Toronto sold barely a third of its premium FIFA Fan Fest Tickets, early data shows, potentially damaging a plan it launched to help manage escalating costs during the 2026 World Cup. The Fan Fest events were held from June 11 to July 19 at Fort York Historic Site and The Bentway, screening soccer matches and hosting…
Residents across British Columbia are feeling the impact of the fast-moving wildfires as they threaten communities across the province. Evacuation orders and alerts are in place for areas including Clinton, Boston Bar, and parts of the Thompson-Nicola Regional District. The BC Wildfire Service says about 120 wildfires are burning across the province, while an approaching…
The federal government has shut down plans to expand Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport, citing concerns about public space, housing, noise and environmental impacts, despite continued support for the project from Ontario’s Progressive Conservative government. Transport Minister Steven MacKinnon announced Friday that Ottawa’s focus will remain exclusively on approved runway safety enhancements currently underway at…
Over two days in September, Prime Minister Mark Carney will try to stanch $1 trillion of foreign investment flight over the last decade. You can’t fault the man for lack of ambition. Carney is presiding over what he’s calling the Canada Investment Summit — a gathering of international business leaders, CEOs and institutional investors aimed…
Canadian authorities have disrupted four “violent extremist attack plots against Jewish targets” since the start of the Israel-Hamas conflict in 2023, says an intelligence report obtained by Global News that warns of continued threats to the community. The June 29 report by the federal government’s Integrated Threat Assessment Centre said that each of the plots…
The Ontario Progressive Conservative caucus was given the green light to book hotel rooms in downtown Toronto at the taxpayer’s expense whenever night sittings were scheduled, Global News has learned, despite Premier Doug Ford’s repeated public assertion that the expenses were “unacceptable.” For more than a week, Progressive Conservative MPPs have been facing scrutiny for…
City administration has requested the City of Calgary double its financial commitment to a project set to overhaul the Werklund Centre, formerly known as Arts Commons, as budget estimates for the project rapidly rise. The modernization of the existing Werklund Centre building is the final of three projects in the area, which includes an expansion…
RCMP launched a water, land, and aerial search after two boys slipped into fast-moving rapids in Manitoba’s Whiteshell Provincial Park. Officers received a report of a possible drowning near Sturgeon Falls Trail at Nutimik Lake at about 12:40 p.m. on Saturday. Nutimik Lake is about an hour and a half east of Winnipeg. Get daily…
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted July 18, 2026 4:50 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Thousands of Canadian auto workers could secure three per cent wage increases every year for the next three if they agree to a new labour contract. Unifor released details of a proposed collective…
For most people, it’s just another highway through the South Okanagan. For Osoyoos Band Chief Clarence Louie, it’s a daily reminder of land his community says was taken more than a century ago. After years of negotiations, the Osoyoos Band is working with the province of British Columbia on a land claim swap that could…
