Sep 9 2019 — Global News — Green Party Leader Elizabeth May has called for other party leaders to boycott an upcoming French-language debate that has excluded her. In a statement Saturday, May said her “expectation of inclusion” in a leaders’ debate is “entirely legitimate.” “The citizens of Quebec, and francophones across the country, deserve to have access to a full and […]
Sep 9 2019 — Global News — Hundreds of protesters stormed the Venice Film Festival‘s red carpet on Saturday in an attempt to raise awareness about climate change and advocate for the enforcement of a ban on cruise ships entering the ancient Italian city.
Sep 9 2019 — Global News — About 100 people from across Ontario attended a rally with People’s Party of Canada (PPC) leader Maxime Bernier at the Napanee Lions Banquet Hall. The PPC is putting itself on the political map by speaking freely about controversial topics including climate change and mass immigration.
Sep 8 2019 — Amanda Connolly — Global News — The credibility of political leaders is set to be the major deciding force in how Canadians cast their ballots in the upcoming election, according to one pollster. In an interview with The West Block‘s Mercedes Stephenson, Darrell Bricker — president of Ipsos — said he expects the campaign will come down to who can convince […]
Sep 8 2019 — Amanda Connolly — Global News — With the federal election set for Oct. 21, the pressure is on for the main parties to distinguish themselves to voters. Throughout the federal campaign, The West Block‘s strategy panel will be weighing in on the inner workings behind the scenes of the campaign and providing insight into what is driving each party as they […]
Sep 6 2019 — Global News — Green Party Leader David Coon announced Friday in a media release that he will be apologizing to the five NDP candidates who appeared on a declaration stating they were jumping to the provincial and federal Green parties. “I will be writing to the five individuals whose names appeared on the list announced earlier this week […]
Sep 6 2019 — Global News — Despite a glowing job report that Canada’s economy added 81,100 new jobs in August, experts say Justin Trudeau’s Liberals could have a hard time translating the positive headlines into electoral success this October as many voters continue to feel anxious about their finances.
Sep 6 2019 — Global News — Canada’s intelligence service used fake Twitter accounts to monitor ISIS supporters in Canada and abroad, a man who says he was an undercover operative has told Global News. The Israeli Arab, who lives in Halifax, said creating the accounts was one of the tasks he performed while working for the Canadian Security Intelligence Service, but […]
Sep 6 2019 — Global News — The majority of Canadians think politicians aren’t concerned with people like them and experts don’t understand them. They say society is “broken” and the economy is rigged in favour of elites. That’s according to the findings of a new Ipsos poll, which shows that populist attitudes — as well as nativist (or anti-immigrant) sentiments — […]
Sep 5 2019 — Global News — Country singer Kylie Rae Harris died on Wednesday in a three-vehicle car crash in Taos, N.M. She was 30.
Sep 4 2019 — Global News — Former American Idol contestant Haley Smith has died. She was 26. Smith died in a single-vehicle motorcycle accident in her hometown, Millinocket, Maine, according to Variety.
Sep 3 2019 — David Akin — Global News — Liberal MPs and ministers finished their summer with a flourish of spending announcements that, in many cases, focused on regions of the country where the governing party will be most active seeking votes in the coming election.
Sep 2 2019 — Global News — People’s Party of Canada Leader Maxime Bernier has doubled down after attempting to discredit an internationally recognized teenage climate change activist by calling her “mentally unstable.” After facing scorn on Twitter for his remarks on Greta Thunberg on Sunday, Bernier did not back down in an eight-part tweetstorm the following day.
Sep 1 2019 — Amanda Connolly — Global News — The argument that Canada will stand to benefit in some ways from a changing climate isn’t entirely false — but any gains will be offset by the consequences of more erratic weather patterns and costs to replace Canadian infrastructure, one expert says.
Aug 31 2019 — Rachel Browne — Global News — Four years ago, Scott Hayward had the opportunity to work as an accountant at a golf course. It was his dream job. “It paid well over three times what I make now,” said Hayward, a 29-year-old Chartered Professional Accountant, in a recent interview in Ottawa. “I love to golf.” But Hayward chose instead to devote […]