Monday, April 27th, 2026
Many Canadians have avoided the U.S. for over a year. Have we reached the point of no return?
For his wife’s 75th birthday, Bruce Newman opted to take her to the theatre in London instead of travelling to New York City. The couple has been boycotting U.S. travel for more than a year. (Submitted by Bruce Newman) Fredericton landscape painter Bruce Newman used to be a frequent visitor to the United States. Up to a dozen times a year, he’d travel to the country to vacation with his wife, meet up with fellow artists or capture picturesque landscapes on canvas. But those visits abruptly ended early last year,Read more
Trump welcomes King, Queen to U.S., as high-profile state visit gets underway
King Charles and U.S. President Donald Trump are seen talking at the White House on Monday. (Alex Brandon/The Associated Press) Britain’s King Charles and Queen Camilla arrived in the United States on Monday afternoon for a four-day trip, welcomed by self-proclaimed royal fan U.S. President Donald Trump even as the U.S. president has differed with the British government over the Iran war. The state visit, by far the most high-profile and consequential of Charles’ reign, comes on the 250th anniversary of the U.S. declaration of independence from British rule andRead more
Trump talks with aides on Iran’s proposal to end war stalemate
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, left, arrives in St. Petersburg, Russia, for diplomatic talks on Monday. (Iranian Foreign Ministry/Anadolu/Getty Images) U.S. President Donald Trump discussed a new Iranian proposal on resolving the war with Tehran with his top national security aides on Monday, as the conflict remains in a stalemate with energy supplies from the region reduced. Iranian sources earlier on Monday disclosed Tehran’s latest proposal, which would set aside discussion of Iran’s nuclear program until the war is ended and disputes over shipping from the Gulf are resolved. ThatRead more
How will King Charles’s state visit to the U.S. unfold?
King Charles, centre left, and U.S. President Donald Trump, centre right, review the guard of honour at Windsor Castle during Trump’s 2025 state visit to the U.K. on Sept. 17, 2025, in Windsor, England. Charles begins a state visit to the United States on Monday. (Kirsty Wigglesworth/Getty Images) There’s a private tea and a garden party. There’ll be two highly scrutinized speeches — one at a state dinner and one to the U.S. Congress. And after King Charles and Queen Camilla leave Washington, D.C., on their four-day U.S. state visitRead more