Oct 28 2020 — Global News — Don Mazankowski, who served as member of Parliament for decades and was also the former director of ATCO, passed away Tuesday night. He was 85. In the House of Commons Wednesday afternoon, a moment of silence was held in honour of Mazankowski. ATCO also confirmed the news to Global News, describing Mazankowski as “insightful, engaged […]
Oct 28 2020 — Amanda Connolly — Global News — The federal Liberals are holding on to a small lead over the Conservatives in decided voter support as the coronavirus second wave tightens its grip across broad swaths of the country. New polling done by Ipsos exclusively for Global News suggests that if an election were held tomorrow, the Liberals would get 38 per cent […]
Oct 27 2020 — Sam Cooper — Global News — The head of the RCMP’s detachment in Richmond, B.C., warned his superior “the monster is growing” and that an influx of organized crime groups surrounding the city’s new River Rock Casino could take over B.C.’s gaming industry, the province’s inquiry into money laundering has heard.
Oct 27 2020 — David Akin — Global News — The chief electoral officers of New Brunswick and P.E.I. told a House of Commons committee that they had no concerns about electoral fraud as thousands more voters choose to vote by mail or vote in person with masks on. The House of Commons Procedure and House Affairs Committee is studying what, if any, rule changes […]
Oct 27 2020 — Michael Smyth — Global News — John Horgan easily won re-election as Canada’s only NDP premier on Saturday, but you could make an argument the real winner was someone not even on the ballot. Dr. Bonnie Henry, the province’s medical health officer, has become a trusted and reassuring voice during the COVID-19 pandemic. Her performance during the crisis — including coining […]
Oct 26 2020 — Sam Cooper — Global News — B.C. real estate developer Yongtao Chen stepped onto the podium in a Vancouver hotel ballroom and enthusiastically waved a red flag to a loud round of applause. He had just accepted a new role as chairman of the Canadian Alliance of Chinese Associations (CACA) and was displaying their banner at an August 2018 political gala […]
Oct 25 2020 — Amanda Connolly — Global News — There have been no new reports of Canadian diplomats coming down with mysterious symptoms of what’s become known as “Havana Syndrome” in nearly two years — and no answers for those affected. That’s despite new reports from the New York Times and GQ Magazine that American intelligence sources are pointing the finger at Russia for […]
Oct 25 2020 — Global News — Saturday Night Live came out swinging with another U.S. election skit this week, this time spoofing the second debate between U.S. president Donald Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden.
Oct 24 2020 — Rob Breakenridge — Global News — It’s interesting how the Liberals have gone from promising transparency in 2015 to deciding in 2020 that Canadians no longer care about transparency. It’s also a convenient excuse for a government that has failed to live up to that initial promise, as though somehow it’s Canadians who are to blame. The American political journalist Michael […]
Oct 23 2020 — Global News — An MP from central Alberta is apologizing for using his middle finger during question period on Friday. Blaine Calkins, the Conservative MP for Red Deer-Lacombe, was participating in QP remotely. He was talking about the effect of Liberal policies on things like oil extraction in the province and said the federal government hasn’t done anything […]
Oct 23 2020 — Global News — John Horgan is on his way to becoming the first sitting BC NDP premier to win re-election, a new poll released just before election day suggests. A new Ipsos poll commissioned by Global News finds 51 per cent of decided voters plan on voting for the NDP, 34 per cent for the BC Liberals and […]
Oct 22 2020 — David Akin — Global News — Canada’s top election official is asking the federal government to tweak elections laws so that Canadians could safely go to the polls in a time of pandemic and so that votes could be safely and securely cast using alternatives methods.
Oct 22 2020 — Amanda Connolly — Global News — The prospect of a second confidence vote on the government within the span of a week is now averted. That comes after the Liberals survived a confidence vote on Wednesday over a Conservative motion to create a special committee probing pandemic spending. They had left questions largely up in the air throughout Thursday as to […]
Oct 21 2020 — Global News — Alberta Premier Jason Kenney says he has tested negative for COVID-19 but will continue to self-isolate after a close contact, Municipal Affairs Minister Tracy Allard, received a positive test result Wednesday. Allard recently had a close contact test positive and has been isolating since getting the news on the weekend, the premier’s office said in […]
Oct 20 2020 — Global News — One of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau‘s press secretaries has been charged by the Conflict of Interest and Ethics Commissioner. In a public notice issued on Tuesday, the commissioner’s officer said Alex Wellstead had received a penalty of $250 for “failing to disclose a material charge related to assets within 30 days after the charge.”