Sep 27 2023 — Global News — The final moments of murdered B.C. Sikh activist Hardeep Singh Nijjar were caught on camera, according to members of the Surrey gurdwara where he served as president. Nijjar was gunned down in his truck outside the Guru Nanak Sikh Gurdwara on the evening of June 18. The killing has became a major diplomatic flashpoint this […]
Sep 21 2023 — Global News — Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre’s polling momentum continues to chug along with 40 per cent of Canadians saying he’s the best choice to be prime minister, according to a new Ipsos poll done exclusively for Global News. Poilievre’s favourables on this question are up five points from a year ago. The number of respondents who think […]
Sep 21 2023 — Global News — The RCMP is investigating the death of a B.C. man who was a target of Operation Fox Hunt, a Chinese government campaign to pressure expatriates and silence opponents. Wei Hu, a 57-year-old father of three, lived in a gated $2.8-million property on B.C.’s Harrison Lake. According to a friend, he was a critic of Beijing […]
Sep 18 2023 — Alex Boutilier — Global News — The Liberal government is not providing a timeline for a new registry that would require foreign agents to disclose their activities in Canada as the House of Commons returns from its summer hiatus. In March, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau committed to bring in new legislation to force those working on behalf of foreign governments in […]
Sep 17 2023 — Global News — The federal government’s efforts to gather Canadian grocery executives for a summit to tackle food inflation is “disingenuous” and unlikely to bear much fruit, analysts say. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Thursday announced he was summoning leaders from Canada’s biggest grocers together on Monday, calling for a plan to stabilize food inflation and warning tax […]
Sep 16 2023 — Global News — There is a new and significant hurdle facing the massively over-budget and contentious Trans Mountain pipeline expansion project running through Alberta and British Columbia.
Sep 15 2023 — Global News — When Ontario Premier Doug Ford first took office in 2018, his first environmental minister was given a simple yet central task: get climate legislation out of the way of business. The mandate letter written for the province’s minister of environment, conservation and parks suggests his task was to remove environmental and climate legislation, not to […]
Sep 11 2023 — Global News — After Ontario’s Progressive Conservatives were swept into office in June 2018, ending 15 years of Liberal rule, newly minted Premier Doug Ford provided his cabinet ministers a new north star. He would run a government defined by ethics, accountability and a province that was strictly “for the people.”
Sep 10 2023 — Global News — The Conservative grassroots voted overwhelmingly to restrict gender-affirming care for trans youth under the age of 18 on Saturday, distracting from leader Pierre Poilievre’s focus on economic and affordability issues. Poilievre, in his message to party faithful Friday night, tried to keep the message firmly focused on the economy and affordability issues, two of the […]
Sep 8 2023 — Global News — The national unemployment rate was unchanged at 5.5 per cent in August amid a gain of 40,000 jobs, Statistics Canada said Friday. Growth in employment was outpaced by Canada’s population growth in the month, according to the agency. Average hourly wages were up 4.9 per cent in the month, a slight cooling from the 5.0 […]
Sep 8 2023 — Alex Boutilier — Global News — A social conservative group is making a push to check Pierre Poilievre’s power as the Conservative party gathers in Québec City this weekend. The Conservatives are riding high in national polling and head into this weekend’s policy convention — the party’s first in-person convention since 2018 — with a sense of cautious optimism after eight […]
Sep 4 2023 — David Akin — Global News — Manitoba’s 43rd provincial election will officially get underway in the week ahead and when it concludes on Oct. 3, voters will have made history no matter if the incumbent Progressive Conservatives win or the opposition New Democrats sweep to power.
Sep 1 2023 — Global News — A growing majority of Canadians say more needs to be done by government and business to combat the climate crisis, a new poll suggests. Many respondents agree this year’s record-breaking wildfire season has driven home the need for urgent action. However, those Canadians are torn over when action should be taken, according to the Ipsos […]
Aug 25 2023 — Global News — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau acknowledged on Friday that the growing frequency of devastating wildfires will make it harder for some Canadians to obtain insurance. Trudeau made the comments during a visit to B.C.’s Central Okanagan region to speak with local officials about ongoing responses to the ongoing wildfires in the province.
Aug 25 2023 — Alex Boutilier — Global News — The Conservative Party has invited one of the founders of Britain’s Vote Leave campaign to give the keynote address at their convention in Québec City next month. Lord Daniel Hannan, a columnist and ex-politician who was an influential voice during the Brexit debate, is scheduled to give the keynote speech at the Conservative policy convention, […]