Friendship is at the heart of everything the small staff does at Helping Hands Street Mission in Hamilton, and the organization’s executive director says the need for it is especially important over the holidays. Alice Plug-Buist said Helen Norris started the mission 21 years ago because she was inspired by a woman who befriended her and helped her…
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted December 23, 2024 4:19 pm Updated December 23, 2024 4:20 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size The Saskatchewan Roughriders acquired the rights to veteran quarterback Jake Maier for a 2025 eighth-round draft pick Monday. The deal gives Saskatchewan a window to negotiate exclusively…
WARNING: This story contains footage of a violent robbery. Just days after Gaganjeet Singh urged Montreal police to step up patrols on de Liège Street, where his jewelry store is located, his worst fears came true. Around 6:30 p.m. on Saturday, a car plowed into Famous Jewellers in Montreal’s Parc-Extension neighbourhood and a group of thieves made off with hundreds of…
Descrease article font size Increase article font size High winds are again hitting the coast of British Columbia, as gusts surpassing 100 km/h have been reported at several outlying islands. The continuing stormy weather comes as police say emergency crews have recovered the body of a second victim killed in a mudslide in the Sea…
Fort St. John is known for exporting power, grain and — in the right circles — speed skaters. The northeast B.C. city of just over 21,000 people calls itself “The Energetic City,” not only because of its resource base of oil and natural gas but also because it prides itself on its youth, boasting its residents are on…
In the wake of recent shootings at Jewish schools, the federal government is planning to hold a national forum to combat antisemitism in the country. The forum will be held in Ottawa in February of 2025 to “discuss the growing public safety threat of antisemitism,” the Department of Justice Canada announced on Friday. “Canada has…
A new First Nations immersive language program inspired is looking to help preserve Plains Cree, a dialect of the Cree language. The program, called a “language nest,” is a non-classroom space for fluent Plains Cree speaking elders and knowledge keepers from the local community to interact with and help children learn the language in their formative years….
Descrease article font size Increase article font size After a week of uncertainty over the future of the Statcare clinic in Montreal’s West Island, Global News has confirmed that it will cease operations by the end of the year. ELNA medical group, the health-care provider in charge of the clinic, says the Pointe-Claire location will…
The Alberta government says it is developing rules that will shape the future of coal mining in the province, but certain notable projects remain exempt from the new plan. In 2020, the province moved to scrap a 1976 policy that limited coal development in the Eastern Slopes region. That decision opened previously off-limits areas to potential development and led…
By Alessia Passafiume The Canadian Press Posted December 19, 2024 4:16 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size The federal justice minister says a new commission that will review potential wrongful convictions will help racialized and Indigenous Peoples seek justice who are overrepresented in the criminal justice system. The law,…
