Descrease article font size Increase article font size A Porter Airlines flight was cancelled after a young child repeatedly refused to wear a seatbelt during takeoff, forcing the aircraft to return to the terminal. In a statement to Global News, Porter said that on Aug. 6, the aircraft had already left the gate and was…
Police are asking residents in the Bedford, N.S., area to stay indoors as officers search for an armed and dangerous man believed to be connected to a shooting in Annapolis Royal. Police are searching for a 31-year-old man whose vehicle was found in the parking lot behind Sunnyside Mall in Bedford, according to a Halifax police…
More than 20,000 residents have been forced to evacuate British Columbia communities near Okanagan Lake overnight as the explosive wildfire continued to spread. Evacuation orders cover the entire community of Summerland, population 12,000, while a further 8,000 were told to flee in and around Peachland, both on the western shore of the lake in the…
A diplomatic spat between Spain and Italy over the rush of tens of thousands of migrants to the Spanish territory of Ceuta escalated on Saturday after the government in Madrid announced border controls on Italian travelers in response to Rome’s decision to impose sanctions on visitors from Spain. Italians arriving at Barcelona airport were subject to random…
When Tom Davison’s son-in-law invested in firefighting equipment for their orchard near Vernon, B.C., after a wildfire swept past in 2021, Davison wasn’t sure the hoses would get much use. He figured the blaze, which caused smoke damage to the property, would be a once-a-century experience. But after high winds pushed flames up to the…
Canadian robotics companies are warning they’re being swept up in a U.S. crackdown on foreign-made robots, as new restrictions threaten to shut them out of their largest market. “It’s a very complicated, far-reaching and disruptive situation,” Ryan Gariepy of the Canadian Robotics Council said. “It’s not good.” The U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) banned advanced…
The Brockville Aquatarium is now residence to a few locally-born otter pups. “Mayble, certainly one of our females, gave start to a few pups, so we now have eight great otters dwelling in our habitat,” Liz Tougher, an animal husbandry curator on the Auqutarium, instructed World Information. The Aquatarium has been the house to 5…
A new species of seahorse is being named for a UBC professor who has been a pioneer in seahorse science and conservation. “I really wanted to get involved in helping to save the world… We’re involved in pioneering a lot of breakthroughs, because who doesn’t love a seahorse?” Amanda Vincent told Global News. For decades,…
Descrease article font size Increase article font size The entire population of Summerland, on the west side of Okanagan Lake, was placed under an evacuation order on Friday night due to an aggressive and fast-moving wildfire. This order affects about 12,000 residents. The Bald Range wildfire was first reported on Friday afternoon, about 15 kilometres…
A new out-of-control wildfire has ignited near Summerland, forcing residents to evacuate with little notice. The Bald Range wildfire was first reported on Friday afternoon, about 15 kilometres west of the community. In just the span of a few hours, the blaze grew in size to more than 5,000 hectares. The BC Wildfire Service says…
