Oil prices spiked on Wednesday to the highest level in weeks and stocks dropped after President Trump said that he thought the Iran cease-fire was “over” amid a volatile 24 hours in the Persian Gulf region. The Trump administration launched a series of strikes on Iran and revoked a waiver that had allowed Iran to…
Six of Ontario’s publicly-funded colleges chose not to apply to a government fund set up to look for operational efficiencies, including one that is now under the control of a provincially-appointed supervisor. The Ford government created its efficiency and accountability fund as part of a $1.3-billion funding announcement in 2024 to stabilize the post-secondary sector…
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Swamped boats, downed trees, yards turned into rivers and streets into lakes. That’s some of the chaos caused by a massive storm Monday afternoon that battered a 200-km stretch from Whiteshell Provincial Park, along the Manitoba-Ontario border, to Dryden, Ont. Cellphone alerts started going off at 1:37…
A sport that was once played mostly recreationally is now creating real opportunities for female athletes. Women’s flag football is growing rapidly across Saskatchewan. Just a few years after picking up the sport, Saskatoon product Ella Sowden has earned one of only two NFL and RCX Sports Foundation International Women’s Flag Football Scholarships, which are…
The effect of a mechanical issue at BC Ferries’ Langdale terminal continues for those who rely on the route between the Sunshine Coast and Vancouver. Many people told Global News they have been left scrambling to book a sailing, despite some vessels leaving with empty space. “I planned yesterday to go. Nope, can’t go yesterday;…
The founder of North America’s longest-running Fringe theatre festival and a celebrated advocate of storytelling has died. The Edmonton International Fringe Theatre Festival says Brian Paisley died Thursday in Mexico, where he was spending his retirement, after a long struggle with pneumonia. Paisley, a screenwriter, author and playwright, launched the festival in Edmonton 45 years…
Quebec is proposing new restrictions on Benadryl and other medications containing diphenhydramine as their sole active ingredient. Under a draft regulation recently published in the Gazette officielle du Québec, those products would no longer be available on pharmacy shelves and would instead be kept behind the counter. The medications would still be available without a…
Descrease article font size Increase article font size A suspicious object that appeared to be an improvised explosive device brought a Kelowna neighbourhood to a standstill, forcing police to close roads for hours while a specialized RCMP bomb squad travelled from Metro Vancouver. A busy neighbourhood had to work around large shut down areas for…
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Concerns are growing over the future of the live-in caretaker position at Knox Mountain Park in Kelowna, B.C. The city is reviewing the position as longtime caretaker Mark Goddard prepares to retire later this year. Among the considerations is no longer having a caretaker living on the mountain, which is troubling news to many people…
