Descrease article font size Increase article font size A proposed U.S. tariff package targeting billions of dollars worth of Canadian exports is raising concerns among businesses, with some of the products on the list leaving industry observers puzzled. The measures, threatened by U.S. President Donald Trump, would impose a 50 per cent tariff on hundreds…
There is an urgent call for changes by the Downtown Revitalization Coalition (DRC) to save businesses in Edmonton’s downtown. The group is calling on city council to implement emergency measures, which comes as over half a dozen downtown restaurants announced closures this summer. Chair Cheryll Watson says it’s really concerning to see businesses shutting down,…
Some people run away to join the circus — Gregg “Scooter” Korek joined the carnie circuit. For more than eight months out of the year, Korek is on the road overseeing midways and fairs across North America — like KDays. “Every day I’m waking up and entertaining 100,000 people,” said Korek, who is the vice-president…
Descrease article font size Increase article font size For the second time in a month, Mission, B.C., RCMP officers have had to deal with a sticky situation. On July 9, a farmer’s load of blueberries spilled onto Lougheed Highway, creating a sticky, jammy mess, according to RCMP. With blueberry harvesting season underway, on July 16,…
Saskatchewan’s union for thousands of health-care workers will vote on potential job action in September after years of bargaining with its provincial employer. CUPE Local 5430 represents more than 14,000 health-care workers in facilities including hospitals, long-term care homes and other medical facilities. It serves workers in clerical, technical, nursing, support and plant operation roles….
As wildfires continue to burn across northwestern Ontario, Jenny and Kevin VanderHooft tried to save their resort. But the actions they took to do so could cost them thousands. Jenny told Global News she has been threatened by Ontario’s Ministry of Natural Resources (MNR) with fines for flying her drone to get video of approaching…
The building where Adolf Hitler was born in the town of Braunau am Inn near Austria’s border with Germany is now officially a police station, a conversion overseen by the Austrian government in the hope of deterring neo-Nazis from using it as a place of pilgrimage. After years of consultation about the fate of the…
More than 1,000 people have died in the Ebola outbreak in Congo, according to Africa’s top health body, a grim toll in the fastest Ebola outbreak in history, as conflict, community resistance and an uneven response fuel its spread. Speaking at a health summit in Ghana on Wednesday, Dr. Jean Kaseya, director-general of the Africa…
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Two major highways in B.C. are closed due to wildfires burning in the province. A new wildfire sparked on Tuesday night south of Boston Bar, forcing the closure of Highway 1 and prompting a plea from officials for those in the area to leave immediately. The communities in…
A coroner’s inquest into the death of a Prince Albert man found he suffered a cardiac arrest due to drug use and a restricted airway while being held down by police. The April 1, 2023, incident began during a traffic stop by Prince Albert Police Service officers near the 1200 block of 13th Street West…
