A string of fires in a short period of time strained Winnipeg firefighting services, with one blaze leaving a man fighting for his life. Of the seven fires that occurred Monday night into Tuesday morning, just one happened at an occupied home. Melanie Flett lives on Lock Street with her father. She wasn’t home Monday…
A new facility has opened on Nova Scotia’s Eastern Shore that was designed specifically to offer support for first responders and veterans. The treatment centre in the Head of Jeddore, N.S., is the first of its kind in the region and will help members living with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), trauma and addiction. “If you…
Descrease article font size Increase article font size A man wanted under U.S. warrants, including for statutory rape and sexual exploitation of a minor, was spotted speeding in Winnipeg and turned over to border services, the city’s police said. The Winnipeg Police Service said a man was speeding through the Exchange District in his 2004…
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Thousands of nurses in British Columbia have voted in favour of job action, which their union says will be used to push for progress at the bargaining table for a new collective agreement. A total of 98.2 per cent of more than 50,000 nurses voted in favour…
A painting stolen from a Jewish art collector by Nazis during the Second World War has been recovered in the home of relatives of well-known Dutch SS collaborator Hendrik Seyffardt and is now in the hands of a Dutch journalist, art detective Arthur Brand told Global News. The renowned painting titled Portrait of a Young Girl…
Federal prosecutors announced criminal charges Tuesday in the 2024 collapse of Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge, accusing the Singapore-based operator of a ship and a key employee of making critical decisions that led to the ship crashing into the span and killing six people. Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche called it a “preventable tragedy of enormous…
Officers in Saskatchewan say water ranges are anticipated to remain greater than regular over the following a number of days within the central a part of the province as widespread flooding continues. The Saskatchewan Public Security Company says 18 communities are underneath an area state of emergency attributable to flooding, together with Sturgeon Lake First…
A personal firm is doing its half to take town’s waste assortment to a brand new stage. Compost Montreal has been gathering natural waste, principally meals refuse, to make use of as plant fertilizer for practically 20 years. However this spring, it began gathering one thing else for the compost bin. Pet waste. “Once I…
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted May 12, 2026 8:41 am 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Ontario Provincial Police say the bodies of two boaters, including a child, were pulled from the waters of Lake Erie on Monday after being reported overdue. Police say they were called earlier in the…
Typically, slightly little bit of braveness can go a good distance. For seven-year-old Olivia Friesen, that braveness got here within the type of coming into {a magazine} contest. “It’s been enormous, even for me,” mentioned Olivia’s father, Jared. “To see the group that’s come round Olivia, it’s actually challenged me to assume, ‘Oh, I truly…
