Ontario voters went to the polls Thursday for a rare mid-winter election, with Progressive Conservative Leader Doug Ford hoping to ride his campaign against threatened U.S. tariffs to a third-straight majority government. Read More

OTTAWA — From the billionaire financier who dined with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to the adviser who warned there was "a special place in hell" awaiting Trudeau, some key figures have emerged in U.S. President Donald Trump's administration as the faces redefining Canada's relationship with its closest ally. Read More

Wayne Gretzky has faced significant criticism from some Canadians for his association with U.S. President Donald Trump. He has shown himself to be a friend and supporter of Trump, attending his election night party as well as the inauguration. Read More

OTTAWA - Leadership candidate Mark Carney and the federal Liberals are being accused of “appropriation” by Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet for using a flagship slogan of the province's Quiet Revolution. Read More

(Feb. 27, 2025 / JNS) -- Thirteen people were injured, including one critically, in a terrorist car-ramming attack at a bus stop near the Karkur Junction, east of Caesarea, according to police and medical officials. Read More

WASHINGTON -- Public Safety Minister David McGuinty said Thursday Canada has acted on U.S. concerns about border security and fentanyl trafficking -- even as U.S. President Donald Trump insists economy-wide tariffs will go ahead next week as planned. Read More

(Feb. 27, 2025 / JNS) -- Defense Minister Israel Katz revealed on Thursday that security forces recently discovered Hamas files proving the terrorist group had plans to carry out a large-scale assault on communities in Judea and Samaria and along the Seam Line security barrier. Read More

Oscar-winner Gene Hackman, his wife and one of their dogs were apparently dead for some time before a maintenance worker discovered their bodies at the couple’s Santa Fe home, according to investigators. Read More

Ontario's snap election is today. Here's what you need to know about casting a ballot. Read More

A travel ban was lifted on influencer brothers Andrew and Tristan Tate, who are both charged with human trafficking in Romania, and they are headed to the United States, officials said Thursday. Read More

After a month-long campaign, it's election day in Ontario. Polls opened across the province this morning and close at 9 p.m. ET. Read More

First Reading is a daily newsletter keeping you posted on the travails of Canadian politicos, all curated by the National Post’s own Tristin Hopper. To get an early version sent directly to your inbox, sign up here. Read More

While many Canadians may find it difficult to remember a Canada-U.S. relationship that wasn't defined by free trade between the two countries, it's a relatively recent development. Read More

Shameful displays at the United Nations are not rare, but the decision of the United States to vote with Russia and North Korea against Ukraine’s resolution on the third anniversary of the war belongs in a special category. Would that the new administration in Washington were capable of shame. Read More

Deep in deficit, wrestling with a stalled economy and under the threat of American tariffs, B.C.’s eco-focused New Democratic government has turned to an unlikely economic ally: the mining sector. Read More

The Conservatives first recorded a 20-point lead in public opinion last June and pundits concluded that the Liberals coming back from such a deficit was as likely as growing flowers in the desert. Read More

A series of controversial social media posts from Liberal and New Democratic Party candidates in Ontario in recent weeks has prompted two withdrawals and calls for others to resign ahead of election day on Thursday. Here's what we know about the inappropriate, misogynistic and embarrassing statements — and how parties responded to them. Read More

OTTAWA — U.S. President Donald Trump once again warned on Wednesday that tariffs are coming for Canada. Read More

OTTAWA — Liberal leadership candidate Karina Gould said on Wednesday she would invite her three opponents to play key roles in her cabinet if she becomes prime minister — despite having criticized some of them as “conservative-light” the day prior. Read More

Within five weeks, an unknown illness has killed 53 people in northwestern Congo, which has been traced back to three children who ate a bat. Read More

Donald Trump says his friend Wayne Gretzky doesn't agree with him that Canada should become the 51st state, and that's fine by him. Read More

U.S. President Donald Trump posted what appears to be an AI-generated video to his Truth Social account on Wednesday that shows the transformation of Gaza into a resort-like area, featuring a massive golden Donald Trump statue. Read More

Ontario Premier Doug Ford and the Progressive Conservatives appear to be well on their way to victory in this Thursday’s election. They’re leading in opinion polls by an average of 40 to 44 per cent — and are ahead of Bonnie Crombie and the Liberals by 10 points or more. Barring an unforeseen turn of events, the PCs will form a third successive majority government and may achieve a small increase in their total number of legislative seats. Read More

An Australian couple have gone public with their criticisms of how Qatar Airways handled a blanket-draped corpse during a long-haul flight they were on last week. Read More

A list of 85 Canadian Jews who served in the Israel Defense Forces, published online by left-wing activist journalism news outlet on Monday, is being condemned by the Jewish community and its allies. Read More

The woman known as Donald Trump’s “human printer,” who got so close to the U.S. president that the Secret Service was concerned, features prominently in an excerpt from a new book by journalist Michael Wolff.  Read More

Ontario PC leader Doug Ford appears to be on the verge of winning his third mandate, after calling a snap election late last month. Read More

U.S. and Russian officials have identified the Arctic as a possible area for economic cooperation, according to people familiar with the situation, part of the broader detente President Donald Trump is pursuing with Moscow. Read More

OTTAWA — The Opposition Conservatives say Liberal leadership frontrunner Mark Carney lied about his role in moving investment firm Brookfield Asset Management's head office from Toronto to New York. Read More

Michelle Trachtenberg, a former child star who appeared in the 1996 “Harriet the Spy” hit movie and went on to co-star in two buzzy millennial-era TV shows — “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” and “Gossip Girl” — has died. She was 39. Read More

In two of America’s biggest cities, hiring an armed former Navy SEAL to escort you on a night out is now as easy as ordering a ride to the airport or a late-night burrito. Read More

National Post’s Chris Selley and National Post contributor Anthony Furey discuss the latest in the 2025 Ontario election. Watch the video or read the transcript. Read More

U.S. President Donald Trump's plan to hit Canada and Mexico with devastating duties is set to take effect next week — but a White House official confirmed on background that the tariff plans could change through negotiations. Read More

Tim Hortons is giving the people what they want this year. The annual “Roll up to Win” contest is returning to a physical format. Read More

A Thunder Bay drag performer who successfully sued a Facebook blogger for defamation over baseless accusations of pedophilia says she hopes the case serves as a cautionary tale to those who traffic in anti-LGBTQ+ slurs and hate speech. Read More

On Tuesday, the Liberals held the second of two debates in Montreal, except it wasn't actually a debate — it was a two-hour long commercial for the party. Read More