Unpublished Newswire
In the buildup to the 2026 budget, Doug Ford's finance minister is raising concerns about the sustainability of health-care spending in Ontario.
February 17, 2026 - 06:00 | Colin D’Mello | Global News - Ottawa
The Canadian soldier’s cries are anguished, made all the more poignant by the fact he’s recording the sounds with his own Go-Pro camera.
“My foot is f—ed. Help me,” he shouts into the darkening Ukrainian forest, no-man’s land between friendly and Russian lines, before groaning in agony. “Hey, someone, come help me.”
The 21-year-old fighter and medic in Ukraine’s Khartia Corps, identified only as Cooper, had just stepped on a Russian land mine, then tightened a tourniquet around his mangled leg to stem the bleeding. But his appeals that day last fall were in vain and no aid came. So...
February 17, 2026 - 06:00 | Tom Blackwell | National Post
Construction on the 18-kilometre, 19-stop light rail route between Port Credit and Steeles Avenue began in 2020 and was originally scheduled to be completed in 2024.
February 17, 2026 - 06:00 | Isaac Callan | Global News - Ottawa
New statistics suggest Canadian border officers are playing an increasing role in combating the gangs that have spread fear in cities with large South Asian populations.
February 17, 2026 - 05:00 | Stewart Bell | Global News - Canada
The RCMP-led Criminal Intelligence Service Canada is sounding the alarm about organized crime groups across the country seeking to infiltrate police databases and corrupt civil servants.
February 17, 2026 - 05:00 | Colin Freeze, Alexandra Posadzki | The Globe and Mail
OTTAWA — After its highly criticized rollout of the Strong Borders Act last spring, the Carney government has gone back to the drawing board and is considering tabling a narrower bill proposing additional search powers for police and spy agencies, National Post has learned.
While Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree has repeatedly said that a new lawful access regime is a priority, his efforts to get the contentious bill C-2 through Parliament have been far from successful.
The ability to seize Canadians’ private information and intercept communications, known as “lawful...
February 17, 2026 - 04:00 | Christopher Nardi | National Post
