Category: World News

The last 24 hours have seen two major foreign policy developments. Overnight, the Biden administration launched its first known airstrike of Iranian-backed militias in Syria, and Friday, the U.S. intelligence community released a damning report tying Saudi Arabia’s crown prince to the…

The U.S. House of Representatives is on the verge of passing a $1.9 trillion COVID relief bill, even after Democrats suffered a setback on one of their key priorities, including a federal increase in the minimum wage. NewsHour’s Daniel Bush joins Judy…

England’s deputy chief medical officer Jonathan Van-Tam made a plea to the public Friday to follow COVID-19 restrictions as the country’s vaccination drive ramps up. "Do not wreck this now. It is too early to relax,” he said. “Just continue to maintain…

Canadian Foreign Minister Marc Garneau and U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken are expected to hold a joint press conference on Friday after the pair attended a meeting with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Blinken visited with the two Canadian officials virtually as…

Myanmar police dispersed protesters in Yangon on Friday as demonstrations continued to take place across the country, with police banging their shields and even firing shots, sending people fleeing. Even with the heavy police presence, however, people still gathered to oppose the…

The head of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Friday that a recent decline in COVID-19 cases may be stalling, a development she described as concerning, while urging that restrictions to fight the virus remain in place. "Although we’ve…

Author Karma Brown joins The Morning Show to talk about her new book ‘The 4% Fix’ and shares how to create one hour of meaningful time in your day to become more productive, happy, and successful. For more info, please go to…

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Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is expected to hold a COVID-19 briefing in Ottawa on Friday to discuss the ongoing government response to the pandemic, along with vaccine rollout. This comes as Canada approved the Oxford–AstraZeneca’s coronavirus vaccine on Friday, making it…

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Officials at the Public Health Agency of Canada are expected to provide a briefing on the approval of Oxford-AstraZeneca’s coronavirus vaccine on Friday. The vaccine is the third shot officially authorized for use in the country. The approval by Health Canada follows…

Canada’s mandatory hotel quarantine rules are facing a lot of criticism, especially from Civil Liberty groups, for potentially violating citizens’ rights. Global News speaks to Cara Zwiebel, lawyer and director of the Fundamental Freedoms Program with the Canadian Civil Liberties Association, on…

The acting chief of the U.S. Capitol Police, Yogananda Pittman, on Thursday warned that militia groups that were present during the Jan. 6 riot have "stated their desire that they want to blow up the Capitol and kill as many members as…

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Alberta’s budget, released Thursday, includes an increase to health spending and at least $1.1 billion to fight COVID-19 and another $1.25 billion in pandemic spending if needed. That’s on top of $5.8 billion in COVID-19 spending last year. The health budget is…

Admiral Art McDonald, Canada’s new top soldier, has stepped aside from his post. In January, McDonald took over the chief of the defence staff job from Gen. Jonathan Vance, and now, both men are at the centre of investigations. David Akin reports.…

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On this episode of Global National: Canada’s new top soldier, Admiral Art McDonald, has stepped aside from his post. In January, McDonald took over the chief of the defence staff job from Gen. Jonathan Vance who was accused of inappropriate behaviour, and…

Cautious optimism is spreading worldwide that the worst of the COVID-19 pandemic may be over. Amid fears over new variants, and a patchwork of vaccine rollouts, Eric Sorensen explains what’s keeping people hopeful about the future. In Canada specifically, 3,091 coronavirus cases…

Canadians have been spreading reports of their store-bought butter being firmer than usual. Ross Lord explains what’s fuelling "buttergate" and how farmers aren’t laughing. An agri-food analyst at Dalhousie University is churning up questions about the hardness of Canadian butter. Sylvain Charlebois…

Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland and Health Minister Patty Hadju faced tough questions in the House of Commons on Thursday following news that the Public Health Agency of Canada is launching an investigation and reviewing its practices after two returning travellers were…

Alberta’s first pandemic budget forecasts a very hard landing — an $18-billion deficit. That figure is on top of a double-digit deficit expected when the current fiscal year ends on March 31. Finance Minister Travis Toews says oil prices, more COVID-19 vaccinations…

The Saskatchewan government says COVID-19 rapid testing is expanding in the province for asymptomatic individuals. Officials on Thursday said a strategy has been developed to deploy more than 700,000 rapid point-of-care tests to be used in a number of settings, including walk-in…

New COVID-19 cases in British Columbia dipped below 400 for the first time in more than a week on Thursday, but health officials suggested it will still be sometime before the province eases restrictions. At a live briefing, provincial health officer Dr.…

A pilot flying American Airlines flight 2292 on Sunday to Arizona had a close encounter with a UFO. The pilot was passing over New Mexico when he spotted the flying object and made a radio to report what he had witnessed. American…

More than 17 million Americans could see their income rise if the $15 minimum wage now in the COVID relief bill passes Congress. We hear from some of those who would be impacted by a minimum wage increase, and Stephanie Sy speaks…

In our news wrap Thursday, President Biden says the U.S. is ahead of schedule on COVID vaccinations with more than 45 million people receiving at least one shot, the number of Americans filing new unemployment claims fell, supporters of Myanmar’s military attacked…

Black people remain underrepresented across industries, including politics. But as the country’s demographics and priorities shift, recent elections and appointments have ushered historic numbers of people of color, women and LGBTQ+ individuals into public office at all levels of government, many of…