OTTAWA — Leaders in Alberta's energy sector saw some things to like in Tuesday's federal budget, but say it doesn't quite prime Canada to become a global energy superpower. Read More

It’s a question that Margaret Atwood dismisses as unanswerable. What, you have asked her, does she hope readers take away from her latest endeavour, Book of Lives? Read More

Nova Scotia MP Chris d’Entremont crossed the floor on Tuesday to join the ranks of the Liberal Party, saying he felt disconnected from the Conservative party’s direction. Read More

The U.S. Supreme Court appeared skeptical of President Donald Trump’s sweeping global tariffs, as key justices suggested he had overstepped his authority with his signature economic policy. Read More

OTTAWA — In early September, Prime Minister Mark Carney warned Canadians that his first federal budget would include austerity measures. Read More

The Bank of Canada is planning to eliminate hundreds of jobs, about 10 per cent of its workforce, as part of Prime Minister Mark Carney’s bid to reduce government expenses. Read More

Dick Cheney, one of America’s most powerful and prominent conservative voices, died on Nov. 3. Read More

(Bloomberg) — The death toll from a crash of a United Parcel Service Inc. cargo plane rose to nine as investigators began looking into what caused the fiery accident near the company’s global hub in Kentucky. Read More

TORONTO — Prince Harry is set to begin a two-day visit to Toronto to attend events supporting veterans and the military community ahead of Remembrance Day. Read More

Now that the dust has settled on the 2025 federal budget announcement, it's time to see how ordinary Canadians might see their everyday lives affected by some of the government's decisions. Here are a few takeaways. Read More

A man and his teenage son died after both were stung over 100 times by a swarm of Asian giant hornets, often called “murder hornets,” while ziplining at a lush jungle resort in Laos last month, according to reports. Read More

Zohran Mamdani used his victory speech after being elected mayor of New York City to speak directly to Donald Trump. Read More

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said she will pursue charges against a man who groped and attempted to kiss her as she was walking in the capital’s historical center on Tuesday. Read More

A UPS cargo plane with three crew members on board crashed shortly after take off Tuesday from Louisville International Airport in Kentucky, exploding into flames and sending a massive plume of black smoke over the area. Read More

OTTAWA — The Liberals’ newest addition to caucus, Chris d’Entremont, said on Wednesday that he was not “aligned” with his former leader Pierre Poilievre’s political ideals and hinted that other Conservatives may be following his example. Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Are President Donald Trump’s emergency tariffs legal? We’re about to find out. Read More

The mayor of Toronto has made good on a promise she made to Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass. Read More

Early Tuesday, antisemitic vandals hit Kehillat Shaarei Torah, a synagogue in Toronto’s north end, for the 10th time in just over a year and a half. Read More

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As cases in which provincial legislators have deployed the override power of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms — the "notwithstanding clause" — have proliferated, so have defences of their doing so. Among the override’s most passionate defenders are lawyers and political scientists with expertise and prestige to support their arguments. Read More

Tuesday’s budget wasn’t like those of the high Trudeau years, encrusted with identity politics at every turn. But the spirit of the old regime lives on under Prime Minister Mark Carney, who has opted for a deficit of $78.3 billion along with the continuation of social justice programs and diversity mandates. Read More