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The tremulous response to both the Venezuela coup and his threats to Greenland reflects hard truths

Usually, if a child swats another child with a toy dinosaur, it does not cause catastrophic injury. Read More

Profits available to be shared by partners fell by a fifth to £61mn for year to March 2025

Less than a day after the U.S. launched air strikes against Venezuela and captured its president, U.S. President Donald Trump started spouting off about his desire to take over Greenland, highlighting the fundamental problem with his approach to foreign affairs: while many of his policies — such as imposing tariffs on China and toppling Venezuelan strongman Nicolás Maduro — could strengthen the West and weaken its enemies, his propensity to impose equally punitive measures on friendly nations has us continually fighting among ourselves, playing right into the hands of our adversaries. Read More

The Danish people are feeling shocked, and not a little betrayed, by President Donald Trump’s threats to annex Greenland, a constituent part of the Kingdom of Denmark, says one of the country’s most senior diplomats. Read More

A New Brunswick paper mill worker fired for equating Zionists to Nazis has seen his dismissal replaced with four months of unpaid leave. Read More

On Tuesday, Albertans learned (thanks to CP’s Jack Farrell) of an interesting data point in labour’s quiet voter-recall war against the United Conservative government. In October, the Alberta assembly passed a statute ordering striking schoolteachers back to work — something that was routine throughout Canada until 2015, when the Supreme Court discovered an unwritten and previously undetected right to strike in the Charter. The back-to-work bill invoked the Charter’s notwithstanding clause, overriding the novel Charter right, in order to get schools open before autumn turned into winter. Read More

In space, no one can hear you fight. Read More

The endless stream of YouTube videos and articles about how to detach from the social media’s digital quicksand in the new year suggest a turning point: we’ve officially had it with our phones. Read More

Did the Liberal government lie about the effects of mass immigration, or simply get it wrong? It is almost certainly a heady mix of both. Canadians were told not to notice what was happening right in front of them, and they have every reason to be angry about the impact it had on their lives, most notably on affordability or the sudden emergence of shady “career” colleges in strip malls. Read More

President Donald Trump’s granddaughter Kai, 18, is focusing on her golf career at the University of Miami and said she has no plans to enter politics.

Many Democrats are calling to defund ICE and impeach Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem after federal agent fatally shot a Minnesota woman Wednesday.

House Oversight Committee subpoenas billionaire Les Wexner, Jeffrey Epstein's longtime friend and financial patron, as part of its ongoing investigation.

President Donald Trump's lawyers in Georgia filed a motion this week seeking more than $6 million from the Fulton County District Attorney's Office.

Higher education faces crisis as 9,000+ jobs lost in 2025, with Trump policies allegedly impacting university funding and international student enrollment.

New York mayor's collectivism praise contrasts with rugged individualism that built America, raising concerns about centralized planning and control.

HHS has unveiled an inverted food pyramid prioritizing meat and fats over grains, as health experts such as Dr. Andrew Huberman share feedback on the new guidelines.

The conversation appeared to defuse a crisis that erupted after President Trump said military action against Colombia “sounds good.” President Gustavo Petro spoke to The New York Times just before the call.

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This year, for the first time, more Americans will earn a minimum wage of $15 per hour or higher than will earn the federal minimum of $7.25 per hour.

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Regulators said they will look at whether the deal for Manus, a Singapore start-up with Chinese roots, complied with China’s export and investment rules.

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A record-setting 21 thunderstorm events each caused at least $1 billion in damages, a sign that more people and property are in harm’s way.

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Plus, President Trump sits down with The Times.

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The Pennsylvania governor starts out as a clear favorite, but Republicans are trying to make him sweat.

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