The federal government has clarified that no, a “picture of a bunny” is not sufficient documentation to access a multi-billion dollar procurement program intended for Indigenous businesses. Indigenous Services Canada (ISC) has apologized to the Algonquin Anishinabeg Tribal Council after an official told the group that they could upload “any” document, including a snap of…
Alberta was calling, both Canadians and immigrants answered and now the government is working to address the consequence of an unprecedented number of people moving to the Prairie province over the past year. In a televised address Tuesday night, Premier Danielle Smith said the Alberta government will be quadrupling the amount of capital money going…
The federal Conservatives will get their first chance to try to topple the Liberal government next week, Global News has learned. A spokesperson for Liberal House leader Karina Gould’s office said it has tentatively scheduled the first “opposition day” for next Tuesday, Sept. 24, where the Conservatives will be allowed to set the agenda for…
Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump announced an idea late last week to help alleviate California water shortages — and it involves British Columbia. “So you have millions of gallons of water pouring down from the north with the snow caps in Canada and all pouring down,” Trump said at a press conference at his Los…
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has suffered another devastating byelection blow with the loss of a second Liberal stronghold, this one to the Bloc Québécois in LaSalle—Émard—Verdun. Voters went to the polls Monday in the Montreal riding as well as in Winnipeg’s Elmwood—Transcona, where the NDP retained its long-held seat after a tough race against the…
The Liberals have “a lot of work to do” after the party suffered a major byelection defeat in what has historically been a Montreal stronghold Monday night, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said. “It would’ve been nicer to win and hold Verdun but there’s more work to do but we’re going to stay focused on doing…
The man suspected in an apparent assassination attempt targeting Donald Trump camped outside a Florida golf course with food and a rifle for nearly 12 hours, lying in wait for the former president before a Secret Service agent thwarted the potential attack and opened fire, according to court documents filed Monday. Ryan Wesley Routh did…
The next stage of the federal foreign interference inquiry will shift focus to what meddling hostile states are likely to try in Canada’s upcoming elections — and what can be done to thwart it. Justice Marie-Josée Hogue said Monday that the latest round of hearings will focus more on “the present and the future” of…
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh said Monday that Canadians “are finished with and done” with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau days after pulling out of a supply-and-confidence agreement with the Liberals earlier this month. Singh was speaking to reporters in Ottawa on the first day back for MPs as Parliament returned after summer break. “People are telling…