Kelowna, B.C., city council is expected to vote on a controversial land swap proposal on Monday after a seven-hour long public hearing on an issue that has divided the community. If approved, the land swap between the city and a development company would see a portion of the Kelowna Springs Golf Course on Penno Road…
Just a few weeks ago, the Historical Society of Alberta (HSA) was discussing its upcoming plans as though it was an ordinary meeting. However, the entire future of the organization now seems in doubt. Alberta’s 2026 budget is set to remove all provincial funding for the HSA. “As part of Budget 2026, the funding for…
A medical supplies vendor, contracted by Ontario’s taxpayer-funded home care agency, paid out a ransom demand last year, after its systems were accessed and data belonging to as many as 200,000 patients was locked, according to an Ontario government agency report. In April 2025, servers belonging to Ontario Medical Supply — which works with Crown…
A majority of Canadians say they want Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor removed from the line of succession to the British throne, a new poll shows. The poll, released Monday by Angus Reid Institute, shows an overwhelming 84 per cent of Canadians say they are in support of the move. The survey was conducted online from Feb. 24…
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Winnipeg police say three youths have been arrested after a pizza delivery worker was robbed at gunpoint Thursday evening. Officers were called just before 7:30 p.m. on March 5, to an apartment complex in the 500 block of Victor Street following reports of a robbery. Police found…
More than four years after her son’s death, Tracey Savage says the wait for justice continues. On Sept. 5, 2021, a young man was found critically injured on a field at Penticton Secondary School. He later died in hospital. Savage says the days before her son was identified were agonizing. “Each day he didn’t come…
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Battlefords, Sask., RCMP has now confirmed two sudden deaths in the area sparked the investigation alongside the Saskatchewan Coroner’s Service into a report of a possibly hazardous liquid beverage/substance. A warning to not consume any unknown beverages or liquid substances was issued because of the safety risk…
Federal Artificial Intelligence Minister Evan Solomon says the CEO of OpenAI has agreed to take several actions to bolster safety, including providing a report outlining the new systems the firm is developing to identify high-risk offenders and policy violators. A statement from Solomon following his meeting Wednesday with Sam Altman says the minister will also ask the…
Two Muslim mothers in Quebec say they have been told they can no longer volunteer at their children’s elementary schools because they wear hijabs. Sabaah Khan, a resident of Brossard, says she has spent more than a decade volunteering at her children’s schools, helping with activities ranging from library duties to vaccination days. “Volunteers are…
Hundreds of noisy California sea lions have taken over the beach at Deep Bay on Vancouver Island, across from Denman Island. David Rosen, a marine biologist with the UBC Institute for Oceans and Fisheries, told Global News the sea lions are at the end of their six-month northern fish tour and waiting for the upcoming…
