U.S. President Donald Trump announced Friday that he is nominating Kevin Warsh, a former Federal Reserve governor, to be the next U.S. central bank chief. Read More
A grieving Toronto-area mother is pushing for answers after her 26-year-old diabetic son, who was struggling with vision loss and depression, was granted a doctor-assisted death in British Columbia in December after his family says he was deemed ineligible for euthanasia in his own province. Read More
U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi said she ordered the arrest of former CNN anchor Don Lemon in connection with a protest against federal immigration enforcement activities in Minnesota, escalating the Trump administration’s clash with the press and protesters. Read More
Hospitals are no longer places of safety as Iran's crackdown on anti-government protests impacts all aspects of life, rights groups say, with authorities arresting wounded protesters and even the medics who treat them. Read More
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Mark Carney received worldwide praise for his speech at Davos, in which he threw down the gauntlet against Donald J. Trump’s destructive politics. His speech, a couple days later on Canadian unity at the Plains of Abraham will not receive such international attention, but it is far more revealing of the fundamental flaw of Carney as a politician. For all his intelligence and credentials, Carney simply doesn’t know much about the country he governs. Read More
Another Holocaust Remembrance Day came and went as the world continues to tear itself apart. If anything, October 7 proved to be a continuum of the violent antisemitism of past centuries — the Inquisition, Crusades, pogroms — all paving the way to the genocide of six-million Jews. Around two-thirds of European Jews were murdered in gas chambers, by bullets in killing fields and by their own non-Jewish neighbours. Read More
Pierre Poilievre took an economy class flight to Calgary for this weekend's Conservative Party of Canada Convention, and his fans went wild, sharing photos taken by other passengers and praising the move online. His detractors have, of course, refered to Poilievre’s cabin choice as nothing more than a successful public relations stunt. Read More
U.S. President Donald Trump and Senate Democrats have reached a tentative deal to avert a disruptive U.S. government shutdown as the White House continues to negotiate with Democrats on placing new limits on immigration raids that have provoked a national outcry. Read More
U.S. President Donald Trump said he would charge a 50 per cent tariff on aircraft from Canada sold in the U.S., and decertify all planes made in Canada until Ottawa agreed to approve certain jets made by Gulfstream Aerospace Corp., an American firm. Read More
U.S. President Donald Trump said Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin agreed to halt attacks on Kyiv and other cities for a week, as Moscow's strikes leave Ukraine facing its toughest winter since the start of the war. Read More
CALGARY — While Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre awaits his fate from delegates in the party's heartland, it will be his newest additions to caucus that will be given the spotlight at convention.Read More
The mayor of Greenland's capital on Thursday called on media professionals and content creators to act responsibly after a failed attempt by a German comedian to hoist the U.S. flag. Read More
Federal Conservatives are gathering for a three-day convention in Calgary, with opening day set for Thursday, Jan. 29. It will feature the first federal Conservative leadership review since the party confirmed former leader and prime minister, Stephen Harper, following a defeat in 2004. Read More
In the spring of 2001, a group of MPs resigned from the official Opposition Canadian Alliance caucus, in protest at the faltering leadership of Stockwell Day, to form the so-called “Rebel Alliance.”Read More
The lawyer for Ryan Wedding, the accused transnational drug lord who once was a Canadian Olympic athlete, says he is seeking U.S. court intervention over his mysterious and allegedly extrajudicial arrest. Read More
Former Minnesota Governor Jesse Ventura, a vocal critic of U.S. President Donald Trump, says the state should start looking into ways to “join Canada.” Read More