The Canadian government has imposed 25 per cent tariffs on certain imported goods from the United States. This could affect Canadians with travel plans that include crossing the border for the Victoria Day long weekend. Upon returning home, the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) said in a news release that Canadians should be prepared to declare "everything you have with you upon entry into Canada," adding that travellers who are driving are responsible for everything inside their vehicle. Read More

The first notable act of our newly-minted culture minister, Steven Guilbeault, was to recite to media scribes the myth of peak oil. Asked whether pipelines would continue to be a disruptor to Alberta-Ottawa relations, he replied: Read More

For a guy who peddled glossy golden high-top sneakers and a line of superhero trading cards bearing his image during his run for the presidency, accepting a “free” US$400 million flying palace from a foreign country eager for his favour is just another day at the office for Donald Trump. Read More

A judicial recount in the southern Ontario riding of Milton East—Halton Hills South confirmed Friday that Liberal Kristina Tesser Derksen won the seat. Read More

Police in Slovenia are investigating the disappearance of a bronze statue of U.S. first lady Melania Trump that was sawed off and carried away from her hometown. Read More

Fire crews in Manitoba continue to battle out-of-control wildfires including one in the eastern part of the province which has killed two people. Read More

ISTANBUL, Turkey — Russia and Ukraine held their first direct peace talks in three years Friday, gathering in Istanbul for Turkish-brokered negotiations, but officials and observers expected them to yield little immediate progress on stopping the more than three-year war. Read More

The biggest jackpot ever awarded to a single person in Canada was claimed by Justin Simporios from Surrey, B.C., during a press conference Thursday. At $80 million, it was also the largest lottery ever awarded in B.C. Read More

Our cookbook of the week is The Essential Cottage Cookbook by Andrea Buckett. Read More

First Reading is a Canadian politics newsletter 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, I sat in a courtroom and witnessed something all too rare in today’s Canada: accountability for antisemitism. Read More

Vancouver, renowned for its natural beauty and laid back lifestyle, has a human waste problem so bad that businesses have hired "poop fairies" to speed the cleanup on city sidewalks. Read More

Following last month’s Liberal election victory, and after a decade of damaging federal policies by the Trudeau government, some Albertans are calling for a referendum on separation. While Premier Danielle Smith said she does not support separation, she “will honour” the referendum process. And according to a recent poll, more than one-third of Albertans are open to leaving Canada. But whether or not the referendum actually happens, one thing is clear — Albertans have reason to be frustrated with confederation. Read More

Our new prime minister attracted some criticism in March when he staged an unfamiliar piece of American-style political theatre, inviting cameras to record him signing an official-looking instrument to knock out the federal carbon tax on consumer fuels. What I should say is that he attracted a surprising and encouraging amount of criticism, and not just from my fellow wacko Tristin Hopper. Canadians are not exactly hyper-aware of the distinction between a head of state and a head of government, and even opposition politicians could not necessarily have been expected to bristle at Mark Carney’s attempt to role-play as the ultimate executor of law. I would, in fact, expect them to take notes and prepare to steal the idea. Read More

WASHINGTON -- Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said Thursday that federal law enforcement is investigating a social media post made by former FBI Director James Comey that she and other Republicans suggest is a call for violence against President Donald Trump. Read More

Ontario Premier Doug Ford’s new budget is billed as a plan to protect workers, businesses and communities from U.S. tariffs and the economic uncertainty they have caused. Read More

There have been concerns about the “presidentialization” of the Canadian prime ministership for years — worries that have been exacerbated by Mark Carney’s tendency to sign Trump-style legislative orders to grant tax cuts. Read More

U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs cast a pall over Ontario's budget Thursday, dragging down GDP growth and knocking the province off its path to balance, with a $14.6-billion deficit projected this year. Read More

For a while, the razor-thin election-night outcome in Terrebonne, a riding just north of Montreal, struck many Canadians as an example of the system working as it should: Liberal Tatiana Auguste was initially declared the winner by just 35 votes; standard validation procedures flipped the riding to the Bloc Québécois by 44 votes; and then a judicial recount, triggered automatically because the outcome was so close — less than 0.1 per cent of the turnout — found Auguste had won by a single vote. Read More

Border crossings between Canada and the U.S. are down, particularly so for those going north to south, according to Statistics Canada, but with the Victoria Day long weekend ahead, the Canada Border Services Agency is expecting more traffic at its checkpoints. Read More

A day after being sworn in as foreign affairs minister, Anita Anand lashed out at Israel proving, yet again, that the Liberals are oddly concerned with keeping the support of those who sympathize with terrorists. Read More

Prime Minister Mark Carney is not only a Canadian leader, he's also an author. His second book, The Hinge, was expected to hit shelves this summer. But now it's unclear. The book is being published by Penguin Random House Canada. On the book publisher's website, the release date is listed as July 1, 2025. However, the publication of the book has reportedly been delayed, per the Toronto Star. Read More

OTTAWA – The Bloc Québécois says it will ask the Superior Court of Quebec to order a new election in the riding of Terrebonne, Que, "as soon as possible," following the Liberals' victory by a single vote. Read More

This week, the government of Ontario announced a plan to remove tolls from the provincially owned Highway 407 East, a move it said is expected to save daily commuters an estimated $7,200 annually. Read More

Quebec City's Tanière³ soared directly to two-star status in the inaugural Michelin Guide Québec. The province joins Toronto & Region and Vancouver as Michelin’s third Canadian destination. Nine restaurants won over the anonymous inspectors with dishes fusing creative techniques with local products, from bison hanger steak in a broth of forest spices to fire-grilled mushrooms and a bay-and-juniper-infused sabayon. Read More

Last weekend, Russian President Vladimir Putin delayed European-led sanctions against his regime by proposing that Kyiv and Moscow engage in direct peace talks in Istanbul, Turkey, this Thursday. While Putin appears to act in bad faith by stalling for time, his gambit backfired thanks to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s shrewd maneuvering. Read More

B.C.’s New Democratic premier and minister of health think that they can solve the province’s nursing shortage by enticing U.S. nurses to cross the border. The idea is laughable.  Read More

The local public health office in Seattle is warning residents there of a confirmed case of measles in a Canadian resident who spent time in the region two weeks ago. Read More

OTTAWA — Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre said Thursday that Liberal cabinet minister Steven Guilbeault posed an imminent danger to Confederation, one day after Guilbeault's off-the-cuff comments on pipelines set off a firestorm in Alberta. Read More

The Canadian Real Estate Association says home sales in April fell 9.8 per cent compared with the same month last year, as the national housing market has returned "to the quiet markets we've experienced since 2022." Read More

NEW YORK (AP) -- Walmart's first quarter profit slipped and it said it must raise prices due to higher costs from tariffs implemented by President Donald Trump. Read More

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DOHA, Qatar (AP) -- U.S. President Donald Trump said Thursday he was not surprised that Russian President Vladimir Putin will be a no-show for anticipated peace talks with Ukraine in Turkey this week. Read More

More internet users are starting to replace popular search engines with advanced chatbots from artificial intelligence platforms. However, the more powerful they become, the more mistakes they're making, the New York Times reported. These mistakes are referred to as hallucinations. Read More

MEXICO CITY (AP) — A social media influencer was shot to death while doing a TikTok livestream at a beauty salon in the central Mexican state of Jalisco, state authorities confirmed Wednesday. Read More

Canada has effectively suspended almost all of its retaliatory tariffs on U.S. products, tamping down inflation risks and improving its growth outlook, according to Oxford Economics. Read More

No matter where you stand on Alberta separation — whether you approve from afar, or oppose it from Edmonton — it’s important to remember how small it is. One key theme that continues to emerge from any polling on the issue is the movement’s minority status. It’s doomed, just from the numbers alone. Read More

There was a curious, but telling, contrast of geopolitical images this week. While U.S. President Donald Trump was pursuing uber-opulence in Riyadh, traipsing along purple carpets, inspecting plans for glittering Saudi cities of the future and looking to collect the keys to the most decked-out private jet in history, his geopolitical opposite, China's Xi Jinping, was speaking to the leaders of Latin America and the Caribbean in a very drab conference centre in Beijing. Read More

With dedicated groups of Albertans pushing for the western province to secede from Canada, new polling shows that most of those living in the province reject this idea, while just over one-third support some form of independence from Canada. Read More