Out of the tragedy of the 9/11 attacks in America 25 years ago, a ray of hope emerged on the Canadian side of the border. The town of Gander, N.L., and surrounding areas took on nearly 7,000 stranded travellers whose planes were diverted after the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001. The crisis forged a…
The Prime Minister is facing calls to investigate how the son of Iran’s former vice president won millions in government contracts while security agencies were probing his suspected role in the Islamic Republic’s missile program. In a letter to Mark Carney, four Iranian-Canadian organizations said the case of Mohammad Reza Ghafouri Fard, who has been…
The family of Taig Savage says it has lost faith in the justice system after one of the people accused in his killing pleaded guilty to the lesser charge of manslaughter. The youth, who cannot be named, entered the guilty plea Friday, potentially facing a much shorter sentence than if convicted of second-degree murder. Under…
This story contains details that may be disturbing to some readers. Discretion advised. Brian Clark doesn’t like to call himself “lucky,” but he says he’s grateful he’s alive after escaping the World Trade Center on Sept. 11. “I prefer to think about it as fortunate and blessed,” Clark told Global News. As people prepare to…
REGINA – The Saskatchewan Roughriders earned some breathing room in the CFL’s West Division standings with a thrilling 32-26 overtime victory over the Winnipeg Blue Bombers on Sunday. The victory improves the Roughriders’ record to 8-4, good for second place in the West Division behind the Edmonton Elks who have an 8-3 record heading into…
Athletics Canada says one of its members has gone missing while attempting to break a mountain-running record in the Alps along the Switzerland-Italy border. The national sport governing body says in a statement that Kalie McCrystal was last seen Tuesday. It says the skyrunner and mountaineer was climbing Italy’s Matterhorn, a roughly 4,481-metre-tall, horn-shaped peak…
Landing a job interview increasingly means navigating artificial intelligence, whether it’s helping write a resume, screening an application or even conducting an initial interview. The growing use of AI in hiring comes as Canada’s job market remains challenging for many job seekers, prompting both employers and applicants to adopt new technology in an effort to…
After Toronto was battered by a record-breaking snowstorm at the end of January, the Ford government started getting questions. One by one, journalists from the Queen’s Park Press Gallery began reaching out to the Ministry of Infrastructure to ask if the Ontario Science Centre had been damaged. The storm dumped 50 cm of snow on…
Ontario’s Inspector General of Policing has found officers in Niagara failed in their duty to provide adequate policing when a 911 operator decided not to send anyone to investigate a silent call. The report stems from a call in the early hours of Aug. 30, 2024. On that day, Ralph Buerger made a 36-second call…
Two Progressive Conservative MPPs based in Brampton, Ont., say they have repaid tens of thousands of dollars for hotel rooms in downtown Toronto after a spending scandal that saw one cabinet minister resign. Hardeep Grewal and Charmaine Williams, who represent Brampton East and Brampton Centre, said they had repaid $27,275 and $15,865 respectively for Toronto…
