Jul 22 2018 — Global News — Steve Bannon may have been booted out of U.S. President Donald Trump‘s inner circle, but he says he’s now bent on funding and organizing a far-right revolution across Europe.
Jul 20 2018 — Amanda Connolly — Global News — New polling seems to back up a reported suggestion by Stephen Harper that standing up to Donald Trump is politically popular for Justin Trudeau. But experts are less confident about his reported claim that the government is resisting reaching a NAFTA deal in order to continue reaping the benefits of being seen to stand up […]
Jul 20 2018 — Global News — As the weather gets warmer, Canadians are also warming back up to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and the Liberals — with their approval rating jumping by five points this month. According to an exclusive Ipsos poll for Global News, 55 per cent of Canadian respondents approve of Justin Trudeau’s government, up from 50 per cent […]
Jul 19 2018 — Supriya Dwivedi — Global News — A cabinet shuffle is the kind of thing that only excites the nerdiest of political nerds, so you would be excused if you were enjoying your summer instead of reading into the subtleties of what this cabinet shuffle might mean for the federal election scheduled for Oct. 21, 2019. One thing is clear, though: the […]
Jul 19 2018 — Global News — An automotive study says U.S. tariffs on imported vehicles and auto parts would cause the price of new vehicles to soar, wipe out tens of thousands of American jobs and take a big chunk out of the country’s gross domestic product.
Jul 19 2018 — Stewart Bell — Global News — On June 12, Abdulmuti Mohamed Elmi was charged with shoplifting from an Ottawa LCBO store and assaulting a man with a liquor bottle, but the RCMP had more serious concerns about the 24-year-old.
Jul 18 2018 — Global News — Canadians are evenly divided when it comes to support for Ottawa’s purchase of the Trans Mountain pipeline, a new poll suggests, but more than one in 10 remain undecided about the controversial move. The poll, conducted by Ipsos Public Affairs on behalf of Global News, reveals that 42 per cent of respondents support the federal […]
Jul 18 2018 — Global News — A majority of Canadians believe the federal government can be trusted to keep them safe while protecting their privacy, new polling reveals, but a significant proportion lacks basic knowledge of the security agencies that actually do that work on a daily basis. The results of a government-commissioned poll, conducted by Ekos Research Associates in March, […]
Jul 17 2018 — Global News — U.S. President Donald Trump was praised by Fox News host Sean Hannity following the president’s meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin despite backlash from several top Republican lawmakers. Trump sat down with the Fox News personality shortly after a two-hour meeting with the Russian president in Helsinki, Finland.
Jul 16 2018 — Global News — With the next federal election just over one year away, the Liberal Party has put forward its first nomination in Quebec. At an event in Ahuntsic-Cartierville, Melanie Joly was nominated as the Liberal candidate for that riding.
Jul 13 2018 — Supriya Dwivedi — Global News — Fulfilling yet another campaign promise, the Progressive Conservative government confirmed earlier this week that for the coming school year, students in Ontario would not be learning the updated sex education curriculum that had been revamped and reintroduced in 2015. Instead, students will be learning a curriculum that dates back to 1998. That’s an era that […]
Jul 11 2018 — Global News — I make a point of trying not to base columns too much about little, micro-Twitter controversies, but I can’t resist today — it’s brief, I promise. An American journalist, Emily Peck, recently published a column about Brett Kavanaugh, the man just nominated by U.S. President Donald Trump to join America’s Supreme Court, replacing the retiring […]
Jul 9 2018 — Global News — Global Affairs Canada spent $24,638 on 86 leather cushions destined to pad chairs at its embassy in Mexico City, new documents obtained by the Canadian Taxpayers Federation reveal.
Jul 8 2018 — David Akin — Global News — Canada has given up trying to find a buyer for its surplus army tanks after what appears to be a last ditch attempt to move them to Jordan fizzled out, Global News has learned. Canada has about 50 surplus Leopard 1C2 battle tanks and 11 Leopard 1 armoured engineering vehicles left over from the original […]
Jul 5 2018 — Global News — The man who co-authored U.S. President Donald Trump’s 1987 bestselling book The Art of The Deal has slammed the president and his ability to write books. On Tuesday, Trump took aim at the media who “pour” over his tweets, spelling mistakes and all.