Going to their regular noon hour knitting club on Tuesdays is always a highlight of the week for grade three students at Evergreen School in southwest Calgary. Now a big holiday season project is making it even more special. The students are knitting toques for the homeless, hoping to bring some winter warmth to the […]

The U.S. Senate voted 63 to 37 on Wednesday to clear the way for a debate and final vote on a resolution to end American military support for the Saudi-led war in Yemen. It’s the first time that an anti-war resolution has advanced in Congress since Saudi Arabia and its allies intervened in Yemen’s civil […]

Emmanuel Macron is the largest political force in Europe today, but he is a force now hemmed in, constrained, trapped. The hurricane of his success last year – the defeat of the far-right Marine Le Pen, the sweeping assembly victory of his newly-minted party, La République En Marche!, made him imperial in his power. That […]

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Canada’s Brookfield Asset Management Inc will be the largest single commercial property owner in New York City after its $11.4 billion purchase of Forest City Realty Trust Inc closes in coming days, a Brookfield official said on Wednesday. The acquisition, announced in July, adds New York to a list of gateway […]

It is almost a truism in criminal investigations that those who flip early and help prosecutors build their case against higher-ranking figures are shown greater leniency than those who try to gut it out. Michael Flynn, who served briefly as President Trump’s national security adviser, is Exhibit A in the special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation […]

To the Editor: I want to add an inside view to “Holiday Windows Still Matter” (Sunday Styles, Nov. 25). As a professional sculptor working in the window display industry, I see these extravagant scenes surprise and delight everyone, including the many designers, artists and craftspeople who bring them to life. Window display styles have advanced […]

This article is part of the Opinion Today newsletter. You can sign up here to receive the newsletter each weekday. One of the clichés of modern journalism is the faux-gotcha story about Republicans and fiscal conservatism. Such stories contrast the Republican Party’s reputation for caring about the budget with some action — like the Trump […]

The European Union and Italy have been in a standoff over the Italian government’s debt for weeks. Brussels — supported by the rest of the governments of Europe — seems to believe that Rome will soon back down, delivering another victory for European Union discipline. But that’s far from certain. Moreover, even if the Italian […]

Donald Trump claims he’s taking a step toward desperately needed criminal justice reform, but he’s not. A bipartisan bill known as the First Step Act has been described by activists as groundbreaking in the fight to end mass incarceration, and Mr. Trump has said he’s “waiting with his pen” for the bill to land on […]

To the Editor: Dear Mr. President, I am writing to you as a father of two wonderful little girls who are 9 and 11. Being a parent has been the greatest blessing of my life, and I feel privileged each day that I am allowed to help mold, guide, teach and be an example to […]