OTTAWA — Alberta United Conservative Party MLA Jason Stephan is doubling down on his call for a referendum on the province's independence next year, saying the vote would be a critical expression of popular will. Read More

KIMBERLEY -- Police say the bodies of two hikers have been recovered and a third person is presumed dead after the trio fell over a waterfall in southeastern British Columbia. Read More

“We are not banning vehicles that use gasoline, we are responding to the market. We are responding to Canadians.” Read More

Have you heard that the daily food choices you make at any age and any health condition can slow the changes and challenges that come with getting older? The nutrition science is clear — smart food and lifestyle choices are power tools for aging well. They help you stay strong, feel good longer, and protect your independence and quality of life now and in years to come. Read More

The Prime Minister has now had 25 weeks in the job and the time has come to judge whether his performance has matched his promises. Read More

To celebrate the home entertainment release of Jurassic World Rebirth, which now available to own or rent exclusively on digital platforms, we sat down for an exclusive interview with the newest addition to the food chain, Jonathan Bailey, and director Gareth Edwards to get the behind-the-scenes scoop on their colossal new adventure, which mostly takes place in Thailand. Read More

Abdul Aleem Farooqi was shot dead in a home invasion this week after he "confronted" intruders, police said, as the brother of the victim in a separate conference said Farooqi wanted his four kids to “live the Canadian dream." Instead, he said the family mourning the 46-year-old’s senseless murder is mired in a “Canadian nightmare.” Read More

The possible heir and daughter of Kim Jong Un has made her international debut. Although her name and age have never been confirmed by North Korea, she is believed to be 12 years old. Read More

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says her government is rewriting a ministerial order directing school divisions to ban books containing sexually explicit content to ensure classic books stay on library shelves. Read More

The NDP have begun their leadership race and apparently wish to confirm to Canadians that they have learned absolutely nothing from their electoral flogging earlier this year. The language and rules for the campaign are emblematic of an organization so beholden to the deranged ideology of identity politics that even being reduced to seven seats in the House of Commons isn’t enough to change course.  It is their apparent desire to make sure that there is no comeback from the abyss, no second chance, as they drive their own brand even further into the mud. Read More

Soldiers in pristine and pressed uniforms marched in lockstep, their boots clacking a steady cadence on the pavement and their eyes following leader Xi Jinping as he drove by in review. Helicopters flew overhead, forming the numbers 8 and 0 in honour of the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II. Read More

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OTTAWA — On a warm, sunny Wednesday morning in Toronto’s North York, Prime Minister Mark Carney said the “a” word most politicians balk at pronouncing. Read More

OTTAWA — Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is calling on the federal government to shut down the temporary foreign worker program, saying it is to blame for rising youth unemployment.  Read More

Argentine prosecutors on Tuesday announced that the daughter of a fugitive Nazi officer who stole an 18th-century Italian painting from a Jewish collector during World War II was placed under house arrest along with her husband. Read More

On Friday, Pierre Poilievre said he would change Canada’s self-defence laws so that “the use of force, including lethal force, is presumed reasonable against an individual who unlawfully enters a house and poses a threat to the safety of anyone inside.” It’s a reform that would nudge the needle to favour victims, but it probably wouldn’t change much.  Read More

Does anyone really know where Canada’s tariff negotiations with the U.S. are headed? Despite a steady cavalcade of ministerial visits to Washington and efforts by individual premiers to engage, it is difficult to know what is being discussed, or whether anything has been agreed or rejected. We have been treated instead to airy platitudes: Talks are “progressing” or meetings “have been constructive,” etc. Messaging to the U.S. media has been obsequious, not crisp lest anything strong trigger an outburst by the unpredictable president. Read More

Nearly half of all Canadian university students are actively concealing their real opinions for fear of sanction or mistreatment, according to a comprehensive new survey published Wednesday by the Aristotle Foundation for Public Policy. Read More

OTTAWA — An Edmonton mayoral hopeful known for his own highly publicized brush with the law says he wants cities to lead the charge for tougher federal bail laws. Read More

OTTAWA — Tens of thousands of Osheaga attendees were hot, tired and annoyed when rap superstar Travis Scott finally sprung onto stage nearly one and a half hour late for the closing set of the 2018 festival. Read More

BEIJING -- North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and Russia's Vladimir Putin are expected to flank President Xi Jinping at a massive parade in Beijing on Wednesday morning, in a historic moment capping a week of diplomatic grandstanding against the West. Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday dismissed social media rumours that have swirled about his health — including that he had died — as "fake news" during a press conference at the White House. Read More

What do you do when you recognize the village doctor’s vehicle pulled over on the side of the road? You stop to see if he needs help of course. When you find out he’s trying to build a mountain bike trail with all the wrong tools, you head back to your house to get some tools and start helping — even though you don’t own a mountain bike and you’re pretty sure this is a harebrained idea. Read More

British Columbia's top court has substituted a five-year prison sentence for house arrest for a Langley man caught with nearly $250,000 worth of ecstasy and fentanyl after his luxury car was seized as "an instrument of illegal activity." Read More