Will mask mandates return amid surges in kids hospitals? Trudeau, Ford won’t say – National | Globalnews.ca
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he is “extremely worried” about the realities facing children and families across Canada as high levels of respiratory illness among kids continue to swamp pediatric hospitals across the country. The situation is so dire in parts of Ontario that the Red Cross is coming to the aid of the Children’s […]
The West Block – Episode 12, Season 12 – National | Globalnews.ca
THE WEST BLOCK Episode 12, Season 12 Sunday, December 4, 2022 Host: Mercedes Stephenson Guests: Danielle Smith, Alberta Premier Petro Poroshenko, Former Ukrainian President Mercedes Stephenson: Alberta’s premier sends a direct message to Ottawa: stay out of our province and keep your politics to yourself. But critics say Danielle Smith’s proposed Sovereignty Act is […]
Putin can only be defeated through force, not negotiation: former Ukrainian president – National | Globalnews.ca
Russia‘s war in Ukraine can only be ended by force, not through negotiation, according to former Ukrainian president Petro Poroshenko. His comment comes as Ukraine says that more than 10,000 Ukrainian troops have been killed since the brutal conflict began, when Russian President Vladimir Putin illegally invaded the country earlier this year. “Putin understands only […]
Canadian, American, Iranian lawyers team up to identify IRGC members in Canada | Globalnews.ca
British Columbia’s Ramin Joubin is on a mission. The Burnaby-based lawyer recently joined forces with lawyers across Canada, the U.S. and Iran to identify Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) members and their associates living in Canada. Together, they’ve created a website called stopirgc.com, where people report their findings. The team verifies and later report cases […]
Canada looking to secure release of 19 women, children held in Syria: document – National | Globalnews.ca
By Jim Bronskill The Canadian Press Posted December 2, 2022 7:25 pm Updated December 3, 2022 12:17 pm Descrease article font size Increase article font size The federal government says it is looking at helping to secure the release of 19 Canadian women and children being held in northeastern Syria. The move comes just before […]
Federal NDP leader says Alberta sovereignty act ‘a distraction’ from real problems | Globalnews.ca
Federal NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says Alberta’s proposed sovereignty act is undemocratic and an unwelcome distraction from the struggles residents of the province are facing. After a meeting Friday with union leaders in Calgary, Singh took aim at the bill Premier Danielle Smith introduced on Tuesday. Smith has described it as a deliberately confrontational tool […]
Ottawa residents seek accountability, apologies over LRT system failures | Globalnews.ca
The scathing report into years of problems with Ottawa’s multi-billion dollar light rail transit system has left some residents frustrated and calling for those involved to own up to their actions. Some advocates say city councillor Allan Hubley should resign over his involvement in a secret WhatsApp group chat with then-mayor Jim Watson and senior […]
Ottawa seeking talks with China’s ambassador over alleged secret police stations – National | Globalnews.ca
A Global Affairs Canada official says the department has called in China’s ambassador numerous times over allegations that secret police stations are targeting that country’s diaspora in Canada. A human-rights group has reported that China operates secret overseas police stations in more than 50 locations around the globe to keep tabs on its citizens abroad. […]
Parti Québécois barred from sitting in legislature for refusing oath to King | Globalnews.ca
The three Parti Québécois (PQ) members who have steadfastly refused to swear the oath of office to King Charles III were barred from sitting in the province’s legislature Thursday. The three-member PQ caucus attempted to sit in the Salon bleu at the national assembly in the morning, but were turned away. To sit in the legislature, elected […]
Economy and identity: Quebec premier delivers inaugural speech of 43rd legislature | Globalnews.ca
Quebec Premier François Legault says his focus for the next four years will be to reverse the decline of French in Montreal and to expand Quebec’s economy while reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Legault is delivering his inaugural speech to the legislature Wednesday, almost two months after his Coalition Avenir Québec was re-elected with a large […]