There will be a live media briefing on Monday evening with the latest information from Summerland and the Bald Range wildfire. Representatives from the BC Wildfire Service, RCMP, officials from the Regional Emergency Operations Centre and elected officials from the District of Summerland, Penticton Indian Band, the Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen and the City of…
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Quebec health officials say three more people have received emergency preventative treatment after possible rabies exposure. It has been confirmed that a second cat has raccoon rabies, the Montérégie Public Health Department said in an update Monday. This cat was found in Saint-Anicet in the Montérégie region….
The cause of the Summerland Bald Range wildfire is under investigation by the Penticton South Okanagan Similkameen Regional RCMP Detachment. In a release on Monday, RCMP said investigators are interested in speaking to witnesses who may have observed any actions or activities around Princeton-Summerland Road and Bathville Road, near and in the Crump Recreation site…
Louisiana health officials are urging beachgoers to take precautions during a summertime surge of infections from a flesh-eating bacteria found in coastal waters. Louisiana has confirmed nine cases of vibrio vulnificus infections this year, which can be severe and life-threatening, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In a news release from the…
Months after U.S. President Donald Trump escalated his threats to annex Greenland, the semi-autonomous Arctic island is pushing back against another threat — the setting up of drilling infrastructure by a U.S. oil company on its territory without permission. U.S.-based oil company Greenland Energy is preparing to drill for oil in Greenland, having moved drilling…
A more than 2,000-year-old shipwreck has been discovered off the coast of Mazara del Vallo in Sicily, with hundreds of preserved ancient vats used to store wine onboard. Italy’s Carabinieri Command for the Protection of Cultural Heritage wrote in a news release that the Roman-era ship dates back to between the second and first centuries…
Descrease article font dimension Enhance article font dimension Alberta RCMP are investigating a murder after a 12-year-old Edmonton little one’s stays had been present in a rural space north of Athabasca, close to Calling Lake. In line with Mounties, shortly earlier than 3:30 a.m., police responded to a report that somebody discovered human stays on…
At least 47 people were killed and dozens of buildings collapsed in cities across western Colombia on Monday after a powerful 7.4-magnitude earthquake struck the South American nation. The quake trapped residents under debris, leaving more injured and forcing people to evacuate their homes as far as the capital of Bogotá. The epicenter was in…
The operator of a boat that capsized in New York Harbor, killing a mother and her infant daughter, is facing criminal charges and authorities are investigating whether the vessel was an illegal charter, the U.S. Coast Guard said Sunday. In a statement to Global News, the New York City Police Department said police received a…
A former Toronto flight attendant for a Canadian airline has pleaded responsible in U.S. federal courtroom to wire fraud after being accused of posing as a pilot to get lots of of free flights. Dallas Pokornik, 33, of Toronto, was indicted on Oct. 2, 2025, for wire fraud and arrested in Panama earlier than being…
