The idea of updating a home can seem daunting — the mind reels with thoughts of kitchen renovations and bathroom overhauls. But not every project needs to involve huge amounts of time, money and planning. Read More

OTTAWA — A wide range of speakers took the stage on Thursday afternoon in Ottawa for the annual National March for Life to tell the country it "must do better" when it comes to medical assistance in dying (MAID) and abortion. Read More

At some point, when it comes to Doug Ford’s hilariously ill-advised purchase of a private plane for his travels, the opposition leaders at Queen’s Park are going to have to cool their jets. Read More

A student is raising questions about the Waterloo Region District School Board’s decision to spend $175,000 to rename a high school in Waterloo, Ont. Read More

It’s Thursday, May 14. Here are the top stories we’re following today. Read More

A Georgian national known as “Commander Butcher,” who admitted to plotting a mass-casualty attack targeting Jews and minorities in New York City, was sentenced on Wednesday to 15 years in federal prison, the U.S. Department of Justice said. Read More

Wes Streeting, whose ambitions for U.K.'s top job was one of No 10’s worst kept secrets, has always seemed to know where he stood: right in the centre. Read More

The U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency is pointing its finger at the Port of Vancouver, alleging it to be an entry point for the chemicals used to manufacture fentanyl, which can then find its way into the U.S. Read More

OTTAWA— Prime Minister Mark Carney called Honda’s decision not to move forward with its electric vehicle project in Alliston, Ont., a “disappointing decision.” Read More

U.S. President Donald Trump began his much-vaunted official state visit to China this week for talks with his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping. Read More

More than half a century has passed since militant Quebec separatists captured and murdered a provincial cabinet minister. But that’s not all they had in mind. Governor General Roland Michener, symbol of the hated Crown, would also be kidnapped, and if Pierre Trudeau’s government did not meet their demands, there were discussions about executing him on live television. Read More

Twenty-six more Canadians who were on a flight with a confirmed case of hantavirus are now being contacted by public health officials but are considered to be at "low or minimal risk" of infection because of where they were seated, federal health officials said Thursday. Read More