From Global News. U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that the United States had already won the war with Iran but signalled the fight would continue for now. “You never like to say too early you won. We won,” Trump told supporters at a campaign-style rally in Hebron, Kentucky. “In the first hour, it…

From Global News. Health Canada is cracking down on chemicals used to make fentanyl, adding more substances to the list of controlled substances on Wednesday. That means anyone caught illegally importing or distributing these chemicals could face charges. But another dangerous substance keeps turning up in fentanyl — animal tranquillizers. As Touria Izri, new documents…

From Global News. Lebanon told the United Nations Security Council on Wednesday that it was “trapped” in a war that “it did not choose” between Israel and Hezbollah, as Beirut pushed for a truce. Hostilities have escalated in the region since the assassination of Iran’s supreme leader Ali Khamenei with at least 600 killed and…

From Global News. In a campaign rally at Hebron, Kentucky on Wednesday, U.S. President Donald Trump said he has "much better blood" than Republican Rep. Thomas Massie, because Trump’s uncle was an MIT professor. Trump added he was "real smart" for studying at Wharton School of Finance. #usnews #donaldtrump #trumpnews

From Global News. Kilauea volcano in Hawaii put on a show on Tuesday, erupting in lava fountains and sending ash and smoke pluming over its openings. The U.S. Geological Survey reported that this marked the volcano’s 43rd episode of lava fountaining. According to the National Weather Service, the smoke plume from this eruption reached 25,000…

From Global News. Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre ramped up his calls for a strategic oil and natural gas stockpile during question period Wednesday. “Today, we have the hilarious spectacle of the Liberal natural resource minister saying Canada will do what it can to help with its stockpiles for the current energy shortage. Our stockpiles…

From Global News. An alleged senior member of the Iranian regime who has been living in Canada has lost his attempt to ban the public from his deportation hearing. In a ruling handed down in Toronto on Tuesday, the Immigration and Refugee Board denied Abbas Omidi’s request for closed-door proceedings. Global News reported on Omidi’s…

From Global News. A new art installation by the anonymous collective Secret Handshake appeared on Washington’s National Mall this week. The sculpture depicts figures representing Donald Trump and Jeffrey Epstein recreating an iconic scene from the film Titanic. For more info, please go to https://globalnews.ca Subscribe to Global News Channel HERE: http://bit.ly/20fcXDc Follow Global News…

From Global News. Minister of Public Safety Gary Anandasangaree announced a $10 million investment in the Canada Community and Security Program (CCSP) for security at Jewish community centres, schools, synagogues, daycares and overnight camps on Wednesday. “I want you to know, your government stands with you against antisemitism, hatred and violence in all its forms,”…

From Global News. Toronto police are investigating after a man was shot in an apparent home invasion in the city’s affluent Lawrence Park neighbourhood on Wednesday. Investigators say four men forced their way into a home in the Avenue Road and Lawrence Avenue area and that one of the suspects shot a man who lives…

From Global News. One day after leaving the NDP and crossing the floor, Nunavut MP Lori Idlout joined her first Liberal Caucus meeting Wednesday and was met with cheers and chants from her new colleagues as she entered the quarters with Prime Minister Mark Carney. “At this important moment in our history, Canadians are coming…

From Global News. Prime Minister Mark Carney is set to attend question period on Wednesday, hours after the Liberals announced that Nunavut MP Lori Idlout would leave the NDP caucus to join the Liberals. Idlout is the first New Democrat to cross the floor and follows three Conservatives into the government caucus. It has put…

From Global News. Ontario Premier Doug Ford said on Tuesday that elementary school teachers will be getting $750 purchasing cards starting in the next school year for classroom supplies. Ford and Education Minister Paul Calandra made the announcement, saying teachers need to have proper tools to ensure student success. The premier said he has encountered…

From Global News. Nunavut MP Lori Idlout joined her first Liberal Caucus meeting Wednesday, one day after leaving Canada’s NDP party. As she entered the Liberal quarters with Prime Minister Mark Carney, Idlout was met with cheers and chants from her new colleagues. #Cdnpoli #Liberals #NDP #LoriIdlout

From Global News. Early Wednesday morning, the Liberals announced that Nunavut MP Lori Idlout would leave the NDP caucus to join the Liberals. Idlout is the first New Democrat to cross the floor, and she follows three Conservatives into the government caucus.   Idlout, a lawyer who is an Inuk person, was elected twice as…