Ontario to miss federal deadline for publicly funding nurse practitioners | Globalnews.ca
[ad_1] Ontario will not have a policy in place to publicly fund all medically necessary services from nurse practitioners by April 1, as ordered by the federal government, leaving some patients paying out of pocket for primary care. Health Minister Sylvia Jones pushed the federal government years ago to close what she called a loophole […]
Elizabeth Warren demands answers on costs, economic impact of ‘illegal and reckless war’
[ad_1] Senator Elizabeth Warren, a Democrat from Massachusetts and ranking member of Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, speaks during a hearing in Washington, DC, US, on Thursday, Feb. 12, 2026. Stefani Reynolds | Bloomberg | Getty Images Sen. Elizabeth Warren is demanding answers to economic questions surrounding the Iran war, ticking off a […]
Amherstburg mayor says Crown Royal ban should have stayed until plant was sold | Globalnews.ca
[ad_1] The mayor of an Ontario town, which once hosted a Crown Royal bottling plant, says international drinks maker Diageo appeared to lose any urgency trying to sell the facility after Premier Doug Ford ended his threat to ban its whisky. Ford threatened for months to remove Crown Royal from the shelves of the LCBO […]
Iran war-induced fertilizer shortage threatens Republicans in farm states ahead of midterms
[ad_1] Garrett Mauch spreads manure as fertilizer on fields at his family’s farm in Lamar, Colorado, on January 21, 2026. RJ Sangosti | The Denver Post Via Getty Images | Denver Post | Getty Images The Strait of Hormuz shutdown caused by the war in Iran is jacking up fertilizer prices, hitting farmers in their […]
‘Every child deserves a chance to grow up’: B.C. mom fights to get son treatment overseas | Globalnews.ca
[ad_1] A B.C. mom says she will do anything to help her son get treatment overseas. “He’s beautiful, he’s kind, he’s loving,” Natasha Hepburn said. “He loves playing with his brother. He loves going to the playground, just being silly. He talks about growing up and what he wants to be when he’s older. “He’s […]
Republican bill takes aim at Online Streaming Act and threatens retaliation – National | Globalnews.ca
[ad_1] A Republican bill introduced Thursday takes aim at Canada’s Online Streaming Act and threatens retaliatory measures for the “discriminatory” policy, including additional tariffs and even changes to the North American free trade agreement. The legislation from U.S. Rep. Lloyd Smucker of Pennsylvania would launch a U.S. Trade Representative investigation into whether the Canadian law […]
RCMP search MHCare, company linked to Alberta health corruption probe | Globalnews.ca
[ad_1] A medical supply company caught up in allegations of corruption surrounding Alberta surgical contracts had its office in Edmonton searched by the RCMP this week. Officers, both in uniform and plainclothes, were seen going in and out of a nondescript three-storey building in northwest Edmonton on Wednesday, where MHCare Medical is run. The company […]
Public relations firm picks bar fight with Polymarket
[ad_1] Samuel Boivin | Nurphoto | Getty Images Public relations firm Global Situation Room on Thursday sent a cease and desist letter to Polymarket over the prediction market’s planned bar pop-up in Washington. Polymarket has dubbed the bar “The Situation Room,” which the consulting firm’s attorney said infringes on its trademark, according to the letter […]
Umar Zameer’s lawyer blasts ‘Trumpian’ demands for judge to apologize | Globalnews.ca
[ad_1] The lawyer who represented Umar Zameer is calling for a public inquiry into how police handled his client’s case and the creation of a new investigation by Ontario Provincial Police that cleared three Toronto officers of potentially colluding. Defence lawyer Nadar Hasan panned the OPP report, saying it had relitigated evidence the jury had […]
To chop spending, Ottawa will cut science, tourism, foreign aid programs – National | Globalnews.ca
[ad_1] The federal government has tabled details of how it plans to cut billions of dollars from programs that support science, tourism, harbour improvements, journalism, foreign aid, and even the development of a Canadian-made lunar rover module. The cuts are detailed in hundreds of pages of departmental plans tabled in the House of Commons last […]