Descrease article font size Increase article font size A red kangaroo that had been on the loose in Quebec has been captured following what officials described as a delicate operation. In an update Tuesday, authorities confirmed the animal is now in the care of professionals who will assess its health. Further details were not immediately…
Descrease article font size Increase article font size A growing wave of extortion cases across British Columbia is raising concerns in Kelowna after police confirmed two reported incidents in the city so far this year. Kelowna RCMP say investigators are working with the BC Extortion Task Force to determine whether the local cases are connected…
Descrease article font size Increase article font size The mayor of a Vancouver Island community says he needs help from the B.C. government to address homelessness and mental health issues. Mayor Rob Douglas says North Cowichan is spending $2 million a year managing the crisis in the region. In a letter to Premier David Eby,…
Counsel for a man accused of attacking a tourist on Vancouver’s seawall last year is seeking to have his client found not criminally responsible due to a mental disorder. Peterhans Nungu, 35, admitted he assaulted the complainant, who was visiting from Toronto, according to an Agreed Statement of Facts read in provincial court Tuesday. “I’m…
Former U.S. secretary of homeland security and current special envoy to the Shield of the Americas Kristi L. Noem has been hired by a British Columbia mineral exploration company. In a release on its website, NovaRed Mining Inc., whose head office is located in Vancouver, said Noem has joined the company in a “strategic advisory…
When Darin Nielsen answered a call from his wife on Monday afternoon telling him that his daughter had been involved in an incident at Cultus Lake Waterpark, he thought he was going to have to drive out there and pick her up. “Then she said, ‘No, they’re at the hospital’,” Nielsen told Global News. “But…
Calgary police are urging drivers to decelerate after already issuing tons of of tickets to speeders in building zones this yr. Police say between Jan. 1 and April 30, 404 tickets have been handed out by officers to building zone speeders, whereas 2,487 have been issued final yr. None of these tickets have been issued…
Well being expertise leaders in Saskatchewan say they’ve solutions to a few of the province’s most urgent well being care challenges, however require extra collaboration from the federal government to advance their improvements. The half-dozen expertise founders and innovators shared their views with the province’s well being minister on the advantages of working with Saskatchewan…
Alberta’s heated debate over whether it should stay in Canada has led to harassment, threats and the cancellation of one town’s annual rodeo parade. A spokesperson for the event in Sundre, northwest of Calgary, said Tuesday they have cancelled Saturday’s event, citing harassment over a pro-Alberta float that didn’t make the cut. Darby Crouch said…
On the Richmond and Peter avenue intersection in downtown Toronto, pedestrians are the gamers and the playing cards are the legislation. Self-appointed “visitors referees” are handing out yellow and pink playing cards to drivers that aren’t sticking to the principles of the street. “If you happen to’re blocking the entire intersection — like a motorcycle…
