Canada is now deploying helicopters, including Black Hawks entering service this week, among a range of other measures like drones to patrol the U.S.-Canada border, Public Safety Minister David McGuinty said on Wednesday. Global News confirmed earlier Wednesday that the RCMP had finalized the contract for Black Hawk helicopters that will be used to help…
Signs of a burgeoning housing rebound fell flat as temperatures cooled across the country in December, but the Canadian Real Estate Association sees the stars aligning for a busy spring market. CREA said Wednesday that home sales fell 5.8 per cent on a month-to-month basis in December. Despite that, a busy October and November meant…
A group of global experts is proposing a new way to define and diagnose obesity, reducing the emphasis on the controversial body mass index and hoping to better identify people who need treatment for the disease caused by excess body fat. Under recommendations released Tuesday night, obesity would no longer be defined solely by BMI, a calculation of…
Alberta’s human rights tribunal has dismissed a gender discrimination complaint against an Edmonton 911 operator, but the LGBTQ2 advocate who lodged it expects the ruling will lead to justice for others. Marni Panas, a transgender woman, filed the complaint against the Edmonton Police Service in 2019 after she called 911 to ask for a welfare…
Political watchers say Premier Danielle Smith is walking a tightrope, diplomatically pleading Alberta’s case to an incoming U.S. president threatening to annex Canada without throwing the rest of the country under the bus. Smith travelled south this weekend for a face-to-face meeting with incoming U.S president Donald Trump at his Mar-a-Lago home in Florida. It…
By Kyle Duggan The Canadian Press Posted January 15, 2025 7:39 am Updated January 15, 2025 7:40 am 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size The next Liberal leader will need to turn their attention quickly to ensuring the party is ready for an early election once the short leadership race…
South Korea’s impeached president, Yoon Suk Yeol, was detained in a major law enforcement operation at the presidential compound Wednesday, defiantly insisting the anti-corruption agency didn’t have the authority to investigate his actions but saying he complied to prevent violence. Yoon, the country’s first sitting president to be apprehended, now faces the prospect of a…
Descrease article font size Increase article font size A former Newfoundland and Labrador premier says he was alarmed by comments from Quebec’s hydro utility suggesting Canada’s easternmost province has one again signed an unfavourable energy deal. Former Progressive Conservative premier Danny Williams is urging officials with Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro to ask Hydro-Québec to pay more…
Canada’s refugee board has rejected the federal government’s latest attempt to deport an alleged senior member of the Iranian regime found living in the country. The Canada Border Services Agency accuses the Iranian national of holding a high-ranking position in the government of the Islamic Republic. But following a hearing held behind closed doors, the…
As Los Angeles continues to battle deadly and historically destructive wildfires, U.S. president-elect Donald Trump has made what experts call “preposterous” and false claims that California could have avoided the disaster by allowing water from Canada to flow through the state. Trump, who has fixated on California’s water management issues before and has raised them…
