Concerns are growing over a plan to shut off power in nearly a dozen communities across the Similkameen and Kootenay-Boundary regions of British Columbia to reduce wildfire risk. FortisBC is launching a new initiative it calls the Public Safety Power Shutoff (PSPS). The power giant says it will initiate the PSPS during extreme weather such…
After widespread complaints, McGill University has backtracked on its plan to halve the number of available tickets for the 2025 convocation ceremonies and says it will waive all ticket costs. In a memo sent to students, McGill had said it was charging $25 per ticket to help offset the cost of the event, which will be held…
By Nicole Healey Global News Posted May 8, 2025 8:09 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Saskatchewan veterinarians are feeling overwhelmed, as the country continues to face a vet shortage. Get weekly health news Receive the latest medical news and health information delivered to you every Sunday. Several vet…
Surrey police and RCMP financial crimes officers are investigating allegations that a former City of Surrey finance clerk defrauded the city of more than $2.5 million by cutting hundreds of cheques to accounts associated with herself and her boutique cake baking business. According to a search warrant obtained by the CBC, the woman — who the CBC…
Descrease article font size Increase article font size A violent group assault at Gyro Park last September, which shocked the city of Kelowna, B.C., has now resulted in guilty pleas from all five teens involved. The attack, which left a 13-year-old girl unconscious, drew widespread attention after graphic footage of the incident circulated widely on…
A Grade 8 teacher accused of multiple sexual offences involving students may plead guilty before the case ever goes to trial, an Ontario court has heard. Kelly-Anne Jennings, who is on unpaid leave from her job at St. Anthony Catholic Elementary School in Port Hope, Ont., faces 18 sex crime charges, including sexual assault on…
By Marney Blunt Global News Posted May 6, 2025 9:00 pm Updated May 6, 2025 9:05 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size There are few who have witnessed the past century, but a seniors centre in south Winnipeg is celebrating eight people who have done just that. The Saul…
A 24-year-old Kingston, Ont., woman has been sentenced to house arrest for what a judge called a series of lies that included forging nursing credentials that allowed her to treat roughly 200 patients before being found out. Madeline Stenhouse appeared in the Ontario Court of Justice on Tuesday wearing a black suit and glasses. She nodded as Justice Alison Wheeler described her “youthfulness” as…
Two years after the devastating McDougall Creek fire burned down the majority of Lake Okanagan Resort, displaced residents struggle to rebuild as red tape delays recovery. Heather Ormiston called her second-floor condo unit, overlooking Okanagan Lake, her retirement plan. Now, all that remains of Ormiston’s condo is a barren patch of rocks and gravel. “It…
The Alberta government says it is taking new steps to rein in the province’s measles outbreaks as case counts surge to the highest levels since 1987. The province reported an additional 55 cases on Monday, pushing the total since the outbreaks began in March to 265. The last time the province saw more measles cases was in…
