51 m. ago Trump Must Halt Mass Layoffs of Federal Workers, Judge Rules

The Trump administration must temporarily cease from engaging in widespread layoffs and firings for government workers, a California federal court ruled Friday.

Society

54 m. ago Trump weighs suspending habeas corpus — migrants’ ability to challenge detention

The White House is “actively looking at” whether to suspend the ability of migrants to challenge their detention in court as part of an effort to speed its deportation efforts, senior adviser Stephen Miller said Friday. “The Constitution is clear that, of course, it is the supreme law of the land that the privilege of […]

Other

69 m. ago Tax the rich? Slash spending? Republicans wrestle with economic priorities in the Trump era

WASHINGTON (AP) — What, exactly, the Republican Party stands for in terms of economic policy in the second Trump administration is a question reaching an inflection point. Is it the party that promotes free-market prosperity or a 21st-century populism? Does it stick with the “No new taxes” pledge that has been GOP political orthodoxy for […]

Economics

3 h. ago Letters, May 10: Dangerous intersections need to be addressed

Are you worried about wildfire season? Vote in our daily poll! A very high number of motor vehicle collisions occur when vehicles are turning left in an intersection, more risky are without traffic lights, and they are the second leading cause of injury or even fatality collisions in the city. A recently reported death of […]

Events

3 h. ago Lorne Gunter: Clueless Trump has undone a century of goodwill between Canada and U.S.

The U.S. Ambassador to Canada, Pete Hoekstra, says President Donald Trump’s taunts about Canada becoming the 51st state are “behind us.” “It’s done,” Hoekstra told the National Post. “From my standpoint, from the president’s standpoint, 51st state’s not coming back. Really? I’ll believe it when I don’t hear it. I’m convinced Trump’s uncouth jabs at […]

Events

5 h. ago Mr. Carney goes to Washington: FP Video unpacks the meeting and where tariffs go from here

Watch CEOs, executives and a lawyer on what could happen next in the trade war

Economics

5 h. ago Conrad Black: And just like that, the Trump ‘threat’ disappears

Mark Carney's visit to Washington has shown that American aggression was never a real concern to begin with

Other

11 h. ago Le milliardaire qui livre la «bataille de sa vie» contre Trump

Le gouverneur de l’Illinois se positionne comme un aspirant à l’investiture démocrate pour la présidentielle de 2028.

Economics

15 h. ago Alberta chief electoral officer warns UCP proposed bill will hurt investigations

Alberta's chief electoral officer said a controversial new bill, tabled by the UCP last month, will impair his ability to investigate allegations of election rule breaking.

Economics

15 h. ago Edmonton, Calgary mayors call potential separatism referendum ‘dangerous’

Calgary — Alberta’s two big-city mayors say a separation referendum would be “devastating” to their local economies and is a needless distraction during a period in which the country should be focused on unity. “It is very dangerous talk,” Edmonton Mayor Amarjeet Sohi said in an interview with The Canadian Press. “It is dangerous talk […]

Events

16 h. ago Newark, N.J. mayor arrested at immigration detention centre he has been protesting

Newark Mayor Ras Baraka was arrested Friday at a federal immigration detention center where he has been protesting its opening this week, a federal prosecutor said. Alina Habba, interim U.S. attorney for New Jersey, said on the social platform X that Baraka committed trespass and ignored warnings from Homeland Security personnel to leave Delaney Hall, […]

Other

16 h. ago Bell: Two out of three Danielle Smith voters want Alberta to leave Canada

'I would say it's 30 percent to 40 percent of Albertans right now,' says Premier Danielle Smith on how many Albertans are considering separation

Other

17 h. ago LILLEY: Unemployment is up, economy tanking, it’s not about Trump

Canada's unemployment rate was climbing and our economy was weakening long before Donald Trump returned to the White House

Other

17 h. ago Alberta government failed to follow access to information rules

"Accountability is the cornerstone of the exercise of good governance," Alberta Information and Privacy Commissioner Diane McLeod noted in her report released May 9.

Politics

18 h. ago Gates accuses Musk of ‘killing the world’s poorest children’ with DOGE cuts

The feud between billionaires Bill Gates and Elon Musk ramped up this week, with Gates accusing Musk of “killing the world’s poorest children” through massive cuts to the U.S. Agency for International Development, one of the first targets of Musk’s U.S. DOGE Service under the Trump administration. In an interview with the Financial Times on […]

Events

18 h. ago U.S. embassy in Ukraine warns of ‘significant’ air attack in coming days

The alert for Kyiv was issued a day after U.S. President Donald Trump repeated his call for a 30-day ceasefire between Ukraine and Russia.

Events

19 h. ago B.C. judge grants injunction in legal battle over tailings dam at Mount Polley mine

VANCOUVER — The Supreme Court in British Columbia has ordered a pause of operations at a wastewater storage facility at the Mount Polley mine as an addition to the dam is challenged by a local First Nation. The court’s decision issued Thursday orders the Mount Polley Mining Corp. not deposit mine tailings into a storage […]

Events

20 h. ago White House downplays North American auto industry’s concerns about U.K. trade deal

WASHINGTON — The White House is downplaying the North American automobile industry’s claim that U.S. President Donald Trump’s new trade deal with the United Kingdom could make the sector less competitive. The preliminary deal announced Thursday would drop tariffs on U.K. automobiles to 10 per cent for a quota of 100,000 vehicles. The American Automotive […]

Economics

20 h. ago Mexico sues Google for labeling Gulf of Mexico as ’Gulf of America’

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico has sued tech giant Google over its labelling of the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of America, a change made by U.S. President Donald Trump via executive order, Mexico President Claudia Sheinbaum said Friday. Sheinbaum did not provide details of the lawsuit during her daily press briefing, but said […]

Technology

20 h. ago L’OTAN suggère de rehausser l’objectif de dépenses de défense à 5% du PIB pour 2032

Le Canada n’a pas encore atteint la cible de 2% que Mark Rutte aligne sa proposition avec les demandes de Donald Trump.

Events