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More Canadian residents distrust refugees than trust them, with the lowest levels of trust in refugees expressed by immigrants and non-whites, according to a new national public opinion poll. Read More

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This should have been an easy fight to win. The Legault government was aiming to do something that no previous government of Quebec had been able to achieve: changing doctors’ remuneration regime in order to tie it to their performance. The powerful MDs’ unions would huff, puff and blow. But in the end, doctors being seen as spoiled prima donnas, the public would side with the government. Read More

In a development that went largely unnoticed, Liberal MP Salma Zahid recently tabled a petition in the House of Commons urging the federal government to admit members of Jamaat-e-Islami — Bangladesh’s largest Islamist party. The petition noted that in the past, some members of Jamaat-e-Islami had been deemed inadmissible to Canada on security grounds. However, it argued that the group “has engaged in democratic processes and governance in Bangladesh” and that members seeking asylum in Canada are “law-abiding citizens who uphold democratic values.” It urged the government to ensure they receive “fair and just treatment.” Read More

Last week, the CBC’s Fifth Estate — which bills itself as “Canada's premier investigative documentary program” — released a 43-minute film on the country’s “safer supply” experiment. Despite claiming impartiality, the doc is hamfisted propaganda for the harm reduction movement, and provides yet another case study of why the CBC needs to be defunded. Read More

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When the entire fine art collection of the bankrupt Hudson’s Bay Company goes under the auctioneer’s gavel on Wednesday, it will include major works worth hundreds of thousands of dollars. Read More

A "waterfront gem" in the heart of downtown Halifax has taken first place in Air Canada's Best New Restaurants 2025 Top 10 list. Mystic, led by chef Malcolm Campbell, opened its doors last September, blending the bounty of Nova Scotia's land and sea with global influences. Read More

BEIJING -- Chinese media and ordinary citizens expressed outrage Monday towards Japan, as an escalating diplomatic spat threatens to wreck relations strained by historical grievances and strategic rivalry. Read More

The United Nations Security Council voted 13-0 on Monday to adopt a U.S.-drafted resolution on the future of Gaza, as Russia and China passed on their veto power and abstained on the vote. Read More

OTTAWA — The Liberals just barely managed to avoid a snap election during the holiday season, thanks to Green Party Leader Elizabeth May, two abstentions from the Conservatives and two more from the NDP. Read More

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is heading to Washington this week, and the stakes could not be higher. Read More

The Carney government’s self-proclaimed strategy of dealing with Donald Trump has been to hope the obvious contradictions in the U.S. president’s tariff policy would eventually compel him to strike an acceptable trade deal. Read More

The government of Canada has updated its travel advice for Canadians visiting Japan, warning of bears in the northern region of the country. Read More

A Conservative MP is condemning the latest anti-Israel protest that took place in a Jewish neighbourhood in Toronto on Sunday. Read More

A Jewish advocacy group says it "tried to fight back" to stop the raising of the Palestinian flag at Toronto City Hall. Read More

When asked what "extra" Canada does to appeal to foreign investors over the United States, Prime Minister Mark Carney replied, "Well, we have the rule of law," a remark that was met with laughter in the room. This comment reveals a staggering disconnect from reality — a political fantasy that frames Canada as a bastion of stability against the "shaky and unpredictable" nature of its largest trading partner. An analysis of the objective investment climate exposes this assertion as nothing more than political marketing, divorced from economic reality. Read More

Prime Minister Mark Carney was booed during the coin toss at Sunday night's Grey Cup game between the East Division champion Montreal Alouettes and the West Division champion Saskatchewan Roughriders at Princess Auto Stadium in Winnipeg. Though he later noted: "We were cheered as well." Read More

U.S. President Donald Trump said Sunday he backed lawmakers' efforts to release more files related to sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, despite previous opposition to the measure. Read More

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The Toronto Police Service has announced the arrest of a woman following a suspected hate-motivated threatening investigation. Read More

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Zachareah Quraishi of Airdrie, Alta., was released from the Canadian Armed Forces reserves on July 10, last summer. Within 12 days, he’d bought a plane ticket to Israel, rented a car, and obtained a large kitchen knife. Read More