If you haven’t been paying attention to the Alberta separatism movement, you really should. It’s been making huge and rapid strides, with significant support and evidently enough momentum to trigger an independence referendum this year. To find out what’s driving the movement, Brian Lilley talks to Keith Wilson, an Alberta constitutional lawyer and leading voice for secession. Wilson explains why he thinks there is no future for the province as part of Canada — regardless of who’s in charge in Ottawa — because Confederation will always be a bad deal for Albertans compared to what they could achieve on their own. And he explains why he believes most of his fellow Albertans will soon come around to seeing that, too. (Recorded May 7, 2026.) Read More

The Iranian regime’s response to the latest U.S. proposal to end hostilities was “totally unacceptable,” U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday. Read More

First Reading is a Canadian politics newsletter curated by the National Post’s own Tristin Hopper. To get an early version sent directly to your inbox, sign up here. Read More

Canada's proposed Afghanistan war memorial is having trouble connecting with the people it's designed to honour: The Canadians who fought in the 12-year war. Read More

Last month, it wasn’t just a judge who excused a Ghanaian work permit holder for beating a woman in the street over an unpaid loan. It was also the Crown prosecutor. Read More

First in a series from advocates for the five Canadian cities vying to be the home of the new Defence, Security and Resilience Bank. Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Many Canadians and Americans have at least one thing in common: They’d like to see someone other than Donald Trump in the White House. Read More

GATINEAU, QUE. — Quebec’s Conservative Party Leader Éric Duhaime says he is hoping to make history in this fall's provincial election. Read More

Truth is the only antidote against the repetition of horror. And it is the only path to justice in Venezuela.

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Argentine Cabinet Chief Manuel Adorni faces a deepening illicit-enrichment investigation after federal prosecutor Gerardo Pollicita confirmed on May 9 that more than 20 crypto exchanges, including Binance, Ripio, Lemon and Satoshi Tango, reported “entry-and-exit” movements in Bitcoin, Ethereum and USDT during 2024 that do not appear in his sworn asset declaration. The crypto findings come […]

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US April CPI + PPI, Brazil IPCA, Argentina CPI, UK Q1 GDP, EZ GDP Revision, German ZEW, US Retail Sales, Colombia Q1 GDP, NY Empire State Week Overview The oil-shock inflation reckoning continues. US April CPI (Tuesday 8:30 AM, cons. +0.6% MoM / 3.7% YoY per Kiplinger, prior 0.9% / 3.3%) is the week’s global […]

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The Rio Times · RT Nightlife Desk DIA DAS MÃES + COLD FRONT · CÉSAR MENOTTI & FABIANO at Espaço Unimed 20h · BLUE NOTE SP Mother’s Day show 19h + Brunch Music 10h–17h free · BAR BRAHMA CENTRO Luana Gaudy “Damas do Samba” 13h30 + Forró no Centro · 16 °C · 68 % […]

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