When Winnipeggers Barbara and Sylvia Main travelled to Vancouver for their first Grey Cup in 1990, there was no zip line. But being back on the West Coast for this weekend’s Grey Cup match brings a sense of nostalgia for the mother-daughter duo. “It is where we first started — first mother-daughter Grey Cup … so it is kind of…
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said Ukraine must do all it can to ensure the war with Russia ends next year through diplomacy, commenting at a decisive moment after Donald Trump’s U.S. presidential election win and Russia’s grinding battlefield gains. However, Zelenskyy said Russian President Vladimir Putin was not interested in agreeing to a peace deal,…
Naomi Leanage found out that TikTok’s Canadian offices were getting shut down from a social media post by one of its employees. “I was honestly shocked and disappointed. I’ve been to the TikTok office in Toronto a few times. They host creators there all the time,” said the Toronto-raised, L.A.-based content creator. “It’s not just this online…
Canada Post workers officially went on strike Friday after failing to reach an agreement with the Crown corporation. As workers take to the picket lines, many Canadians may find themselves scrambling to handle holiday mail, online order returns and seeking alternative mail services. “Some 55,000 postal workers represented by the Canadian Union of Postal Workers…
Business The Canadian Real Estate Association says the number of homes sold in October rose 30 per cent compared with a year ago, marking a shift from the market’s holding pattern that the association has previously described. Greater Toronto Area, B.C.’s Lower Mainland recorded double-digit increases The Canadian Press · Posted: Nov 15, 2024 10:38…
As global diabetes rates rise, the prevalence of the disease in Canada has stabilized in recent years, with women seeing the most progress, new research suggests. But experts say “it’s still really an epidemic” that needs greater attention. A peer-reviewed study published in The Lancet journal on Wednesday ahead of World Diabetes Day showed that…
If it weren’t for a stem cell transplant — less than half a cup of blood from a stranger’s umbilical cord — four-year-old Tristan Ford would almost certainly have died as an infant, his parents say. Now, he’s smaller than other kids his age. But in almost every other way, he’s a normal kid. Ford…
Friends, family and co-workers are mourning the loss of a 24-year-old woman who died after a pickup truck crashed into the northern Alberta restaurant she worked at on Saturday. Global News has spoken to a person who has started a GoFundMe page to raise money for the victim’s family to help with funeral costs, loss…
In the midst of a budget freeze, trustees at an Ontario Catholic school board sent a senior staff member to Rome and Berlin this fall, and approved a third trip to Dubai next year, costing the board over $31,000. Halton Catholic District School Board (HCDSB) superintendent, Anthony Cordeiro, also went to São Paulo, Brazil, in…
By The Staff The Canadian Press Posted November 12, 2024 2:52 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size New Brunswick’s premier says her newly elected Liberal government will draft a carbon pricing plan that will be submitted for Ottawa’s approval. Susan Holt made the commitment in Fredericton during a news conference with…
