Abigail Bimman

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• Canada has a productivity problem. Will Budget 2024 help?

  Canada’s 2024 federal budget promises about $7 billion to boost productivity. But experts question whether the moves in this budget will actually work.

  Canada

  Apr 17, 2024
• Why thousands of rural Ontarians may be at risk of losing their doctor

  Roughly 10,000 patients in rural Ontario could lose their doctor due to a provincial funding decision that splits a small town into haves and have-nots, a clinic director warns.

  Canada

  Feb 27, 2024
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• Loblaw discount change spurs backlash: ‘How can they do that?’

  Food inflation has been in the spotlight even as it's slowed from multi-decade highs, with grocery prices rising 4.7 per cent year over year in December.

  Consumer

  Jan 16, 2024
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• Struggling to repay CEBA, some businesses turn to independent loans

  Ottawa paid out close to $49 billion to nearly 900,000 businesses through CEBA. Now, many businesses are trying to refinance CEBA, and essentially taking a loan on a loan.

  Canada

  Jan 15, 2024
• ‘Tetris is not supposed to end’: game architect Henk Rogers marvels at teen’s feat

  Oklahoma teen Willis Gibson beat the unbeatable in December when he played a game Tetris beyond the limits of the program. Tetris's Henk Rogers is praising Gibson's achievement.

  World

  Jan 5, 2024
• Ottawa needs ‘focused’ online hate plan after Marouf controversy, Jewish advocates say

  As antisemitism rises in Canada, advocates say a government pledge to fight online hate and strengthen its funding processes must be expanded and fast-tracked.

  Canada

  Oct 12, 2022
• Conservatives call off probe into misogynistic tags on Poilievre’s YouTube channel

  The Conservative leader said Thursday he rejects 'all misogyny and all acts of extremism' after Global News revealed a hidden misogynistic tag on his YouTube videos.

  Canada

  Oct 6, 2022
• China halts dialogue with the United States. What does this mean for Canada?

  China’s foreign ministry also said it summoned Beijing-based Canadian diplomat Jim Nickel over Canada’s participation in a statement issued by the foreign minister from G7 nations.

  Canada

  Aug 7, 2022
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• Why is Ottawa turning away from Afghans who helped Canada? ‘We’re failing them’

  The federal government is reportedly winding down the program to welcome 18,000 Afghans who assisted Canada, including interpreters for the military and their families.  

  Canada

  Jul 15, 2022
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• NDP alleges feds ‘lost’ 2,900 applications of Afghans who worked for Canada

  “They’re not lost,” DND spokesperson Jessica Lamirande told Global News about the 2,900 outstanding files, explaining DND keeps copies of files forwarded to IRCC.

  Canada

  Jun 8, 2022
• Canada must confront white supremacist ‘trash’ after racist Buffalo shooting: experts

  A deadly mass shooting in Buffalo targeting Black Americans has sent shockwaves in Canada, where hate crime and antisemitism are on the rise.

  Canada

  May 16, 2022
• Canada’s COVID-19 supports have come to an end. Businesses say they still need help

  As of May 7, several financial benefits for businesses and workers impacted by COVID-19 restrictions have expired, but business owners and advocates say it's too soon.

  Canada

  May 7, 2022
• ANALYSIS: Trudeau is home from Europe. What did he accomplish on Ukraine?

  NDP foreign affairs critic Heather McPherson says it’s important the Prime Minister and ministers made the trip during a “pivotal moment in time.” But she wants to see more action.

  World

  Mar 12, 2022
• Canada to ship drone cameras to Ukraine amid war with Russia

  The cameras for the surveillance drones are part of a $50-million aid package that includes 'highly specialized equipment' for Ukrainian forces, Justin Trudeau said.

  Canada

  Mar 9, 2022
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• Nearly 1,300 people with ties to Canada still in Afghanistan two weeks after U.S. pulled out

  Two weeks after Foreign Affairs Minister Marc Garneau said 1,250 people with ties to Canada remain in Afghanistan, government sources say number even higher.

  World

  Sep 14, 2021
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• Protesters throw small rocks, debris at Trudeau as he leaves Ontario campaign stop

  Trudeau was leaving the event when he was surrounded by angry protesters, some of whom appeared to be throwing handfuls of gravel and debris at the party leader.

  Politics

  Sep 6, 2021
• ANALYSIS: NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh’s ‘optimistic’ hope for Quebec caucus swell

  Spending three days of the third week of the federal election campaign in Quebec, Jagmeet Singh was pressed about what’s different this time around.

  Politics

  Sep 4, 2021
• ANALYSIS: Erin O’Toole’s gamble on ‘tele-town halls’

  Of the first seven days of the August campaign, Conservatives spent three in Ottawa.

  Canada

  Aug 22, 2021
• Conservative candidates warned: vaccinate or test daily, party email shows

  The general issue of mandatory vaccinations has been high on every campaign radar, with Erin O’Toole being the standout saying he opposes them.

  Politics

  Aug 18, 2021
• ANALYSIS: Nasal lube, DIY COVID-19 tests and the reality of covering summits in a pandemic

  Abigail Bimman shares her experience travelling with the prime minister on his first trip out of the country since the pandemic began, to attend the G7 summit.

  Politics

  Jun 17, 2021
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• Trudeau discusses detained Michaels, foreign policy with G7 leaders on 2nd day of summit

  Ramping up the worldwide vaccine campaign to beat COVID-19 is a major focus of the G7 Leaders' Summit, hosted by British Prime Minister Boris Johnson.

  Canada

  Jun 12, 2021
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• Canada to donate 100M COVID-19 vaccines to world

  According to a Canadian government source, the 100 million doses would include previous contributions, such as the $400M given to COVAX.

  Canada

  Jun 11, 2021
• ANALYSIS: Justin Trudeau travelled to the G7. Should he have? And should he quarantine once home?

  Justin Trudeau's office insists the prime minister's trip to Europe follows all public health guidelines. But there are questions about how that will work.

  Commentary

  Jun 10, 2021
• Most labs in Canada not fully able to detect Delta COVID-19 variant, experts warn

  The Delta B.1.617 variant has been suggested to be more transmissible than other variants of concern, and has already spread to all ten provinces and one territory.

  Canada

  Jun 5, 2021
• Military’s ex-vaccine rollout head ‘vigorously’ denies misconduct allegation: lawyer

  'I have every confidence that Canadians will not feel any impact,' Employment Minister Carla Qualtrough said about the impact on the COVID-19 vaccine rollout.

  Canada

  May 17, 2021