Canada

Federal Court rejects bid to review not renewing licences of B.C. fish farms

VANCOUVER - A federal Court has rejected a bid by two First Nations and salmon farm operators to review Ottawa's decision to not renew licences for 15 open-net Atlantic salmon farms in the waters off ...

Jun 08, 2024

Montreal City Hall reopens its doors after delays, increases to renovation costs

MONTREAL - Montreal's City Hall reopened its doors to the public today after five years worth of renovations that took longer than expected and ran over budget. Long lines of visitors snaked around th...

Jun 08, 2024

Calgary water conservation progress made as crews repair water main break: officials

Officials in Calgary say the city has made progress in reducing water use amid a major water main break, but the threat of running dry remains if residents don't keep up the effort. The city's water s...

Jun 08, 2024

Animals on the lam: Welfare group documents exotic animal escapes, attacks

OTTAWA - A lot of Canadians have heard of Darwin, the Ikea monkey, who was found wandering a parking garage at the furniture chain's North York store wearing a shearling coat and a diaper. Many were e...

Jun 08, 2024

Canadian businessman Frank Stronach facing five charges in sex assault probe

Police west of Toronto have laid five charges against Canadian businessman and billionaire Frank Stronach related to a sexual assault investigation. Peel Regional Police confirmed to Global News that ...

Jun 07, 2024

McMaster pediatric surgery chief says deaths after tonsil surgery 'very rare'

The chief of pediatric surgery at McMaster Children's Hospital says the deaths of two children following tonsil and adenoid surgeries at his hospital are "tragic" and "very rare." "We are deeply sadde...

Jun 07, 2024

Police say two Vancouver drug policy advocates charged with trafficking

VANCOUVER - Two people have been charged as a result of raids last year on a drug user advocacy group that Vancouver Police say trafficked illicit substances in the Downtown Eastside area. Police say ...

Jun 07, 2024

Calgarians urged to do better in curbing water use during unprecedented main break

CALGARY - Calgarians were being urged Friday to keep reducing their water use as work to repair to a major water main stretched into a second day. "This current level of water cannot continue," said N...

Jun 07, 2024

Man who killed Quebec student in 2000 pleads guilty to separate attempted murder

QUBEC - The man who was convicted earlier this year in the first-degree murder of a Quebec junior college student in 2000 has pleaded guilty in a second cold case. Marc-Andr Grenon admitted Friday to ...

Jun 07, 2024

Virani open to change Online Harms bill, Tories say modernize current laws instead

OTTAWA - Canada's justice minister says he's open to amending the government's long-awaited legislation aimed at protecting Canadians against online harms, while the Opposition Conservatives say the L...

Jun 07, 2024