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Sweden’s NATO bid set to be discussed as Trudeau meets Nordic leaders
Sweden’s bid to join the NATO military alliance will be discussed Monday at a meeting of Nordic leaders in Iceland, with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in attendance.
26 Jun 2023 | Ukraine -
Rise in crime, public safety concern in Kelowna prompts new youth-focused RCMP program
The Kelowna RCMP is launching a youth officer program following a rise in youth crime in the Central Okanagan.
25 Jun 2023 | Canada -
Cottage country, eastern Ontario blanketed in forest fire smoke: Environment Canada
Parts of eastern Ontario and cottage country to the north of Toronto were blanketed by air quality warnings Sunday as forest fires continue to burn in Quebec and On…
25 Jun 2023 | Health -
Manitoba health-care union, Shared Health reach deal on tentative contract
Shared Health and the Manitoba Association of Health Care Professionals have tentatively agreed on a new contract for more than 6,000 health-care workers, averting …
25 Jun 2023 | Health -
Village of Lumby, B.C. to receive funds for flood, disaster mitigation
Provincial funding to help reduce the risks of future disaster-related natural hazards and climate change is coming for the Village of Lumby, B.C.
25 Jun 2023 | Canada -
Trudeau off to Iceland to meet leaders ahead NATO, amid Arctic uncertainty
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is on his way to meet with Nordic leaders ahead of an upcoming NATO summit and as uncertainty looms over the future of the Arctic.
25 Jun 2023 | Ukraine -
Peel officer fires gun at hammer-wielding driver on Hwy. 403, police watchdog says
Ontario’s police watchdog is investigating after an incident on Highway 403 reportedly involving a Peel Regional Police officer and a driver wielding a hammer.
25 Jun 2023 | Canada -
Peach City Beach Cruise Draws thousands to South Okanagan
The 21st annual Peach City Beach Cruise did not disappoint the thousands of people who travelled to Penticton’s Lakeshore Drive.
25 Jun 2023 | Canada -
‘Titanic’ director James Cameron says Titan sub was ‘fundamentally flawed’
James Cameron, director of the blockbuster film Titanic, has criticized the engineering of the lost Titan submersible, calling its design “fundamentally flawed.”
23 Jun 2023 | Canada -
Kesha and producer Dr. Luke settle legal battle over rape, defamation claims
Pop star Kesha and producer Dr. Luke have settled nearly a decade of lawsuits and countersuits over her accusation that he drugged and raped her and his claim that …
23 Jun 2023 | Canada -
‘Speedy B’ leaving door open for possible return to Hamilton Tiger-Cats
“Speedy B” may not be done terrorizing CFL defences just yet.
23 Jun 2023 | Sports -
Guelph police seize $1,500 worth of drugs after motorcyclists caught speeding
Guelph police say they’ve arrested three people after a pair of motorcycles were seen driving at a high speed on Thursday.
23 Jun 2023 | Canada -
Stepson of Titan sub crew member living a ‘nightmare’ as search continues
As the search for a tourist submersible carrying five wealthy adventurers continues for a fourth day, attention online has turned to one passenger’s stepson, who sa…
22 Jun 2023 | World -
Winnipeg lotto winner in disbelief at $1M prize
Another Winnipeg local is $1 million richer this week.
22 Jun 2023 | Canada -
Police investigate reports of suspicious man in Jackson Park in Peterborough
Police in Peterborough. Ont., are investigating the reports of a suspicious man in Jackson Park early Wednesday evening.
22 Jun 2023 | Canada -
Police appeal for video after Toronto crash left 4 injured, including pregnant woman
Toronto police are appealing for video footage after a crash reportedly involving an impaired man that injured four people, including a pregnant woman who was left …
22 Jun 2023 | Canada -
DNA evidence leads to murder charge in 26-year-old Edmonton homicide case
A 48-year-old man has been charged with first-degree murder in the death of a woman whose body was found in an Edmonton apartment more than 26 years ago.
22 Jun 2023 | Canada -
Vancouver police impound Porsche after learner driver clocked at 187 km/h
A young driver with a learner’s licence saw a hot set of wheels impounded early Wednesday after police clocked the car driving nearly 200 km/h.
22 Jun 2023 | Canada -
NDP expects to win two upcoming B.C. byelections
The NDP is expected to hold onto two British Columbia ridings where byelections will be held Saturday after the resignations of senior government figures, but the p…
22 Jun 2023 | Politics -
London Dream Lottery winners announced
A Hanover resident and an 84-year-old Toronto woman are the grand prize winners of the spring Dream Lottery in London, Ont.
22 Jun 2023 | Health -
Quebec wildfires: dangerously dry weather to last through the weekend
Hot, dry weather conditions were forecasted to continue through the weekend in regions of Quebec threatened by forest fires, complicating work for firefighters, pro…
22 Jun 2023 | Canada -
Consumer spending holds strong as retail sales climb
Statistics Canada says retail sales rose 1.1 per cent to $65.9 billion in April as gains at general merchandise retailers and food and beverage stores led the way h…
21 Jun 2023 | Economy -
Arkansas’ 1st-in-U.S. ban on gender-affirming care for minors overturned
A federal judge struck down Arkansas’ first-in-the-nation ban on gender-affirming care for children as unconstitutional Tuesday, the first ruling to overturn such a…
21 Jun 2023 | Health -
Brian Mulroney praises Trudeau’s leadership, omits any mention of Pierre Poilievre
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is basking in the praise of Brian Mulroney after the former prime minister said “trash” talk against the Liberal leader will be forgot…
20 Jun 2023 | Politics -
Alberta and Ottawa remain far apart on energy, climate policies after meeting
There is no line in the sand between his government and Alberta over energy and climate policies but there is also still a lot of daylight in their respective visio…
20 Jun 2023 | Economy -
President of Sikh Gurdwara shot and killed in Surrey parking lot, BC Sikh community reports
A high-ranking member of the B.C. Sikh community was shot and killed Sunday evening in a Gurdwara parking lot.
19 Jun 2023 | Canada -
Manitoba officials set to address public on Monday regarding mass casualty bus crash
Supt. Rob Lasson from the Manitoba RCMP major crimes unit, Premier Heather Stefanson and Lanette Siragusa, CEO of Shared Health are set to hold a press conference a…
19 Jun 2023 | Canada -
Ontario Liberal leadership candidate unveils high-profile campaign chairs
Kingston, Ont., MPP and Ontario Liberal leadership hopeful Ted Hsu is flexing his political muscle as the campaign to replcae Steven Del Duca as leader gets underwa…
19 Jun 2023 | Politics -
Toronto Election: Ana Bailao makes her pitch for mayor on Global News
em>Global News is holding one-on-one interviews with the top seven polling candidates vying to become Toronto’s next mayor on June 26. Candidates were asked to choo…
19 Jun 2023 | Politics -
Olivia Chow maintains strong lead as mayoral race enters final week, Global News poll shows
The race to become Toronto’s next mayor is frontrunner Olivia Chow’s to lose as she enters the final stretch of the campaign with a seemingly unassailable lead, a n…
19 Jun 2023 | Politics -
2-vehicle collision south of Peterborough sends 2 people to hospital: OPP
Two people were sent to hospital with serious injuries after a two-vehicle collision south of Peterborough on Thursday evening.
16 Jun 2023 | Canada -
Paranormal investigator launches ‘Ghost Revelations’ tour in Peterborough
There is a road in Port Perry, Ont., where, so the story goes, once the sun goes down, the spirits come out.
16 Jun 2023 | Canada -
Police seek missing Guelph teen
Guelph police are looking for a teenager who has been missing for nearly two months.
16 Jun 2023 | Canada -
Penticton, B.C. child injured after being struck in crosswalk
A 12-year-old girl is recovering from minor injuries after being struck by a vehicle in Penticton, B.C., earlier this week.
16 Jun 2023 | Canada -
Montreal’s Lance Stroll looks to impress at home Grand Prix
Lance Stroll feels he’s finally driving a car that can compete with the best on home soil.
16 Jun 2023 | Sports -
Older Canadians planning to push back retirement due to inflation: survey
Canadians are struggling to save for retirement, with many planning to push back the next phase of their life amid inflation and higher interest rates, according to…
15 Jun 2023 | Economy -
Hundreds of European firefighters joining Canada’s wildfire battle
A battalion of nearly 350 firefighters from the European Union will soon be on the ground in Quebec to help their Canadian counterparts tackle a devastating and unp…
12 Jun 2023 | Canada -
Heavy rain prompts special weather statements for parts of southern Ontario
Parts of southern Ontario are under a special weather statement due to heavy rain on Monday.
12 Jun 2023 | Canada -
Canada’s worst spring wildfire season could set housing construction further back
Canada’s worst-ever spring wildfire season has forced its forestry industry to shutter sawmills, driving up lumber prices and setting production back for months jus…
12 Jun 2023 | Economy -
Danny Masterson trial: Judge finds lawyers leaked info to Church of Scientology
Two lawyers formerly representing That ’70’s Show actor and convicted rapist Danny Masterson were financially sanctioned by a Los Angeles County Superior Court judg…
09 Jun 2023 | Canada -
Nova Scotia launches new online platform to share emergency room wait times
Some Nova Scotians will now have a better idea of how long they’ll have to wait before accessing care when arriving at a hospital.
09 Jun 2023 | Health -
Online streaming bill to leave out social media users, Ottawa tells CRTC
Canadians who make content online are to be excluded from future regulations that the Liberal government is imposing on digital giants, a new draft policy shows.
08 Jun 2023 | Canada -
Man faces first-degree murder charge in shooting at Peterborough encampment
A Peterborough, Ont., man has been charged with first-degree murder in connection with last week’s shooting of a woman at the Wolfe Street tent encampment in the ci…
08 Jun 2023 | Canada -
Biden condemns ‘cruel’ wave of state legislation to restrict LGBTQ2 rights
President Joe Biden on Thursday condemned a wave of “cruel” and “callous” state legislation curbing the rights, visibility and health care access of LGBTQ2 people, …
08 Jun 2023 | Politics -
Pope Francis in ‘good general condition’ after intestinal surgery, Vatican says
Pope Francis was in “good general condition” Thursday, alert and breathing on his own following a three-hour operation to remove intestinal scar tissue and repair a…
08 Jun 2023 | World -
Montreal is the last Canadian team to win the Stanley Cup. Three decades later we look back
Kirk Muller remembers the speech like it was yesterday.
08 Jun 2023 | Sports -
3 people dead after crash in eastern Ontario
Three people are dead after a two-vehicle head-on crash in eastern Ontario earlier this week.
08 Jun 2023 | Canada -
Ukraine says it could lose millions of crops after dam collapse
Ukraine could lose several million tons of crops because of flooding caused by the destruction of the Kakhovka dam in the south of the country, the Ukrainian agricu…
08 Jun 2023 | Ukraine -
Jays reliever Bass meets with Pride Toronto director after apologizing for post
TORONTO – Blue Jays pitcher Anthony Bass said he’s “in a better place moving forward” after speaking with Pride Toronto’s executive director in the wake of his soci…
08 Jun 2023 | Sports -
Kirk drives in winning run as Jays edge Astros 3-2
TORONTO – Strong defence and a clutch pinch-hit helped win the day for the Toronto Blue Jays on Wednesday. Another impressive performance from their starting pitche…
08 Jun 2023 | Sports