National Post

Last week, the Ontario Superior Court ruled that a city bylaw requiring homeowners to remove nuisance weeds and keep grass below 20 centimetres violated the Charter right to free expression. The people of Mississauga, and possibly elsewhere in Ontario, can no longer be forced to mow their lawns. Read More … [Read more...] about Jamie Sarkonak: The Charter right to not mow your lawn

Already a notoriously tough industry, Canadian restaurants are expected to be under pressure in 2026. After a "bloodbath" saw 7,000 restaurants shutter in 2025, a forecast from Dalhousie University's Agri-Food Analytics Lab (AAL) predicts that Canada will lose 4,000 restaurants on a net basis this year, with closures outpacing openings due to rising costs, reduced demand and … [Read more...] about Report finds 7,000 Canadian restaurants closed last year amid rising costs, softening demand and declining alcohol sales

Finance ministers from the Group of Seven nations, along with officials from other countries, met Monday in Washington to discuss a path forward to “address vulnerabilities in critical minerals supply chains,” the Treasury department said in a statement. Read More … [Read more...] about G7 nations meet over ways to counter China’s critical minerals dominance

The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday wades into the hot-button issue of transgender athletes in girls' and women's sports. Read More … [Read more...] about U.S. Supreme Court to tackle bans on transgender athletes in women’s sports

The Canadian federation for the sport of skeleton is defending a decision to withdraw athletes from an international event on Sunday, a move a former U.S. Olympic athlete and two-time world champion alleges torpedoed her chance of attending a sixth Games. Read More … [Read more...] about Canadian side pushes back on U.S. claim it rigged a skeleton qualifier to protect Olympic spots