To the Editor: “Centrist Democrats Squirm as ’20 Rivals Tilt Left” (front page, March 10) warns that some Democrats fear that they could lose their chance to defeat President Trump by “careening over a liberal cliff.” But the article does not cite a single poll showing that voters will rebel against progressive policies. Instead, it […]

The June 2016 Brexit referendum left Britain a divided nation. That much we know. But the referendum didn’t create division. It exposed something that was already there, latent. This was hard to see if you attended to people’s conventional political views about taxation or public spending; even the issue of immigration, by itself, wasn’t “it.” […]

On Friday, a man in his late 20s strapped on a helmet camera, loaded his car with weapons, drove to a mosque in Christchurch, New Zealand and began shooting at anyone who came into his line of vision. He broadcast the act of mass terror live for the world to watch on social media. Forty-nine […]

One night back in the 1990s, I dreamed that I’d been stabbed in the stomach. When I bolted awake, pain sent me hurtling to the bathroom where I threw up. It felt as if a creature inside my belly was trying to claw its way out. When I was about 10 years old, I announced […]

(Want to get this briefing by email? Here’s the sign-up.) Good morning. Many are killed in New Zealand shootings, Britain will seek a Brexit postponement and radio messages shed light on the crash of Flight 302. Here’s the latest: Deadly attacks on New Zealand mosques A gunman opened fire at two mosques in Christchurch, New […]

Another week and another period of uncertainty for thousands of homeowners, especially older people, when it comes to property tax. No details and no clarity are on offer. The Government, instead of offering certainty and publishing the long overdue review of the local property tax, is providing vague promises and talk. There are utterances that […]

Agnes McKeen lives in Klamath Falls, Ore. About three years ago, at 16, Agnes’s son Harrison took his own life. “In losing Harrison I lost all direction for every ounce of love that a mother has for her child; I lost any idea of where to direct that love. Just because Harrison’s gone doesn’t mean […]

(Want to get this briefing by email? Here’s the sign-up.) Good morning. Britain asks Europe for more time, China’s slowing economy reaches new industries and Japan’s so-called snow monsters feel the effects of climate change. Here’s the latest: Britain wants to push back Brexit After two long years of negotiations, lawmakers voted to delay the […]

The Fairmont Hotel Macdonald is about to undergo renovations to its Confederation Lounge and the changes are being met with some push-back, particularly online. “It’s been very mixed. I’m not going to lie, there’s a lot of passion in the city about it,” hotel general manager Garrett Turta said Thursday. The hotel released renderings of […]

A fiery debate has raged around Hoda Muthana, an American woman, and Shamima Begum, a British woman, who joined the so-called Islamic State as teenagers and now want to return to their home countries. President Trump has refused to allow Ms. Muthana, who was born in New Jersey, back into the United States and Secretary […]