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The U.S. House Committee on Energy and Commerce is voting Thursday on legislation that would give China’s ByteDance six months to divest its TikTok app or be banned in America. If the bill is approved in Congress, it would represent the first significant legislative crackdown on TikTok in the U.S. Anne Gaviola has more on...

Retroactive salary payments to education and health-care workers led to billions of dollars in overspending at Queen’s Park, according to the province’s financial watchdog, as the Ford government grapples with the price tag of its failed Bill 124. Colin D’Mello has the story.

U.S. President Joe Biden has signed a bill which could see TikTok banned by January if its Chinese parent company, ByteDance, does not sell the social media company within nine months. Mackenzie Gray explains why American lawmakers pushed for this crackdown, how Canada could respond, and why some of TikTok’s users are not ready to...

A group of business and industry leaders is worried a new proposed B.C. bill could lead to store being sued for selling products like candy and red meat. Travis Prasad reports.

The number one thing people across Canada are looking for in the federal budget is help paying their bills, according to Ipsos polling conducted exclusively for Global News. Anne Gaviola has the top ranked priorities in Business Matters for Friday, April 5, 2024.

Editor’s note: There is a typo in the name ‘Chief Stan Bird.’ We regret the error. Israel’s army says it is now fully prepared to launch a ground operation into Rafah, the only city in the Gaza Strip that Israel has not yet raided. With ongoing famine and increasing heat, just trying to survive in...

Brian Mulroney, Canada’s 18th prime minister from 1984 to 1993, has died at the age of 84. A look back on the highs and lows Mulroney navigated throughout his political career, and the tributes pouring in from politicians of all stripes. More than 50 child welfare insiders tell Global News they believe for-profit group homes...

Lethbridge police are trying to identify suspects as they investigate the surge in graffiti. A number of businesses, both in and outside the downtown core, have been vandalized and are facing expensive clean-up bills. As Sarah Jones reports, more businesses are coming forward to say they’ve been hit too.

There will be some big business on the agenda at Queen’s Park as the legislature resumes sitting Tuesday. The province has major bills to pass and some to repeal. And this session, Premier Doug Ford will also be looking to shift focus to the future. Queen’s Park bureau chief Colin D’Mello explains.

The federal government has long vowed to phase out the type of coal that is used to produce electricity, but the NDP claims the Liberals have no plans to get there after obtaining data showing thermal coal exports have increased since Justin Trudeau took office. The party has tabled a bill in hopes of pushing...

For the first time since five former Canadian World Junior hockey players were charged with sexual assault, the London Police Service in Ontario is answering some questions about the case. London Police Chief Thai Truong’s apology to the alleged victim, and on the push for answers about why it’s taken so long to lay charges....

Spokesperson for CUPE 4500, Liam O’Neill, said at a press conference Monday that the union tried to come to the table and negotiate but that Coast Mountain Bus is trying to “bully them” into accepting an unfair offer. He said they are trying to fix a long-running wage discrepancy between transit supervisors at Coast Mountain...

On Thursday, Ontario Premier Doug Ford stated that, unlike many politicians who “dig their heels in” even when they know it’s not the right decision, he intends to run the province “like a business.” This comes after the Ford government abandoned the plan to dissolve Peel Region and to cancel some ministers’ zoning orders.

Some Quebec businesses will soon have to change their signs to include more French. The province has now published its latest batch of regulations, clarifying parts of its controversial language law, Bill 96. Starting next year, Quebec stores and restaurants will have to, among other things, display much more French than English on their buildings....

Opposition to Bill 15 continues to mount. The proposed legislation seeks to overhaul how health care is managed in Quebec. And now, opposition parties fear closure will be invoked to end debate at the National Assembly. Global’s Tim Sargeant reports.

The Union of BC Municipalities is taking issue with Bill 45, fearing it will limit the ability of communities to manage homeless camps. Global News Morning speaks with UBCM President Trish Mandewo about their concerns.

The last-ditch COP28 deal was hailed as groundbreaking as it signalled the end of the era of oil. But the contentious deal was met with fierce opposition, with many claiming it doesn’t go far enough in the battle against climate change and carbon emission. Anne Gaviola has more on what’s billed as a historic agreement...

Hundreds of people took to the streets of Montreal on Saturday to express their opposition to Quebec’s recent housing reform legislation, Bill-31. As Dan Spector reports, demonstrators also called for the resignation of Housing Minister France Elaine Duranceau. This comes after this week’s ethics investigation report found Duranceau gave preferential treatment to a friend that...

It was only a few dollars worth of copper, but a small business owner in Vancouver says the vandalism is going to cost him big time. His story is one of many around the province, and the reason the government has introduced a grant to help businesses recover from vandalism. but as Alissa Thibault reports,...

The Nova Scotia government says it’s pushing ahead with recent legislation that would give the housing minister authority to approve any development in HRM. Councillors have raised extensive concerns about the bill, and on Tuesday, the housing minister said minor tweaks will be coming.