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Received today — 12 May 2026 National Post Canada
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  • 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
     

Wall clocks enjoying popularity amid analogue trend

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

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

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

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

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

Albertans are ‘very dissatisfied’ with their lives, people in Quebec highly satisfied: survey

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
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  • 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
     

Bryan Brulotte: Europe wants our energy. Ottawa must act now

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
     

Adam Pankratz: Eby’s co-governance with First Nations is driving investment out of B.C.

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

Trump says he will discuss Taiwan arms sales during summit with China’s Xi

12 May 2026 at 01:44
President Donald Trump said he will discuss U.S. arms sales to Taiwan with Chinese leader Xi Jinping at a meeting this week, a move that risks undermining America’s longstanding support for the island. Read More

China says it’s looking for ‘more stability and certainty’ from Trump-Xi meeting

By: AFP
12 May 2026 at 00:59
BEIJING -- Beijing said on Monday it was ready to work with the United States in pursuit of "more stability" and confirmed that Donald Trump will visit China this week, the first U.S. president to do so since 2017. Read More

Frustrated Trump learns he doesn’t have all the cards in Iran war

By: AFP
11 May 2026 at 23:57
WASHINGTON -- One of President Donald Trump's favourite metaphors is that he's got the cards -- that through the might of the United States and his own acumen he can overpower any adversary. Read More
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