Unpublished Newswire
A note written by a Winnipeg woman who was under the care of the public guardian and wished to leave the bulk of her estate to charity — and only $1 to any family or friends — has been accepted by a judge as her final will.
May 26, 2025 - 06:00 | | CBC News - Canada
Victoria is spending more than ever before to tackle its homelessness crisis, which critics argue is stressing taxpayers on an issue outside the city’s jurisdiction, while the province says its push for supportive housing must be supplemented by health care interventions for those in need. Since 2023, the British Columbia capital has spent more than $12-million supporting homeless residents, helping to fund, among other things, a new supportive housing project on Pandora Avenue, according to city data. In that time, it spent another $11-million repairing damage caused by homeless...
May 26, 2025 - 06:00 | Nancy Macdonald | The Globe and Mail
The federal government is facing a legal challenge arguing that its oversight of a two-decade-old refugee treaty with the United States is “fundamentally flawed.”The bilateral agreement is premised on both countries being safe for asylum seekers. It prevents refugee claimants passing through the U.S. from seeking protection in Canada and vice versa.
May 26, 2025 - 06:00 | Sara Mojtehedzadeh | The Globe and Mail
May 26, 2025 - 05:01 | | CBC News - Canada
Both of his hands on the steering wheel, his driving instructor next to him in the passenger seat, Anthony Martella is staring down a series of orange traffic cones set up in the empty parking lot of a movie theatre near his home in Vaughan, Ont.The cones are an exercise in what to do if Mr. Martella ever needs to swerve safely out of the way of another vehicle. It’s one of the lessons he will have to learn on his way to getting his driver’s license this summer—a moment the 16-year-old is eagerly anticipating.
May 26, 2025 - 05:00 | Dave McGinn | The Globe and Mail
CBC News has learned through a freedom of information request that the Ford government spent $40 million on a pro-Ontario ad campaign, with most of the spending in the lead-up to the snap election call.
May 26, 2025 - 05:00 | | CBC News - Ottawa
