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Or sign-in if you have an account.Alberta Premier Danielle Smith meets with Quebec Premier Christine Frechette in Quebec City on June 3, 2026. Photo by Francis Vachon for National PostIt’s Thursday, June 4. Here are the top stories we’re following today.Enjoy the latest local, national and international news.Exclusive articles by Conrad Black, Barbara Kay and others. Plus, special edition NP Platformed and First Reading newsletters and virtual events.Unlimited online access to National Post.National Post ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition to view on any device, share and comment on.Daily puzzles including the New York Times Crossword.Support local journalism.Enjoy the latest local, national and international news.Exclusive articles by Conrad Black, Barbara Kay and others. Plus, special edition NP Platformed and First Reading newsletters and virtual events.Unlimited online access to National Post.National Post ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition to view on any device, share and comment on.Daily puzzles including the New York Times Crossword.Support local journalism.Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience.Access articles from across Canada with one account.Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments.Enjoy additional articles per month.Get email updates from your favourite authors.Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience.Access articles from across Canada with one accountShare your thoughts and join the conversation in the commentsEnjoy additional articles per monthGet email updates from your favourite authorsSign In or Create an AccountorAccording to the poll, 39 per cent of respondents said they would “continue to live in my new independent country” in the case of separation, while 38 per cent said they would move elsewhere in Canada. Nineteen per cent said they weren’t sure, and the remaining two per cent said they would move to another country altogether. A screenshot of the The Permanent Peoples’ Tribunal’s website. Photo by permanentpe­oplestribunal.org“Many Canadian media outlets reported the story uncritically, treating the Permanent Peoples’ Tribunal’s non-binding ruling as major news,” Newman writes. She calls it proof that some outlets readily “publish the words of activist groups as unquestioned truth without providing balanced information to the public.” A Statistics Canada building in Ottawa. The agency oversees the federal census. Photo by TONY CALDWELL/PostmediaThousands of enumerators have been hired across Canada to follow up with households that have not yet completed the census. It “allows us to identify dwellings that are unoccupied, that may have been missed by the initial rounds of census communications or have been improperly identified or classified,” Statistics Canada says. Two men have been convicted of assault causing bodily harm in an encounter that started with a dispute over a weight bench in a B.C. gym Photo by Adobe StockAfter both sides reported the matter to staffers, the two convicted men “could have easily extricated themselves,” the judge wrote. “Instead of leaving or waiting for (the victim) to go up the stairs, the two accused ultimately laid a beating on him.” Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks during question period in the House of Commons in Ottawa, June 3, 2026. Photo by Blair Gable/Postmedia“When weighing the growth of the Canadian economy against the outsized growth of the Canadian population, the country has already been in a ‘per-capita recession’ for much of the last four years,” Tristin Hopper argues. Join the Conversation This website uses cookies to personalize your content (including ads), and allows us to analyze our traffic. Read more about cookies here. 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