Sean Boynton

1 day ago | globalnews.ca | Sean Boynton

U.S. President Donald Trump has directed his administration to investigate his predecessor Joe Biden's actions as president, including whether any orders or pardons he signed with an autopen are valid amid recent reporting that has raised questions around Biden's "cognitive decline." The move is the boldest yet in Trump's campaign against his political rivals and the quest by Republicans to overturn Biden's legacy, which has been marred by growing questions about his ability to run the...

2 days ago | globalnews.ca | Sean Boynton

Marc Garneau, a former astronaut who served as a federal cabinet minister after becoming the first Canadian to go to space, has died at the age of 76. A statement from his wife Pam Garneau confirming his death was shared on social media by Garneau's former chief of staff Marc Roy, who said he was "saddened beyond words" to share the "gut wrenching news.""It is with deep sadness that I share the news of my husband Marc Garneau's passing," the statement says.

3 days ago | globalnews.ca | Sean Boynton

U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick on Wednesday defended the doubling of steel and aluminum tariffs by claiming the United States "can't fight a war" without domestic production of those materials. Lutnick made the comments while denying the immediate real-world implications that steep tariffs will have on U.S. manufacturing during testimony in front of the U.S. Senate appropriations committee that focused in part on U.S. President Donald Trump's tariff policy.

4 days ago | globalnews.ca | Sean Boynton

The White House confirmed Tuesday that U.S. President Donald Trump will follow through on his announced plan to double tariffs on foreign steel and aluminum imports to 50 per cent, with the increase set to take effect Wednesday. White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters at a briefing that Trump will sign an executive order for the new tariff rates later on Tuesday.

4 days ago | globalnews.ca | Sean Boynton

The federal government introduced new legislation Tuesday that aims to both strengthen and streamline the immigration process, including new limits on asylum claims, while also cracking down on cross-border fentanyl trafficking. The proposed bill addresses not only several of the border security priorities highlighted by Prime Minister Mark Carney, but also some of the longstanding complaints voiced by U.S. lawmakers, diplomats and Canadian police organizations.