Norimitsu Onishi

1 week ago | nytimes.com | Norimitsu Onishi

A wealthy widow built a library and opera house on the border between Quebec and Vermont, a symbol of binational friendship. Now U.S. officials are restricting access to Canadians. Once upon a time, a wealthy widow who was a citizen of two neighboring countries hired craftsmen to raise a stately, turreted building of gray granite and stained glass windows. Only the finest wood adorned the reading rooms in its library. Cherubs soared over the proscenium arch in its opera house.

1 month ago | flipboard.com | Norimitsu Onishi

2 hours agoThe next pay-per-view card on the 2025 UFC schedule, UFC 315, takes place on Saturday, May 10, and the UFC has set the full list of bouts for the event. UFC 315 features two title fights at the top of the PPV card, goes down at Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The fight card marks the …

1 month ago | nytimes.com | Norimitsu Onishi

Voters are overlooking Mark Carney's linguistic gaffes and lack of knowledge about the French-speaking province, viewing him as the most capable candidate to deal with President Trump. When Prime Minister Mark Carney appeared last Sunday on Quebec's most popular talk show, "Tout le Monde en Parle," the most consequential question may not have been about President Trump or tariffs. Instead, it was probably when the host asked him what he "knew or liked about" Canada's French-speaking province.

1 month ago | bostonglobe.com | Norimitsu Onishi

NISKU, Alberta -- Back home for the first time since the start of the campaign, Pierre Poilievre, the Conservative leader seeking to become Canada’s next prime minister, fired up his most ardent supporters with his greatest hits. Thousands had come to a cavernous building in an industrial park in central Alberta, many parking by the roadside and walking the last mile or two, in what was the politician’s biggest rally yet.

1 month ago | nytimes.com | Norimitsu Onishi |Amber Bracken

Pierre Poilievre, the Conservative seeking to become prime minister, fires up the faithful in Alberta, including Trump supporters, with his anti-elitist, anti-woke message. Pierre Poilievre, the Conservative leader, speaking during a rally this week in Nisku, just south of Edmonton, Alberta. Pierre Poilievre, the Conservative seeking to become prime minister, fires up the faithful in Alberta, including Trump supporters, with his anti-elitist, anti-woke message.