U.S. says China backing Russia’s war effort in Ukraine through trade, intel
U.S. officials said Chinese materials are filing critical gaps in Russia's defense production cycle and helping Moscow undertake the expansion of its defence industrial base.
World
Apr 12
COVID came with career setbacks for many 2020 postsecondary grads: StatCan
The onset of the COVID-19 pandemic came with career setbacks for many Canadians who graduated from postsecondary schools that year, new data shows.
Canada
Mar 22
Key takeaways from newly released Winnipeg lab documents
The Canadian Security Intelligence Service decided two scientists at a highly-secure Winnipeg lab posed a security threat, but had no evidence of working with foreign agents.
Canada
Feb 29
Hundreds line up in China hospital as respiratory illness surges, video shows
Chinese health authorities say there has been no detection of 'unusual or novel pathogens' amid the surge in respiratory illness, which is primarily impacting children.
World
Nov 28, 2023
Hamilton cardiologist faces criticism over comment about pro-Palestinian protest
Prominent cardiologist, Dr. Eva Lonn, at McMaster University in Hamilton, is under review by the university after she called for pro-Palestinian rallygoers to be deported.
Canada
Nov 5, 2023
Typhoon Doksuri slams into China after killing dozens in Philippines
The typhoon is the most powerful to make landfall in China this year and second-strongest to hit southeastern Fujian province since Typhoon Meranti in 2016.
World
Jul 28, 2023
China plans to send 2 rockets for crewed moon landing by 2030
China plans to send two rockets to the moon by 2030, one carrying the spacecraft that will land on the surface and the other transporting the astronauts.
World
Jul 12, 2023
U.S. intel still divided on COVID-19 origins, lab leak evidence inconclusive: report
The report was issued at the order of Congress, which in March passed a bill giving U.S. intelligence 90 days to declassify intelligence related to the Wuhan Institute of Virology.
Health
Jun 23, 2023
Why were 2 scientists fired from Winnipeg lab? MPs to examine documents
The case dates back to 2019 when two staff members were escorted out of the National Microbiology Laboratory in Winnipeg over 'possible breaches in security protocols.'
Canada
May 17, 2023
COVID-19 no longer a global health emergency – but ‘battle is not over’: WHO
COVID-19 first emerged in Wuhan, China in 2019 before spreading across the world, leading to lockdowns and other public health measures for more than three years.
World
May 5, 2023
WHO presses China on COVID origins info: ‘All hypotheses are on the table’
"Without full access to the information that China has, you cannot say this or that," said WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus about the origin of COVID-19.
Health
Apr 7, 2023
A closer look at MP Han Dong’s voting record on China
In an effort to glean more about Han Dong's positions on issues regarding China, Global News compiled a review of his votes and statements inside and out of the House of Commons
Politics
Mar 25, 2023
What is a raccoon dog and why is it being linked to COVID-19’s origin?
Raccoon dogs are small, fluffy, rotund creatures — and now some are postulating that they may be involved in the COVID-19 pandemic spread.
Trending
Mar 21, 2023
New COVID data links virus origins to animals, but findings not definitive: WHO
The analysis of the new COVID origins data has not appeared so far in a peer-reviewed journal. How the coronavirus first started sickening people remains uncertain.
Health
Mar 17, 2023
Did COVID-19 come from a Chinese lab? Why a new U.S. report is renewing questions
A new U.S. Department of Energy report has further underscored the continued divide in the U.S. intelligence community and elsewhere over the pandemic's origins.
World
Feb 28, 2023
WHO says search for COVID-19 origins ongoing as U.S. lab leak report causes stir
One WHO official urged countries, institutions and research groups that might have any information on the origins of the pandemic to share it with the international community.
Health
Mar 3, 2023
China dismisses FBI comments on COVID-19 lab leak theory
For the second day in a row, China on Wednesday dismissed U.S. suggestions that the COVID-19 pandemic may have been triggered by a virus that leaked from a Chinese laboratory.
World
Mar 1, 2023
China says it’s been ‘open and transparent’ about COVID-19 origins
China on Tuesday said it has been “open and transparent” in the search for the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic and dismissed U.S. criticism as politicizing the issue.
World
Feb 28, 2023
U.S. Congress launches new China committee, warns of ‘existential struggle’
While some critics have expressed concern the hearings could escalate U.S.-Chinese tensions, lawmakers sought to demonstrate unity.
U.S. News
Feb 28, 2023
London, Ont. marks 3 years since first positive COVID-19 case, MLHU reflects
London noted a grim anniversary, as Tuesday marked three years to the day since the first positive COVID-19 case was recorded in the Forest City.
Health
Jan 31, 2023