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November 5, 2019

New images of the proposed Squamish development by Burrard Bridge, Vancouver. The Squamish Nation plans to build 11 towers and 6,000 units of housing, including one 50 stories tall, on land they own and control at the foot of the Burrard Street bridge. It will be mostly rental and mostly without any attached parking, both features that will reduce the cost to its eventual residents. Rendering Handouts

New images of the proposed Squamish development by Burrard Bridge, Vancouver. The Squamish Nation plans to build 11 towers and 6,000 units of housing, including one 50 stories tall, on land they own and control at the foot of the Burrard Street bridge. It will be mostly rental and mostly without any attached parking, both features that will reduce the cost to its eventual residents. Rendering Handouts

Morning Update: A First Nations-led housing development; Liberal cabinet chatter; China’s staged street scenes

6 min read

November 4, 2019

A group of asylum seekers cross the Canadian border at Champlain, N.Y., on Aug. 4, 2017.

A group of asylum seekers cross the Canadian border at Champlain, N.Y., on Aug. 4, 2017.

Morning Update: Two Canadian court battles; a study on teen self-harm; Saskatchewan’s debt problem

6 min read

October 31, 2019

FILE PHOTO: People enter the Ice Cave, covered with material to prevent the ice from melting, at the Rhone Glacier at the Furka, Switzerland, August 21, 2019. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse/File Photo

FILE PHOTO: People enter the Ice Cave, covered with material to prevent the ice from melting, at the Rhone Glacier at the Furka, Switzerland, August 21, 2019. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse/File Photo

Morning Update: Trucking in Saskatchewan; melting glaciers; Ontario’s autism funding

7 min read

October 30, 2019

Alberta Premier Jason Kenney delivers his State of the Province address to the Edmonton Chamber of Commerce in Edmonton on Tuesday, October 29, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson

Alberta Premier Jason Kenney delivers his State of the Province address to the Edmonton Chamber of Commerce in Edmonton on Tuesday, October 29, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson

Morning Update: Alberta’s carbon tax; the Brexit election; SUVs and air quality

6 min read

October 29, 2019

THUNDER BAY, Canada. Alyssa Lentz, 16, is a grade 11 student at St. Patricks Highschool in Thunder Bay and is learning about various Indigenous poets and authors. David Jackson for The Globe and Mail

THUNDER BAY, Canada. Alyssa Lentz, 16, is a grade 11 student at St. Patricks Highschool in Thunder Bay and is learning about various Indigenous poets and authors. David Jackson for The Globe and Mail

Morning Update: Thunder Bay’s English classes; China’s new moral guide; Johnson’s latest election push

6 min read

October 28, 2019

President Donald Trump speaks during the announcement of a commando raid in Syria that led to the death of Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi in the Diplomatic Reception Room of the White House in Washington, Oct. 27, 2019. The president cast the death of the ISIS leader as validation of his disengagement strategy. But it required intelligence agencies and allies he has spurned, and leaves the Middle East no less volatile. (Al Drago/The New York Times)

President Donald Trump speaks during the announcement of a commando raid in Syria that led to the death of Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi in the Diplomatic Reception Room of the White House in Washington, Oct. 27, 2019. The president cast the death of the ISIS leader as validation of his disengagement strategy. But it required intelligence agencies and allies he has spurned, and leaves the Middle East no less volatile. (Al Drago/The New York Times)

Morning Update: Yukon’s solitary bill; the al-Baghdadi raid; Alberta’s crude-by-rail efforts

7 min read

October 25, 2019

Vancouver’s art community calls for action as cultural spaces close

Vancouver’s art community calls for action as cultural spaces close

Vancouver’s arts community calls for action as cultural spaces close

5 min read

October 24, 2019

USE THIS FOR WEB 3 - A convoy of new refugees arrive at Bardarash Refugee Camp in northern Iraq. Andrea DiCenzo for The Globe and Mail.

USE THIS FOR WEB 3 - A convoy of new refugees arrive at Bardarash Refugee Camp in northern Iraq. Andrea DiCenzo for The Globe and Mail.

Morning Update: Syria’s Kurds flee to Iraq; Alberta budget preview; Google’s quantum breakthrough

7 min read

October 23, 2019

Premier Jason Kenney speaks to the media in Edmonton, Alberta, on Tuesday Oct. 22, 2019. Kenney says if the prime minister doesn't keep his word on supporting the West, there will be lasting damage to national unity. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Amber Bracken

Premier Jason Kenney speaks to the media in Edmonton, Alberta, on Tuesday Oct. 22, 2019. Kenney says if the prime minister doesn't keep his word on supporting the West, there will be lasting damage to national unity. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Amber Bracken

Morning Update: Pipelines post-election; Raptors get their rings; Ortis out on bail

6 min read

October 22, 2019

MONTREAL, QC - OCTOBER 21: Liberal Leader and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau delivers his victory speech at his election night headquarters on October 21, 2019 in Montreal, Canada. Trudeau remains in power with a Minority Government. (Photo by Cole Burston/Getty Images)

MONTREAL, QC - OCTOBER 21: Liberal Leader and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau delivers his victory speech at his election night headquarters on October 21, 2019 in Montreal, Canada. Trudeau remains in power with a Minority Government. (Photo by Cole Burston/Getty Images)

Morning Update: What the election results mean for the major parties – and Canadians

6 min read

October 21, 2019

NDP leader Jagmeet Singh waves after visiting a restaurant in Davie Village during a campaign stop in Vancouver, B.C., on Sunday, October 20, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette

Leader of the Liberal Party of Canada, Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, smiles in a crowd of supporters during a "Team Trudeau 2019" Rally at the Woodwards Atrium in Vancouver B.C. on October 20, 2019. (Photo by Don MacKinnon / AFP) (Photo by DON MACKINNON/AFP via Getty Images)

Conservative leader Andrew Scheer shakes hands with Tsengdok Rinpoche after he presented the leader with a Khata, a Tibetan good luck offering, following a campaign stop in Vancouver, Sunday, October 20, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld

Green Party Leader Elizabeth May and her husband John Kidder, left, Green Party candidate for Mission-Matsqui-Fraser Canyon, participate in a march calling for justice for missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls, in Vancouver, on Sunday October 20, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

NDP leader Jagmeet Singh waves after visiting a restaurant in Davie Village during a campaign stop in Vancouver, B.C., on Sunday, October 20, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette

Leader of the Liberal Party of Canada, Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, smiles in a crowd of supporters during a "Team Trudeau 2019" Rally at the Woodwards Atrium in Vancouver B.C. on October 20, 2019. (Photo by Don MacKinnon / AFP) (Photo by DON MACKINNON/AFP via Getty Images)

Conservative leader Andrew Scheer shakes hands with Tsengdok Rinpoche after he presented the leader with a Khata, a Tibetan good luck offering, following a campaign stop in Vancouver, Sunday, October 20, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld

Green Party Leader Elizabeth May and her husband John Kidder, left, Green Party candidate for Mission-Matsqui-Fraser Canyon, participate in a march calling for justice for missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls, in Vancouver, on Sunday October 20, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Morning Update: Election day is here

6 min read

October 17, 2019

Green Party leader Elizabeth May arrives for a federal election campaign stop via the Metro in Longueuil, Que., Tuesday, October 8, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes

Green Party leader Elizabeth May arrives for a federal election campaign stop via the Metro in Longueuil, Que., Tuesday, October 8, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes

Morning Update: Brexit deal in Brussels; Our Elizabeth May profile; questions on Toronto transit deal

8 min read

October 16, 2019

Justin Trudeau, Prime Minster of Canada, reads to grade 1 and 2 students at the Blessed Sacrament Elementary School in London, Ont. on Sept 16 2019.

Justin Trudeau, Prime Minster of Canada, reads to grade 1 and 2 students at the Blessed Sacrament Elementary School in London, Ont. on Sept 16 2019.

Morning Update: Trudeau’s centrist pitch; assisted-dying organization faces suit; home sales rebound

6 min read

October 14, 2019

NDP leader Jagmeet Singh, right, and his wife Gurkiran Kaur, left, cast their ballets at an advanced polling station in his Burnaby South riding during a campaign stop in Burnaby, B.C., on Sunday, October 13, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette

NDP leader Jagmeet Singh, right, and his wife Gurkiran Kaur, left, cast their ballets at an advanced polling station in his Burnaby South riding during a campaign stop in Burnaby, B.C., on Sunday, October 13, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette

Morning Update: Singh opens door to coalition; pushback on vaping measures; Kurds turn to Damascus

6 min read

October 10, 2019

Civilians flee with their belongings during Turkish bombardment on Syria's northeastern town of Ras al-Ain in the Hasakeh province along the Turkish border on October 9, 2019. - Turkey launched a broad assault on Kurdish-controlled areas in northeastern Syria today, with intensive bombardment paving the way for an invasion made possible by the withdrawal of US troops.

Civilians flee with their belongings during Turkish bombardment on Syria's northeastern town of Ras al-Ain in the Hasakeh province along the Turkish border on October 9, 2019. - Turkey launched a broad assault on Kurdish-controlled areas in northeastern Syria today, with intensive bombardment paving the way for an invasion made possible by the withdrawal of US troops.

Morning Update: Turkish strikes on Kurds; Grassy Narrows 50 years on; the B.C. spending scandal

6 min read

October 9, 2019

The Uber app is displayed on an iPhone as taxi drivers wait for passengers in downtown Vancouver.

The Uber app is displayed on an iPhone as taxi drivers wait for passengers in downtown Vancouver.

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Ride-hailing is coming to B.C. Here’s what you need to know

6 min read

October 9, 2019

Jagmeet Singh, the leader of the New Democratic Party, arrives for a town hall at the campaign office of Maria Augimeri, NPD candidate for the Humber River-Black Creek riding in Toronto, Ont. on Sept 18 2019.

Jagmeet Singh, the leader of the New Democratic Party, arrives for a town hall at the campaign office of Maria Augimeri, NPD candidate for the Humber River-Black Creek riding in Toronto, Ont. on Sept 18 2019.

Morning Update: Sitting down with Jagmeet Singh; Alberta relaxes truck-driver standards; Statscan recalls health data

7 min read

October 8, 2019

Green Party leader Elizabeth May, left, People's Party of Canada leader Maxime Bernier, Bloc leader Yves-Francois Blanchet and NDP leader Jagmeet Singh look on as Liberal leader Justin Trudeau and Conservative leader Andrew Scheer discuss a question during the Federal leaders debate in Gatineau, Monday October 7, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang

Green Party leader Elizabeth May, left, People's Party of Canada leader Maxime Bernier, Bloc leader Yves-Francois Blanchet and NDP leader Jagmeet Singh look on as Liberal leader Justin Trudeau and Conservative leader Andrew Scheer discuss a question during the Federal leaders debate in Gatineau, Monday October 7, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang

Morning Update: Leaders’ debate takeaways; Sweden’s Bombardier probe; Trump and Syria

7 min read

October 7, 2019

Truck yard belonging to GLT Transportation Inc owner Lakhwinder Singh, outside his offices in Surrey, British Columbia, Thursday, September 12, 2019. Rafal Gerszak/The Globe and Mail

Truck yard belonging to GLT Transportation Inc owner Lakhwinder Singh, outside his offices in Surrey, British Columbia, Thursday, September 12, 2019. Rafal Gerszak/The Globe and Mail

Morning Update: B.C.’s trucking industry; the English-language debate; violence flares in Hong Kong

6 min read

October 3, 2019

Leader of the Bloc Quebecois Yves-Francois Blanchet, left to right, Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer, TVA host Pierre Bruneau, Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau and NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh pose for a photo at the TVA french debate for the 2019 federal election, in Montreal, Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Joel Lemay, POOL Yves-François Blanchet (Chef du Bloc québecois), Andrew Scheer (Chef du Parti Conservateur), Pierre Bruneau (TVA), Justin Trudeau (Chef du Parti Libéral du Canada) et Jagmeet Singh (Chef du Nouveau Parti démocratique) lors du « Face-à-Face 2019», dans le cadre des élections fédérales 2019, dans les studios de TVA, à Montréal, mercredi le 2 octobre 2019. JOEL LEMAY/POOL/AGENCE QMI

Leader of the Bloc Quebecois Yves-Francois Blanchet, left to right, Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer, TVA host Pierre Bruneau, Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau and NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh pose for a photo at the TVA french debate for the 2019 federal election, in Montreal, Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Joel Lemay, POOL Yves-François Blanchet (Chef du Bloc québecois), Andrew Scheer (Chef du Parti Conservateur), Pierre Bruneau (TVA), Justin Trudeau (Chef du Parti Libéral du Canada) et Jagmeet Singh (Chef du Nouveau Parti démocratique) lors du « Face-à-Face 2019», dans le cadre des élections fédérales 2019, dans les studios de TVA, à Montréal, mercredi le 2 octobre 2019. JOEL LEMAY/POOL/AGENCE QMI

Morning Update: The French-language debate; Trump spars with Democrats; Legault’s apology to Indigenous peoples

6 min read