Sean Boynton
National Online Journalist
Sean Boynton is a national online journalist with Global News, based in Vancouver, B.C. He covers national and international news with a focus on politics in the U.S. and around the world.
Sean graduated from Mount Royal University in Calgary with a bachelor’s degree in journalism. He served as editor-in-chief and news editor during his tenure with the journalism program’s in-house publication, the Calgary Journal, and was the arts editor for the student newspaper The Reflector. While in school, Sean also contributed to Calgary’s monthly music and arts magazine BeatRoute, eventually working his way up to managing editor.
Upon moving to Vancouver, Sean continued his journalism education at Simon Fraser University and freelanced for a variety of publications, including Black Press, before joining the Global BC newsroom as a freelance online news producer. He later joined the online desk full-time, and was nominated with the rest of the team at the RTDNA Awards for their coverage of the northern B.C. murders and manhunt.
He has since covered the 2020 U.S. election, the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol, the future of abortion care in the U.S. after the fall of Roe v. Wade, and the war in Ukraine. He was also part of the online team that won a RTDNA Award in 2022 for its federal election night coverage.
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Author Archives
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How Trump’s ‘big, beautiful bill’ impacts Canada and the clean energy pushExperts say the bill, which cuts billions of tax credits for clean energy and electric vehicles, end a brief era where the U.S. and Canada were moving in the same direction.EnvironmentJul 5
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Case of missing N.S. kids hits 2 months with no answers. What we knowLilly and Jack Sullivan, aged six and four, were reported missing from their home on May 2 but multiple searches for them have turned up no evidence of their whereabouts.CrimeJul 2
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More Canadians avoiding U.S. goods, travel amid Trump trade war: pollA new Ipsos poll for Global News found growing majorities of Canadians remain angry toward the United States, while Canadian pride has rebounded after years of declines.CanadaJul 1
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American pride has fallen to new low, driven by splits on party, age: pollThe Gallup poll, released ahead of July Fourth celebrations, found the number of people saying they are 'extremely' or 'very' proud to be an American has fallen since last year.U.S. NewsJun 30
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Trump says he’d ‘absolutely’ approve new strike if Iran enriches uraniumAsked if he would consider bombing the country again if uranium enrichment levels became concerning to the U.S., Trump replied: 'Without question. Absolutely.'WorldJun 27
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Trump says U.S. terminating trade talks with Canada ‘effective immediately’Trump said on Truth Social the decision was due to Canada moving ahead with a digital services tax on American technology firms that operate in Canada.CanadaJun 27
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What counts for NATO’s defence infrastructure spending? Not just mineralsDefence and economic policy experts agree the NATO agreement is broad enough that it affords allies a lot of wiggle room to justify certain projects as being defence-related.CanadaJun 27
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Steel tariff measures ‘fail to address the crisis we are in,’ industry saysThursday's statement from the Canadian Steel Producers Association takes particular issue with Ottawa's immediate measures like a tariff rate quota on foreign steel products.CanadaJun 26
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Carney’s major projects, internal trade bill becomes lawWhile Bill C-5 passed without amendments, a handful of senators attempted to persuade their colleagues to include language about respecting Indigenous rights.PoliticsJun 26
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Canadian citizen dies while in U.S. ICE custody in FloridaICE said the Canadian was found unresponsive Monday at the Federal Detention Center in Miami and was attended to by medical staff, but was pronounced dead the same day.CanadaJun 26
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More than 800 Canadians have left Iran, Israel amid conflict: officialsGlobal Affairs Canada said the agency is also aware of many Canadians across the Middle East region who have reached safety independently.CanadaJun 26
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What is NATO’s new 5% defence spending pledge, and how will Canada meet it?Here's what to know about the new spending target, its two categories of 'core defence' and broader defence-related infrastructure, and how Canada plans to achieve each.CanadaJun 25
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Opioid deaths in Canada fell 17% but 20 people still died per day in 2024The data for 2024 released Wednesday by the Public Health Agency of Canada showed 7,146 deaths were recorded last year, 80 per cent of which were in just three provinces.HealthJun 25
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Trump says Iran’s nuclear capabilities ‘blown up to kingdom come’U.S. President Donald Trump’s claim that Iranian nuclear sites were 'obliterated' runs contrary to reporting by several U.S. media outlets.U.S. NewsJun 25
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Iran ceasefire an ‘opportunity’ for Gaza peace, Palestinian state: CarneyPrime Minister Mark Carney says he's hopeful the ceasefire between Iran and Israel will provide an 'opportunity' to end hostilities in Gaza and bring a broader Middle East peace.CanadaJun 24
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NATO chief praises Trump on Iran, defence spending push in text messageTrump posted screenshots of the text message to his Truth Social website as he headed to the NATO summit at the Hague. A NATO spokesperson confirmed the text was legitimate.PoliticsJun 24
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Iran is ‘the elephant in the room’ as NATO meets amid escalation fearsThe two-day NATO summit is set to focus on boosting allies' defence spending, but is starting a day after Iran retaliated against U.S. military strikes on its nuclear facilities.CanadaJun 24
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Trump says Iran, Israel ceasefire to be phased in over next 24 hoursTrump said the ceasefire would bring an “Official END” to the war, a major change in the hostilities that follows a U.S. strike over the weekend on three Iranian nuclear sites.WorldJun 23
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U.K. pulls embassy staff from Iran as countries work to evacuate citizensGlobal Affairs Canada said Thursday evening that almost 5,000 people in Iran are registered with the government, a number that has gone up by about 1,500 since Monday.WorldJun 20
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MPs pass internal trade, major projects bill before House rises for summerLiberals were pushing the legislation through the House of Commons with the support of the Conservatives, and aimed to have it passed by the end of the day.PoliticsJun 20
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New Purdue opioid crisis settlement builds ‘momentum’ for Canada: B.C. AGA U.S. settlement with Purdue Pharma and the Sackler family came days after a B.C.-led lawsuit against McKinsey for its alleged role in Canada's opioid crisis was certified.HealthJun 20
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Canadians are ‘leading’ in LGBTQ2 support amid global declines: IpsosData released Friday by Ipsos in its annual Pride Report showed Canada was among the few nations where support has gone up among 26 countries surveyed.CanadaJun 20
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Ottawa unveils steel and aluminum measures to counter U.S. tariffsPrime Minister Mark Carney said Ottawa will also introduce new rules to ensure Canadian steel and aluminum and tariff-free products from other trading partners are prioritized.EconomyJun 19
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As Iran-Israel conflict rages, Ottawa vows flight help if citizens get outThose Canadians will have to reach a neighbouring country first, however, as airspace over the warring countries is closed, Foreign Minister Anita Anand said.CanadaJun 19
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G7 leaders agree on AI adoption, critical minerals, but not UkraineThe seven world leaders wrapped up their summit in Alberta Tuesday without a unified communique on shared views, which has been the standard after past gatherings.CanadaJun 17