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Received — 9 May 2026 National Post Canada

Keir Starmer appoints former prime minister Gordon Brown as special envoy on global finance

9 May 2026 at 15:01
Former prime minister Gordon Brown was appointed UK special envoy on global finance as part of Keir Starmer’s attempt to patch up the rival factions in his Labour Party after it suffered dismal local election results. Read More

Scotland’s push for independence could be back in play after Labour flops

9 May 2026 at 14:42
Scotland’s push for another independence referendum could be back in play after nationalists emerged to dominate the country’s devolved parliament following an election that saw a collapse in support for Britain’s two traditional parties of power. Read More

Why Canada needs to start taking Alberta’s separatist movement seriously

9 May 2026 at 11:00
In 1904, as part of Canada’s campaign to populate the prairies, then-premier of the Northwest Territories Sir Frederick Haultain proposed establishing a new western province called Buffalo, comprising all of modern day Alberta and Saskatchewan. Read More

Hantavirus vs. COVID: The differences in symtoms, spread and treatment — and why we’re not facing another pandemic

9 May 2026 at 11:00
Three people have died and five other cases have been reported following a hantavirus outbreak linked to the MV Hondius cruise ship. Read More
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  • Conrad Black: Last chance for Carney’s foreign policy Conrad Black
    Last week I reviewed mainly the domestic record of the government of Prime Minister Mark Carney over the past 13 months, although, as was mentioned, the principal point that Canadians seem to hold in his favour is the foreign policy perception of his ability ”to stand up to Trump.” Few could forget how Carney, with the connivance of the anti-conservative national political media, represented his campaign as a Churchillian finest hour of national defence against a belligerent America. That burles
     

Conrad Black: Last chance for Carney’s foreign policy

9 May 2026 at 10:00
Last week I reviewed mainly the domestic record of the government of Prime Minister Mark Carney over the past 13 months, although, as was mentioned, the principal point that Canadians seem to hold in his favour is the foreign policy perception of his ability ”to stand up to Trump.” Few could forget how Carney, with the connivance of the anti-conservative national political media, represented his campaign as a Churchillian finest hour of national defence against a belligerent America. That burlesque has ended and Carney must now face the question of how to deal with the United States, a subject that our longest-serving prime minister, W.L. Mackenzie King, described to General de Gaulle in 1945 as “an overwhelming contiguity.” Read More
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  • Amy Hamm: Bad Liberal policy is the true health hazard to Canadian men Jamie Sarkonak
    The Liberal government announced a new Men and Boys’ Health Strategy in February to improve the health of Canadian males. It is a crucial initiative — but it will not be accomplished. That is because the party is unable to engage with the real problem: that Canada’s institutionalized wokeism denigrates masculinity, while the Liberal Lost Decade has left males with little hope of economic success. Read More
     

Amy Hamm: Bad Liberal policy is the true health hazard to Canadian men

9 May 2026 at 10:00
The Liberal government announced a new Men and Boys’ Health Strategy in February to improve the health of Canadian males. It is a crucial initiative — but it will not be accomplished. That is because the party is unable to engage with the real problem: that Canada’s institutionalized wokeism denigrates masculinity, while the Liberal Lost Decade has left males with little hope of economic success. Read More
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