Al Jazeera journalist faced torture and interrogations while being held without any charges at the US-run prison camp. For over six years Sami al-Hajj did not have a name; he was simply known as prisoner number 345. The only journalist to be detained at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, he endured torture and interrogations without having any […]
A study by healthcare giant Cigna suggests Americans are alarmingly lonely and that can carry significant health risks. A new study in the US suggests Americans are growing increasingly lonely. Nearly half of the participants said they feel alone, isolated or left out at least some of the time. Young people between 18 and 22 […]
The federal government is expected to announce support for canola farmers and producers on Wednesday, sources have told Global News. The support will help farmers and producers who are suffering under the Chinese ban on Canadian canola. Minister of International Trade Diversification Jim Carr is also expected to announce new trade missions, which will look […]
A US police officer has been convicted of murdering an unarmed Australian woman who was shot dead outside her home. Mohamed Noor fired at Justine Ruszczyk Damond after she called to report a possible sexual assault behind her house in Minnesota in July 2017. Ms Damond, a 40-year-old life coach who was originally from Sydney, […]
Candace Brown from Saskatoon is new to the plumbing industry, but she’s quickly learning the ins and outs of the trade. “It’s a pretty fun trade to be in,” Brown said. “It’s really good working in such a fast-paced environment.” Brown is one of 21 apprentices selected to compete at the Western Canada Regional Apprentice […]
A gunman has shot at least three people on campus at a university, according to US media reports. University of North Carolina is in "lockdown" after the shooting. "Shots reported near kennedy. Run, Hide, Fight. Secure yourself immediately. Monitor email," tweeted University of North Carolina at Charlotte's Office of Emergency Management. "Reported shooter in Kennedy […]
Ice is a major winter problem when you live in colder climes. But a new discovery pioneered in part at the Okanagan campus of the University Of British Columbia could change that. Inside a small mechanical engineering lab at UBCO, professor Kevin Golovin is figuring out new ways to make scraping your car’s windshield a […]
US President Donald Trump has sued two banks in a bid to stop them handing over his financial records to Congress. The lawsuit against Deutsche Bank and Capital One was filed after Democrat-led committees issued subpoenas for information on his finances. His three eldest children and the Trump Organisation joined the lawsuit, which argues there […]
Canada is the only G7 country without a nationwide flood forecasting system and, according to scientists, the absence of such a system has come at a cost. “Damages from floods and droughts have shot through the roof,” said John Pomeroy, an expert in hydrology and the Canada Research Chair in Water Resources and Climate Change […]
China is retaliating with new tariffs on US goods as trade tensions continue to escalate. It is imposing tariffs of 25 percent on over 100 types of US products, including soybeans, cars, alcohol and tobacco. China is retaliating with new tariffs on US goods as trade tensions continue to escalate. It is imposing tariffs of […]