All remaining tenants of the Luugat SRO Hotel on Granville Street have now moved out, the Ministry of Housing and Municipal Affairs confirmed to Global News. As of mid-August, B.C. taxpayers were still paying to keep the building open for one remaining resident. The B.C. government promised to close the Luugat by the end of…
The City of Calgary is seeking a third party to explore the potential of a new outdoor stadium as questions continue over the future of McMahon Stadium. Global News has learned the City of Calgary has been seeking bids on a pair of contracts for a firm “assess the feasibility and planning of a proposed…
Dhyan Jeny Enterprises Ltd. pleaded guilty in Moose Jaw Provincial Court on Aug. 11 to charging a foreign worker for employment making the first conviction under the Saskatchewan Foreign Worker Recruitment and Immigration Services Act (FWRISA). While this is the first conviction under the legislation, some experts say it is one example of a larger…
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says she wants to see Canada “double down” on diplomacy efforts with U.S. officials and avoid any further escalation of the trade war between the two countries. On Wednesday, the premier rejected calls by the Opposition NDP, along with others such as former premier Jason Kenney, to use Alberta’s energy experts…
A prominent Canadian Sikh activist says he received a new “duty to warn” notification from the RCMP this week informing him of a credible threat to his life, which he calls proof that transnational repression by India of the pro-Khalistan movement is ongoing. Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, a dual Canadian-U.S. citizen and lawyer with the New…
Questions are being raised about the B.C. government’s approach to prescribed burns to cut down on wildfire danger. A prescribed burn was planned for this past spring for an area west of Summerland, B.C., near Faulder. Months later, the area was among the hardest hit by the devastating Bald Range wildfire. The prescribed burn was…
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Ontario Premier Doug Ford is enjoying a substantial polling bump after the latest twist in the trade war with the United States, according to a new poll that puts the Progressive Conservatives back in front. The new study by Liaison Strategies was conducted in the days after…
Canada’s retaliatory tariffs on products from the United States could significantly increase the cost of driverless trains currently on order by the provincial government for the Ontario Line in Toronto. On Tuesday, Canada unveiled a list of some 700 items that would be subject to tariffs when entering the country from the United States, including…
A California couple embroiled in a dispute with their surrogate over the birth of their baby with a life-threatening heart defect told a Texas court Tuesday that their newborn’s condition had worsened and expressed anguish at the surrogate’s failure to comply with their wishes to terminate the pregnancy and her ensuing attempt to gain custody of the child. “He’s our…
Descrease article font dimension Enhance article font dimension The pilot of a small plane is lifeless after colliding with terrain northeast of Rosetown, Sask., Tuesday morning, in response to the Transportation Security Board of Canada (TSB). The collision occurred throughout an aerial software, or crop dusting, flight round 9:50 a.m. Tuesday. The small airplane was…
