U.S. President Donald Trump said that he plans to speak by phone Monday with Russian leader Vladimir Putin, followed by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and leaders of various NATO countries, about ending the war in Ukraine. Read More

Storm systems sweeping across parts of the U.S. Midwest and South have left at least 23 people dead, many of them in Kentucky, where what appeared to be a devastating tornado crumbled buildings and flipped over a car on an interstate. Read More

Auston Matthews got his first goal of the series to break a scoreless tie in the third period, Joseph Woll stopped 21 shots and the Toronto Maple Leafs kept their season alive by beating the Florida Panthers 2-0 in Game 6 of the Eastern Conference semifinal series Friday night. Read More

Evacuation orders remain in place for the Rural Municipality of Lac du Bonnet as crews continue to battle wildfires in eastern Manitoba. Read More

Prime Minister Mark Carney reaffirmed Canada’s “steadfast and unwavering support” for Ukraine in his first meeting with the country’s president on Saturday in Rome. Read More

Happy North America Day! Don’t laugh. There was a time when policy-makers, political theorists, business leaders, economists and politicians would have raised glasses of trilateral Canadian whiskey, American bourbon and Mexican tequila to toast a grand concept: “Here’s to the union of our three glorious nations into a North American Community!” Some even took the idea further: “Let us drink to a United North America!” Read More

When the federal government spends your money — and it is most definitely your money — one of the ways it is held accountable is by presenting an annual budget. Read More

After the Conservatives' federal election loss, some Albertans frustrated with Liberal government policies are rallying for separation from Canada. Recently, hundreds of separatists held a rally at the Alberta legislature, angered at the province's place within confederation. Read More

Ten men broke out of a New Orleans jail Friday in an audacious overnight escape by fleeing through a hole behind a toilet and scaling a wall while the lone guard assigned to their cell pod was away getting food, authorities said. Read More

OTTAWA -- A group representing big foreign streamers told a CRTC hearing Friday that those companies shouldn't be expected to fulfil the same responsibilities as traditional broadcasters when it comes to Canadian content. Read More

CALGARY -- A Crown prosecutor is calling for a Calgary couple who killed their badly burned and emaciated toddler to be sentenced to eight years in prison. Read More

OTTAWA -- The Industrial Inquiry Commission report on the labour dispute at Canada Post recommends phasing out daily door-to-door letter mail delivery for individual addresses, while daily delivery to businesses should be maintained. Read More

OTTAWA — Canada and other countries should not give up on doing business with the United States, former South Carolina governor Nikki Haley said Friday at the B7 summit conference in Ottawa. Read More

Some of the last words of Valeria Marquez, the Mexican influencer who was shot and killed Tuesday during a TikTok livestream in her beauty salon on the outskirts of Guadalajara, Mexico, were: "Maybe they were going to kill me. Were they going to come and take me away, or what? I’m worried." Read More

The May long weekend is when gasoline prices tend to start levelling off ahead of the high-demand summer driving season. Read More

An Ontario iron worker who tried to have a threesome with his highly intoxicated wife after she passed out has been sentenced to three years in prison. Read More

LONDON — Grammy-winning singer Chris Brown was ordered held in custody after appearing Friday in a British courtroom to face a charge that he seriously beat a music producer in a London nightclub in 2023. Read More

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is expected to continue living at Stornoway with his family while he seeks a seat to return to the House of Commons. Read More

Prime Minister Mark Carney and his Liberal government are looking to set a new course after what some saw as an unlikely election victory late last month. Read More

The Department of Homeland Security is vetting a pitch for a reality television show in which immigrants would compete against one another for U.S. citizenship. Read More

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 — The first direct Russia-Ukraine peace talks since the early weeks of Moscow’s 2022 invasion ended after less than two hours Friday, and while both sides agreed on a large prisoner swap, they clearly remained far apart on key conditions for ending the fighting. 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