U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday that if Iran does not reach a deal with Washington, “it will be a very bad day for that country and, very sadly, its people,” as the American military buildup in the region continued. Read More

OTTAWA — During the 2011 federal election, an "orange wave" crashed over much of Quebec and parts of Canada, electing the largest contingent of NDP MPs in the party's history. Read More

February is Heart Month — a perfect time to think about your heart’s longevity and the everyday choices that help protect it. Did you know that more than six million Canadians are living with heart disease or stroke? The good news is that many of these risks can be reduced, and your daily eating habits play an important role — especially as we age. Read More

According to new report from Statistics Canada the number of trips to Canada by U.S. residents dropped 7.5 per cent in December 2025 compared to December a year earlier. That translates to a total of 1.6 million visits to Canada. Read More

An extraterrestrial could identify King of Kensington as wholly Canadian within seconds. Read More

London — British comedian and actor Russell Brand pleaded not guilty to two fresh charges of rape and sexual assault at a London court on Tuesday. Read More

This week, Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre released a video about the preferential treatment of asylum seekers in Canada. In it, he states that six million Canadians can’t get access to a family doctor and specialist wait times average 30 weeks. Then, he drops the kicker: rejected asylum claimants, who have never paid taxes, get free “deluxe supplementary heath care” such as physiotherapy, dental and eyecare that Canadian citizens have to pay for out of pocket. Read More

Happiness doesn’t always feel happy in the moment. I remind myself of this as I glide one cross-country ski in front of the next along the winding trails of Sentier des Caps in Charlevoix, Que. It’s not that I hate cross-country skiing. I just tend to dislike doing anything in the cold. Still, I push on, and like magic, after 10 minutes, my thoughts are drowned out by the rush of feel-good endorphins. Turns out there’s science behind my shifting mood. Read More

A couple of weeks ago, The Atlantic published an article by Rose Horowitch decrying a disturbing new cultural trend: the inability of contemporary film students to watch older films in one sitting, from beginning to end. Read More

As far as Stephen Amell is concerned, the World Series ended after the Toronto Blue Jays won Game 5 in Los Angeles against the Dodgers. Read More

OTTAWA — A Conservative motion to restrict health-care benefits to failed asylum claimants was tabled in Parliament on Tuesday, with the projected cost of a federal health program for refugees expected to increase to $1.5 billion by 2030. Read More

OTTAWA — Matt Jeneroux, the Liberals newest MP who crossed the floor from the Conservatives, will join Prime Minister Mark Carney on his upcoming trip to India, Australia and Japan. Read More

Jacob Jan Van Rootselaar, the older brother of Tumbler Ridge shooter Jesse Van Rootselaar, has been arrested and charged, Alberta RCMP confirmed Tuesday. Read More

First Reading is a Canadian politics newsletter curated by the National Post’s own Tristin Hopper. To get an early version sent directly to your inbox, sign up here. Read More

OTTAWA — Canadian support for defence spending reached a 30-year high, rising nine percentage points since December 2023, due to growing anxieties from the United States and fear over Canada's security and sovereignty, according to a new poll. Read More

Peel Regional Police says investigators from its vice and human trafficking unit have arrested and charged four individuals in connection with a human trafficking investigation. Read More

The city of Guadalajara erupted with cartel violence this past weekend, alongside other parts of Mexico, after an army raid left a notorious drug lord dead. Read More

Charley Crockett has cancelled his entire tour in Canada after being denied entry at the border. Read More

Dual British-Canadian citizens who have long been able to travel to the United Kingdom on a Canadian passport alone will soon need to rethink their travel routine. Starting Wednesday, the U.K. will require dual nationals to show official proof of their British status before they can enter the country. Read More

It has been three weeks since a repulsive group of fanatics claiming to speak for the Palestinian people, under the umbrella of various organizations I won’t stoop to naming, declared war on Jewish children’s summer camps across Canada, especially those in Ontario, Quebec and Nova Scotia. It has been more than a week since the media took major notice of it. Read More

There is talk of referendums on separation in both Quebec and Alberta, but a new poll from Angus Reid found that, outside of those provinces, more than seven in 10 Canadians would vote that they stay in Canada. Read More

The Olympics are over, and the tallies are in. Canada finished with five gold medals, seven silver, and nine bronze. Our athletes did us proud, but did we do them justice? For a second Winter Games in a row, we ranked 11th in terms of gold medals, which is a stark break from the past: between 1992 and 2018, Canada always ranked among the gold-earning top 10, often reaching the top five. Read More

Journalists play an important role in society as guardians of truth, holding power to account. They work in communities, covering local news and institutions like city halls, courthouses, school boards and police departments. They provide new information which can change hearts and minds and be acted on by responsible governments that want to act. Read More