Sean Previl

Toronto

Digital Broadcast Journalist at Global News

Digital Broadcast Journalist @globalnews. Murrow & RTDNA Canada winner. @globalhalifax, @globalNB alum. News tips: [email protected]. Opinions, my own.

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Articles

New pope elected to lead Catholic Church

6 days ago | globalnews.ca | Sean Previl

A new pope has been chosen to lead the Catholic Church. White smoke streamed from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel on Thursday shortly after 12 p.m. ET, and was followed by the bells of St. Peter’s Basilica ringing as additional confirmation.
PowerSchool hack: School boards face new ransom demands months after leak

1 week ago | globalnews.ca | Sean Previl

Some Canadian school boards say they’ve been the target of ransom attempts in relation to the massive data breach of PowerSchool, which saw millions of current and former students across the country impacted.
What’s in a name? How a new pope chooses their title

1 week ago | globalnews.ca | Sean Previl

Cardinals have been sequestered in the Vatican ahead of the conclave Wednesday, where they will vote on who will be next to lead the Catholic Church. They won’t emerge until white smoke has billowed into the air and the senior cardinal has announced “Habemus papam” — “We have a pope.”And he will tell those gathered at St. Peter’s Square the pontiff’s baptismal name in Latin, followed by his papal name. When it comes to the pope, a name can say a lot. But what goes into choosing a papal name?
Carney to head to Washington, D.C. ahead of Trump meeting: PMO

1 week ago | globalnews.ca | Sean Previl

Prime Minister Mark Carney is heading to Washington, D.C., on Monday ahead of his highly anticipated meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump. The Prime Minister’s Office confirmed to Global News in an email that Carney will depart for the U.S. capital on Monday afternoon. The meeting is scheduled to take place Tuesday.
Why some ‘frustrated’ NDP voters flipped to Conservatives in the election

1 week ago | globalnews.ca | Sean Previl

As Liberal red and Conservative blue swept across the country in Canada’s federal election earlier this week, NDP orange dwindled. While many voters who left the party turned to the Liberals, many others flipped to the Conservatives — with affordability being among the key factors. In Monday’s federal election, the Liberals are projected to have won 168 seats — enough to form a minority government — and the Conservatives sit at 144.
Canada invites King Charles III to open Parliament in rare move: sources

1 week ago | globalnews.ca | Sean Previl |Mercedes Stephenson

Canada has extended an invitation to King Charles III to open Parliament in the coming weeks, multiple sources tell Global News. If accepted, it would be the first time that a sovereign has opened Parliament since Queen Elizabeth II last did so in 1957. Sources tell Global News he is likely to attend, but Buckingham Palace has not officially accepted and, due to protocol, confirmation would need to be provided by the Palace.
Another Canada Post strike could be coming in May. What we know

1 week ago | globalnews.ca | Sean Previl

Five months after the end of a nationwide strike, Canada Post workers could be returning to the picket lines as early as May 22 when the current collective agreements expire. The Crown corporation and the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) returned to the bargaining table on Wednesday, after failing to come to a deal in March.
Not just Poilievre — these familiar MPs also lost their seats in Canada’s election - National | Globalnews.ca

2 weeks ago | globalnews.ca | Sean Previl

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre and NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh both lost their seats in the federal election, but they are not the only familiar names whose seats will be filled by someone new. Poilievre’s was the most high-profile upset of the election, having held the riding of Carleton since 2004 and being elected leader of the Conservative Party just three years ago before losing to Liberal Bruce Fanjoy. Singh came in third in his riding of Burnaby Central, losing to Liberal Wade Chang.
Voter turnout in Canada’s election the highest since 2015

2 weeks ago | globalnews.ca | Sean Previl

Voter turnout in Canada’s federal election was the highest it’s been since 2015, Elections Canada says. The Liberals regained the popular vote on Monday following two consecutive elections that saw them form minority governments but trail the Conservatives in the popular vote. According to preliminary results from Elections Canada, as of Tuesday at 12 p.m. eastern, Mark Carney’s Liberals received 43.5 per cent of the popular vote with 8,367,521 ballots cast.
Mark Carney’s Liberals projected to win minority government

2 weeks ago | globalnews.ca | Sean Previl

Prime Minister Mark Carney will form a minority government, Global News has projected, though the total seat count is not yet known as some ridings still have votes to be counted. Carney’s government is the Liberals’ fourth consecutive mandate and when this year began would have been thought unattainable, with the Conservatives ahead by more than 20 points in some polls and a deeply unpopular prime minister in Justin Trudeau.