Unpublished Newswire
Justice Minister Sean Fraser says Canada has a robust, independent process to appoint judges that is working well. Fraser was pushing back after Alberta Premier Danielle Smith said her government might withhold funding to support new judicial appointments in her province if it doesn't get a say in who is picked.
February 4, 2026 - 12:19 | | The Globe and Mail
Wayne Eyre, the former chief of the defence staff, recently said Canada shouldn't rule out acquiring nuclear weapons, but experts and the defence minister dismiss the idea.
February 4, 2026 - 12:15 | Sean Boynton | Global News - Canada
Medical staff have left a northern Ontario First Nation that was largely evacuated last month after its water system failed.
February 4, 2026 - 12:05 | Globalnews Digital | Global News - Canada
Medical staff have left a northern Ontario First Nation that was largely evacuated last month after its water system failed.
February 4, 2026 - 12:05 | Globalnews Digital | Global News - Ottawa
As a Quebecer living just on the other side of the river from the Ottawa Bubble, I know how little attention is generally paid to Quebec’s provincial politics. Our language, history, and culture make Quebec notoriously hard to grasp for decision makers in the nation’s capital. This is not a critique, simply a fact.
And while concern about the separatist movement in Alberta has led to the federal government making some questionable policy choices (yes, memorandum of understanding, I’m looking at you), the question of a potential looming referendum in Quebec has, so far, appeared not to...
February 4, 2026 - 11:54 | Alex Cool-Fergus | Walrus
Italy will officially host the Winter Olympics between Feb. 6 and Feb. 22, with curling beginning Wednesday ahead of the official games.
February 4, 2026 - 11:54 | Isaac Callan | Global News - Canada
