Nov 15 2018 — Matt Gurney — Global News — He didn’t mean to, but Patrick Brown just did Ontario Premier Doug Ford a big favour. If nothing else, he’s bought him a few days of relative peace and quiet. Brown is the former leader of the Ontario Progressive Conservatives, the party Ford now leads and which forms Ontario’s majority government. Brown has a book […]
Nov 14 2018 — Global News — Michael Avenatti, the outspoken lawyer for porn actress Stormy Daniels and critic of U.S President Donald Trump, has been arrested on Wednesday on suspicion of domestic violence Los Angeles police said.
Nov 14 2018 — Global News — It has only been a few weeks since he won the Brampton mayoralty, but former Progressive Party of Ontario Leader Patrick Brown says the effort to have him ousted from the party’s top position was a “coordinated effort.”
Nov 14 2018 — Global News — The former leader of the Ontario Progressive Conservatives is not pulling punches when it comes to social services minister Lisa MacLeod. Brampton’s newly elected mayor Patrick Brown is scheduled to release ‘Take Down: The Attempted Political Assassination of Patrick Brown’ later this week.
Nov 14 2018 — Global News — In his new book, ‘Take Down: The Attempted Political Assassination of Patrick Brown,’ former Ontario Progressive Conservative leader and current Brampton mayor-elect Patrick Brown says finance minister Vic Fedeli “dodged a bullet” in regards to allegations of sexual misconduct against him.
Nov 14 2018 — Dawna Friesen — Global News — I’m going to take advantage of you — my captive audience — if you’ll indulge me for a few minutes, to talk about journalism. You are all really smart, accomplished, successful business people. You know that journalism is a business, too. And it’s a business that is seriously under threat. The business model of the […]
Nov 13 2018 — Amanda Connolly — Global News — There is little clarity on what will happen next now that Canada’s top spy has heard the recording of journalist Jamal Khashoggi‘s killing. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau became the first Western leader to confirm on Monday that his officials had heard the Turkish recording of the killing that took place inside the Saudi consulate in […]
Nov 13 2018 — Global News — It appears voters in the Central Okanagan will have another party from which to choose in the next federal election. That’s because the new People’s Party of Canada has officially set up a constituency association in the Kelowna area. The party held its first constituency meeting this weekend and elected Kelowna businessman Daniel Joseph as […]
Nov 13 2018 — Global News — Alex Trebek is already imagining what his final show will look like. The longtime Jeopardy! host sat down for a wide-ranging interview with Vulture, opening up about practically every issue under the sun.
Nov 12 2018 — Amanda Connolly — Global News — Canada’s top spy went directly to Turkey to listen to tapes of the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. In a statement to Global News, the head of public affairs at the Canadian Security Intelligence Service confirmed its director, David Vigneault, travelled at the request of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to speak with Turkish officials about […]
Nov 12 2018 — Global News — Canadian singer Neil Young attacked U.S. President Donald Trump as an “unfit leader” and climate-change denier on Sunday, after California’s raging wildfires wiped out the rocker’s home in Malibu. Young accused Trump of ignoring climate change and playing politics with the wildfires in California, where 31 people have been killed, 150,000 have been displaced and […]
Nov 12 2018 — Global News — Stepping up Democratic efforts to shield the Russia investigation, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said Sunday he would seek to tie a measure protecting special counsel Robert Mueller to must-pass legislation if acting attorney general Matthew Whitaker does not recuse himself from oversight of the probe.
Nov 11 2018 — Amanda Connolly — Global News — Parliamentarians appointed to a new national security committee probably aren’t screened as closely as those working for the agencies that committee oversees. But the Tony Clement sexting scandal will likely prompt questions about whether that needs to change, one former CSIS analyst says.
Nov 11 2018 — Global News — U.S. President Donald Trump awarded the Medal of Freedom, the highest civilian honour in the U.S., to seven individuals Saturday, both living and dead — one of whom has been the biggest donor to the Republican Party.
Nov 11 2018 — Global News — Saturday Night Live returned with another cold open, this time featuring Jeff Sessions, played by Kate McKinnon, packing up his office belongings after U.S. President Donald Trump asked him to resign earlier in the week.