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Rubio to meet with Pope Leo during Rome trip after Trump’s criticism of the pontiff

By: AFP
3 May 2026 at 19:16
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio will meet Pope Leo on a trip to Rome this week, in the wake of the pontiff's clash with President Donald Trump, a Vatican source said Sunday. Read More

Historically few number of midterm seats will decide control of U.S. house

3 May 2026 at 17:29
A shrinking number of seats will determine control of the U.S. House after both Republicans and Democrats spent much of the past year redrawing congressional maps to erase swing districts. Read More

Trump faces midterm test as battle for Congress enters final six months

By: AFP
3 May 2026 at 16:37
The battle for control of the U.S. Congress entered its final six months on Sunday, with midterm elections in November that could reshape President Donald Trump's second term and redefine the balance of power in Washington. Read More

Toronto Jews injured in drive-by shooting with ‘gel-blaster’ firearm

3 May 2026 at 16:07
Toronto police are searching for a suspect vehicle after visibly Jewish victims were shot with a replica firearm in a suspected hate-motivated assault in North York last week, an incident the community’s leaders said reflects a “dangerous escalation” of antisemitic violence. Read More
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  • Chris Selley: Canada’s new, unearned decadence Chris Selley
    Donald Trump has hatched many threats to Canada’s prosperity over the years, both short-term and long. One of the greatest long-term threats, however, is largely of our own device: the threat that when Trump finally leaves, Canada will slump back into its favourite proverbial easy chair at the cottage (as if anyone can afford to buy a cottage nowadays) and relax. Read More
     

Chris Selley: Canada’s new, unearned decadence

3 May 2026 at 11:00
Donald Trump has hatched many threats to Canada’s prosperity over the years, both short-term and long. One of the greatest long-term threats, however, is largely of our own device: the threat that when Trump finally leaves, Canada will slump back into its favourite proverbial easy chair at the cottage (as if anyone can afford to buy a cottage nowadays) and relax. Read More

Todd Stone: B.C.’s DRIPA law should be fixed, not scrapped

3 May 2026 at 10:00
In 2019, as a member of the legislative assembly of British Columbia, I voted for the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act (DRIPA). DRIPA was intended as a framework to advance reconciliation like never before; a pathway for all British Columbians to walk hand-in-hand down a path toward meaningful reconciliation. Read More
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