More than 1,000 people have died in the Ebola outbreak in Congo, according to Africa’s top health body, a grim toll in the fastest Ebola outbreak in history, as conflict, community resistance and an uneven response fuel its spread. Speaking at a health summit in Ghana on Wednesday, Dr. Jean Kaseya, director-general of the Africa…
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Two major highways in B.C. are closed due to wildfires burning in the province. A new wildfire sparked on Tuesday night south of Boston Bar, forcing the closure of Highway 1 and prompting a plea from officials for those in the area to leave immediately. The communities in…
A coroner’s inquest into the death of a Prince Albert man found he suffered a cardiac arrest due to drug use and a restricted airway while being held down by police. The April 1, 2023, incident began during a traffic stop by Prince Albert Police Service officers near the 1200 block of 13th Street West…
The murder case involving singer D4vd began Tuesday with a preliminary hearing during which prosecutors claimed he ordered a body bag, chainsaws, an inflatable pool and a shovel online days after the death of 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez. The 21-year-old singer has been charged with murder in the killing of Rivas Hernandez, whose decomposed body was…
Descrease article font size Increase article font size ChatGPT maker OpenAI said Tuesday that its artificial intelligence system hacked into another AI company on its own in what the company called an “unprecedented cyber incident.” “We had a significant security incident during evaluation of our models,” OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said in a statement posted on social…
Calgary police are warning of a donation scam surrounding an 11-year-old boy who has been missing for a week. Police said in a Facebook post Tuesday it’s become aware of an online fundraising campaign that claims to support the search for Parker, who went missing on July 16. “This fundraiser is not authorized and has…
Descrease article font size Increase article font size An incident commander for a complex of fires burning near Kimberley, B.C., says more resources are on the way to help firefighters battle the fires as heat peaks this week. Hugh Murdoch says there are seven fires in the so-called Bootleg Complex, including two wildfires of note that…
Gen. Oleksandr Syrskyi, who was replaced as commander in chief of Ukrainian forces late on Tuesday, was a flint-hard, highly decorated military leader and one of the most significant figures of Ukraine’s war against Russia. But his strengths early in the war and his unyielding personality may ultimately have led to his political downfall. Renowned…
The Ontario Progressive Conservative caucus was given the green light to book hotel rooms in downtown Toronto at the taxpayer’s expense whenever night sittings were scheduled, Global News has learned, despite Premier Doug Ford’s repeated public assertion that the expenses were “unacceptable.” For more than a week, Progressive Conservative MPPs have been facing scrutiny for…
By Bella Finn Global News Posted July 21, 2026 8:51 pm Updated July 21, 2026 8:52 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Alberta Wildfire says the 2026 fire season has seen an improvement, noting there are fewer blazes across the province compared to the previous five years. On Tuesday,…
