Toronto-Quebec City high-speed rail project running into rural opposition | Globalnews.ca
[ad_1] By Christopher Reynolds The Canadian Press Posted March 4, 2026 8:23 am 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size A proposed high-speed rail line between Toronto and Quebec City is facing growing opposition from some rural Ontarians and Quebecers. A grassroots coalition of farmers, small-town residents and municipal councillors say the corridor […]
Ontario students plan demonstration over Ford government’s OSAP changes | Globalnews.ca
[ad_1] After the Ford government made sweeping changes to how student loans in Ontario operate, disgruntled students are planning to rally at Queen’s Park on Wednesday. Students are organizing a “hands off our education” protest at the legislature beginning around 12 p.m., focusing frustration on the province’s decision to allow tuition fee increases and shifting […]
Democrats tread cautiously around another Trump impeachment after ‘illegal’ Iran strikes
[ad_1] Rep. Al Green shouts as President Donald Trump addresses a joint session of Congress at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., on March 4, 2025. Win Mcnamee | Via Reuters Since the U.S. attack on Iran, congressional Democrats and opponents of President Donald Trump called the operation unconstitutional and vowed to rein-in the president. […]
Federal government boosts scrutiny of businesses claiming to be Indigenous-owned – National | Globalnews.ca
[ad_1] Indigenous Services Canada is promising stricter enforcement against businesses falsely claiming to be Indigenous-owned in order to gain preferential access to billions worth of federal government contracts, according to a document reviewed by Global News. In a letter sent late last month to the House of Commons’ Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee, Mandy Gull-Masty, […]
‘No to war’: Spain PM hits back over Trump’s threats to cut trade over military base access
[ad_1] The President of the Government, Pedro Sanchez, speaks during the official opening dinner of the Mobile World Congress (MWC) Barcelona 2026, at the Museu Nacional d’Art de Catalunya, on 1 March 2026, in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. Europa Press News | Europa Press | Getty Images Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez on Wednesday doubled down […]
Permanent B.C. time change concerns businesses on both sides of Canada-U.S. border – BC | Globalnews.ca
[ad_1] With B.C.’s imminent change to permanent daylight saving time, businesses on both sides of the border are trying to figure out how this will affect them. There are worries that there will be confusion around changing time zones. “We have no right to do anything here, it’s all controlled out of Washington state and […]
‘I don’t think the public are buying it’: Fallout from the Musqueam agreements | Globalnews.ca
[ad_1] The fallout from three Aboriginal rights agreements, signed last month between the federal government and the Musqueam First Nation, continued on Tuesday. It was a hot topic in question period in the BC legislature. “Yesterday in this House, the Minister of Indigenous Relations stood up and he said he had no idea about any […]
Epstein files: Goldman Sachs lawyer Kathryn Ruemmler asked to testify to House panel
[ad_1] FILE PHOTO: White House counsel Kathryn Ruemmler listens as President Barack Obama speaks at an installation ceremony for FBI Director James Comey at FBI Headquarters in Washington, Monday, Oct. 28, 2013. Charles Dharapak | AP The House committee investigating the notorious sex offender Jeffrey Epstein has asked Goldman Sachs‘ top lawyer, Kathryn Ruemmler, to […]
Carney reaffirms Canada’s support for strikes on Iran ‘with regret’ – National | Globalnews.ca
[ad_1] Prime Minister Mark Carney on Tuesday reaffirmed Canada’s support for U.S. and Israeli efforts to eliminate Iran’s nuclear and terrorist threats, but added it was a position taken “with regret” and suggested the decision to attack Iran was “inconsistent with international law.” Speaking to reporters in Canberra, Australia, during his three-country international trip, Carney […]
Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim to speak publicly about Sean Orr drug comment – BC | Globalnews.ca
[ad_1] Descrease article font size Increase article font size Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim is set to hold a press conference on Tuesday afternoon to address his previous comments regarding Vancouver councillor Sean Orr. Last week, Sim said he called Orr to apologize for telling a group of Chinese business leaders that the councillor was handing […]