First Reading is a Canadian politics newsletter that throughout the 2025 election will be a daily digest of campaign goings-on, all curated by the National Post’s own Tristin Hopper. To get an…
Month: April 2025
Death Toll in Dominican Republic Roof Collapse Hits 113
Hopes of finding more survivors in the fatal roof collapse of a nightclub in the Dominican Republic began to fade on Wednesday, as the authorities acknowledged that they had not found anyone…
Pakistan says U.S. companies seek to invest in the country's untapped minerals sector
U.S. companies are seeking to invest in Pakistan’s largely untapped minerals sector that boasts one of the world’s largest copper and gold deposits, the Pakistani government said Wednesday. Source link
Surge in young gun owners hitting voting age amid calls in firearm circles to loosen bans
Canadian-born Hashim Akbar first shot his grandfather’s gun as a child while visiting Pakistan. “It was obviously scary. I was a small child, but it was also very exciting as well. There’s…
Death of Palestinian American Boy in West Bank Sparks Outcry
Members of northern New Jersey’s Palestinian community gathered on Tuesday to condemn the recent killing of a Palestinian American boy by Israeli soldiers in the West Bank. The boy, Amer Rabee, 14,…
Pentagon offering back pay, benefits to troops forced out over refusal to follow COVID mandates
The Pentagon is reaching out to some 8,700 ex-service members who were forced out of the military over the Defense Department’s COVID-19 mandate during the Biden administration, offering them their old jobs…
1 in 4 Bank of Canada managers needs French training
One in every four managers at the Bank of Canada fails to meet the institution’s bilingualism requirements, including senior deputy governor Carolyn Rogers, who is nearing the midway point of a seven-year mandate,…
Dominican Republic Nightclub Roof Collapse: At Least 98 Killed
The death toll in Tuesday’s nightclub roof collapse in the Dominican Republic kept steadily rising, as rescue workers using heavy machinery, drones and dogs worked into the night in a frantic quest…
Trump says tariffs on medicine coming
President Trump announced that pharmaceuticals will be the next target of his tariffs, which he says will bring pharmaceutical production back to the United States. Source link
Poilievre digs at Carney’s ‘banker’s haircut,’ Liberal says his rival hasn’t managed a crisis
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre’s criticisms of Mark Carney got personal on Tuesday, while the Liberal leader hit back at Poilievre’s political career. Poilievre’s past swipes at his main political opponent include criticisms that…