A Toronto woman, who left her elderly and frail mother sitting on the floor in feces and urine for three days before calling 911, has been found guilty of failing to provide the necessaries of life, criminal negligence causing death, and manslaughter. Superior Court Justice Jane Kelly stated that 73-year-old Eva Samonas, who was the…
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted May 25, 2026 11:12 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Montreal Canadiens fans briefly carried “The Star-Spangled Banner” after the microphone cut out before Game 3 of the Eastern Conference final against the Carolina Hurricanes on Monday. Quebec singer Éléonore Lagacé and three backup vocalists…
It’s game three that the trend truly develops in a series. After two games of feeling each other out, it is in the third game that coaches have made their adjustments and the series starts to settle in at a location that it likely finishes. Not always with the result, but, at least, the tenor…
Descrease article font size Increase article font size The end of the road for the aging Arlington Bridge is getting closer. The city says decommissioning of the bridge, which opened in 1912, could start as early as June 1. “We’re removing the old bridge and designing its replacement,” said Winnipeg Mayor Scott Gillingham. “The next…
Descrease article font size Increase article font size The family and friends of a Surrey boy who is living with a rare neurodegenerative disorder arrived at the B.C. legislature in Victoria on Monday morning after walking 120 km from Downtown Vancouver. Navpreet and Stalin Gill told Global News in April that they began to notice…
Premiers from Canada’s four western provinces and the three territories are meeting in Kananaskis Country, west of Calgary, this week. While the leaders have lots to talk about, it is the possibility of Alberta separatism that looms over the meetings. The gathering, which Nunavut Premier John Main will participate in virtually, comes just days after…
Edmonton councillors are asking city staff if there’s any way to save the High Level Bridge, which administration has recommended be demolished. A report released last week noted that continual upkeep of the High Level Bridge will cost more than $1 billion and may not hold up. Administration suggested that the bridge and the Low…
More than two years after the body of Tatjana Stefanski was discovered in a wooded area in the North Okanagan, the murder trial for the man accused in her death is now underway at B.C. Supreme Court in Kamloops. “We’ve been waiting the last two years for this day,” said family friend Jen de Bourcier….
A fiery cross-examination occurred on Monday at the trial for a Liberty Village man charged with the second-degree murder of his upstairs neighbour three years ago. Crown counsel Anna Tenhouse suggested to Khoa Tran that he knew exactly what happened when his upstairs neighbour, 53-year-old Reeyaz Habib, disappeared. Two days before Habib was reported missing…
Canadians from coast to coast to coast are continuing to face food insecurity as income fails to keep pace with food price increases and advocates say the country is “failing” to meet some people’s human right to food. Data from Statistics Canada showed about one in four Canadians was living in a food-insecure household last…
