Already a notoriously tough industry, Canadian restaurants are expected to be under pressure in 2026. After a "bloodbath" saw 7,000 restaurants shutter in 2025, a forecast from Dalhousie University's Agri-Food Analytics Lab (AAL) predicts that Canada will lose 4,000 restaurants on a net basis this year, with closures outpacing openings due to rising costs, reduced demand and falling alcohol sales. Read More
Freedom is the right to make your own decisions and guide your life as you please (for good or ill) in the absence of outside interference — in particular, without government meddling. Freedom applies in different areas of life, and we know that economic freedom leads to better outcomes including higher income, lower unemployment, reduced poverty, and greater overall wellbeing. So, Albertans should be proud that their province was recently ranked as the economically freest in Canada. Unfortunately, that only puts it in 30th place among the provinces and states of Canada, Mexico, and the U.S. Read More
A Turkish citizen who lost his refugee status in Canada after allegedly depositing counterfeit cheques at a Canadian bank and moving home for nine years has won another shot at regaining his status here as a protected person. Read More
Supreme Court hears oral arguments Tuesday in cases that could determine whether states can ban transgender athletes from girls' and women's sports teams.
A Stanford AI model trained on nearly 600,000 hours of sleep data can assess future risk for dementia, heart disease and more using one night of sleep, researchers say.
Saudi Arabia asserts bold foreign policy as Iran weakens, reshaping Middle East power dynamics through strategic partnerships and regional realignments.
Democratic politicians from Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey to Sen. Cory Booker engage in performative outrage over Renee Good shooting, escalating political rhetoric.
Trump admin tells Gov. Tim Walz and Mayor Jacob Frey to honor ICE detainers for more than 1,300 criminal illegal immigrants held in Minnesota, after allegedly releasing hundreds back on to the streets.
Iran faces unprecedented protests as citizens unite around overthrowing the Islamic Republic, marking the most serious threat to the regime since 1979.
NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani demanded the release of a City Council employee detained by federal immigration officials during routine appointment on Monday.
Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., said President Donald Trump called her and she spoke to him on Monday after she had delivered remarks at an event earlier in the day.
Reza Pahlavi, living in exile in the United States, has long marketed himself as a future leader of Iran. His father’s repressive legacy casts a long shadow.
A demonstration in London on Sunday called on the British prime minister to support the Iranian people. Some Iranian protesters have rallied around Reza Pahlavi, the exiled son of the last shah of Iran.
The Iranian authorities have imposed an information blackout as they try to quell protests, but eyewitness testimony and videos conveying the deadly toll have made their way out.
An image taken from social media and verified by The New York Times shows people looking for relatives as bodies piled up outside Tehran’s forensics laboratory on Sunday.
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