A democracy watchdog is questioning the practice of municipal governments receiving free tickets to events hosted at public venues, following a CBC News investigation. Access to free tickets has been under scrutiny after a former federal cabinet minister accepted tickets from a Crown corporation to see Taylor Swift during the Eras Tour. Documents obtained by CBC News through…
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Early Sunday morning Calgary Police Service was called to 12 Avenue and 3 Street SE after reports of a man falling from a balcony at a Victoria Park condo tower. Around 5 a.m. on June 1, police discovered a man who was in medical distress. He was…
Edmonton’s Marco Arop won the short-distance title at a Grand Slam Track event in Philadelphia after finishing fourth in Sunday’s men’s 1,500-metre race. Arop finished in a personal-best time of three minutes 35.38 seconds to take five points from the race. He had 17 points altogether in the short distances after winning Saturday’s 800 metres….
Calgary Police Service (CPS) say they’ll be beefing up security at street festivals this summer. CPS deputy Insp. Jordan Nolan tells Global News the new measures are in response to incidents where vehicles have been used to drive into crowds. “Given recent events that have happened across the county and in other parts of the…
There was a buzz in the air Friday in northwestern Washington state as about 14 million honeybees escaped a commercial truck that overturned. The truck hauling an estimated 70,000 pounds (31,751 kilograms) of honeybee hives rolled over around 4 a.m. PT close to the Canadian border near Lynden, Wash., just south of Abbotsford, B.C., the Whatcom County…
Two groups of developers are calling out Calgary city council after proposed ‘housekeeping’ changes to the city’s land-use bylaw were defeated, and a move to reconsider the vote was also shot down. Global News has obtained two letters sent to city council on Thursday: one from the Calgary Inner City Builders Association (CICBA), and the…
Kai-Ji Adam Lo, the suspect in the Vancouver street festival tragedy that left 11 people dead and dozens injured, will face a two-day trial later this summer to determine if he is mentally fit to stand trial for murder. Mark Swartz, Lo’s lawyer, requested the trial at a hearing Friday in Vancouver Provincial Court to…
The City of Edmonton is marking a milestone for transit in the city on Thursday, putting shovels in the ground for the Capital Line LRT south extension. It comes as the city deals with a growing population. Edmonton transit users at Century Park, like Penelope Siame, are eagerly awaiting the expansion of the transit system….
A woman is dead after an “unprovoked” stabbing in Pickering on Thursday and nearby residents are being asked to shelter in place as police search for a suspect, Durham Regional Police say. Durham Police Chief Peter Moreira told reporters that the elderly woman was outside her home on Lynn Heights Drive, when she was approached by a man police believe…
Descrease article font size Increase article font size In 2021, Drew Derosier expressed overwhelming gratitude to Okanagan residents who helped raise funds for an accessible van — a $90,000 modified 2020 Toyota Sienna that changed his life. “I don’t think you realize how much I appreciate this, and how much it’s going to change my…
