Conservative senator pushed for sanitized Mike Duffy audit
Global News has obtained new details about what transpired when the Senate committee on internal economy wrote its report on Senator Mike Duffy’s expenses. According to a senior senate source, Conservative Senator Carolyn Stewart-Olsen moved a motion to revise the report, which ended up dropping tough language against Duffy. Continue reading
Crude Awakening: 37 years of oil spills in Alberta
On average, there have been two crude oil spills every day in Alberta for the past 37 years. Global’s exclusive series examines the history of oil spills in Alberta: where they are, how they happened, and what’s being done about them. Continue reading
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Wildrose party facing minor controversy over Facebook comments
Critics are chiding Alberta’s Wildrose party after racist comments were left on the party’s Facebook page by people angry at Leader Danielle Smith for attending a Sikh parade. Continue reading
“It is imperative for the development of Afghanistan that women are able to exercise their rights and be free from violence in their homes and workplaces.”UN Special Representative Jan Kubis Afghan students protest women’s rights decree as un-Islamic, demand repeal →
Republicans aim to take Keystone XL decision out of Obama’s hands
The American political battle over the proposed Keystone XL pipeline shifted into overdrive Wednesday, as Republicans made yet another attempt to take the decision out of President Obama’s hands. Continue reading
London attack appears to have been motivated by radical Islam
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Two U.K. government officials say a brutal attack that left one man dead near a London military barracks appears to have been motivated by radical Islam. Continue reading
UPDATE: Parents outraged after allegations children’s mouths taped shut at Bedford school
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Jennifer Procunier says her seven-year-old son, who is enrolled in an after-school program called Excel, told her that he had his mouth taped shut by an assistant instructor last week. Continue reading
Obama administration acknowledges 4 American citizens killed in drone strikes since 2009
The Obama administration acknowledged publicly for the first time Wednesday that four American citizens have been killed in drone strikes since 2009 in Pakistan and Yemen. Continue reading
“Immediately upon learning that the source (of the $90,000) was indeed my chief of staff, Nigel Wright, I immediately asked that that information be released publicly. That is what I knew. I was not consulted, I was not asked to sign off on any such thing.”Stephen Harper Harper says he didn’t know about chief of staff’s $90K payment to Duffy →