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WASHINGTON, D.C. — Canada has put more than $65 billion toward defence and security over the past year and reached NATO’s 2 per cent of GDP benchmark — but that is no longer enough for Washington. The United States has paused its participation in the Permanent Joint Board on Defense (PJBD), a World War II–era…

OTTAWA — The NDP’s Sherbrooke declaration, a foundational party document which recognizes Quebec’s right to self-determination and a simple majority to secede from Canada, would not apply to Alberta, said NDP Leader Avi Lewis. Speaking to reporters on Wednesday, Lewis dismissed the legitimacy of the separation movement brewing in Alberta, saying it has “no point…

OTTAWA — It’s been 33 years since a Canadian team last hoisted the NHL’s Stanley Cup, a drought that looks likely to continue with the Montreal Canadiens falling to a 3-1 deficit in the Eastern Conference finals. Gabriel Giguère, an analyst with the Montreal Economic Institute (MEI) and die-hard Habs fan, says that part of…

Canada’s financial system remained resilient despite United States tariffs and trade uncertainty , but a highly volatile global situation could cause a sharp drop in investor confidence, says the Bank of Canada . The trade war’s impacts on Canadian businesses have been less widespread than was initially feared since most Canadian trade with the U.S.…

Prime Minister Mark Carney says the federal government is on track to meet the North Atlantic Treaty Organization ’s target for defence spending of five per cent gross domestic product by 2035, but turning that into sustained economic growth may be a different challenge, according to defence industry watchers. He said his government is “working…

A recently-disciplined Windsor police officer thought to soon be returning to work will remain suspended with pay until the outcome of an unrelated court proceeding concludes.

Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer of Michigan put to rest speculation about a potential 2028 U.S. presidential bid, saying Thursday that she will not join what is expected to be a crowded primary field after leaving office at the end of this year.

Montréal Victoire captain Marie-Philip Poulin will navigate the coming weeks under a cloud of uncertainty that, for now, casts doubt on her immediate future in the Professional Women’s Hockey League.

Even as B.C. Premier David Eby argues that his province is delivering on helping grow a Canadian economy battered by U.S. trade attacks, he said the “omnipresent” issue of a referendum on Alberta separatism has made the situation more delicate.

Private industrial forest land in New Brunswick will remain excluded from an ownership claim by Wolastoqey First Nations after the Supreme Court of Canada turned down an application to hear the case.