Debbie Henderson chokes back tears reading a letter her grief-stricken family has written to Canada’s prime minister. “Bailey was a vibrant, kind, and deeply loved woman whose life was tragically cut short by an act of preventable violence,’ the letter reads in part. Bailey McCourt, a 32-year-old a mother of two, was beaten to death…
Reported opioids deaths decreased nationally in Canada by 17 per cent last year, federal figures show, but the decreases aren’t happening uniformly across the country, according to a new report. The Public Health Agency of Canada released the most recent data on opioid toxicity deaths showing in 2024, 20 people on average lost their lives…
Canada’s Leylah Fernandez has been eliminated from the Monterey Open after falling 6-2, 3-6, 2-6 to Rebecca Sramkova of Slovakia on Wednesday. The 22-year-old from Laval, Que., took the first set of the round-of-16 matchup, winning 64.3 per cent of her first-serve points. Sramkova rallied and took all five available break points in the second…
A new poll has found that Canadians are divided on Indigenous rights. The poll, commissioned by the Angus Reid Institute, found that while a slight majority of Canadians feel that Indigenous Peoples have a unique status in Canada (55 per cent), and the vast majority of Indigenous-identifying individuals agree (68 per cent), others push back…
After a decision to charge a man for allegedly assaulting an intruder in his home in Lindsay, Ont., sparked widespread reaction this week, one criminal lawyer has a reminder for the public: self-defence is legal in Canada, but within reason. The Kawartha Lakes Police Service has faced criticism for charging a 44-year-old man after an altercation that…
This is an excerpt from The Buzzer, which is CBC Sports’ daily email newsletter. Stay up to speed on what’s happening in sports by subscribing here. The pinnacle of the 2025 track and field season is less than a month away, with the World Athletics Championships kicking off Sept. 13 in Tokyo. But, before the planet’s…
After days of being grounded on the tarmac at Kelowna International Airport (YLW), an Air Canada Airbus will soon be back in the air after the airline and its flight attendants reached a tentative deal in their labour dispute. However, exactly how soon isn’t known. “We don’t have any updated information as to exactly when…
A small B.C town is buzzing after the world’s richest man made an unexpected touchdown this past weekend. Elon Musk, the CEO of X and Tesla and a former White House adviser, landed in Bella Bella on B.C.’s Central Coast on Saturday in a small private aircraft before being flown out by helicopter. He returned to the…
Canada is leading the way when it comes to volunteering to work at the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Organizers of the Canadian end of the tournament say Toronto and Vancouver rank one-two among the 16 host cities in the number of applications. Of the more than 565,000 total volunteer applications to date, over 180,000 are…
Vivian Paguio and her family are desperate to get to Toronto for a funeral. However, the Air Canada strike has thrown a wrench in their travel plans. “The amount for five of us is $11,000,” Paguio told Global News as they tried to find another airline on Sunday to take them. When they returned to…
