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In 2020, Gisèle Pelicot discovered that her then-husband, Dominique, had been secretly drugging her and raping her for years — and had invited strangers into their home in Mazan, France, to do the same. In total, 51 men were eventually convicted of rape and assault.
In excerpts from her new autobiography, A Hymn to Life: Shame Has to Change Sides, Gisèle Pelicot describes how she discovered the horrific abuse, and how she decided to use the trial to force a sweeping public reckoning over sexual assault.
Warning: This excerpt contains graphic material that may disturb some readers....
April 16, 2026 - 07:00 | Special to National Post | National Post
This time 14 months ago, even with his tenure as prime minister near its end, an embattled Justin Trudeau was still butting heads with Donald Trump over Canada’s sovereignty.
Nowadays, however, the 54-year-old spends his days skiing with Prince Harry, posing for selfies with his 21st-century pop icon sweetheart Katy Perry, or vibing in the front row at Justin Bieber’s Coachella comeback.
That’s precisely where Trudeau was this Saturday night, accompanied by Perry, who shared a carousel of videos and photos from the California music festival on Instagram. Among them was a snap of the...
April 16, 2026 - 07:00 | Kenn Oliver | National Post
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April 16, 2026 - 07:00 | Dustin Patar | The Globe and Mail
Residents heard the bawling from a bear cub early in the morning on Tuesday and called for help.
April 16, 2026 - 07:00 | | CBC News - Canada
Canada’s armed forces admit they have embraced their fun side on social media.
“After careful review of our policies, we learned that there was no actual requirement for us to be boring all the time. This was as much of a surprise to us as it was to everyone else.”
That’s how a spokesperson for the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) explains the organization’s unexpectedly humorous presence on social media.
Using the hashtag #SundayFunDay, the CAF accounts, which have the usernames @canadianforces on Instagram and Canadian Armed Forces on Facebook, often add humorous captions to...
April 16, 2026 - 06:45 | Ellie Hutchings | National Post
On April 1, President Donald Trump told the Telegraph he’s “strongly considering” pulling the United States out of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, calling the alliance a “paper tiger,” and tying that hostility explicitly to Europe’s refusal to back his ill-conceived war against Iran. Secretary of state Marco Rubio echoed that sentiment when Spain outright refused US military overflights tied to the Iran war. At the same time, defense secretary and middle school bully Pete Hegseth declined to reaffirm NATO’s collective defence guarantee when asked directly, saying the decision was...
April 16, 2026 - 06:30 | Wes O’Donnell | Walrus
