Heartbreaking tributes are pouring in for the victims of a collision between an American Airlines jet and an army helicopter after the victims were identified — many of whom were teenage figure skaters returning from a national meet with their mothers and coaches. Fourteen members of the figure skating community were among the 60 travellers…
Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has warned the United States of a “forceful but reasonable immediate response” as the clock ticks down on tariffs on Canadian goods expected to come from the U.S. this Saturday. A day before that looming measure, Trudeau is meeting with the newly formed Canada-U.S. relations council in Toronto on Friday. In…
Descrease article font size Increase article font size TORONTO – Jakob Poeltl and Scottie Barnes each recorded double-doubles as the Toronto Raptors beat the New Orleans Pelicans 113-104 on Monday for their fourth straight victory. Barnes scored 21 points to go with 11 rebounds and eight assists, while the big man Poeltl also had 21…
An outbreak of tuberculosis in the Kansas City area has grown into one of the largest ever recorded in the United States, with dozens of active cases of the infectious disease reported, according to health officials. As of Jan. 24, 67 active cases of tuberculosis, or TB, had been reported in Wyandotte and Johnson counties in Kansas. The outbreak began last year, the Kansas Department of Health and Environment…
Surging prices for coffee on global markets are coinciding with a weak Canadian dollar, putting a “pinch” on cafés and retailers that could end up hiking the cost of your cup of joe. Adam Pesce, president of Ontario-based Reunion Coffee Roasters, tells Global News that the uncertainty tied to United States President Donald Trump’s tariff…
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Cochrane, Alta., has begun work to preserve the legacy of one of the town’s most beloved landmarks after it was destroyed in a fierce windstorm. The white spruce — affectionately known as the ‘Grandfather Tree’ — was estimated to be about 300 years old when it was…
Israel released 110 Palestinian prisoners on Thursday after eight hostages in the Gaza Strip were freed by Hamas-led militants earlier in the day in a sometimes chaotic process that briefly called the exchange into question and underscored the fragility of a ceasefire that began this month. Crowds of Palestinians — the relatives and friends of released prisoners but…
Descrease article font size Increase article font size The City of Surrey has joined a number of other Canadian cities that border the United States to prepare for U.S. President Donald Trump’s threatened tariffs. Surrey Mayor Brenda Locke said at a press conference on Thursday morning that the Border Mayors Alliance aims to keep municipal…
A priest has been fired from his church for imitating Elon Musk’s straight-arm, Nazi-like gesture during his speech at U.S. President Donald Trump’s inauguration. Calvin Robinson, who was leading an Anglican Catholic Church parish in Michigan, spoke at the National Pro-Life Summit in Washington, D.C. last weekend and repeated the gesture while speaking to the crowd….
Uganda has confirmed an outbreak of the Ebola virus in the capital Kampala with the first confirmed patient dying from it on Wednesday, the health ministry said on Thursday. It is the East African country’s ninth outbreak since it recorded its first infection of the viral disease in 2000. The patient, a male nurse at the Mulago…
