Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe calls for federal election | Globalnews.ca Descrease article font size Increase article font size Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe has officially called for a federal election. The news comes Thursday in an interview with Global News, where Moe discussed the potential tariffs coming from U.S. president-elect Donald Trump when he is in … Read more
Child benefit cheques delayed, but still coming, amid Canada Post strike – National | Globalnews.ca Parents expecting this month’s Canada Child Benefit (CCB) cheques will have to wait a little while longer because of the ongoing Canada Post strike. Under an agreement between Canada Post and the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW), some socio-economic … Read more
What’s inside Quebec, Newfoundland and Labrador’s Churchill Falls tentative deal | Globalnews.ca After decades of friction, Quebec and Newfoundland and Labrador have reached a new tentative deal over the long-standing issue of energy. Quebec Premier François Legault met with his Newfoundland and Labrador counterpart Andrew Furey in St. John’s on Thursday in what could be … Read more
Former Alberta premier Rachel Notley says she’s resigning from her position as MLA | Globalnews.ca Six months after Naheed Nenshi replaced her as leader of the Alberta NDP, former premier Rachel Notley announced she will be resigning from her role as MLA for Edmonton Strathcona. Notley revealed her plans in a social media post on … Read more
Premier Danielle Smith to announce Alberta’s border security plan in response to tariff threat | Globalnews.ca By Staff The Canadian Press Posted December 12, 2024 8:38 am Updated December 12, 2024 9:21 am 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is set to announce today steps the … Read more
Biden announces biggest single-day clemency before leaving office – National | Globalnews.ca President Joe Biden is commuting the sentences of roughly 1,500 people who were released from prison and placed on home confinement during the coronavirus pandemic and is pardoning 39 Americans convicted of nonviolent crimes. It’s the largest single-day act of clemency in modern … Read more
City of Vancouver to probe accepting or investing in Bitcoin | Globalnews.ca Vancouver city council has voted to explore ways to make the municipality a “Bitcoin-friendly city.” The motion approved Wednesday won’t mean the city is investing or accepting payment in cryptocurrency any time soon, but will instead direct staff to look into those possibilities. … Read more
FBI director Wray to resign before Trump takes office in January – National | Globalnews.ca FBI Director Christopher Wray told the bureau workforce Wednesday that he plans to resign at the end of President Joe Biden’s term in January, an announcement that came a week and a half after President-elect Donald Trump said he would … Read more
Canada Post, union still at odds as strike nears 1 month – National | Globalnews.ca Canada Post says the latest offer from the union representing its striking workers is “unaffordable and unsustainable” as a nationwide postal disruption nears the one-month mark. In a statement on Wednesday, Canada Post said that upon a careful review of … Read more
TikTok seeks judicial review of Ottawa’s shutdown order – National | Globalnews.ca TikTok is challenging the federal government’s order to shut down its operations in Canada, claiming it will eliminate hundreds of jobs and potentially terminate a quarter of a million contracts that it has with Canadian advertising clients. The company filed documents in Federal … Read more