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Ford considering Hwy. 407 buyback and tunnel dream: ‘Let’s look at both options’ | Globalnews.ca By Staff The Canadian Press Posted October 2, 2024 12:36 pm Updated October 2, 2024 12:38 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Ontario Premier Doug Ford says his government is considering buying back Highway 407, … Read more
WWII-era U.S. bomb explodes at Japanese airport, leaving crater in runway – National | Globalnews.ca Descrease article font size Increase article font size Flights at a regional Japanese airport were grounded on Wednesday after an unexploded American bombshell, believed to be from the Second World War, detonated near the runway. The bomb exploded at Miyazaki … Read more
Manitoba legislature sitting to feature omnibus budget bill and new Independent – Winnipeg | Globalnews.ca By The Staff The Canadian Press Posted October 2, 2024 8:38 am 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Manitoba politicians are returning to the legislature Wednesday following their summer break. The NDP government will focus … Read more
Blair says he ‘expected’ CSIS warrants to be dealt with ‘promptly’ – National | Globalnews.ca Former public safety minister Bill Blair said he “was not advised” for weeks after CSIS says it told his chief of staff that it was seeking approval to investigate an Ontario Liberal powerbroker in March 2021. What remains unclear is … Read more
Classroom crisis: Ontario student, teacher disparity to ‘widen’ more, internal document warns | Globalnews.ca Unions are warning the province that a teaching crisis has already hit Ontario as internal government documents show the new education minister was warned to expect the gap between the number of teachers and students to “widen” beginning in 2027. Briefing … Read more
Dad of teen swarmed in Kelowna park says videotaped attack was ‘premeditated’ – BC | Globalnews.ca WARNING: This story may be upsetting to some readers. Discretion is advised. “It was organized, it was premeditated. You can hear in the video people saying ‘Get the circle tight so she can’t escape’ and then they just start … Read more
Heiltsuk father and daughter file human rights complaint against Canadian Tire | Globalnews.ca An Indigenous father and daughter in British Columbia are accusing Canadian Tire and its third-party security company of racial profiling and racism after they say he was singled out at a store in Coquitlam and an employee responded with a racist comment. … Read more
Victoria Chinatown Museum to be made permanent – BC | Globalnews.ca Canada’s oldest Chinatown now has a permanent space to tell its story. What was intended as a temporary exhibit in Victoria’s Fan Tan Alley will now be made permanent, and be named the Victoria Chinatown Museum. The Victoria Chinatown Museum Society is now seeking … Read more
‘I will not be silenced’: Calgary radio host attack caught on CCTV | Globalnews.ca Descrease article font size Increase article font size A Calgary radio host is speaking out after he was attacked outside a banquet hall in northeast Calgary over the weekend. Rishi Nagar — news director at RED FM, a southeast Asian station … Read more
Every dog has its day: Saskatoon Blades name Saunderson captain for 2024-25 season – Saskatoon | Globalnews.ca When Saskatoon Blades blue liner Ben Saunderson checked his phone over the weekend, it was a conversation with his defence partner Tanner Molendyk that caught him a bit off guard. On his screen was a message from the … Read more