Maxime Bernier isn’t fazed by recent polling that suggests he is in a dead heat with the Conservative candidate running against him in the upcoming federal election for his Quebec riding, Beauce. “I’m pretty optimistic that in the end I…
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Global News Hour at 6 Edmonton: Aug. 23
August 23 2019 8:41pm The Friday, Aug. 23, 2019 edition of Global News Hour at 6 Edmonton with Quinn Ohler. ‘ }); } else { var rel_id = svp.releaseInfo.contentId+””; if( typeof gnca_social_share_collection[rel_id] != “object” ) { var resp = jQuery.parseJSON(…
Court documents shed light on allegations in UCP leadership campaign
August 23 2019 8:24pm A recent court filing contains a letter sent to former UCP leadership candidate Jeff Callaway during his alleged kamikaze campaign for the top party seat. Joel Senick explains what the letter alleges. ‘ }); } else…
Keystone XL clears another legal hurdle, what’s next?
August 23 2019 8:20pm The long-debated Keystone XL pipeline has cleared another legal hurdle. TC Energy has been given the go-ahead for its route through Nebraska. Tom Vernon has more on what happens next. ‘ }); } else { var…
Global News at 5 Edmonton: Aug. 23
August 23 2019 7:19pm The Friday, Aug. 23, 2019 edition of Global News at 5 Edmonton with Jennifer Crosby. ‘ }); } else { var rel_id = svp.releaseInfo.contentId+””; if( typeof gnca_social_share_collection[rel_id] != “object” ) { var resp = jQuery.parseJSON( jQuery.ajax({…
Alberta school divisions ask province to reconsider seclusion room ban
August 23 2019 7:12pm School divisions in Edmonton and Calgary have asked the United Conservative government to reconsider a ban on the use of seclusion rooms. Sarah Komadina has the details. ‘ }); } else { var rel_id = svp.releaseInfo.contentId+””;…
‘One of the least Canadian things I’ve seen’: anti-immigration billboard sparks anger in Halifax
A new billboard that endorses the People’s Party of Canada (PPC) and calls on voters to “say NO to mass immigration” has many wondering how the ad was approved in the first place. The billboard along the Bedford Highway, featuring…
Manitoba Tories accuse Unifor of excess election spending, union denies
Manitoba Progressive Conservatives are accusing a union of breaking the spending limits for third parties in the provincial election. An accusation the union says is false. Kelvin Goertzen, a cabinet minister running for re-election in Steinbach, says Unifor has taken…
Some Montrealers already fed up with Lime Scooters
August 23 2019 5:48pm It has been two weeks since LIME e-scooters hit the streets of Montreal. Some Montrealers are already fed up with the scooters and are questioning why users aren’t being more responsible. Global’s Brittany Henriques explains. ‘…
Developers plan to block Montreal park project
This week the Trudeau government announced a $50 million pledge towards Valérie Plante’s plan to develop a vast urban park in the West Island. Montreal’s mayor promises it will be the biggest in Canada. But a group of developers stand…