A senior member of the Iranian regime has been deported from Canada after a judge dismissed his last-minute appeal, Global News has learned. The Canada Border Services Agency said it had removed Syed Salman Samani, Iran’s former deputy interior minister and official spokesperson. “As a matter of public interest, the CBSA can confirm that it has…
Descrease article font size Increase article font size A one-year-old male grizzly bear escaped its enclosure at the Wilder Institute’s Calgary Zoo about 90 minutes before it was supposed to open to the public on Sunday morning, zoo officials have confirmed. In an email to Global News, zoo media relations said Fitz the grizzly bear…
The mayor of Brampton, Ont., says “no deal is better than a bad deal” if the auto sector isn’t included — a common phrase used in the past year about Canada’s ongoing trade negotiations with the U.S. “I hope we can get a trade deal but my understanding is that the U.S. side, the Trump…
The Saskatoon Berries hit a milestone Aug. 12, winning their way into the WCBL championship series for the first time. This weekend, they head just west of Red Deer, Alta., to play the Sylvan Lake Gulls Saturday night for Game 1, before returning home to the patch Sunday for Game 2. The Berries are coming…
StubHub made hundreds of millions of dollars last quarter, but it is having to give a lot of that money back after reselling FIFA World Cup tickets that had yet to be issued. Facing lawsuits, the company is now reporting a net loss, and watching its shares drop dramatically. “It certainly feels like schadenfreude,” Carmi…
Pediatricians are urging better tracking of e-scooter and e-bike injuries after a report shows a “significant number” of severe injuries and deaths among youth who used them last year. The report, released by the Canadian Paediatric Surveillance Program (CPSP), showed data from a survey of pediatricians in 2025. It showed 48 cases of serious injuries…
By Hannah Sangster Global News Posted August 11, 2026 9:44 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Two people are in hospital after a workplace incident in Regina’s downtown. Police arrived on scene along with fire and EMS and found two men injured. They were taken to hospital with what…
Descrease article font size Increase article font size You may recognize the classic red signs that hang from the quaint, white storefront of Bregg Cleaners & Tailors near the intersection of Albert Street and Victoria Avenue in Regina’s downtown. Over the decades, generations of locals have relied on Bregg’s for services like dry cleaning, wedding…
A group that represents numerous First Nations across British Columbia is calling on Ottawa and Alberta’s government to halt efforts to advance the West Coast pipeline, saying expanding the oil industry will accelerate climate change and disasters. “The destructive and disastrous consequences of expanding fossil fuel production extend far beyond any single territory,” the Union…
Descrease article font size Increase article font size A Porter Airlines flight was cancelled after a young child repeatedly refused to wear a seatbelt during takeoff, forcing the aircraft to return to the terminal. In a statement to Global News, Porter said that on Aug. 6, the aircraft had already left the gate and was…
