Warning: This story contains discussion of suicide. Discretion is advised. If you or someone you know is struggling, help is available. In Canada, call or text 988 for the Suicide Crisis Helpline. In case of an emergency, please call 911 for immediate help. A Canadian mother has filed a lawsuit against OpenAI and its CEO…
A woman who lost her mother to a Surrey motor vehicle incident says ICBC’s no-fault insurance has left her without justice. “My mom was a very lively person. She was the best mom. She was … full of energy,” Jenny Choi told Global News. In September 2022, 51-year-old Holly Park was run over by an…
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Hundreds of people gathered in a LaSalle park Tuesday evening to remember a three-year-old girl who died after a tragic bouncy castle accident last week. Flowers, stuffed animals and handwritten notes were laid in Ouellette Park as mourners paid tribute to Ava Ciampini, who was critically injured…
A group of environmental organizations and municipalities is worried that Quebec’s groundwater reserves are dwindling due to overconsumption and the effects of climate change. In an open letter sent to the environment minister, the 12 municipalities and nine environmental organizations say the province is consuming more groundwater than is being replenished. The municipalities, located along…
At the height of concerns over foreign interference in 2023, Canada’s spy agency started adding blanket warnings to assessments of foreign nationals seeking security clearance to work for the federal government. The Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) started by warning federal departments about China’s national security laws, which allow Beijing to compel Chinese nationals to…
Quebec Liberal Leader Charles Milliard is pitching his party as the only resolutely federalist option in Quebec as it will likely face off against the separatist Parti Québécois in the general election scheduled for October. “On the referendum issue, the (Coalition Avenir Québec) is indecisive. Some say they are in the ‘No’ camp. Others are…
Warning: This story contains discussion of suicide. Discretion is advised. If you or someone you know is struggling, help is available. In Canada, call or text 988 for the Suicide Crisis Helpline. The hockey world is mourning the sudden death of former Montreal Canadien Claude Lemieux, as experts say his family’s decision to donate his…
There are new questions about what happened just moments before a massive fire destroyed a long-term care home under construction on Penticton, B.C.’s Green Avenue last week. While the cause is being investigated, Global News has obtained photos of a person on the construction site just minutes before flames erupted and the fire department was…
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Ottawa on Thursday is set to unveil its long-delayed federal artificial intelligence strategy, a roadmap highly anticipated for its implications on the AI industry and Canadians’ trust in the technology. Government officials are due to hold a technical briefing on the strategy at 9 a.m. Eastern ahead…
The future of the Fairview homeless encampment in Penticton, B.C., will return to court next month as concerns continue to grow over safety at the site following a series of fires. The latest incident occurred Sunday when a tent caught fire at the encampment. The blaze followed a larger and more explosive fire two weeks…
