Ford government could keep school boards under supervision for ‘years’ | Globalnews.ca
[ad_1] Ontario’s education minister says he will keep school boards in the province under supervision for years if necessary and won’t feel pressure to hand them back to elected trustees until he is confident they’re being well-run. Paul Calandra has put eight school boards under supervision over the past year, sidelining trustees at some of […]
FCC chair slams Amazon for slow satellite launches after it opposed SpaceX data center plan
[ad_1] FCC Chairman Brendan Carr testifies during the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Communications and Technology hearing titled “Oversight of the Federal Communications Commission,” in Rayburn building on Wednesday, January 14, 2026. Tom Williams | Cq-roll Call, Inc. | Getty Images Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan Carr lashed out at Amazon on Wednesday for […]
MPs reject bill to close arms export loophole despite some Liberal support – National | Globalnews.ca
[ad_1] MPs voted Wednesday to reject a bill that sought to close a loophole in Ottawa’s weapons export regime that allows Washington to send Canadian arms to countries that would otherwise be blocked. “We are living within a lie with our arms exports,” NDP MP Jenny Kwan said at a Tuesday press conference. Kwan tabled […]
Iran war: Trump says he’s not worried about domestic terror attack
[ad_1] U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to the media next to White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt, at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., March 11, 2026. Brian Snyder | Reuters President Donald Trump on Wednesday said he’s not worried about Iran executing a terror attack within the United States in retaliation for the […]
Ontario elementary school teachers getting $750 spending accounts for supplies | Globalnews.ca
[ad_1] The Ford government says it will give elementary school teachers access to $750 per year in classroom supplies, which they’ll be able to order directly from a new provincial website. Beginning in September, teachers will be able to use the money to buy writing supplies, calculators, chalk, art, crafts and tissue, among other classroom […]
CBSA warns ‘industry pressure’ slowing action on tranquillizers in fentanyl – National | Globalnews.ca
[ad_1] Canadian border officials are concerned that “industry pressure” is slowing efforts to stop powerful animal tranquillizers from moving through the illegal drug supply. Criminal organizations are increasingly mixing veterinary sedatives like xylazine, also known as “tranq” or “zombie drug,” into fentanyl to prolong the opioids’ effects and increase value. But drug users often don’t […]
IEA agrees to release record 400 million barrels of oil to address Iran war supply disruption
[ad_1] In an aerial view, the Strategic Petroleum Reserve storage at the Bryan Mound site is seen on October 19, 2022 in Freeport, Texas. Brandon Bell | Getty Images News | Getty Images The International Energy Agency on Wednesday agreed to release 400 million barrels of oil to address the supply disruption triggered by the […]
Tim Scott hopes Fed Chair Powell investigation ‘going away’ to clear Kevin Warsh confirmation
[ad_1] Sen. Tim Scott on Wednesday said he hopes the federal investigation into Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell “goes away” so the Senate can take up the nomination of Kevin Warsh, President Donald Trump’s pick to replace the head of the U.S. central bank. “That proceeding going away allows for us to get the Fed […]
How a ransomware attack left an Ontario government health agency scrambling | Globalnews.ca
[ad_1] It was early June when representatives of the Ford government’s home care agency penned an increasingly frustrated and urgent legal letter to one of its vendors. Weeks after a ransomware attack, officials were still trying to work out how many Ontarians had been impacted. “Just want to reiterate the urgency around the numbers,” a […]
Cargo ship struck by a projectile in the Strait of Hormuz, UK says
[ad_1] Naval units from Iran and Russia carry out to simulation of rescue a hijacked vessel during the joint naval drills held at the Port of Bandar Abbas near the Strait of Hormuz in Hormozgan, Iran on February 19, 2026. Anadolu | Anadolu | Getty Images A cargo ship in the Strait of Hormuz has […]