Want to discuss? Please read our first.AdvertisementClose XBackto topBy StaffAATORONTO — Ontario Premier says Canada doesn’t have the that the United States does.Ford was asked today to comment on the protests in cities across the U.S. that were sparked by the death of George Floyd, an unarmed Black man, at the hands of a white police officer in Minneapolis.Ford, who spent a lot of time in the U.S. for his family’s label business, said the difference between the two countries is that in Canada, people for the most part get along, working and shopping together.Trending StoriesGEORGE FLOYD:...…Want to discuss? Please read our first.AdvertisementClose XBackto topBy StaffAATORONTO — Ontario Premier says Canada doesn’t have the that the United States does.Ford was asked today to comment on the protests in cities across the U.S. that were sparked by the death of George Floyd, an unarmed Black man, at the hands of a white police officer in Minneapolis.Ford, who spent a lot of time in the U.S. for his family’s label business, said the difference between the two countries is that in Canada, people for the most part get along, working and shopping together.Trending StoriesGEORGE FLOYD:...WW…

Want to discuss? Please read our first.AdvertisementClose XBackto topByAAThousands marched through downtown Ottawa on Friday in a show of solidarity against anti-Black racism and police brutality.Ottawa’s march is one of multiple events in Canada today, following days of demonstrations against racism and police brutality in numerous American cities.  Story continues below advertisementThe No Peace Until Justice Coalition (NPJC), which organized the march, describes the demonstration in Instagram posts as a peaceful event meant to show solidarity with Black Canadians and “countless other...…Want to discuss? Please read our first.AdvertisementClose XBackto topByAAThousands marched through downtown Ottawa on Friday in a show of solidarity against anti-Black racism and police brutality.Ottawa’s march is one of multiple events in Canada today, following days of demonstrations against racism and police brutality in numerous American cities.  Story continues below advertisementThe No Peace Until Justice Coalition (NPJC), which organized the march, describes the demonstration in Instagram posts as a peaceful event meant to show solidarity with Black Canadians and “countless other...WW…

Want to discuss? Please read our first.AdvertisementClose XBackto topAAAn Oshawa teenager is using music to explore the issues touching so many lives these days.The young artist is performing a song she wrote at solidarity events.Music is Boluwatife (Bolu) Adefemi’s passion.The 13-year-old singer-songwriter finds inspiration in everything around her and being a young Black woman, she recently created a song for Black Lives Matter.“We can’t get things done if we’re always fighting. We can’t get what we want to happen in the world, we can’t get to the future in what we need if we continue to...…Want to discuss? Please read our first.AdvertisementClose XBackto topAAAn Oshawa teenager is using music to explore the issues touching so many lives these days.The young artist is performing a song she wrote at solidarity events.Music is Boluwatife (Bolu) Adefemi’s passion.The 13-year-old singer-songwriter finds inspiration in everything around her and being a young Black woman, she recently created a song for Black Lives Matter.“We can’t get things done if we’re always fighting. We can’t get what we want to happen in the world, we can’t get to the future in what we need if we continue to...WW…

Want to discuss? Please read our first.AdvertisementClose XBackto topBy Arno Pedram And Lori HinnantAApolice defied a ban on mass gatherings to protest what they see as a lack of government support, marching shoulder to shoulder on Friday on the Champs-Elysees to show their anger against new limits on and criticism of racism in their ranks.France this week announced a ban on chokeholds is part of government efforts to stem police brutality and racism in the wake of global protests over ‘s death in the U.S. But police have especially taken issue with any implication of systemic racism among...…Want to discuss? Please read our first.AdvertisementClose XBackto topBy Arno Pedram And Lori HinnantAApolice defied a ban on mass gatherings to protest what they see as a lack of government support, marching shoulder to shoulder on Friday on the Champs-Elysees to show their anger against new limits on and criticism of racism in their ranks.France this week announced a ban on chokeholds is part of government efforts to stem police brutality and racism in the wake of global protests over ‘s death in the U.S. But police have especially taken issue with any implication of systemic racism among...WW…

Want to discuss? Please read our first.AdvertisementClose XBackto topAAA judge on Monday warned that he’s likely to move the trials of four former police officers charged in ’s death out of if public officials, attorneys and family members don’t stop speaking out about the case.Hennepin County Judge Peter Cahill stopped short of issuing a gag order against attorneys on both sides, but he said he likely will if public statements continue that make it hard to find an impartial jury. Cahill said that would also make him likely to grant a change-of-venue motion if one is filed, as he...…Want to discuss? Please read our first.AdvertisementClose XBackto topAAA judge on Monday warned that he’s likely to move the trials of four former police officers charged in ’s death out of if public officials, attorneys and family members don’t stop speaking out about the case.Hennepin County Judge Peter Cahill stopped short of issuing a gag order against attorneys on both sides, but he said he likely will if public statements continue that make it hard to find an impartial jury. Cahill said that would also make him likely to grant a change-of-venue motion if one is filed, as he...WW…

Want to discuss? Please read our first.AdvertisementClose XBackto topAAThe United States Vice President said it’s “a good thing” that nearly half of the new cases proliferating in 16 states are young Americans, since they’re less likely to become seriously ill.Pence, who is leading the country’s coronavirus task force, told reporters Friday that, “at a certain level, very encouraging news” that “roughly half of the new cases are Americans under the age of 35.”Story continues below advertisement“As we know so far, younger Americans are less susceptible to serious outcomes of the...…Want to discuss? Please read our first.AdvertisementClose XBackto topAAThe United States Vice President said it’s “a good thing” that nearly half of the new cases proliferating in 16 states are young Americans, since they’re less likely to become seriously ill.Pence, who is leading the country’s coronavirus task force, told reporters Friday that, “at a certain level, very encouraging news” that “roughly half of the new cases are Americans under the age of 35.”Story continues below advertisement“As we know so far, younger Americans are less susceptible to serious outcomes of the...WW…

Want to discuss? Please read our first.AdvertisementClose XBackto topAAThe biggest test yet of an experimental vaccine got underway Monday with the first of some 30,000 Americans rolling up their sleeves to receive shots created by the U.S. government as part of the all-out global race to stop the outbreak.The glimmer of hope came even as Google, in one of the gloomiest assessments of the staying power from a major employer, decreed that most of its 200,000 employees and contractors should work from home through next June — a decision that could influence other big companies.Final-stage...…Want to discuss? Please read our first.AdvertisementClose XBackto topAAThe biggest test yet of an experimental vaccine got underway Monday with the first of some 30,000 Americans rolling up their sleeves to receive shots created by the U.S. government as part of the all-out global race to stop the outbreak.The glimmer of hope came even as Google, in one of the gloomiest assessments of the staying power from a major employer, decreed that most of its 200,000 employees and contractors should work from home through next June — a decision that could influence other big companies.Final-stage...WW…

Comments closed.Due to the sensitive and/or legal subject matter of some of the content on globalnews.ca, we reserve the ability to disable comments from time to time.Please see our for more.AdvertisementClose XBackto topAAQuebec provincial police say two young girls who went missing and whose bodies were found in a wooded area southwest of the province’s capital were murdered by their father, who then took his own life.Guy Lapointe, director of communications for the Sûreté du Québec, said Wednesday that Norah and Romy Carpentier, 11 and 6 — who were the subject of an Amber Alert and...…Comments closed.Due to the sensitive and/or legal subject matter of some of the content on globalnews.ca, we reserve the ability to disable comments from time to time.Please see our for more.AdvertisementClose XBackto topAAQuebec provincial police say two young girls who went missing and whose bodies were found in a wooded area southwest of the province’s capital were murdered by their father, who then took his own life.Guy Lapointe, director of communications for the Sûreté du Québec, said Wednesday that Norah and Romy Carpentier, 11 and 6 — who were the subject of an Amber Alert and...WW…

Comments closed.Due to the sensitive and/or legal subject matter of some of the content on globalnews.ca, we reserve the ability to disable comments from time to time.Please see our for more.AdvertisementClose XBackto topAAis investigating a four-hour police standoff at a former downtown motel in Victoria.Police were called to Paul’s Motor Inn on the morning of July 24 for a weapons complaint.Officers and members of the emergency response team surrounded the property and closed the 1900-block of Douglas Street and nearby side streets.Officers initially tried to engage with the man, but were...…Comments closed.Due to the sensitive and/or legal subject matter of some of the content on globalnews.ca, we reserve the ability to disable comments from time to time.Please see our for more.AdvertisementClose XBackto topAAis investigating a four-hour police standoff at a former downtown motel in Victoria.Police were called to Paul’s Motor Inn on the morning of July 24 for a weapons complaint.Officers and members of the emergency response team surrounded the property and closed the 1900-block of Douglas Street and nearby side streets.Officers initially tried to engage with the man, but were...WW…

AdvertisementClose XBackto topByAAU.S. President told the World Health Organization’s leader that he plans to make his temporary funding freeze to the WHO permanent unless “substantive improvements” are made, widening the political fallout from the pandemic.In a letter to WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus Monday, Trump also said he’ll reconsider the United States’ membership within the organization unless those improvements — which are strongly suggested to include loosening its ties with China — are made within 30 days.READ MORE:“I cannot allow American taxpayer dollars to...…AdvertisementClose XBackto topByAAU.S. President told the World Health Organization’s leader that he plans to make his temporary funding freeze to the WHO permanent unless “substantive improvements” are made, widening the political fallout from the pandemic.In a letter to WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus Monday, Trump also said he’ll reconsider the United States’ membership within the organization unless those improvements — which are strongly suggested to include loosening its ties with China — are made within 30 days.READ MORE:“I cannot allow American taxpayer dollars to...WW…