U.S. President Donald Trump’s election-security czar last year sought to ban voting machines used in more than half of U.S. states by asking whether the Commerce Department could declare their components national-security risks, according to two people with direct knowledge of the matter. White House adviser Kurt Olsen, a lawyer Trump has tasked with proving widely debunked election-rigging conspiracy…
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Hotel industry and tourism groups in Toronto say they are optimistic that FIFA World Cup matches will bring many people to the city and boost the local economy despite a lack of surge in hotel bookings and fans’ complaints about ticket prices. President and CEO of the…
The head of the World Health Organization said Friday that the Ebola outbreak in Congo is “spreading rapidly” and poses a “very high” risk at the national level. WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said the UN health agency was revising its assessment to “very high” within the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), which had previously…
By Grace Miller Global News Posted May 22, 2026 9:26 am 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size It was an emotional courtroom as the family of Matthew Brabant, 20 years old, heard the sentencing for one of the men responsible for his death on the May long weekend last year….
It’s 125 metres long, 35 metres wide, almost 11 metres high, and with a little luck, it will still be around when the next ski season starts. Ski Martock, a resort about 60 kilometres northwest of Halifax, is trying to get a jump on next winter’s season with a giant pile of snow draped in…
Ticks are no longer just a rare summertime nuisance in Canada. Experts say warmer winters are helping disease-carrying ticks survive farther north, driving a sharp rise in Lyme disease and other tick-borne illnesses across parts of Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick and beyond. Reported Lyme disease cases in Canada climbed from 917 in 2015 to more…
A Manitoba legislature member faced criticism Thursday for saying the farmer who killed Colten Boushie in a high-profile case in Saskatchewan was a victim. Opposition Progressive Conservative member Josh Guenter made the comment while debating a resolution in the legislature about the rights of people to defend their homes with force if necessary. Eric Redhead,…
A fire at the Wyndham Crossing apartment complex in northeast Edmonton on April 20 has displaced more than 200 people. A month later, residents still don’t know if they’ll ever be able to return home or get their belongings back. Kimberly Roe and Wendy Olson met seven months ago when they were each signing a…
Last July, Edmonton police got a tip about ongoing cyber crimes, bilking people out of hundreds of thousands of dollars. Their contact was a network of ethical hackers, also known as scam baiters. Police say they spend countless hours trying to infiltrate scam centres, usually by initially pretending to be a victim themselves. Their goal…
And now there are four. The Stanley Cup will be won by the Colorado Avalanche, Vegas Golden Knights, Carolina Hurricanes or Montreal Canadiens. The biggest surprise of the four is the Canadiens who have accelerated their rebuild beyond even management’s wildest dreams. To keep the surprises coming, the Canadiens would have to upset the heavily…
