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Good morning. One family has become an example of how those trying to claim asylum in Canada face a very different reality than one year ago, thanks to the sweeping immigration crackdown in the U.S. More on that below, plus a landmark ruling (and appeal) for Indigenous land claims and how to prepare for this week’s meteor shower. But first:Today’s headlinesIn a Gaza refugee camp, freelance journalist Hasan Jaber speaks with Palestinians about Israel’s plans to re-occupy the strip Some medicines made from Canadian-donated blood plasma are being sold abroad The notwithstanding clause does...
August 12, 2025 - 07:01 | Sierra Bein | The Globe and Mail
An out-of-control wildfire has forced the evacuation of a campground near the Vancouver Island city of Port Alberni, B.C.The BC Wildfire Service says the Mount Underwood blaze is more than six square kilometres in size.
August 12, 2025 - 06:44 | | The Globe and Mail
Major institutional investors are asking the federal government to give them a reason to invest more at home in the upcoming fall budget, says the Liberal MPs leading budget consultations across Canada.The federal Liberals are in the midst of consultations on the upcoming 2025 budget. While federal budgets typically are tabled in the spring, this one is set to land during the fall session of Parliament.
August 12, 2025 - 06:37 | Craig Lord | The Globe and Mail
In 1945, Sir William Stephenson was back in Ottawa, fresh from running Britain’s spy station in New York, where he had coordinated Allied espionage efforts. He arrived at a moment of national shock: Igor Gouzenko, a clerk at the local Soviet embassy, had defected, carrying with him more than 100 secret documents tucked under his shirt. The files revealed a vast Soviet spy network working to infiltrate Western governments and steal nuclear secrets.
Sensing an opportunity, Stephenson pitched a bold plan to his superiors: dispatch him abroad as Canada’s master spy. He saw the country as...
August 12, 2025 - 06:30 | Wesley Wark | Walrus
The waterfront venue posted on social media about an hour before the rap icon's concert was supposed to start that the event was being postponed due to "unforeseen illness."
August 12, 2025 - 06:28 | Globalnews Digital | Global News - Ottawa
Krystyna Locke is celebrating turning 63 by paying the parking fees for cancer patients.
August 12, 2025 - 06:23 | Globalnews Digital | Global News - Canada
