn't quite prime Canada to become a global energy superpower. Read More

It’s a question that Margaret Atwood dismisses as unanswerable. What, you have asked her, does she hope readers take away from her latest endeavour, Book of Lives? Read More

Nova Scotia MP Chris d’Entremont crossed the floor on Tuesday to join the ranks of the Liberal Party, saying he felt disconnected from the Conservative party’s direction. Read More

The U.S. Supreme Court appeared skeptical of President Donald Trump’s sweeping global tariffs, as key justices suggested he had overstepped his authority with his signature economic policy. Read More

OTTAWA — In early September, Prime Minister Mark Carney warned Canadians that his first federal budget would include austerity measures. Read More

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