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Saskatchewan reporting $947-million deficit, higher health care expenses for last fiscal yearSaskatchewan's government is ending the last fiscal year deep in the red, with a $947-million deficit for the 2025-26 year.PoliticsJun 30
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Saskatchewan finance minister says deficit budget aims to protect provincial servicesSaskatchewan's finance minister Jim Reiter tells reporters Tuesday he is opting to re-wear last year's budget shoes as the province braces for a deficit budget.PoliticsMar 17
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Lithium-ion batteries spark yet another fire in Toronto, chief says in warningJim Jessop said the batteries, which are used to power a wide range of items like smartphones, were behind two fires at the Ashwarren Road recycling facility last week.CanadaMay 26
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Landlords in the House: Advocates see a bias in Parliament against rentersA Global News analysis of the financial disclosures of MPs as well as questions to a select number of politicians has found that every person in Carney's ministry is a homeowner.CanadaJun 28
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Opioid-related deaths fell 23% last year, feds say, but ‘crisis is complex’Federal health officials say the decline in the national rate of toxicity deaths was due to several factors, including naloxone distribution and changes to the drug supply.HealthJun 15
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Oil prices plummet on hopes of increased supply, high gasoline prices persistThe pause in hostilities between the U.S. and Iran has led to a decline in future oil prices, but industry analysts say it will take time to trickle down to lower gasoline prices.MoneyJun 26
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Developers didn’t ask ‘directly’ for B.C. vacant condo plan, Carney saysThe proposed program has faced criticism from opposition parties and housing experts, some of whom have said it amounts to a 'bailout' for condo developers.CanadaJun 25
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Starbucks Korea criticized over ‘Tank Day’ ad evoking deadly 1980s uprisingIn an apology, Starbucks South Korea's parent company chairman Chung Yong-jin asked the public not to take their anger out on Starbucks employees and front-of-house workers.TrendingMay 26
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Rehabilitation facility for Manitobans with spinal, neurological injuries closingA Winnipeg non-profit facility that provides rehabilitation therapy to individuals with spinal cord or neurological injuries will be closing at the end of this week.CanadaJun 2
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Corb Lund delivers ‘Water Not Coal’ petition, says more than 200,000 signedIf Elections Alberta verifies it, Premier Danielle Smith's government would be forced to consider passing a law banning coal mining or sending it to a provincewide referendum.PoliticsJun 10
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Western premiers meet in Kananaskis under cloud of Alberta separatismWhile the premiers of the western provinces and territories have a lot to discuss during their meeting in Alberta this week, it is separatism that may dominate the talks.PoliticsMay 25
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Alberta’s Smith says the law will be enforced if separation vote spurs civil disobedienceAlberta Premier Danielle Smith says the law will be enforced if First Nation communities engage in civil disobedience over her government's separation referendum.PoliticsJun 8
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Raúl Castro, former Cuban president, indicted by U.S.Castro, 94, last appeared in public in Cuba earlier this month, and there is no evidence that he has since left the island or that the government would allow him to be extradited.U.S. NewsMay 20
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Canada has access to Anthropic’s powerful Mythos AI model, minister saysAI Minister Evan Solomon said the government has signed onto Project Glasswing, which Anthropic launched to allow companies to use Mythos to test for security vulnerabilities.TechJun 2
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Canada’s social media ban for kids may narrow. Experts say that’s goodGovernment officials are aiming to use the ban as an incentive for platforms to improve their designs and better protect children long-term, if and when those kids return.TechJun 12
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Trump official tried to ban voting machines in half of U.S. states: sourcesSources say White House adviser Kurt Olsen, a lawyer Trump has tasked with proving widely debunked election-rigging claims, pushed a plan to target Dominion voting machines.U.S. NewsMay 22
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Justin Baldoni’s lawyers move to block Blake Lively’s damages bidThis comes after the 'It Ends With Us' co-stars agreed to resolve their legal differences following Blake Lively’s claims that Wayfarer Studios retaliated against her.EntertainmentMay 11
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Ontario government says 3 accidentally released inmates still missingThe latest figure is a drop from the six Doug Ford confirmed were missing in mid-April as his government faced questions over how jails were routinely releasing inmates by mistake.CanadaMay 15
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Gunshots fired at Philippine Senate where Duterte ally resists ICC arrestSenator Ronald dela Rosa, a former police chief who was the main enforcer of ex-president Rodrigo Duterte's bloody 'war on drugs,' faces charges of crimes against humanity.WorldMay 13
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After Pope slams AI, can employees request religious AI exemptions at work?The Pope's sweeping manifesto calls for the robust regulation of artificial intelligence, warning in his 42,300-word encyclical letter that 'technology is not simply a tool.'CanadaJun 2