Source Feed: The Globe and Mail
Author: Andrea Woo
Publication Date: February 28, 2025 - 06:43
Morning Update: Investigating U.S. fentanyl data
February 28, 2025
Good morning. A Globe investigation found that Trump’s White House is using misleading data about fentanyl seizures and their links to Canada – more on that below, along with Alberta’s budget deficit and the first bilateral pharmacare deal. But first:Today’s headlines
- Doug Ford’s Progressive Conservatives won a third majority government in Ontario. Read five more takeaways from the provincial election
- The families of two murdered First Nations women explain their grief after possible human remains were found at a Manitoba landfill
- An investigation by Israel’s army finds failures on Oct. 7, potentially putting pressure on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to launch an inquiry to examine the political decisions that preceded the Hamas attack
Unpublished Newswire
Time is running out for Canadians hoping a federal visa program will provide an escape route for Palestinian family members trapped in Gaza, leaving some still grappling with the complex application process and worried their loved ones won’t get out.Damey Lee is part of a group of immigration lawyers who launched a Federal Court lawsuit representing 53 family members of Palestinian Canadians still stuck at the first stage of the application process. The suit filed earlier this month asks the court to order the Canadian immigration minister to process their initial paperwork and allow...
February 28, 2025 - 14:58 | Sarah Smellie | The Globe and Mail
Passenger rights advocates are raising alarm bells about a proposed change that would give the country’s transport watchdog new powers to penalize air travellers for breaching confidentiality rules.In an online post last month, the Canadian Transportation Agency put forward an amendment that would allow it to fine airline customers who break confidentiality on complaints they file with the regulator.
February 28, 2025 - 14:52 | Christopher Reynolds | The Globe and Mail
Two Nova Scotia fire chiefs have lost their volunteer posts after municipal officials found they were not being truthful when explaining what happened after the fire truck they were in struck an injured snowmobiler who later died.In a statement released this week, Cumberland County council found that fire Chief Jerrold Cotton and acting Chief Andrea Bishop had breached the municipality’s code of conduct, saying the pair repeatedly claimed their truck did not strike the 28-year-old victim last Friday.Council learned that emergency responders were called to help the snowmobiler after he...
February 28, 2025 - 14:48 | | The Globe and Mail
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