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

Novelties test the stability and adaptability of institutions. Thus it will be this week with a new prime minister, for the first time never having held elected office. Not for the first time, the new PM is not an MP and, while anomalous, that is not at all a problem. There will be extra work at Rideau Hall this week, but not a whit of uncertainty about what to do. Read More

"We are fiercely opposed to any type of transport on Quebec territory of hydrocarbons from Western Canada to any market whatsoever. It does not serve Quebec." Read More

If you have an upcoming surgery and are able to book the date yourself, a new study suggests that Monday might be a better choice than Friday. Read More

World leaders from New Delhi to Brussels facing tariffs from President Donald Trump’s administration are watching Canada to get a preview of what happens when you hit back. Read More

MANILA, Philippines -- Philippine police arrested former President Rodrigo Duterte in Manila on Tuesday and sent him by plane to the Netherlands to face charges of crimes against humanity at the International Criminal Court, President Ferdinand Marcos said. Read More

Lost somewhat amid the aftermath of Ontario’s Feb. 27 election was the Supreme Court of Canada’s March 7 decision declaring unconstitutional the third-party fundraising rules under which that election, and indeed the one before it, were held. Whoops! Read More

Even in Canada’s smaller communities, the cost of constantly policing anti-Israel demonstrations continues to take seven-figure sums from local police budgets. Read More

A college in Tennessee is set to become the first historically Black institution to ice an NCAA Division 1 hockey team. Read More

There was a narrow window for detente between the monomaniacal Captain Ahab at the helm of the U.S. federal government and the new prime minister-designate of Canada. Read More

OTTAWA — Incoming prime minister Mark Carney says he has put all his assets other than his “personal real estate” into a blind trust after months of Conservative questions about his potential conflicts of interest. Read More

OTTAWA — Mark Carney's victory in the Liberal leadership race puts the final nail in the coffin of Ottawa's controversial plan to hike the inclusion rate on capital gains. Read More

It’s official: Mark Carney has won the prize of prime minister. Now, he must figure out how to keep it. Carney comes to the job with a lot of pluses, chiefly his steady demeanour and economic experience, but also a pile of vulnerabilities. Already the Conservatives are gleefully exploiting them, branding him a liar, sellout, and globalist. They are saturating social media with memes and clever ads, trying to define him before he calls an election, which is likely imminent, considering the latest Nanos poll puts them a mere percentage point ahead of the Liberals.  Read More

Lawyers representing Sean M. Higgins, the driver accused of killing Johnny and Matthew Gaudreau last summer, want their client’s indictment tossed, saying the grand jury didn’t learn about the brothers’ intoxication at the time of the crash, which could amount to possible “contributory negligence” in their own deaths. Read More

Sophie Grégoire Trudeau reflected on her journey as a "simple human, a woman, a non-official First Lady" in a social media post the same day Justin Trudeau gave his farewell speech as the Liberal leader. Read More

How many weeks, or months, will the prime minister-designate, Mark Carney, be facing off with U.S. President Donald Trump in our current trade war? And how much damage could Carney do to Canada during this time? Does he know how to handle the whims of Trump’s ego-driven relationships with world leaders? Read More

OTTAWA — Ontario Premier Doug Ford announced Tuesday that he has agreed to suspend the 25 per cent tariffs he imposed on the United States and will meet with U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, alongside Canadian Finance Minister Dominic LeBlanc, this week. Read More

Ontario is re-examining its trade strategy in the wake of American tariffs on Canadian goods, looking to focus on opening up new markets and attracting more overseas investment once the immediate economic threat passes. Read More

Late Thursday night and into Friday morning, Canadians under clear skies will be able to watch a lunar eclipse, as the moon gets covered by the shadow of the Earth and turns a dark, smoky reddish-brown for a little over an hour. Here's what to know about this celestial event, also known as a "blood moon" for its colour. Read More

High-stakes talks between senior delegations from Ukraine and the United States on how to end Kyiv's three-year war with Moscow opened in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday, hours after Russian air defenses shot down 337 Ukrainian drones over Russia. Read More

President Donald Trump shopped for a new Tesla on the White House driveway on Tuesday, selecting a shiny red sedan to show his support for Elon Musk ’s electric vehicle company as it faces blowback because of his work to advance the president’s political agenda and downsize the federal government. 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

This week, Fox News columnist David Marcus published a short piece about the surprises that greeted him on a weekend visit to Calgary. The theme of the piece is: hey, these people are really angry about Trump’s trade war! Marcus half-expected Canada to be preoccupied with the Liberal Party leadership race and the imminent choice of a new prime minister — but all anybody wanted to talk about in the cozy confines of the James Joyce Pub in Calgary were feelings of betrayal and confusion toward the United States. Even the television news (“Imagine a country in which basically every news channel is MSNBC”) was all tariffs, all the time. Read More

March Break is here, and we, as Canadians, have a choice to make. We can continue pouring billions into the U.S. economy, or we can stand tall, redirect our spending, and reaffirm our commitment to our own economic strength and cultural heritage. Our Heritage, Sport, Tourism, and Culture Industries (HSTCIs) aren’t just about making memories — they are a $210 billion economic powerhouse, fueling Canadian jobs, businesses, and communities. Read More

An Ontario town is considering bringing a statue of Prime Minister John A. Macdonald back out of storage after it was defaced in 2020 amid a heated debate over the legacy of Canada's first prime minister. Read More

Canadian opinion of the United States has fallen so far so fast that it is driving a historic "realignment" of which countries Canadians see as their main allies, a new survey suggests. Read More

The following has been excerpted from The Victim Cult: How the Grievance Culture is Wrecking Civilization, by Mark Milke Read More

Canada Did What?! is a Postmedia podcast that digs into the untold, surprising political stories of the last few decades with host Tristin Hopper. From the metric wars to Morgentaler, from the October Crisis to the abortion debate, we’re unpacking all the wildest political moments you might think you remember — and giving you the real story you never knew. We talk to the politicians, journalists and newsmakers who were right there when history happened. And we have a lot of fun doing it.  Read More

Last month marked the inauguration of a new concerted effort to fight against the erosion of free speech rights in Canada. The new Free Speech Union of Canada has officially launched its website and membership is now open. Read More

OTTAWA — U.S.-driven tariff chaos has lit a fire under Canada's political leaders to scrap long-lingering barriers to internal trade, but experts say powerful provincial Crown corporations could be one of the biggest obstacles to real progress. Read More

OTTAWA - A new French-language advertisement starring Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre begins uncharacteristically for a campaign ad, with Poilievre offering an admission that his style of politics can seem brusque at times, especially to Quebecers. Read More

Shall I begin with the Ides of March? Read More

JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia -- A Ukrainian delegation set to meet with America's top diplomat in Saudi Arabia about ending the 3-year war with Russia will propose a ceasefire covering the Black Sea and long-range missile strikes, as well as the release of prisoners, two senior Ukrainian officials said Monday. Read More

Ontario has placed a surcharge of 25 per cent on electricity exported to the United States as of Monday, and the government says it could raise that amount even higher in response to further American escalation. Read More

An Ontario judge has slammed his colleagues for damaging the “institutional credibility” of the court system after they gave no prison time to a gunman at an infamous Toronto funeral shooting. Read More

OTTAWA — National Post Ottawa bureau chief Stuart Thomson sits down with parliamentary reporter Christopher Nardi to discuss Mark Carney's election as Liberal leader and how betting markets can be used to predict Canadian politics. Read More

Service Canada expects to receive 5.74 million passport applications for 2024-25 and one way it plans to help deal with growing demand is with a money back guarantee: get your passport within 30 days or it's free. Read More

Mark Carney isn't even prime minister yet, and he is already debasing the highest office in the land by giving oxygen to conspiracy theories. During his speech after winning the Liberal leadership on Sunday, he all but accused Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre of being a national security threat, nodding to baseless allegations that have fermented online for months. Read More

Canadians planning to travel to the United States may be affected by a new policy that would have them register if they are south of the border for more than 30 days. Read More