The ruling by the British Columbia Supreme Court in the Cowichan Tribes case earlier this month highlights just how many legal rules on constitutionally protected Aboriginal title remain unresolved and how much of a problem those legal gaps create. Read More

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For too many around the world, Israel’s war with Hamas is viewed through a lens of moral simplicity: Enough. End the fighting. Bring relief to the people of Gaza. Accept a ceasefire — any ceasefire. Do the “right” thing. Read More

Doug Ford says ‘something is broken’ after Ontario man charged with assaulting armed home intruder — Kenn Oliver, Aug. 20; 'It's pretty straightforward': Danielle Smith objects after Ontario man charged with assaulting home intruder — Rahim Mohamed, Aug. 21; and Report finds judges' $414,900 salary 'inadequate' to attract top talent, recommends $28,000 raise — Christopher Nardi, Aug. 20 Read More

The Pitt has reached new heights. The HBO Max medical drama, which streams on Crave in Canada, was the big winner at this year’s Television Critics Association (TCA) Awards. The Pitt dominated four categories: program of the year, outstanding achievement in drama, outstanding new program, and individual achievement in drama (for star and executive producer Noah Wyle). Read More

As California and Texas scramble to redraw U.S. House maps before the 2026 midterm elections, the race is underlining redistricting’s big role in determining political power. Read More

EDMONTON — Ren Alva is no stranger to leaving a good tip. Read More

OTTAWA — Ottawa is watching closely as U.S. President Donald Trump attempts to play peacemaker in the war in Ukraine. Read More

TORONTO — Until last year, communications instructor Lara Cardoso saw an influencer-shaped hole in the University of Guelph-Humber’s course offerings. Read More

Concertgoers heading to the recently opened Rogers Stadium in Toronto's Downsview Park might be surprised to find more than just standard arena food. Instead of your regular nachos and beer, the venue offers Wagyu beef burgers and sushi platters. Read More

A Brantford, Ont., drug dealer who sold cocaine mixed with fentanyl to a man fresh off a round of golf with his brother has been found guilty of manslaughter. Read More

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Like other National Post writers, I consume a fair amount of column inches criticizing judges. This is only right, since the organs of public opinion are about the only form of accountability to which judges are ever subject: we are, not by our own choice, a thin, ink-black line of last-ditch defence against their errors and depredations. But of course, there are occasions on which a scribbling, babbling observer of the law can only sympathize with these gowned drudges, and I encountered one such occasion while perusing a decision issued last week by Alberta King’s Bench Justice Colin Feasby. Read More

The decision earlier this month by the Supreme Court of British Columbia that the Cowichan tribes hold title over federal, city, and private land in Richmond B.C. that enjoys a higher legal status than the fee simple ownership of the current proprietors is outrageous but may have some positive consequences. The decades and $7 billion that have been spent or pledged for what is called the “reconciliation” process, has finally hit a stone wall. The almost universal desire to be fair to Indigenous people and where appropriate to compensate them for inequitable treatment, has finally collided with the entrenched economic rights and interests of every owner of real property in Canada, including those of Indigenous ancestry. Read More

With a review of the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA) looming amid President Donald Trump’s trade war, National Post spoke this week with Canadian political and trade policy expert Laura Dawson. Dawson is the former director of the Canada Institute at the Wilson Center in Washington, D.C., where she focused on bilateral economic issues, including NAFTA/CUSMA. She is now the executive director of the Canada-U.S. Future Borders Coalition and a regular media commentator. Much of Dawson’s work involves advising governments, businesses, and organizations on cross-border trade. Read More

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A judge has reserved sentencing for a boy who was posing with a gun, pretending to be a gangster with his friends, when he killed a 12-year-old. Read More

Defence and Crown lawyers have concluded their legal arguments in a hearing to determine if the man accused of killing 11 people at Vancouver's Lapu Lapu Day festival is fit to stand trial. Read More

The Alberta government has confirmed that, for those who must pay for the cost of a COVID-19 vaccine shot this fall, it will cost $100. Read More

In the hundreds of pages of transcripts from Justice Department interviews of Ghislaine Maxwell, the former girlfriend of disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein spoke glowingly of President Donald Trump, called him a "gentleman in all respects" and describing him as "friendly" with Epstein. Read More

An Ontario family is calling on the provincial government to introduce legislation that would set maximum emergency room wait times for children after their teenage son died following an eight-hour wait for a doctor in a hospital last year. Read More

Just think of it as doomsday prepping gone chic. In the past few years, the ultrarich have been quietly getting their homes ready for the next big disaster by building luxury underground bunkers. Read More

Researchers have confirmed it. Your morning cup of joe gives you a morning mood bump. Read More