Thursday, May 15th, 2025
Why Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre moved out of his office, but not Stornoway
Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre is expected to keep living in Stornoway despite losing his role as leader of the Official Opposition, according to Andrew Scheer who is holding that position on an interim basis. (Justin Tang/The Canadian Press) Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre closed his constituency and Parliament Hill offices following his election defeat in Carleton, but is expected to stay in Stornoway — Canada’s residence for the leader of the Official Opposition — despite losing that title. While Poilievre remains the leader of the Conservative Party, his caucus selected AndrewRead more
U.S. Supreme Court grapples with nationwide injunctions stopping presidential directives in citizenship case
The U.S. Supreme Court began hearing arguments Thursday in Donald Trump’s attempt to broadly enforce his executive order to limit birthright citizenship, a move that would affect thousands of babies born each year as the Republican president seeks a major shift in how the U.S. Constitution has long been understood. The justices are considering the administration’s emergency request to scale back injunctions issued by federal judges in Maryland, Washington and Massachusetts, blocking Trump’s directive nationwide. The judges found Trump’s order — a key part of his hardline approach toward immigration — likely violates citizenship languageRead more
Ukraine, Russia appear set to engage in Istanbul-hosted talks without Zelenskyy, Putin
Russia’s Vladimir Putin spurned a challenge to meet face-to-face with Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Turkey on Thursday, instead sending a second-tier delegation to planned peace talks, while the Ukrainian president said his defence minister would head up Kyiv’s team. They will be the first direct talks between the sides since March 2022, but hopes of a major breakthrough were further dented by U.S. President Donald Trump who said there would be no movement without a meeting between himself and Putin. U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio later echoed that view, tellingRead more
Trump wants to accept a Qatari jet for Air Force One. Here are the facts
A Qatari Boeing 747 sits at Palm Beach International Airport in Florida after U.S. President Donald Trump toured the aircraft on Feb. 15. (Roberto Schmidt/AFP/Getty Images) U.S. President Donald Trump’s proposal to accept a Qatari jet as an Air Force One replacement has raised a long list of legal, ethical and technical questions. Any deal to accept the plane has not been finalized, but since the weekend Trump has been adamant that he wants it. “They’re giving us a free jet,” he said, adding that only “a stupid person” wouldRead more