Luigi Mangione accepts crowdfunded $300K from fans for legal defence fund – National | Globalnews.ca

Luigi Mangione accepts crowdfunded $300K from fans for legal defence fund - National | Globalnews.ca

Luigi Mangione, the man accused of fatally shooting UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, has accepted nearly US$300,000 in donations from fans as he awaits trial. According to a fundraiser on GiveSendGo, the December 4 Legal Committee has made contact with Mangione’s legal team, which accepted the US$297,000 (nearly C$425,176) raised at the time of contact to pay … Read more

Alberta business community says everyone will feel the pain from Trump’s tariffs | Globalnews.ca

Alberta business community says everyone will feel the pain from Trump’s tariffs  | Globalnews.ca

“How do you even think about where the ball’s going to go next?  He is constantly trying to mix up the game plan and we don’t know how to respond.” That’s the response from Deborah Yedlin, CEO of the Calgary Chamber of Commerce, to President Donald Trump’s latest tariff announcement. On Monday afternoon, Trump signed … Read more

Message to U.S. lawmakers is ‘mutually assured damage’ from tariffs, Eby says – BC | Globalnews.ca

Message to U.S. lawmakers is ‘mutually assured damage’ from tariffs, Eby says - BC | Globalnews.ca

British Columbia Premier David Eby says he’s hopeful a trip to Washington, D.C., will help convince U.S. decision-makers to step back from the brink on tariffs. But he said regardless of the outcome of the mission he’s undertaking with other Canadian premiers, the relationship between the two countries has permanently changed. 1:48 U.S. aluminum, steel … Read more

Donald Trump tariffs: B.C. aluminum smelter a major exporter to the U.S. | Globalnews.ca

Donald Trump tariffs: B.C. aluminum smelter a major exporter to the U.S.  | Globalnews.ca

The United States imports about half a million metric tonnes of aluminum from British Columbia. On Monday, U.S. President Donald Trump imposed 25 per cent tariffs on all steel and aluminum imports into the United States, including those from Canada and Mexico. “To get a smelter online, it’s five or six years,” B.C.’s Minister of … Read more

Springfield, Ohio, sues neo-Nazi group over hate campaign against Haitians – National | Globalnews.ca

Springfield, Ohio, sues neo-Nazi group over hate campaign against Haitians - National | Globalnews.ca

The City of Springfield, Ohio, has filed a civil lawsuit against a neo-Nazi group, which it alleges tormented the community following false accusations that Haitian migrants living in the Ohio town were “eating pets” of U.S. citizens. Springfield Mayor Rob Rue and several others sued the Blood Tribe, leaders Christopher Pohlhaus and Drake Berentz and … Read more

Millions will die due to ‘ruthless’ USAID cuts, Vatican charity warns – National | Globalnews.ca

Millions will die due to ‘ruthless’ USAID cuts, Vatican charity warns - National | Globalnews.ca

The Vatican’s charity voiced outrage Monday at what it called the “reckless” and “unhuman” U.S. plans to gut USAID, with Pope Francis’ point-man on development aid insisting that the Trump administration remember Christian principles about caring for others as it begins governing. Cardinal Michael Czerny, a Czech-born Canadian Jesuit, is one of the cardinals most … Read more

Trump tariffs: The maker of the Sharpie wants to reduce reliance on China – National | Globalnews.ca

Trump tariffs: The maker of the Sharpie wants to reduce reliance on China - National | Globalnews.ca

By Anuja Bharat Mistry Reuters Posted February 7, 2025 11:43 am Updated February 7, 2025 11:45 am 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Newell Brands’ CEO said on Friday it is aiming to reduce its reliance on Chinese suppliers to minimize the impact of U.S. import tariffs, following its unexpected … Read more

Woman arrested after Super Bowl reporter found dead in Louisiana hotel room – National | Globalnews.ca

Woman arrested after Super Bowl reporter found dead in Louisiana hotel room - National | Globalnews.ca

A Louisiana woman with a history of “drugging men” has been arrested following the death of a Kanas City Telemundo reporter who was in town to cover the Super Bowl, police said Friday. According to the Kenner Police Department, Adan Manzano, 27, was found unresponsive inside his hotel room at the Contempra Inn in Kenner, … Read more

As U.S. bird flu spreads, hospitals will screen more people. Will Canada? – National | Globalnews.ca

As U.S. bird flu spreads, hospitals will screen more people. Will Canada? - National | Globalnews.ca

As bird flu spread among animals soars in the United States, hospitals are being told to proactively screen for potential human cases in influenza A patients. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) last month told doctors and laboratorians to “now expedite the subtyping of influenza A-positive specimens from hospitalized patients” in order … Read more

With booing of ‘Star-Spangled Banner,’ do national anthems belong in sport? – National | Globalnews.ca

With booing of ‘Star-Spangled Banner,’ do national anthems belong in sport? - National | Globalnews.ca

It’s been a decades-long tradition in North America, but a Canadian professor of sport management says it might be time to re-examine the legitimacy of national anthems being played before games. Last weekend, sports fans in Canada voiced their displeasure with U.S. President Donald Trump’s announcement he was raising tariffs on Canadian and Mexican imports … Read more