Marie-Danielle Smith
National Post
Ottawa, ON, Canada
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Trudeau pledges more aid for Haiti but stops short of suggesting military intervention
Trudeau did promise to send Canadian navy vessels to the Haitian coast, to go with an existing plan to provide more armoured vehicles → Read More
Trudeau headed to Bahamas for meeting of Caribbean leaders as Haiti crisis deepens
His office said the trip will allow leaders to consider political, security and humanitarian assistance to Haitian people and 'Haitian-led solutions to the… → Read More
Israel envoy to Canada signals resignation over 'different policy' under Netanyahu
OTTAWA — Israel’s ambassador to Canada says he intends to leave his post early after a change in government back at home as protests mount in Tel Aviv over… → Read More
NHL's Sidney Crosby, astronaut David Saint-Jacques among 99 named to Order of Canada
OTTAWA — David Saint-Jacques says he has always been “obsessed” with the notion of perspective — from the physical, like understanding where we are in space… → Read More
Here are the bills, big and small, that politicians will be looking at next year
OTTAWA — Parliament has begun a lengthy winter break, but more than a hundred bills are still on the table and ready to be picked up when lawmakers return to… → Read More
As MPs pass Liberal online news bill, Meta again threatens to pull content
OTTAWA — The House of Commons passed a Liberal bill on Wednesday designed to require web giants to compensate journalism outfits for reposting their content,… → Read More
Bill requiring tech giants to pay for news content passes in House of Commons
Liberals say Bill C-18 would make the digital news marketplace more fair by creating a framework and bargaining process for Google and Meta to pay media outlets → Read More
Major upset or 'business as usual'? What to expect in today's Mississauga byelection
At first glance, Monday’s federal byelection in a coveted Greater Toronto Area riding might seem like a nail-biter. → Read More
Liberal candidate declares victory in Mississauga federal byelection that may have had wider political implications
'If the Conservatives pull it out, it's a big story. If the Liberals win by five or six points, it's just business as usual,' says one political observer → Read More
Not yet over the moon: Here's what's on the horizon for Canadian space exploration
Breadcrumb Trail Links * Space * News * Local News Not yet over the moon: Here's what's on the horizon for Canadian space exploration “There’s so much left to discover.” This image released by NASA on Tuesday, July 12, 2022, shows the edge of a nearby, young, star-forming region NGC 3324 in the Carina Nebula. Captured in infrared light by the Near-Infrared Camera (NIRCam) on the James Webb Space… → Read More
Canada to stop directly financing fossil fuel projects abroad, with narrow exceptions
Breadcrumb Trail Links * News * National Article content OTTAWA — With weeks until an end-of-year deadline it agreed to last year, Canada has announced that it will end new direct subsidies for fossil fuel investments and projects abroad — including those owned by Canadian companies. Advertisement 2 This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Article content The… → Read More
Dramatic week ahead as Trudeau, ministers testify at Emergencies Act inquiry
Breadcrumb Trail Links * Politics * News Article content OTTAWA — The final sprint is on at the Public Order Emergency Commission, which has already heard from more than 60 witnesses over five weeks on the government’s response to last winter’s “Freedom Convoy” protests. Advertisement 2 This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Article content Prime Minister Justin… → Read More
As Poland puts itself at risk next to war, more support could help: Polish ambassador
The nation has spent the equivalent of $15 billion, Poland's ambassador to Canada said, on humanitarian and military support → Read More
Canada monitoring situation as Poland says Russian-made missile killed two
NATO allies scrambling to respond. → Read More
'Freedom Convoy' put Canada's reputation at stake as U.S. voiced concerns: officials
OTTAWA — The “Freedom Convoy” protests that took over downtown Ottawa last winter and inspired several border blockades caused serious concerns about Canada’s… → Read More
Trudeau tells Ford use of notwithstanding clause 'wrong and inappropriate' in call
Justin Trudeau told Doug Ford that his pre-emptive use of notwithstanding clause to keep education workers from striking is "inappropriate." → Read More
Trudeau weighs options as NDP calls for action on Ford's use of notwithstanding clause
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told Ontario Premier Doug Ford on Wednesday that his pre-emptive use of the notwithstanding clause in legislation… → Read More
'Justinflation' can't be said in the House of Commons, but MPs are trying anyway
Decorum dictates that MPs must use each other's titles during debate, never their first names. So anything that deliberately includes 'Justin,' the prime… → Read More
'I knew that man': Complainant testifies at Maj.-Gen. Dany Fortin trial
GATINEAU, Que. — Maj.-Gen. Dany Fortin says he is not guilty of sexual assault and never had any physical contact with a woman who made detailed allegations… → Read More
Jean Charest tries to repeat history with Conservative leadership bid
"I’ve had to reintroduce myself in this campaign." → Read More