Canadian author Louise Penny has joined the growing list of people from the arts and culture communities to cancel events or dissociate themselves from the Kennedy Center, after U.S. President Donald Trump took control of the historic Washington, D.C., institution.

A 19th-century presidential assassination was a signature event in helping the U.S. establish a meritocratic system for filling federal government jobs. Now, Donald Trump and Republican loyalists appear to be making good on promises in recent years to make radical changes to the civil service.

Garth Hudson, the multi-instrumentalist wizard of The Band, the first Canadian group inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, has died. He was 87.

Donald Trump initiated concrete plans to ban TikTok in mid-2020, during his first term as president. In early 2024, on his way to winning another election, he changed his stance. Here's a look at his statements regarding the Chinese-owned social media platform.

Donald Trump engaged in an "unprecedented criminal effort" to "unlawfully retain power" after losing the 2020 election, special counsel Jack Smith said in a report published early Tuesday by the U.S. Justice Department, expressing confidence in the prospect of a conviction at a trial that will not happen now that Trump is returning to the White House.

Control of the Panama Canal, once a key U.S. presidential campaign issue for Ronald Reagan and an animating topic for people ranging from film legend John Wayne to an unpredictable Canadian-born U.S. senator, has seemingly made a comeback as a hot-button topic in Washington.