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Canada's $10-a-day child care plan is five years old, and still teething
12+ min ago (1786+ words) As provinces miss their goals on new spaces, hiring and $10-a-day fees, they're pressing Ottawa for more money " but it hasn't delivered Taryn Greig can't recall exactly when she first heard about the federal plan to create a national child-care…...
Opinion: The accidental statesman: How Donald Trump saved free trade, European democracy and the free world
1+ hour, 30+ min ago (860+ words) I feel perhaps I have been unfair to Donald Trump. Regular readers will know that he has been the subject of the occasional reproof in these corners. Among other things, it has been suggested that he is insane, incompetent, corrupt,…...
Readout - Prime Minister Carney speaks with President of the Republic of Korea Lee Jae Myung
8+ hour, 52+ min ago (69+ words) The Globe and Mail OTTAWA, ON, May 7, 2026 /CNW/ - Today, the Prime Minister, Mark Carney, spoke with the President of the Republic of Korea, Lee'Jae Myung. Building on last month's successful Team Canada Trade Mission to Seoul, the leaders discussed the…...
Opinion: The weapon that can reopen the Strait of Hormuz? It's the economy, stupid
1+ hour, 30+ min ago (813+ words) Vessels in the Strait of Hormuz near Bandar Abbas, Iran, May 4. Amirhosein Khorgooi/ISNA/WANA/Reuters The United States and Iran have discovered that their most powerful weapon is not military, but economic. Each can stop the other side's oil…...
Carney not planning to allow senators in Liberal caucus, senior government official says
2+ hour, 30+ min ago (657+ words) Prime Minister Mark Carney makes his way to Question Period on Parliament Hill on Tuesday. Spencer Colby/The Canadian Press Mark Carney will not allow senators to return to the Liberal caucus, a senior government official said Thursday, ending speculation…...
Starmer's Labour Party suffers heavy early losses as Reform gains in British local elections
2+ hour, 17+ min ago (819+ words) Prime Minister Keir Starmer vowed on Friday to fight on to deliver on his promise to bring "change" to Britain after his Labour Party suffered heavy losses in local elections that deepened doubts over his ability to govern. Just under…...
Opinion: There's more to Pope Leo than principled resolve against Donald Trump
2+ hour, 30+ min ago (1137+ words) The Pope has risen to meet the challenge from his fellow American, Donald Trump " but there's more to him than that Michael W. Higgins is the Basilian Distinguished Fellow of Contemporary Catholic Thought at the University of Toronto's St. Michael's College....
Dear Americans, tired of the war on speeding? Head north
2+ hour, 30+ min ago (430+ words) Dear Fellow Super Speeders of America, Just look at the "media." In New York City, there are estimated to be 14, 600 super-speeder vehicles. Anybody can be a super-speeder. Streetsblog reports that NYPD officer James Giovansanti has received 547 speeding tickets since 2022. So,…...
Letters to the editor: "A sovereign wealth fund " will not put groceries on the table nor gas in the tank." Letters to the editor for May 8
3+ hour, 30+ min ago (1073+ words) Prime Minister Mark Carney makes an announcement on the Canada Strong Fund in Ottawa on April 27. Justin Tang/The Canadian Press Re "Ottawa to pull plug on Arctic naval facility" (May 7): The Arctic is difficult even for our own military…...
Meta warns lawful access bill would make tech companies a surveillance arm of government
4+ hour, 50+ min ago (833+ words) Tech giant Meta warned that Ottawa's lawful access bill could make companies support government surveillance, and create a framework to capture ordinary Canadians' private information, even if they have no connection to crime. Giving evidence to a Commons committee Thursday,…...