Not long ago, the Lethbridge, Alta., census metropolitan area sat atop the Crime Severity Index (CSI) in Canada. In 2024, a drop of nearly 20 per cent brought the southern Alberta community down from the higher-ranked cities. Now, Statistics Canada has released the 2025 numbers and Lethbridge holds a score of 107.7, making it the…
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Descrease article font size Increase article font size The Village of Clinton is under an evacuation alert as of Wednesday afternoon due to the Fiftynine Creek wildfire burning nearby. In addition, the Thompson Nicola Regional District has expanded an evacuation order and an evacuation alert for the Bonaparte Plateau area in Electoral Area E due…
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…
