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Canada's economy grew by 3.3% in the second quarter, showing sharp recovery
Canada's economy rebounded sharply in the second quarter after six months of virtually no growth, aided by strong jump in exports and solid domestic demand, da…
How Trump’s lumber tariffs made a bad situation worse in B.C.
Donald Trump is hardly the first U.S. president whose government has imposed steep duties on Canadian lumber. The tariffs are the latest chapter in a dispute th…
Where do young people stand in Alberta’s separation debate?
In two Canadian provinces, two different conversations are unfolding about the prospect of leaving the country for good, and it seems two different age cohorts …
Appeal court orders new trial in $4M drug seizure near Sask.-Alta. border
The drug bust happened after police tracked the cellphone of a man they believed was helping facilitate shipments of methamphetamine crossing the U.S. border in…
Labour board rejects appeal by chain that underpaid foreign workers at Manitoba hotel
A hotel chain must pay more than $100,000 to three foreign workers employed at one of its locations in Manitoba after the province's labour board denied the com…
King Harald V, Norway's reform-minded head of state, dead at 89
Norway's King Harald, a reformer who emerged from the shadow of his well-loved father over more than three decades on the throne, has died aged 89, the r…
After autistic student denied, Quebec faces calls to reform French exemption process
Quebec is facing sharp criticism and calls to reform its French-language exemption process for students with disabilities following the removal of an autistic s…
Jacob Elordi's The Dog Stars is an apocalyptic adaptation
The Dog Stars is about the same thing as every other post-apocalypse film you've seen, but this time without the guts or energy to make it believably harrowing.…
How teen accounts on Instagram and Facebook are changing after Meta's $18B US settlement
Changes are coming for teen Instagram and Facebook users after parent company Meta agreed to platform changes in a landmark U.S. settlement to resolve claims of…
In honour of Coyote vs. Acme, we salute some excellent anti-capitalist movies
Coyote vs. Acme, which opens in theatres Aug. 28, is not only the latest chapter in a timeless battle of wills, but the newest entry in the pantheon of anti-cap…
Danielle Smith takes questions at virtual town hall on data centres in Alberta, NDP calls for pause
Premier Danielle Smith and three of her ministers spent an hour Thursday fielding calls and online questions from Albertans who say they are concerned about art…
She's 85 and she just won a gold medal | The Moment
Ontario seniors Aileen Burgin, 85, and her husband, Harold, 87, tell The National about competing at the World Masters Track and Field Championships in Daegu, S…
3rd grizzly in family of 4 killed in B.C.'s West Kootenay
A third grizzly in a family of four well-known bears in the West Kootenay has been killed.…
Cuba faces teacher, supply shortage as as kids head back to school
Cuba will kick off the school year next week as planned despite a severe ongoing crisis that has affected transportation and electricity and led to falling teac…
Will auto tariffs be a permanent roadblock for a Canada-U.S. trade deal?
U.S. President Donald Trump's trade ambassador's recent comments about Canada's auto industry suggest the level at which it's integrated throughout North Americ…
Air traffic controllers allegedly left work early before fatal Air Canada crash at LaGuardia
The union representing American air traffic controllers has acknowledged allegations that two members left work early shortly before an Air Canada regional jet …
One 'absolutely prolific' male bird is keeping his species alive in the U.K.
Conservationists have long been working to keep a rare species of bird from disappearing entirely from the United Kingdom. But any recent success they've had in…
Russia hammers Ukrainian ports, warehouses and industrial sites with missiles and drones
Russia hammered Ukrainian ports, industrial sites and retailers' distribution facilities with missiles and drones in an hours-long attack on Kyiv and other cit…