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O’Toole asks House to investigate toxic workplace allegations against Alberta MP
Conservative Leader Erin O’Toole says he’s asked the House of Commons to probe allegations that Alberta MP Shannon Stubbs created a toxic work environment for her s…
06 Dec 2021 | Politics -
Dominic Barton leaving post as Canada’s ambassador to China
Canada’s ambassador to China, Dominic Barton, said on Monday he was leaving his post at year’s end, citing the China-Canadian relationship as one “of critical impor…
06 Dec 2021 | Politics -
Bob Dole, former U.S. senator and presidential candidate, dead at 98
Bob Dole, who overcame grievous World War Two combat wounds to become a pre-eminent figure in U.S. politics as a longtime Republican senator from Kansas and his par…
05 Dec 2021 | Politics -
Injured, ill veterans struggling needlessly as feds ignore recommendations, ombud says
The veterans’ ombud says many ill and injured ex-soldiers and their families are needlessly fighting for access to federal support and services because the governme…
05 Dec 2021 | Politics -
Legion, MPs urge Ottawa to issue jubilee medal for pandemic volunteers
With less than a month to go until the beginning of Queen Elizabeth II’s Platinum Jubilee year, the Trudeau government has yet to decide if it will do what the Harp…
02 Dec 2021 | Politics -
‘No shortcomings’ in how House handles harassment allegations, review says
A new review of the way the House of Commons investigates harassment allegations against MPs has found it has no shortcomings, according to a summary presented Thur…
02 Dec 2021 | Politics -
Liberals propose all-party committee to view documents on fired scientists
The Liberal government is proposing a compromise over a long-running dispute with opposition parties over the disclosure of documents related to the firing of two s…
02 Dec 2021 | Politics -
Speaker rules board didn’t have authority to impose vaccine mandate in Commons
House of Commons Speaker Anthony Rota says the chamber’s governing body overstepped its authority when it required anyone entering the Commons precinct to be fully …
02 Dec 2021 | Politics -
Majority of Canadians want to ditch the British monarchy. How feasible is it?
Canada’s ties with the British monarchy are under scrutiny once again after Barbados officially removed Britain’s Queen Elizabeth as its head of state and became a …
02 Dec 2021 | Politics -
Republicans threaten U.S. government shutdown to force debate on COVID-19 vaccine mandates
The U.S. government could be heading for a temporary shutdown, with Republicans poised to stall a must-pass funding bill in their effort to force a debate in Congre…
02 Dec 2021 | Politics -
House of Commons passes bill to ban conversion therapy
A government bill seeking to ban conversion therapy has cleared the House of Commons and is on its way to the Senate.
01 Dec 2021 | Politics -
Feds, provinces considering expanding COVID-19 tests for U.S. travellers amid Omicron
Not all Canadian airports will have the capacity to immediately begin testing arriving air travellers from countries other than the United States for COVID-19, the …
01 Dec 2021 | Politics -
Military says Adm. Art McDonald already faced ‘significant’ action as police report released
The Canadian military says actions taken so far against Adm. Art McDonald are “significant” and there are no plans to pursue measures like stripping or lowering his…
01 Dec 2021 | Politics -
ANALYSIS: 3 pages, 520 days of delay, and Canada’s busted access-to-information system
It ought to have been a simple request.
01 Dec 2021 | Politics -
Quebec judge rules Justin Trudeau didn’t defame woman who heckled him at 2018 rally
A Quebec Superior Court judge has dismissed a defamation suit brought against Prime Minister Justin Trudeau by a woman who heckled him at a 2018 rally south of Mont…
30 Nov 2021 | Politics -
Dr. Oz plans to run for U.S. Senate, sources say
Dr. Mehmet Oz, the celebrity heart surgeon best known as the host of TV’s Dr. Oz Show, is planning to run for Pennsylvania’s open U.S. Senate seat as a Republican, …
30 Nov 2021 | Politics -
COVID-19 hybrid sittings no excuse to let standards slip, Speakers tell MPs
MPs have been advised to wear parliamentary attire, which means a jacket and tie for men, in the new hybrid Parliament that begins in earnest this week.
29 Nov 2021 | Politics -
Military sexual misconduct apology date officially set for Dec. 13
Survivors and victims of sexual misconduct in the Canadian Forces will get the apology promised to them more than two years ago in a virtual event on Dec. 13.
29 Nov 2021 | Politics -
Matthew McConaughey confirms he’s not running for Texas governor in 2022
Actor Matthew McConaughey isn’t running for Texas governor after months of publicly flirting with the idea of becoming the latest celebrity candidate.
29 Nov 2021 | Politics -
Bill outlawing adult conversion therapy set to be tabled Monday
The federal government is set to table a new bill to ban conversion therapy on Monday, which if passed would outlaw practices that seek to change someone’s sexual o…
28 Nov 2021 | Politics -
Montrealers demonstrate at RCMP building in solidarity with Wet’suwet’en
Hundreds of people gathered for a loud protest at the RCMP’s Quebec headquarters in Montreal on Saturday afternoon.
28 Nov 2021 | Politics -
Over 40 per cent of military sexual misconduct class action claims are from men: Eyre
More than 40 per cent of the nearly 19,000 claims submitted by survivors and victims of military sexual misconduct are from men, says Gen. Wayne Eyre.
27 Nov 2021 | Politics -
Streaming platforms need regulation, but Liberals must be cautious, experts say
The Liberals have promised to quickly reintroduce legislation aimed at reforming the Broadcasting Act, which has media experts cautioning the government against bri…
27 Nov 2021 | Politics -
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to visit B.C. flood zone Friday
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is scheduled to visit British Columbia Friday, as the province continues to clean up after devastating floods and landslides triggered…
26 Nov 2021 | Politics -
Amita Kuttner, first nonbinary interim leader, aims to get Green Party ‘back on track’
Amita Kuttner, the newly named interim leader of the Green Party of Canada, says their job is to heal the party after months of infighting and strife.
25 Nov 2021 | Politics -
David Suzuki apologizes for ‘poorly chosen’ words about pipelines being ‘blown up’
David Suzuki has apologized for a recent comment he made warning there will be “pipelines blown up” if governments don’t take rapid action on climate change.
25 Nov 2021 | Politics -
O’Toole spent $1 million in party funds on election studio: sources
Erin O’Toole’s team spent more than $1 million in party funds to set up and run their downtown Ottawa election studio, multiple sources tell Global News.
25 Nov 2021 | Politics -
Gen. Wayne Eyre officially taking over as new chief of the defence staff
Gen. Wayne Eyre is officially taking over as the chief of the defence staff for the Canadian Forces as the military grapples with an ongoing crisis of sexual miscon…
25 Nov 2021 | Politics -
Northern Ontario Liberal Anthony Rota re-elected as Speaker of the House of Commons
Northern Ontario Liberal MP Anthony Rota has been re-elected as the Speaker of the House of Commons.
22 Nov 2021 | Politics -
Liberals aim for hospital protest ban, paid sick leave deal by Christmas
Canadians expect MPs to “hit the ground running,” Liberal House Leader Mark Holland said Monday adding he thinks the government can work with the opposition to get …
22 Nov 2021 | Politics -
B.C. government to provide update on flood response, new storm warning
The provincial government is set to speak Monday morning about the possibility of another storm as well as the ongoing response to the first storm that hit B.C. las…
22 Nov 2021 | Politics -
MPs return to House of Commons for first time in five months
It’s a new Parliament that looks almost identical to the old one, after an election Sept. 20 that saw only a handful of seats change hands and gave Justin Trudeau‘s…
22 Nov 2021 | Politics -
‘Time to act’: Advocates press feds to tackle online hate speech, raise wording concerns
A coalition of advocacy groups is urging the federal government to stick with its promise to take immediate action on online hate speech and to include steps to tac…
21 Nov 2021 | Politics