Apr 20 2018 — Stewart Bell — Global News — ISIS members who return to Canada from Syria and Iraq could have knowledge of chemical weapons and put it to use in a terrorist attack, according to internal government documents obtained by Global News. The documents said the so-called Islamic State had repeatedly used chlorine and mustard gas in Syria and Iraq, raising the prospect […]
Apr 20 2018 — David Akin — Global News — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau took the long way around to get to his party’s biennial convention this weekend in Halifax. He left Ottawa last Thursday, flew to Peru for the Summit of the Americas, flew back to Ottawa for his own ‘pipeline summit’, then off to Paris, and finally here to London for the Commonwealth […]
Apr 18 2018 — Global News — The federal Liberal government spent a grand total of $563 on the cover of its most recent budget, a sum that pales in comparison to the tens of thousands spent last year. Finance officials opted for a cover that featured a family of four running towards the camera, with the title Equality + Growth: A […]
Apr 17 2018 — David Akin — Global News — As RCAF01 taxied down the runway at Le Bourget airport here, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau emerged from his cabin to come to the rear of the plane where his political staff, bureaucrats and journalists sit. He was seeking out Gabrielle Cesvet, one of the speechwriters on his staff, to present her with a signed copy […]
Apr 15 2018 — Global News — Following a meeting between Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, B.C. Premier John Horgan and Alberta Premier Rachel Notley, Trudeau is insisting that the expansion of the Trans Mountain pipeline is within federal jurisdiction and that Horgan’s government has no jurisdiction to block it.
Apr 15 2018 — David Akin — Global News — On the eve of the so-called pipeline summit on Parliament Hill, its host, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, stood at podium in Peru and calmly deflected every attempt to tease out of him what he plans do at this summit. It’s a bit of a last-minute affair.
Apr 14 2018 — Global News — Former federal NDP leader Tom Mulcair says Prime Minister Justin Trudeau would never treat Quebec the way he is treating British Columbia in the ongoing battle over pipeline. Mulcair says Trudeau is breaking the rules of confederation by trying to force the pipeline twinning down B.C.’s throat.
Apr 12 2018 — Supriya Dwivedi — Global News — Tuesday, the centre of the universe, otherwise colloquially referred to as Toronto, got word that former mayor, Rob Ford, was going to be played by Homeland and Billions star Damian Lewis in an upcoming film. It’s an interesting casting choice; apparently, Lewis will be fitted with prosthetics of some sort in order to realistically portray […]
Apr 12 2018 — David Akin — Global News — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has not even left the country for his latest international trip — a three-country, nine-day tour which begins Thursday — and he is already under fire for this travel.
Apr 10 2018 — Global News — The Ontario Progressive Conservative Party led by Doug Ford would easily move into majority territory if a provincial election were held tomorrow, despite a number of high-profile budget promises by Premier Kathleen Wynne’s Liberals, according to a new Ipsos poll conducted on behalf of Global News.
Apr 10 2018 — Global News — With only a few months left to pump money into B.C.’s political parties, developers, unions and more pumped millions into the governing NDP and the opposition Liberals, according to data released by Elections BC on Monday.
Apr 9 2018 — Amanda Connolly — Global News — The second-in-command of the Canadian military is set to appear in person at the Ottawa courthouse Tuesday morning with his lawyer, Marie Henein, in a controversial case that has sent shock waves through the military and defence community over the past year.
Apr 9 2018 — Amanda Connolly — Global News — Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer says the decision by Kinder Morgan to halt all non-essential work and related spending on its Trans Mountain pipeline in the face of continued opposition to its construction is a “devastating” blow to the Canadian energy sector.
Apr 8 2018 — Global News — Humboldt, Sask. residents poured into the Elgar Peterson Arena to remember and honour the 15 people killed in a vehicle crash between the Humboldt Broncos team bus and a semi-truck. It was a sentiment that was reiterated by Dr. Lawrence Joseph, who offered condolences and a prayer on behalf of all Indigenous people in Canada […]
Apr 8 2018 — Global News — As Canada, the United States and Mexico have worked to negotiate a new version of NAFTA, the focus has primarily been on whether the countries can find enough middle ground to get a deal done. But even if they can, one former Conservative cabinet minister is warning that there could be more hurdles ahead.