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Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre overwhelmingly won his leadership review in January with 87.4 per cent support of the vote. He will be the party leader for the foreseeable future and into the next federal election. Read More

In a discovery that’s equal parts groundbreaking and gross, scientists have identified what may be the world’s oldest fossilized predator vomit. At nearly 290 million years old, it offers a glimpse into how ancient land animals fed before dinosaurs evolved. Read More

In a country that prides itself on pluralism and fairness, public broadcasting carries a special burden. The CBC is not just another media outlet competing for ratings. It is funded by taxpayers — including its Jewish community — and is entrusted to be honest, not biased. When that trust falters, the consequences ripple far beyond the newsroom. When bias is obsessive — particularly against an identifiable group — it can incite and validate hate. Read More

A Lebanese immigrant ordered deported in December 2019 after he was convicted for possession of fentanyl and hydromorphone for the purposes of trafficking has won another chance to stay in Canada. Read More

Ukrainian and Russian negotiators were to resume a second round of U.S.-mediated peace talks in Geneva on Wednesday, though neither side signalled they were any closer to ending Europe's deadliest conflict since the Second World War. Read More

Iranians shouted slogans against the leader of the Islamic republic on Tuesday as they gathered to commemorate protesters killed in a crackdown on nationwide demonstrations that rights groups said left thousands dead, according to videos verified by AFP. Read More

They were monster wins over monster rivals. Read More

OTTAWA — Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is distancing himself from comments made by one his MPs who told a right-wing U.S. news outlet that some in Canada were engaging in a "hissy fit" of anti-Americanism, which was counterproductive in trying to deal with the U.S. Read More

In the intensive care unit at B.C. Children’s Hospital in Vancouver, a week after the Tumbler Ridge tragedy, Cia Edmonds is still singing and talking to her daughter, Maya Gebala, “(telling) her how proud we are and that the entire world is cheering her on,” she posted in a Feb. 17 update. Read More

The U.S. and Iran made progress in nuclear talks in Geneva on Tuesday, with Tehran’s negotiators scheduled to return with a new proposal in two weeks, a U.S. official said on Tuesday, a cautiously upbeat assessment that suggests the chances of an imminent military clash are low. Read More

Lindsey Vonn may not be able to stand on American soil for a while, but she is back in the United States. Read More

OTTAWA — Days after she retired in January, the former top bureaucrat at the Department of National Defence warned that the billions in additional defence spending promised by the Carney government is "nowhere near what we need" and is only serving to "plug in the holes in the wrong way". Read More

CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy — After a pair of big Olympic curling wins, Team Canada's curlers are done talking about it. Read More

The sight of David McGuinty as a silent presence at the prime minister’s announcement Tuesday of a new defence industrial strategy was a reminder that, while that government purports to be a team, it is really a confederation of warring tribes. Read More

Don Cherry is among the list of 30 new appointees to the Order of Ontario for 2025. The list was announced yesterday by Edith Dumont, Lieutenant Governor of Ontario and Chancellor of the Order of Ontario. Read More

A former waitress at the Toronto nightclub owned by business tycoon Frank Stronach testified at his sex assault trial of being groped and kissed by the billionaire in his waterfront apartment in the 1980s. Read More

French men’s hockey goaltender Julian Junca’s 28th birthday this past Sunday is one he’s unlikely to forget. Read More

MILAN — The sigh of reality expressed by Czech players was just about unanimous Tuesday evening at the Santagiulia Arena. Read More

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio made headlines with a speech to the Munich Security Conference on Saturday, in which he attempted to offer an intellectual framework for Donald Trump's often bellicose and Europe-alienating rhetoric. Here is an excerpt: Read More

There is a pattern unfolding in Canada. It does not begin in Parliament. It does not begin with the courts. It begins with anti-Israel activist groups. Read More

An outside observer might note that the president of the French hockey federation did a remarkable thing on Monday night: He stood up for the good of the Games. The spirit of the Olympics. Read More

Canada’s defence industry got a $6.6 billion boost Tuesday, as Prime Minister Mark Carney formally unveiled Ottawa’s new Defence Industrial Strategy. The plan promises to create 125,000 new jobs over 10 years and award 70 per cent of defence contracts to Canadian companies, through a “Build-Partner-Buy” framework that prioritizes domestic industry. It is part of the government’s plan to increase Canadian military spending to five per cent of GDP by 2035, in line with NATO targets.  Read More

Canada has been playing international hockey long enough that it's a bit odd we don't have a more consistent cheering presence. Read More