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By Michael Tutton The Canadian Press Posted February 24, 2025 4:21 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Nova Scotia’s premier has retreated from a contentious bill that would have allowed his government to fire the province’s auditor general without cause. Tim Houston says he no longer supports the bill’s amendments, which would have also permitted ministers to veto the release of auditor reports. Get daily National news Get the day’s top news, political, economic, and current affairs headlines, delivered to your inbox once a day. In an emailed statement, Houston said he made the…
U.S. President Donald Trump said his plan to impose sweeping 25 per cent tariffs on imports from Canada and Mexico was “on time,” as both countries continue efforts to avoid the looming tax that almost came into place at the beginning of February. “We’re on time with the tariffs, and that’s moving along very rapidly,” Trump told reporters at the White House on Monday. “We’re being mistreated by many countries, not just Canada and Mexico.”The tariffs are expected to take effect March 4, a date Trump has repeated several times in recent weeks.Those tariffs were among the first floated following…
Google Maps users have noticed and started documenting the way parks are being labeled in B.C. and Canada. Screenshots provided to Global News show B.C. provincial parks are identified as “state parks.”TikTok user Samantha Gietema documented the change after one of her friends posted about it on Facebook.“I went to go look for myself on Google Maps, and sure enough, a bunch of the provincial parks had been changed to state parks, and when I went to edit to suggest an edit, I had noticed that the provincial park category had been completely removed from Google entirely,” she told Global…
Three years after the Russian invasion of Ukraine began, Saskatchewan is coming together to commemorate the anniversary. Since the conflict began, nearly 8,000 Ukrainians have come to Saskatchewan.Yuliia Rahat, who arrived in Saskatchewan in June 2022, just months after the conflict began, said her story is one of millions.“I think a lot of people have stories worse than mine … I was with my husband and I wasn’t alone like a lot of women (were),” Rahat said.And while she said the last few years have been stressful, she is extremely glad she moved.“I came here and we have received a…
Grade 9 students at Centennial Collegiate Vocational Institute received a history lesson recently through an interactive workshop held on a bus. On Feb. 19 and 20, students participated in the Tour for Humanity’s Canadian Experience workshop from the Friends of Simon Wiesenthal Center.Tour director Daniella Lurion said it’s a field trip without being a field trip.“When they step on the bus, it’s 30 seats, wheelchair accessible. It’s a floor-to-ceiling projector video wall in front of them so the material really is there with them,” Lurion said.Lurion said students learned about the Holocaust, the residential school system and antisemitism through the…
By Maan Alhmidi The Canadian Press Posted February 24, 2025 3:58 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Toronto officials say the city is ready to respond to any potential flooding as piles of snow accumulated during recent storms start to melt. The city said crews will be deployed to inspect and clear catch basins in flood-prone areas as temperatures warm up this week. Equipment will also be ready at “strategic” locations to quickly respond to any flooding that occurs.Snow removal operations across the city will also help reduce the volume of snow that could…
By Jesmeen Gill The Canadian Press Posted February 24, 2025 3:38 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Jagmeet Singh says he’s “absolutely” the right person to lead New Democrats into the next election despite the party’s drop in support. A recent Leger poll suggests the NDP stands at just 14 per cent — and that its support would drop to 12 per cent with Mark Carney as Liberal leader.Recent polling by Ipsos for Global News shows similar numbers, with the NDP sitting at 16 per cent. Get breaking National news For news impacting Canada…
On the third anniversary of the war in Ukraine, members of Winnipeg’s Ukrainian community are reflecting on the conflict that continues to drag on and where they stand in Canada as they nervously watch news from back home. Ihor Shved, pastor at the city’s Ukrainian Catholic Metropolitan Cathedral of Sts. Volodymyr and Olga, said those questions come up regularly among his parishioners — most of whom never expected a third year would go by without resolution.“We all know that war is not something that you can plan to stop it tomorrow or in one month, but we had hope ……
An external review of police conduct around the wrongful murder convictions of two New Brunswick men has been completed, but the civilian board that oversees the Saint John, N.B., police force says privacy concerns need to be addressed before it can me made public. Tamara Kelly, chairwoman of the city’s Board of Police Commissioners, acknowledged the report has taken time. Police Chief Robert Bruce ordered the “comprehensive review” in January 2024 after a court exonerated Robert Mailman and Walter Gillespie of a 1983 murder they did not commit. Mailman spent 18 years in prison for the crime and Gillespie served 21 years.Kelly…
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Passengers travelling on BC Ferries on Monday between Tsawwassen and Swartz Bay may be surprised to discover long sailing waits. BC Ferries says that with the Queen of New Westminster out of service since September 2024 for complex repairs, the demand has not slowed down but its fleet has not been “meaningfully expanded” in almost 30 years.Passengers arriving at the Tsawwassen terminal around 8 a.m. Monday, if they do not have a reservation, can get on the earliest sailing in the early afternoon. Get daily National news Get the day’s top news,…
