By Michelle Boorstein, Sarah Pulliam Bailey Washington Post Donald Trump promised to bring “Merry Christmas” back and on his first Noel as president he seems to have done that — and more. Americans were already in a longstanding debate about whether there was a war on Christmas, but Trump’s presidential battle cry about the greeting appears to have made people even …

The cartoonist joins Emma and Colin to talk about the characters in her cartoon world.

An international summary of five year’s worth of research on Arctic climate change concludes the top of the world is getting warmer faster than anyone thought. And if it all sounds interesting but a little far removed from southern concerns, David Barber has news for you. “There are very clear linkages there and they’ve been occurring consistently for the last …

Germany Arrests 19-Year-Old Syrian Terror Suspect Police seize bomb-making materials at his home By William Wilkes Oct. 31, 2017 11:15 a.m. ET BERLIN—German police detained a 19-year-old Syrian man suspected of planning a terror attack and seized bomb-making material at his home, prosecutors said Tuesday, underscoring the threat posed by potential Islamist terrorists in Germany. Federal ​prosecutors said the man, …

Shopify Inc.’s strong third-quarter earnings report and the CEO’s defence against “preposterous claims” by a “short-selling troll” did little to ease investor concerns as shares tumbled more than eight per cent. The company posted its first adjusted operating profit as a public company in the quarter ended Sept. 30 — a quarter earlier than anticipated — and CEO Tobias Lutke …

The mother of a Canadian man who went missing in a remote area of Peru more than a month ago says search teams have fanned out in a co-ordinated effort to find him. Alisa Clamen has been without any information about Jesse Galganov since Sept. 28, when he told her he would be off the grid for a few days …

In what New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio called a “cowardly act of terror,” a man driving a rental truck struck and killed eight people on a bike path Tuesday afternoon. The sprawling crime scene runs about 10 blocks along the West Side Highway, a few blocks away from One World Trade Center. Witness Andrew Howell said he was …

The Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan says it is selling off 30 per cent of its stakes at two United Kingdom regional airports to broaden its investment strategy. The deal will see Australia’s New South Wales Treasury Corporation and Sunsuper Superannuation Fund each acquire a 15 per cent stake of Ontario Teachers’ ownership in Bristol Airport and Birmingham Airport. Ontario Teachers’ …