OTTAWA — As Prime Minister Mark Carney lands Wednesday in Beijing to kick off a potentially important diplomatic trip to China and the Mideast, analysts say the mission removes any doubt that Canadian foreign policy has taken a clear pivot towards trade and investment since the departure of Justin Trudeau. Read More

The dark fleet of tankers shipping illicit oil around the world is rushing to seek the perceived protection of the Russian flag after the U.S. started seizing vessels involved in the Venezuelan trade. Read More

The United States must bomb Iran’s Islamic regime immediately and stop the slaughter of the country’s pro-democracy activists. While this would be an extraordinary measure, failure to intervene would constitute a historical injustice and a missed opportunity for the peaceful transformation of the Middle East. Read More

President Donald Trump expressed indifference toward the North American trade agreement with Canada and Mexico, portending a lengthy renegotiation of the U.S.’s largest free-trade pact. Read More

The United States on Tuesday designated the Muslim Brotherhood branches in Egypt, Lebanon and Jordan as terrorist organizations, fulfilling a long demand of Arab allies and U.S. conservatives. Read More

A chef and restaurant owner in Maple Ridge, B.C. catered an event for federal Opposition Leader Pierre Poilievre and about 40 local Conservatives last Friday evening. Veronica Reale later publicized the occasion on social media. Read More

OTTAWA — A provincial policing association raised concerns about the "readiness" of a federally developed case management system to track the handing over of government-banned firearms, according to a letter sent to federal Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree.  Read More

On Sunday, aspiring federal NDP leader Avi Lewis promised that “under my leadership, the next time the NDP holds the balance of power in parliament, we’ll have one demand: proportional representation.” Which is a bit weird, right? Lewis seems to be conceding that the balance of power (which is basically something a party lucks into, rather than plans for) is the best the NDP can hope for. And that, if he had it, he would for some reason proactively limit himself to a single demand; and that he would insist on that demand being proportional representation (PR) as opposed to something that might help people (more dental coverage, day care, school lunches, what have you). Read More

Each year, the concept of wellness expands beyond green smoothies and yoga retreats. In 2026, look for a proliferation of specialized clinics catering to previously overlooked life stages and for cold therapy to become more humane. Read More

Former President Bill Clinton defied a House Republican committee’s subpoena Tuesday in an escalating battle over Congress’s handling of an investigation of disgraced financier and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Read More

Copenhagen — Danish and Greenlandic officials will hold high-stake talks about Greenland's future on Wednesday at the White House with U.S. Vice-President JD Vance, who has accused Denmark of neglecting its autonomous territory. Read More

As Iran convulses in the face of ongoing protests that have claimed more than 500 lives, the country’s neighbours watch with concern and anxiety. The foremost question facing Pakistan, the United States, Israel and Turkey is: what will replace Iran's decades-old theocratic regime, if and when it falls? Read More

As southern fried sleuth Benoit Blanc, Daniel Craig is apparently still enjoying the hell out of a franchise that allows him to build more space away from a certain, comparatively dour secret agent. Read More

Over the weekend, news broke that the British government was attempting to rally international support to take on Elon Musk's social media platform X over its AI tool's ability to create explicit deepfake images, raising fears about the sexual exploitation of women and children. According to the Telegraph, Prime Minister Keir Starmer, who has threatened to ban the site, held talks with "like-minded" countries, which potentially include Australia and Canada. Read More

Former Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau will reportedly return to the international stage next week when he speaks at a summit in Switzerland. Read More

It's a problem most of us would surely want to have. You've just won the lottery. But you have a decision to make. You can take $1 million right away, or $1,000 every week for as long as you live. Which would you choose? Read More

Twenty-five guns. That’s all the federal government collected in a recent pilot project in Nova Scotia for its new “buyback” (a.k.a. expropriation) program for prohibited firearms. “A total of 25 prohibited firearms, turned in by 16 participants, were destroyed,” spokesperson Noémie Allard said Friday. “The total compensation paid to pilot participants is $26,535.” Read More

A 33-year-old Canadian man travelling in New Zealand, where he lived with a single mother and her four children, was sentenced for possessing child exploitation material last week and will be deported after serving his time. Read More

Last week, the Ontario Superior Court ruled that a city bylaw requiring homeowners to remove nuisance weeds and keep grass below 20 centimetres violated the Charter right to free expression. The people of Mississauga, and possibly elsewhere in Ontario, can no longer be forced to mow their lawns. Read More

Passengers can be at ease while travelling on Canadian carriers, some of the country's major airlines say, after a new study claims many U.S. airlines are using "potentially unhealthy water" for coffee, tea and hand-washing. Read More

Iran’s death toll from ongoing protests may be in the thousands, say activist groups, as U.S. President Donald Trump is urging Iranians to continue demonstrations against the regime of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Read More

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OTTAWA — As Prime Minister Mark Carney departs for Beijing this morning on a trip that will see him circle the globe, expectations — but also concerns — are high. Read More

US President Donald Trump has repeatedly threatened to take Greenland by force from NATO ally Denmark in order to keep the Arctic island from Beijing's hands. Read More