Somewhere along the congested streets of Canada's biggest and most traffic-clogged city, Ontario Premier Doug Ford careened dramatically out of his lane as a law-and-order, cops-are-tops sort of guy. Read More

There is a staggering hypocrisy at the heart of Canada’s housing crisis. From Ottawa to provincial legislatures and down to city halls, politicians of all stripes declare their unwavering commitment to affordability. They launch multibillion-dollar strategies, promise to cut red tape, and speak of the urgent need to build millions of new homes. Yet, on the ground, where shovels meet dirt, this grand consensus evaporates. Municipal gatekeepers, bowing to "Not In My Backyard" pressure, deploy a dizzying array of procedural roadblocks, soaring fees and endless delays to kill the very housing the country desperately needs. Read More

Season eight of the Doug Ford Show debuted at the Ontario legislature in Toronto this week, but the premier ... er, sorry, the premiere was remarkably disappointing. Teasers had suggested a return to last spring’s plot line featuring a dramatic battle with U.S. President Donald Trump and bold moves to protect Ontario workers. Read More

Last Friday’s meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy was a disaster for the West. Not only did Trump and his team parrot Kremlin talking points, they reportedly demanded that Kyiv capitulate to Moscow’s demands and cede key territory that provides the backbone of Ukraine’s defences.   Read More

U.S. President Donald Trump has fundamentally changed the game and our assumptions on the readiness and competitiveness of our economy. And, with the United States taking direct aim at Canada, Ontario is unapologetic in transforming our economy to be self-reliant and the most competitive place in the G7 to invest and create jobs. At the centre of our industrial policy and plan to protect Ontario, we must have access to abundant and affordable energy to drive growth.  Read More

A Lululemon heist has led to the discovery of $10,000 worth of stolen leggings in a Newfoundland home and police are warning it's part of a larger trend of rising organized retail crime. Read More

President Donald Trump is demolishing the entire East Wing of the White House to build a ballroom at the property, he said Wednesday, in a move exceeding the original scope of the project and prompting controversy over the extent of the construction. Read More

OTTAWA — A schism opened between two of the top contenders in the NDP leadership race on Wednesday night, as Avi Lewis jabbed rival Heather McPherson over her use of a term he says has right-wing roots. Read More

The Trump administration announced sanctions on Russia’s biggest oil producers, rolling out its first major package of financial punishments on President Vladimir Putin’s economy as part of a fresh bid to end to the war in Ukraine. Read More

A U.S. missionary working for evangelical Christian organization SIM has been abducted in Niger's capital Niamey, officials said Wednesday. Read More

A woman who was fatally shot in a parking lot in Brampton, Ont., on Tuesday has been identified by her family as Savannah Kulla, aged 29. Meanwhile, the suspect in the murder, Anthony Deschepper, died early Wednesday after an interaction with police officers at a gas station in Niagara Falls. Read More

OTTAWA — NDP leadership candidate Rob Ashton says that he'd be open to lifting the federal moratorium on coastal tanker traffic as prime minister, if he saw clear support for shipping heavy oil through British Columbia's northern coast. Read More

They were two young women from out of town. They were shot dead at an Airbnb in small-town Ontario in mysterious circumstances. A Scarborough rapper is now on trial for the double murder. Read More

Many months into a trade war brought on by tariffs and economic threats brought on by U.S. President Donald Trump and his administration, Canadian consumers have continued to fight back by supporting and promoting a “buy Canadian” movement. Read More

Before it wrapped last year, Blue Bloods star Donnie Wahlberg didn’t want his time on the popular cop drama to end. Read More

Berlin -- The German company that made the furniture hoist used in the Louvre heist has been taking advantage of the scandal to promote the device, posting tongue-in-cheek adverts about the quality of its equipment. Read More

OTTAWA — With its next budget just a couple of weeks away, the Liberal government has received a lousy report card from a leading think tank for poor fiscal accountability. Read More

A five-year-old girl who fell overboard on a Disney cruise ship in June had been posing on a railing in an open porthole at the behest of her mother, a Florida police report published in mid-October revealed. Read More

OTTAWA — After days of backlash over Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre's comments on the RCMP, a string of his MPs lined up in support of the leader on Wednesday and pushed back against the controversy itself.  Read More

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met with U.S. Vice-President JD Vance at his Jerusalem office on Wednesday morning, the second day of Vance’s visit to the Jewish state. Read More

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney is busy meeting with opposition leaders on Wednesday to discuss the upcoming federal budget as Liberal MPs urge opposition parties to support the government's agenda. Read More

Yangon (AFP) -- SpaceX has cut service to more than 2,500 Starlink internet devices at Myanmar scam centres, a company executive said Wednesday, after AFP revealed that their use had exploded in the illicit industry. Read More

(Bloomberg) — Russia launched multiple drone and missile strikes on Ukraine as the latest peace attempts by U.S. President Donald Trump appeared to be floundering. Read More

The maker of the world's most popular chatbot, ChatGPT, launched a web browser this week that promises to make surfing the internet smarter. In exchange, ChatGPT Atlas wants permission to watch and remember everything you do online. Read More