Russian-born ice skating coaches and former world champions Yevgenia Shishkova and Vadim Naumov were aboard the American Airlines passenger jet carrying 64 people that crashed mid-air with an army Black Hawk helicopter and plunged into the Potomac River in Washington on Wednesday night, according to the Kremlin and multiple Russian news outlets. Shishkova and Naumov,…
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Five people have been arrested after crossing illegally into Canada on Jan. 27. The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) confirmed to Global News that RCMP arrested five people after they entered Canada and were then transferred to the CBSA for processing. A video posted online shows the…
The Bank of Canada lowered its key interest rate once again on Wednesday, cutting it by 25 basis points to stand at three per cent. The quarter-point drop is smaller than what the central bank delivered in its previous two interest rate decisions, where it cut the rate by 50 basis points each time. Bank…
President Donald Trump on Tuesday signed an executive order aimed at cutting federal support for gender transitions for people under age 19, his latest move to roll back protections for transgender people across the country. “It is the policy of the United States that it will not fund, sponsor, promote, assist, or support the so-called…
On Monday, Selena Gomez posted and deleted a tearful Instagram video that showed her crying over the deportation of undocumented immigrants by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents under U.S. President Donald Trump’s new executive orders on immigration. During his first week in office, Trump signed 10 executive orders on immigration and issued a slew…
Descrease article font size Increase article font size A spectator at a U.S. track and field meet died in what’s being called a “horrible accident,” after an athlete’s hammer went out of bounds during the hammer throw event and sailed into the crowd. The fatality occurred Sunday morning as spectators gathered in the stands to…
Descrease article font size Increase article font size The United States has reported its first outbreak of H5N9 bird flu in poultry on a duck farm in California, the World Organization for Animal Health (WOAH) said on Monday. U.S. authorities also detected the more common H5N1 strain on the same farm in Merced County, California, they said in a report to…
Doug Ford’s recent order to the LCBO that it should clear U.S. booze from its shelves if Donald Trump imposes sweeping tariffs won’t hurt Ontario’s convenience stores, an industry group says. The Convenience Industry Council of Canada, which represents 7,500 retailers in Ontario, told Global News in a statement that corner stores are well-equipped should…
By The Staff The Associated Press Posted January 26, 2025 8:46 am 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size A freighter was on its way to Canada on Sunday after it was freed from ice that trapped it in a frozen Lake Erie for days, the U.S. Coast Guard said. The…
Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt, the real-life couple who rose to fame on hit reality series The Hills, are suing the City of Los Angeles and its Department of Water and Power (LADWP) after losing their Pacific Palisades home in the Los Angeles wildfires on Jan. 7. The couple filed the lawsuit Tuesday in California’s…
