Loblaw is apologizing after the grocer confirmed some meat products sold in stores across Western Canada were underweighted compared with what was posted on the label, leading to some customers being overcharged. The grocer confirmed the discrepancies to Global News after the problems were exposed in a CBC News investigation published Thursday. A Loblaw spokesperson…
After a weekend spent blocking the explosive growth of fires that destroyed thousands of homes and killed at least 24 people in the Los Angeles area, firefighters got a slight break with calmer weather but cast a wary eye on a forecast for yet more wind. Should that happen, already burned homes and valleys could…
As firefighters and officials continue to battle the massive fires around Los Angeles, one man in the hard-hit Altadena area told Global News how he stayed behind to try to save his and his neighbour’s houses. The Eaton fire ripped through the area near Pasadena, leaving mostly ash, rubble and destruction in its wake. Residents…
An emergency task force arrived in Russia’s southern Krasnodar region on Sunday as an oil spill in the Kerch Strait from two storm-stricken tankers continues to spread a month after it was first detected, officials said. The task force, which includes Emergency Situations Minister Alexander Kurenkov, was set up after Russian President Vladimir Putin on…
The death toll from the wildfires ravaging the Los Angeles area rose to 16 as crews battled to cut off the spreading blazes before potentially strong winds return that could push the flames toward some of the city’s most famous landmarks. Five of the deaths were attributed to the Palisades Fire and 11 resulted from…
Some Toronto Blue Jays fans hoping the team will lock-down star slugger Vladimir Guerrero Jr. are going to have to wait a little longer for that to even happen. The Blue Jays announced Thursday that they agreed to a one-year contract Guerrero at US$28.5 million – just in time to avoid the arbitration deadline. If…
By Tara Deschamps The Canadian Press Posted January 11, 2025 12:06 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size An Ontario public health official says they’ve detected norovirus among a group of 190 people reporting symptoms of gastroenteritis at the University of Guelph over the last week. Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health spokesperson Danny Williamson says…
The Canadian Chamber of Commerce is calling on the federal government to restore clarity to the upcoming tax filing season by pre-emptively nixing its proposed changes to capital gains taxes. Those measures, which would see the taxable portion of capital gains rise to two-thirds from half in some circumstances, are currently in limbo and at…
As interest in more environmentally-friendly burial options grows, one Ontario company is trying to help cemeteries across the county offer more affordable and greener alternatives. The Natural Burial Association told Global News in March that since 2018, they have seen the number of cemeteries offering natural burial options triple. Awake, a company formed in Oro…
United States president-elect Donald Trump may declare a national emergency in order to turn his threat to slap Canada with 25 per cent across-the-board tariffs into a reality. With less than two weeks to go until Trump returns to the White House, it’s still not clear how the Republican leader will enact his tariff agenda….
