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OTTAWA — Opposition Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is expected to give a speech on Monday blaming separatist sentiment on the federal government and urging Canadians to “listen carefully” to the concerns of people who say “they want to leave.” Poilievre is in Calgary to deliver what his office has billed as a speech arguing for…

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney’s government is expected to table its long-awaited legislation aimed at online safety this week, including a ban on social media platforms for minors. A government official, speaking on the condition of background, confirmed plans to present a bill in the coming days, which will usher in a path to…

Ticks are pushing farther across Canada every year, and the diseases they carry are coming with them. Reported Lyme disease cases climbed from 522 in 2014 to 5,239 in 2024, according to the Public Health Agency of Canada. National Post reached out to three experts for more information on where ticks are spreading, why and…

United States President Donald Trump is barrelling toward the midterm elections with a vulnerability that’s something new in his political life: voters are losing faith in the Trump economy. As the standoff in the Strait of Hormuz drags on and U.S. gasoline prices remain high, Trump’s approval ratings have slumped near the lowest in either…

International Monetary Fund Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva said that after facing crisis upon crisis in recent years, the world needs to build foundations that can withstand shocks that have become more frequent. “I am worried that we are not completely internalizing yet that this is how the world is going to be,” Georgieva said on…

Last time the Bank of Canada decided on interest rates , market expectations of hikes later this year shot up, as traders zeroed in on one word — “consecutive.” Governor Tiff Macklem’s mention of the possibility of “consecutive” rate increases in one scenario where oil prices climb higher prompted markets to up their bets to…

Apple Inc. investors have spent nearly two years clamouring for the iPhone maker to make a big splash with artificial intelligence . Their wait may finally be coming to an end this week at the company’s annual Worldwide Developers Conference . The event, which begins Monday at Apple’s headquarters, is expected to showcase a highly-anticipated…

This week, I will be heading down to Washington, D.C., to meet with American officials and launch our plan to build Fortress North America — a renewed partnership between Canada, the United States and Mexico anchored in the strength of the Canada-U.S. relationship and reinforced by our trilateral partnership with Mexico . In every conversation…

Last time the Bank of Canada decided on interest rates , market expectations of hikes later this year shot up, as traders zeroed in on one word — “consecutive.” Governor Tiff Macklem’s mention of the possibility of “consecutive” rate increases in one scenario where oil prices climb higher prompted markets to up their bets to…

Housing development is increasingly running up against a basic blockage beneath the streets: water and sewer systems that can’t keep up with a city or town’s growth. As a result, housing projects are delayed, fewer homes reach the market and the cost of new infrastructure construction is increasingly passed onto buyers and renters. Economists, developers…