Attorney general ‘not commenting’ on Ford’s call for Umar Zameer judge to apologize | Globalnews.ca
[ad_1] Ontario’s attorney general will neither condemn nor support Premier Doug Ford’s suggestion that a provincial judge should apologize for her instructions to the jury in the trial of Umar Zameer. The high-profile case saw Zameer acquitted of first-degree murder in the death of Det. Const. Jeffrey Northrup, a plainclothes officer who was fatally run […]
Trump’s Iran speech ignores the risks of a return to the 1970s: Analysis
[ad_1] Demonstrators hold posters of Ayatollah Khomeini outside the American Embassy which is occupied by ‘students following the Imam Khomeini’s line on November 16, 1979 in Tehran, Iran. Kaveh Kazemi | Hulton Archive | Getty Images “The hard part is done,” President Donald Trump said in his address to the nation Wednesday night about the […]
Trump administration makes major move to relieve ‘unfair burden’ on DHS workers as shutdown drags on
[ad_1] NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! FIRST ON FOX: The Trump administration will extend tax filing deadlines for Department of Homeland Security (DHS) personnel as the ongoing shutdown intensifies financial pressure on thousands of federal workers. The Treasury Department and IRS will announce a 30-day automatic tax filing extension for affected employees, […]
Iran’s war propaganda homes in on Trump with Lego memes
[ad_1] Young Iranian women walk past a state building covered with a giant anti-U.S. billboard depicting a symbolic image of the destroyed USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier, in downtown Tehran, Iran, on Feb. 26, 2026, the final day of Iran-U.S. talks that take place in Geneva. Morteza Nikoubazl | Nurphoto | Getty Images Wartime propaganda […]
Advocates say rising minimum wages still fall short across Canada | Globalnews.ca
[ad_1] With the fiscal year ending, Atlantic provinces and federally-regulated employers will be implementing new minimum wages. Meanwhile, most other provinces across Canada are preparing for their annual increases. Advocates and minimum wage workers, however, say none of these new rates are sufficient, due to the rising cost of living. “When we talk about affordability, it’s obviously the cost that a […]
MPPs in Ontario receive 4.2% raise now salary freeze has ended | Globalnews.ca
[ad_1] Descrease article font size Increase article font size On the day Ontario’s minimum wage increased by roughly two per cent, members of provincial parliament are also receiving a pay increase that is in line with their federal counterparts. Last year, all of the province’s parties agreed to a 35-per cent pay raise for MPPs […]
Sauer cites ‘striking’ figures on secretive birth tourism in high-stakes SCOTUS case
[ad_1] NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Birth tourism in the U.S. remains notoriously difficult to measure, but Solicitor General John Sauer on Wednesday pointed the Supreme Court to what he called “striking” figures as the justices weighed President Donald Trump’s effort to curb birthright citizenship. “Here’s a fact about it that I […]
Ontario won’t give nurse practitioners billing codes, but will bring them into public system | Globalnews.ca
[ad_1] The Ford government says it will not give nurse practitioners billing codes, but will work to bring them into the publicly funded health-care system as the federal deadline to ensure coverage for medically necessary services passes. More than a year ago, the federal health minister wrote to Ontario, telling the province to come up […]
GOP leaders Thune and Johnson boost two-track approach to funding DHS
[ad_1] U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD), joined by Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA), speaks to members of the media following the Republican Senate Policy Luncheon at the U.S. Capitol on October 07, 2025 in Washington, DC. Kevin Dietsch | Getty Images News | Getty Images Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., […]
Anand to join U.K.-led talks on reopening Strait of Hormuz without U.S. – National | Globalnews.ca
[ad_1] By Kyle Duggan The Canadian Press Posted April 1, 2026 1:37 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand will join multi-nation talks hosted by the U.K. on Thursday on finding diplomatic options to reopen the Strait of Hormuz trade corridor. Anand says all countries […]