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Received today — 12 May 2026 ⏭ Americas
  • ✇National Post Canada
  • Wall clocks enjoying popularity amid analogue trend Melissa Hank
    Once a staple in many homes, wall clocks are enjoying some time in the spotlight. Their re-emergence in home decor is likely part of the trend toward all things analog. Things like dumb phones, Poleroid cameras, and hands-on hobbies are all popular ways to get off screens and embrace nostalgia — especially for Gen Z. Read More
     
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✇National Post Canada

Wall clocks enjoying popularity amid analogue trend

By: Melissa Hank
12 May 2026 at 14:35
Once a staple in many homes, wall clocks are enjoying some time in the spotlight. Their re-emergence in home decor is likely part of the trend toward all things analog. Things like dumb phones, Poleroid cameras, and hands-on hobbies are all popular ways to get off screens and embrace nostalgia — especially for Gen Z. Read More
  • ✇MercoPress
  • Brazil's inflation accelerates to 4.39% in April driven by food and pharmaceuticals
    Year-on-year inflation in Brazil accelerated to 4.39% in April, up from 4.14% in March, pressured mainly by rising prices for food and pharmaceuticals, the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE) reported on Tuesday. The national consumer price index advanced 0.67% from the previous month, 0.21 percentage points below March, reflecting a slower monthly pace even as the annual comparison continues to climb.
     
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Brazil's inflation accelerates to 4.39% in April driven by food and pharmaceuticals

12 May 2026 at 13:31

The Central Bank of Brazil, which closely tracks the indicator, cut the Selic benchmark rate by half a percentage point at each of its two latest meetings, bringing it to 14.50% annually Year-on-year inflation in Brazil accelerated to 4.39% in April, up from 4.14% in March, pressured mainly by rising prices for food and pharmaceuticals, the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE) reported on Tuesday. The national consumer price index advanced 0.67% from the previous month, 0.21 percentage points below March, reflecting a slower monthly pace even as the annual comparison continues to climb.

✇National Post Canada

Nonprofit hopes new report on October 7 sexual violence becomes ‘watershed moment’

By: Jewish News Syndicate
12 May 2026 at 12:15
In the roughly two-and-a-half years since the Hamas-led October 7 attacks, Israel has presented extensive evidence of terrorists subjecting women and girls to sexual violence both during the attacks and subsequently in captivity in Gaza. A report, which the Civil Commission on October 7 Crimes Against Women and Children released on Tuesday, aims to get the attention of both prosecutors and parliamentarians worldwide, according to the independent Israeli nonprofit. Read More
✇National Post Canada

Buffalo loves Canada — and the Sabres prove it: ‘O Canada, we meant every word’

By: Kenn Oliver
12 May 2026 at 11:00
There may not have been a huge contingent of visiting Montreal Canadiens fans at the opening games of the team’s second-round playoff series against the Buffalo Sabres last week, but there were definitely more Canadians in the stands than meets the eye — and many of them bleed blue and gold. Read More
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Albertans are ‘very dissatisfied’ with their lives, people in Quebec highly satisfied: survey

By: Ellie Hutchings
12 May 2026 at 11:00
A Statistics Canada survey on quality of life in Canada has revealed which provinces have the highest life satisfaction — and which ranks the lowest. Read More
  • ✇National Post Canada
  • Bryan Brulotte: Europe wants our energy. Ottawa must act now Special to National Post
    In a 2022 news conference, former Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said there wasn't a clear business case for building liquified natural gas (LNG) terminals to export to Europe. This past week, Mark Carney suggested in a media interview that the first thing European authorities are interested in when they sit down with Canada is not our energy. He went on to say that energy is something Canada raises as being part of the solution in respect to nuclear and LNG. Read More
     
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Bryan Brulotte: Europe wants our energy. Ottawa must act now

By: Special to National Post
12 May 2026 at 10:00
In a 2022 news conference, former Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said there wasn't a clear business case for building liquified natural gas (LNG) terminals to export to Europe. This past week, Mark Carney suggested in a media interview that the first thing European authorities are interested in when they sit down with Canada is not our energy. He went on to say that energy is something Canada raises as being part of the solution in respect to nuclear and LNG. Read More
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  • Adam Pankratz: Eby’s co-governance with First Nations is driving investment out of B.C. Terry Newman
    British Columbia Premier David Eby’s tenure has been terrible for British Columbians. In a survey published this week by the Business Council of B.C., 74 per cent of its members said they were decreasing their investment plans in British Columbia due to the disastrous implementation of DRIPA, B.C.’s Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples’ Act, which seeks to align B.C.’s laws with the United Nations declaration of the same name. The result has led to mass confusion and fear about who is
     
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Adam Pankratz: Eby’s co-governance with First Nations is driving investment out of B.C.

By: Terry Newman
12 May 2026 at 10:00
British Columbia Premier David Eby’s tenure has been terrible for British Columbians. In a survey published this week by the Business Council of B.C., 74 per cent of its members said they were decreasing their investment plans in British Columbia due to the disastrous implementation of DRIPA, B.C.’s Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples’ Act, which seeks to align B.C.’s laws with the United Nations declaration of the same name. The result has led to mass confusion and fear about who is truly in charge when it comes to running the province: its government or its First Nations? Read More
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