One mark of a healthy society with a bright future is one with babies, says economist Ross McKitrick — "a lot of babies and children being born and raised here. And that's not happening." Read More

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The world has been shaken by the unfortunate news of Pope Francis’s passing. Many Catholics and non-Catholics kept the Pontiff in their thoughts and prayers, and now begin to evaluate his life and legacy. Read More

The real achievement of Pope Francis was not often remarked. It was that he managed to do the job at all, sometimes well, sometimes less so. But after two historic predecessors, the great fear was the office would overwhelm the man. Read More

In the first chapter of his autobiography, "Hope," Pope Francis served readers a reminder that his passionate defence of migrants and refugees originated in deeply personal as well as theological roots. Read More

Pope Francis died Monday, history's first Latin American pontiff who charmed the world with his humble style and concern for the poor but alienated conservatives with critiques of capitalism and climate change. Read More

For Cole Theule, age 19, voting day on April 28 will be his first time casting a ballot in a federal election. The Winnipeg native who is studying at the University of Ottawa, comes from a family with a tradition of supporting the New Democratic Party, provincially and federally. His father even worked to help local NDP candidates. Read More

One nurse was punched so violently by a patient's husband that she suffered a brain injury. Another was struck in the face with a dumbbell, breaking her upper jaw and cheekbone. Unfortunately, these are not stories from a sensationalized crime show; both incidents occurred in a Canadian hospital, as reported on by National Post health writer Sharon Kirkey. Read More

Hackers linked to Russia's government launched a cyberattack last spring against municipal water plants in rural Texas. At one plant in Muleshoe, population 5,000, water began to overflow. Officials had to unplug the system and run the plant manually. Read More

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency is warning consumers across multiple provinces that two brands of frozen pastries have been recalled due to salmonella concerns. Read More

OTTAWA — Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is pledging to cut the federal government’s bloated budget for outside consultants by $10 billion annually, if his party wins government, returning consultant fees to levels last seen under the Harper Conservative government. Read More

Marijuana culture's high holiday, known as 4/20, falls this year on Easter Sunday, as well as the last day of Passover, meaning cannabis fans can celebrate in some unusual ways, including an "Easter nug hunt" in Los Angeles, kosher-style THC gummies in New York and a "blaze and praise" drag brunch in Portland, Oregon. Read More

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Saturday night pledged to continue the war against Hamas until all objectives are met, rejecting recent ceasefire proposals that would leave the terror group in power in Gaza. Read More

The Supreme Court acted "literally in the middle of the night" and without sufficient explanation in blocking the Trump administration from deporting any Venezuelans held in northern Texas under an 18th-century wartime law, Justice Samuel Alito wrote in a sharp dissent that castigated the seven-member majority. Read More

Quebec doesn't plan to create any special measures to attract U.S.-based doctors and scientists seeking to flee that country over mass layoffs and cuts to health programs. Read More

Canada and Australia have shaken hands to end a potential diplomatic dust-up over a yeast-based spread that many Aussies like on toast and crackers. Read More

Pope Francis emerged from his convalescence on Easter Sunday to bless the thousands of people in St. Peter's Square and treat them to a surprise popemobile romp through the piazza, drawing wild cheers and applause as he continues his recovery from a near-fatal bout of double pneumonia. Read More

If it's daytime, odds are a lone box truck is cruising the streets between Toronto and Brampton, Ont., with no one behind the wheel. Read More

Arctic nations are shoring up their security and sovereignty in the Far North. It’s even a ballot box issue in Canada. But what’s quietly unfolding in the Russian Arctic also warrants our full attention; the stakes are higher than one might expect. Read More

At Passover — observed this week — divine liberation from a fearsome tyrant is solemnly remembered. The Pharaoh of ancient Egypt presided over a dominant imperial power. Deliverance for an enslaved people was miraculous. Read More

Among U.S. states, New Mexico is the only one to end the last four decades less economically free than it began, finds a recent report. Even worse, binding its residents in red tape and smothering them in government leaves its residents poorer. Sadly, even as a laggard that’s moving in the wrong direction on economic freedom, New Mexico still allows its residents more leeway when it comes to business, money, and property than all but two Canadian provinces. And its people, while poor relative to many Americans, are more prosperous than the residents of most Canadian provinces.  Read More

Re: Are older Liberal-voting Canadians selfish — or blind? — Jordan Peterson, April 11 Read More

PACIFIC PALISADES, Calif. — Carrying a tall wooden cross on his shoulder, Pastor John Shaver walked down the street where his church had stood, just three months ago. Read More

WHITBY, ONT.  — On this week’s Ivison video, regular guest Eugene Lang referred to “the trifecta — or what Van Morrison would call The Great Deception.” Read More

CHERNIHIV REGION, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine said it would reciprocate any genuine ceasefire by Moscow, but voiced skepticism after Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a temporary Easter truce in Ukraine starting Saturday. Read More

VATICAN CITY — U.S. Vice President JD Vance met Saturday with the Vatican’s No. 2 official amid tensions over the U.S. crackdown on migrants, with the Holy See reaffirming good relations but noting “an exchange of opinions” over current international conflicts, migrants and prisoners. Read More

OTTAWA — A Mark Carney-led government will spend $130 billion on new measures over the next four years, with no timeline to balance the federal budget, according to the costed Liberal platform released on Saturday. Read More

JACKSON, Mich. — Ryan Kelley thought he had a good shot at becoming Michigan’s governor in 2022. That is, until he was charged with misdemeanors for participating in the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol. His campaign sputtered and he finished fourth out of five candidates in the Republican primary. Read More

ROME (AP) — Iran and the United States will begin having experts meet to discuss details of a possible deal over Tehran’s rapidly advancing nuclear program, the top Iranian diplomat said Saturday after a second round of negotiations in Rome. Read More

In border towns and grocery stores, from the mouths of politicians campaigning and sports fans booing, from snowbirds to TikTokers there’s a parade of Canadians seemingly falling out of love with America. Read More

A senior immigration officer's decision to refuse an HIV-positive South African woman's bid for permanent residency in Canada on humanitarian and compassionate grounds didn't give enough weight to her abusive husband's repeated threats to withdraw his sponsorship, a Federal Court judge has ruled. Read More

On housing, the Conservatives have identified a key reason buying a home has become so unaffordable — layers upon layers of taxes and fees. Poilievre's housing plan involves cutting the GST from homes under $1.3 million and reimbursing municipalities for cutting development charges, taking about $100,000 off the price of an average home in Vancouver or Toronto. Read More

The Stanley Cup Playoffs, which begin Saturday night, are infamous for being a war of attrition unlike any other in sports. Two months of blocked shots and bodychecks, games every other night until the winner collapses over the line. Read More

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MONTREAL — A Montreal-area Liberal candidate invited to a campaign event this week the head of two organizations suspected by the RCMP of operating a secret Chinese police station. Read More

NIAGARA FALLS, ONT. — Standing against a background of the famous falls, Mark Carney was asked about his debate experience this week and turned to Charles Dickens’ famous opening line from A Tale of Two Cities. Read More

About 10,000 pages of records related to the 1968 assassination of Sen. Robert F. Kennedy were released Friday, continuing the disclosure of national secrets ordered by President Donald Trump. Read More