This year, the holidays are decked out in red, green, and Ralph Lauren. A trend embracing the classic American brand’s aesthetic is taking over social media, fuelling shopping sprees and inspiring think pieces in publications from People magazine to the New York Times. Read More

If you’re a media critic, it’s easy to dismiss an actor who likes to talk in a man-baby voice. Who likes a good groin injury joke, who delivers news commentary as an opera aria. But if you’re an Adam Sandler fan, that kind of stuff can make him a hero for an entire generation. Read More

Two American troops and a civilian interpreter were killed in central Syria on Saturday after an alleged member of the Islamic State group opened fire on a joint U.S.-Syrian patrol, officials said. Read More

European officials are growing concerned that an emerging U.S.-brokered peace deal in Ukraine could be exploited by Russia, paving the way for a re-invasion of territory in the war-battered nation’s eastern Donbas region. Read More

U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff is set to meet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and European leaders this weekend in Berlin, according to a White House official, as President Donald Trump intensifies his push for a peace deal. Read More

For nearly a decade, Jolene Van Alstine has been on an exhausting journey through Saskatchewan's health-care system, in search of treatment for a rare and debilitating parathyroid disease. Read More

Younger Canadians are generally less trusting than older people, according to a recent survey conducted by Leger for the Association for Canadian Studies. Read More

Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe is not giving up the fight to change the federal system of equalization payments to the provinces. Read More

An Ontario senior found not criminally responsible for attacking three housemates with a hammer before he tried to punch a police officer and kicked a nurse in the face has been discharged. Read More

The U.S. election had just ended and Pete Hoekstra was on a bit of a high. He’d taken charge of a divided Republican Party in Michigan and, with his team, helped steer the key battleground state to Donald Trump. Read More

Public order is in a calamitous state, and Justice Minister Sean Fraser is only pretending to make an effort to solve it. Read More

Almost two months since the pomp and optimism surrounding the signing of U.S. President Donald Trump's 20-point peace plan for the Middle East, things seem to be stuck. Read More

Somewhere across this great land, someone or something great is just getting started. This country is built on game-changing people, ideas and initiatives: Wayne Gretzky redefined a game; oil sands innovations helped us prosper; Frederick Banting transformed millions of lives; Loblaws changed how we live. Today, we continue a new National Post series that celebrates Canadian greatness, in whatever form we find it. Read More

In 2023, the Treasury Board of Canada’s program spending on diversity, equity and inclusion was roughly 100 times what it was in 2016. Public Safety Canada’s was about 40 times higher. The federal Crown prosecution service spent 20 times more. Read More

United States National Security Strategy (NSS) statements tend to be provided by a presidential administration a year or so into its new term. Written by committee and required by law, they often resemble a Christmas tree of policy baubles and ornamental statements of how America is going to make the world a better place. Read More

Playing politics with pipelines is a time-honored Canadian tradition. Tuesday’s events in the House of Commons offered a delightful twist on the genre.  Read More

President Donald Trump said the U.S. would be “starting” land strikes on drug operations in Latin America, though again declined to provide details on when and where the escalation of his military campaign would actually begin, or if countries could still do anything to avert the threatened action. Read More

1. FILM: Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery (Dec. 12, Netflix) Read More

OTTAWA — If there’s one person who won’t be receiving any Conservative MP Christmas cards, it’s Markham–Unionville MP Michael Ma. Read More

There’s just something about Mary — Poppins, that is. The spirited nanny first soared onto screens 64 years ago, charming audiences with her cheery outlook, catchy songs and magical way with children. Read More

OTTAWA — The first section of Canada’s proposed high-speed rail project will link the regions of Ottawa to Montreal, a decision that is not only symbolic but practical, said Transport Minister Steven MacKinnon on Friday. Read More

U.S. House Democrats have released a tranche of new photos from the estate of the late Jeffrey Epstein that include President Donald Trump, former president Bill Clinton, Bill Gates, Steve Bannon and Larry Summers. Read More

Michael Ma's floor crossing from the Conservatives to the Liberals was so shameless, it's almost worthy of respect. There was no issue of conscience that Ma was wrestling with, no loud calls from his constituents that he must aid Prime Minister Mark Carney's quest for a majority, no apparent fallout with Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre. In fact, there doesn't appear to be any reason at all, least of all a defensible one, for why the rookie MP, having just been elected less than eight months ago, needed to change parties. Read More

OTTAWA — Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says she still supports Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre ahead of his high-stakes leadership review, despite her quibbles about his recent motion endorsing an oil pipeline to the West Coast. Read More