It’s taken less than a year for a sense of chaos and confusion to descend upon Donald Trump’s second spin in the White House — at least in his home base in Washington, D.C. Read More

The Israel Defense Forces struck and dismantled Hezbollah terrorist infrastructure in several areas in Southern Lebanon on Thursday, the military said. Read More

Afghan national Rahmanullah Lakanwal, 29, was reportedly identified as the gunman who shot two National Guard members in Washington, not far from the White House, in what the FBI is said to be probing as a terror attack. Read More

OTTAWA — Canada’s financial crime watchdog is warning that the “horrendous crimes” related to online child sexual exploitation, including the growing trend of imported child sex dolls, are escalating, while urging financial services companies to do more to help catch perpetrators.  Read More

The Japanese government denied a report that US President Donald Trump advised Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi to avoid provoking China over Taiwan. Read More

Coffee lovers hoping for quick relief from historically high prices may have to wait longer as the expected pullback from a reduction in U.S. tariffs has yet to materialize, according to Italian roaster Illycaffe SpA. Read More

A devastating fire tore through a Hong Kong high-rise residential complex, killing dozens of people with hundreds still missing. Read More

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Anyone who lived through the 1990s and early 2000s knows that when the Canadian right is divided, electoral success is next to impossible to achieve. Yet a new movement — largely driven by younger people and adopting some of the views espoused by big-government loving, free-market skeptical MAGA Republicans — is threatening to do just that. Read More

History teaches lessons — but often the messages arrive in code, and the trick is knowing how to decipher them. Read More

On Thursday, Nov. 20, National Post published a front-page article claiming that Quebec was preparing to unilaterally declare its independence. This is an exaggerated and inaccurate interpretation of Quebec's draft constitution. In order to set the record straight and allow for an informed debate, we want to clarify what Quebec’s draft constitution is — and what it is not. Read More

OTTAWA — The five contenders to lead the NDP will meet in Montreal on Thursday evening in what could be a critical opportunity for candidates to build buzz in a wide-open race. Read More

OTTAWA — Quebec Justice Minister Simon Jolin-Barrette says his goal is not to unilaterally declare Quebec independence with his recently tabled draft constitution. Read More

OTTAWA — MPs will likely have to find a new spot to sign their Christmas cards and prop up their speaking notes when they return to sit in the Centre Block building, as the House of Commons is seriously considering swapping their desks for U.K.-style benches. Read More

The federal government announced a suite or new policies Wednesday to support the embattled steel and lumber industries, the latest measures to shift the Canadian economy away from reliance on the American market. Read More

More than three quarters of Canadians disagree with U.S. Ambassador Pete Hoekstra’s assertion that President Donald Trump’s call for Canada to become the 51st state is a compliment and a term of endearment, according to a new poll. Read More

Two National Guard members on patrol just blocks from the White House were shot and critically wounded on Wednesday afternoon, prompting a rapid law enforcement and military response across a busy stretch of downtown Washington.  Read More

Mélanie Joly, the federal industry minister, is denying rumours that she is set to be named Canada’s ambassador to France in a coming cabinet shuffle. Read More

A judge on Wednesday dismissed the long-running case accusing U.S. President Donald Trump and several associates of attempting to overturn the 2020 election results in the southern state of Georgia. Read More

Canadians who want to visit U.S. national parks like the Grand Canyon or Yosemite will need to pay more than three times the current amount starting next year. Beginning Jan. 1, the "America the Beautiful" pass, issued by the country's National Park service, will remain the same price for Americans, but will be much higher for "nonresidents." Read More

Iddo Moed says he is "extremely concerned" that a Palestinian tribunal was hosted by the Senate of Canada earlier this month. Read More

A top executive at Campbell's was fired Wednesday as the world's largest soup maker conducted an internal investigation into a scandal that broke last week. Read More

OTTAWA — As Liberals MPs tried on Wednesday to downplay concerns about any caucus divides about an impending energy deal between Prime Minister Mark Carney and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith, B.C. Liberal MPs left a briefing from Energy and Natural Resources Tim Hodgson with mixed reviews. Read More