May 24 2022 — Amanda Connolly — Global News — Conservative ethics critic James Bezan is asking the federal ethics commissioner to probe what he calls a $17,000 “sweetheart” deal given out by International Trade Minister Mary Ng’s office one month into the first COVID-19 lockdown in April 2020. In the letter sent to Ethics Commissioner Mario Dion on Tuesday, Bezan asked for an investigation […]
May 24 2022 — Alex Boutilier — Global News — The Canadian government is not ready to handle an increasingly dangerous national security environment, a report by former senior national security officials warn. It’s the latest in a series of increasingly vocal warnings that Ottawa’s national security framework is not prepared to deal with the challenges of modern security threats, including economic espionage, foreign interference […]
May 23 2022 — Global News — With less than two weeks until polling day, Progressive Conservative Leader Doug Ford continues to hold a commanding lead over his rivals. A new poll, conducted exclusively for Global News by Ipsos between May 17 and 19, found the PCs were leading across many key demographics and Ontario regions. If the election were to be […]
May 22 2022 — Amanda Connolly — Global News — Alberta Premier Jason Kenney‘s imposition of COVID-19 vaccine mandate and other public health measures, along with the province’s desire for equalization changes, are what “derailed” his leadership, suggests leadership rival Danielle Smith. In an interview with The West Block’s Mercedes Stephenson, Smith said Kenney’s decisions to put in place public health measures as COVID-19 spiked […]
May 20 2022 — Global News — Canada’s move to ban technology from Chinese vendors Huawei Technologies and ZTE from its 5G networks will have a bigger impact on smaller players in the telecom industry than the biggest carriers and could end up costing Canadians more on the wireless bills, observers say. Innovation Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne announced late Thursday afternoon that Huawei’s […]
May 20 2022 — Alex Boutilier — Global News — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said his government’s long-delayed decision to ban Chinese telecom Huawei from wireless networks will keep Canadians “safe and secure into the future.” Trudeau, taking questions in Sept-Îles, Que., Friday, defended his government’s decision to ban the telecom equipment provider on national security grounds.
May 20 2022 — Amanda Connolly — Global News — The hotly-anticipated final report from former Supreme Court justice Louise Arbour into how best to fix the military sexual misconduct crisis is expected to land with Defence Minister Anita Anand on Friday. It comes as the Canadian Forces remains under heavy scrutiny for what experts have repeatedly described as endemic abuses of power, sexism, racism […]
May 20 2022 — Global News — Canada’s decision to ban Huawei and ZTE from the country’s 5G telecommunications network will be a blow to an already tense relationship with China, experts warn. Although it’s not yet clear if China will retaliate beyond strong condemnation of Canada’s decision, experts say the possibility exists that the risk has increased for Canadian travellers and […]
May 19 2022 — Global News — Former Wildrose Party leader Danielle Smith reannounced that she will run in the upcoming United Conservative Party leadership race on Thursday. She thanked Kenney for the work he has done for Alberta’s energy industry and added she wouldn’t mind seeing Kenney stay on as premier until a new leader has been elected.
May 19 2022 — Global News — Alberta Premier Jason Kenney shocked many Wednesday evening when he announced his intention to step down as the leader of the United Conservative Party. The decision came after Kenney received 51.4 per cent support in his leadership review vote. While it was enough by party rules to remain at the helm, Kenney said that was […]
May 19 2022 — Global News — The difficulty that can result from merging two political parties was underscored by Premier Jason Kenney’s announcement Wednesday that he intends to step down as leader of Alberta’s United Conservative Party, according to one political commentator. “The first problem that has to be acknowledged, and we’re seeing this at the federal level as well, is […]
May 18 2022 — Global News — The first confirmed case of monkeypox in the United States this year recently travelled to Canada, health officials said Wednesday, as concern rises over the spread of the infectious virus in multiple countries.
May 18 2022 — Amanda Connolly — Global News — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Wednesday that policies the Conservatives claimed were “tough on crime” were “really just tough on Black Canadians and Indigenous Canadians.” He made the comment during a heated exchange in question period that saw Conservatives accuse the Liberals of planning to “make it allowable for criminals to get house arrest” […]
May 18 2022 — Global News — The annual rate of inflation hit 6.8 per cent in April, marking a slight uptick from a month earlier, according to Statistics Canada. Last month’s figures mark the highest levels of inflation since January 1991 and are a slight increase from the rate of 6.7 per cent recorded in March. The agency pointed to the […]
May 17 2022 — Global News — The Ontario New Democrats are mapping out the road to forming a minority government with the backing of the Liberals and Green Party in a strategy that’s less directed at winning a majority government than denying Doug Ford’s PCs a second term, party insiders say. Sources within the Ontario NDP tell Global News the party […]