While the Kitchener Rangers may have captured the Memorial Cup championship on Sunday, Kelowna emerged as a winner off the ice. Thousands of visitors descended on the Central Okanagan city during the 10-day tournament, providing an early boost to tourism and local businesses ahead of the peak summer season. “It definitely felt like summer came…
Descrease article font size Increase article font size As BC Housing continues to move residents out of a single-room occupancy hotel on the Granville strip, one man says a family member has been evicted into homelessness. A number of Granville Street businesses had complained that the Luugat and two other Granville hotels that were converted…
Descrease article font size Increase article font size The temperature was about 20 degrees warmer and the players dealt with heavy rain on the pitch instead of snow, but the outcome for Canada’s national soccer team on Monday night was the same as it was in 2021. Jonathan Osorio scored for Canada at the 58-minute mark of the second…
River levels in Calgary are expected to crest sometime Tuesday as crews continue to monitor rainfall totals. However, officials aren’t expecting overland flooding. According to the City of Calgary, between 40 and 80 mm of rain has fallen across the city as well as the Bow and Elbow River catchments since Saturday, with upwards of…
Descrease article font size Increase article font size The newly-elected leader of the BC Conservative Party sat down for a one-on-one interview with Global News and is setting the stage for her priorities for her party. On Saturday, Kerry-Lynne Findlay won a narrow victory, defeating four other challengers and besting rival Caroline Elliott on the…
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Allan Schoenborn is seeking a one-year conditional discharge from the B.C. Review Board, 18 years after killing his three children. Schoenborn was found guilty of killing five-year-old Cordon, eight-year-old Max and 10-year-old Kaitlynne in their Merritt, B.C., home, but was deemed not criminally responsible due to a…
By Noah Rishaug Global News Posted June 1, 2026 8:07 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size The air on Geary Crescent still smells like smoke three days after an intense fire that claimed three houses and severely damaged two others on Friday. The space where these homes once stood…
Metro Vancouver will be moving to Stage 3 water restrictions on June 8. However, it might not last for the entire summer, according to the organization. “This year is unique, with warm, dry weather, a low snowpack, and construction on the Stanley Park Water Supply Tunnel impacting our water supply,” Mike Hurley, Chair of Metro…
This story is Part 1 of the Road to the Referendum series. More information on what to expect from the series can be found here. The fate of the province some five million people call home will be up in the air for the next five months, as Alberta voters mull a serious question: Do…
Specialised cameras put in at key intersections throughout the Metropolis of Brampton have aided police in additional than 200 investigations since their deployment, metropolis officers stated. Mayor Patrick Brown shared the quantity at an announcement Monday morning, stating all 50 cameras have now been put in. The town introduced its plan to put in 360-degree…
