President Donald Trump said he would give the European Union until July 4 to ratify its trade agreement with the U.S., after previously threatening to hike tariffs on auto imports as soon as this week if it failed to do so. Read More

The Canadian Taxpayers Federation is calling on the prime minister to cut spending after raising the alarm on the increasing per Canadian cost of servicing the federal debt. Read More

It’s Thursday, May 7. Here are the top stories we’re following today. Read More

OTTAWA — When Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre took the stage at a conservative networking event in Ottawa on Thursday, he posed a question many in his own party are asking. Read More

Two Canadians were among 30 passengers who disembarked a cruise ship on the remote South Atlantic island of St. Helena on April 24 during an outbreak of hantavirus on the ship, officials at the World Health Organization said Thursday. Read More

Marit Stiles has finally learned what it takes to grab a headline: just say something stupid. Read More

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There are many public institutions that should be trimmed, neutered, or outright eliminated by the United Conservative Party of Alberta. It’s just that Elections Alberta isn’t one of them. Read More

A new survey has found that 45 per cent of Gen Z Canadians (born between 1997 and 2012) say they're likely to travel to the U.S. next year, compared to just 8 per cent of Boomers (born between 1946 and 1964). Read More

The United States was waiting on Thursday for Iran to respond to its latest proposed deal to end the war in the Middle East and to reopen the key shipping lane out of the Gulf. Read More

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