
In early May, at the homey Lake Huron retreat of Unifor, Canada’s largest private-sector union, labour legend Buzz Hargrove was in his element: talking union strategy in the face of unprecedented threats to Canada’s economic sovereignty.“I want you all to know that you’ve got this,” the former Canadian Auto Workers president told the assembled Unifor leaders who were working flat out with their members, employers and policy-makers to minimize the impact of United States President Donald Trump’s trade war.
June 25, 2025 - 20:09 | Virginia Galt | The Globe and Mail
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June 25, 2025 - 20:00 | Globalnews Digital | Global News - Canada
Just for Laughs founder Gilbert Rozon testified Wednesday that he had consensual relations with three of the nine women suing him for sexual assault and misconduct. On his third day of testimony during his civil trial for sexual assault, Rozon began to respond to the allegations against him. The nine women are seeking nearly $14-million in damages over alleged sexual abuse.
June 25, 2025 - 19:56 | Pierre Saint-Arnaud | The Globe and Mail
In the months before Ottawa sweated through this week’s extreme heat event, Glen Kenny was creating his own heat waves at the University of Ottawa research unit he heads. Read More
June 25, 2025 - 19:56 | Elizabeth Payne | Ottawa Citizen
10 years after declaring suicide a crisis in Nunavut, the territorial government and the territory’s land claim organization say the crisis remains. But they are stopping short of calling it a public health emergency.
June 25, 2025 - 19:25 | | CBC News - Canada
Fewer Canadians died from opioid overdoses last year, new national data show, but a regional breakdown paints a complicated picture of the drug toxicity crisis that eased in some provinces but worsened in others.The Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) released on Wednesday figures on substance-related deaths and harms in 2024. Nearly 7,150 opioid deaths were reported last year, a 13-per-cent decline compared with 2023. There was also a 22-per-cent reduction in stimulant deaths.
June 25, 2025 - 19:17 | Alanna Smith | The Globe and Mail