Ontario’s student financial aid system is set to undergo its most significant changes since 2019. Beginning this fall, the provincial portion of aid will shift toward a higher share of loans, with grants capped at 25 per cent. The province announced the changes last week alongside a $6.4 billion postsecondary funding commitment, describing the reforms as a step toward long-term sustainability. Read More

London (AFP) -- Britain's former prince Andrew was arrested and released under investigation in a day of drama. What is he being probed for? Could he be jailed? And what next? Read More

MILAN — Canadian speedskater Valérie Maltais climbed back onto the medal podium at the Milan-Cortina Games again on Friday, winning bronze in the 1,500-metre individual race in long-track. Read More

SDEROT, Israel — Sometimes it’s the GPS. You enter a destination a half-hour from your location, and it directs you to a neighbourhood in Beirut. Or Amman. Read More

CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy — They fought and fought and fought, their Olympics dreams up in the air almost from the beginning. Read More

OTTAWA AND WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Friday that the emergency authority that U.S. President Donald Trump relied on to impose sweeping tariffs on Canada and countries around the world "falls short" and said the president violated federal law when he imposed the trade barriers. 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

Our cookbook of the week is Gather, Savor, Share by Raghav Chaudhary. Read More

When Beau Harper met 108-year-old Joan Fuller at last year’s Remembrance Day service in Mount Hope, Ont., he knew he was witnessing something rare. Read More

A settlement in a class action lawsuit brought by 3,500 WestJet female flight attendants has been temporarily stalled by a B.C Supreme Court judge after she insisted the attendants get more time to consider the proposed agreement, which releases the airline from liability. Read More

If the past behaviour dictates future behaviour, there are two possibilities concerning the outcome of negotiations with Iran: either Iran’s well-known tactics of buying time and frustrating the United States will win the day, as it did in the Obama and first Trump administration, or U.S. President Donald Trump will eventually follow through on his threat and attack Iran, as he did Venezuela. If Iran refuses to give up its nuclear ambition and ballistic missile program, my bet is on Trump. He will go to war. Read More

An Ontario court has ruled that the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario (HRTO) must hold a new hearing, with a different adjudicator, in the case of a Black trans man who complained of discrimination based on gender identity and gender expression at a walk-in medical clinic. Read More

Canada’s most startling political history podcast is back for another season, as host Tristin Hopper brings you the wildest Canadian stories you might think you remember and reveals what you haven’t been told. We talk to the politicians, journalists and newsmakers who were right there when history happened — all while having a lot of fun along the way. Listen to the trailer and subscribe to the podcast to get every episode of the second season of Canada Did What?!, starting in March 2026. Read More

Canada should stay united by keeping Alberta in the fold with enthusiasm and honour. Read More

I listen to a lot of podcasts when I’m driving around town — everything from Canadian history and politics to British satire to a lot of media industry podcasts from Canada and the U.S. If you’re a podcast listener, you’ll know that there’s a lot more ads on them lately, from local car dealers to tech platforms to mattress ads. (So. Many. Mattress. Ads.) Read More

MILAN — Sidney Crosby is almost certainly out for Friday's do-or-die semifinal against Finland, Postmedia has learned. Read More

OTTAWA — The federal justice department has widened its use of heat and motion sensors installed under staff's desks, raising further concerns from staff and a union that they could eventually be used to monitor office attendance even if their employer swears it won't. Read More

KYIV, Ukraine — As the war in Ukraine drags into its fifth year, drones have come to completely dominate the front line — a transformation in modern warfare that is being watched around the world. Read More

MILAN — Marie-Philip Poulin sat on the dais, red baseball cap pulled low, and wiped tears from her eyes. It was close to midnight in Milan, more than an hour after what might have been the final game she would ever play for Canada at the Winter Olympics. Read More

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is proposing a raft of new policies aimed at reigning in high immigration rates, part of what she called a response to "disastrous" Trudeau-era immigration changes that have swamped the province’s public service. Read More

The five contenders to lead the NDP squared off in New Westminster, B.C. on Thursday evening for the second of two official leadership debates. Read More

A new program aimed at attracting skilled recruits from foreign militaries is “nothing new,” according to a professor at the Canadian Forces College. Read More

CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy — With a few F-bombs and an outstretched finger, they became one of the biggest stories of the Milano-Cortina Olympics. Read More