A Nanaimo woman is in disbelief after a callous thief made off with her cell phone while she was rendering aid to someone involved in a serious car crash. It happened on Saturday around 8 p.m. Anne Marie Behan was wrapping Christmas presents in her living room near Third Street and Wakesiah Avenue when she […]
Cannabis edibles and beverages would be limited to 10 mg of THC, a moderate dose, under proposed federal rules unveiled Friday. Pot meant for ingestion would have to have no added alcohol, limited caffeine and come in a plain, child-resistant package. Related Companies are betting big on edible pot products ahead of legalization The big surprise […]
The Greater Toronto Airports Authority estimates 2.8 million passengers will pass through Toronto Pearson International Airport this holiday season. Airport officials say peak volume will be on Friday when over 135,000 passengers will arrive or depart from Toronto Pearson. The GTAA says 127,000 passengers on average will fly through the airport daily between Dec. 16 […]
This year, Toronto has seen many major events that happened in the city that became headlines on Globalnews.ca/Toronto and thousands of people came online to learn about those stories. The Toronto van attack, the Danforth shooting and the Ontario provincial election are among some of the top stories on Global News Toronto. 10. Ice storm […]
There’s something cool happening in Havelock. The village is coming together to build an outdoor rink at the ball diamond by the community centre. “This came from a dream. A memory of skating on my childhood rink at our homestead,” said Dave Sharpe, a Havelock resident and member of a community committee called HBM Proud, […]
Kale, radishes, chives and basil are among the leafy greens and herbs growing in a shipping container in a parking lot at Innovation Place in Saskatoon. It’s the first prototype unit that Farm Boys Design Corp. has been using for testing purposes in the past year. “It initially started as a basic idea of having […]
An already-divided province continues to bear the pain of sticker shock surrounding the 2021 Francaphonie Games. With costs ballooning to $130 million from an original estimate of $17 million, Premier Blaine Higgs is considering not holding the games at all. “Given the situation I would say the decision is inevitable, they likely won’t happen,” Higgs […]
Statistics Canada says the economy grew 0.3 per cent in October, reversing a 0.1 per cent dip in September and beating economists’ expectations of 0.2 per cent growth. “Canada’s economy was in bad need of a Christmas present, and October’s return to growth was at least something to put under the tree this week,” CIBC […]
Striking Saskatoon Co-op workers held a rally Thursday afternoon outside Federated Co-operatives headquarters in downtown Saskatoon. United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) local 1400 members have been off the job since Nov. 1. Related Saskatoon Co-op files unfair labour practice in ongoing strike Local business owners say Saskatoon Co-op picket line having negative impact The […]
The Toronto Transit Commission says Bombardier is still three streetcars short on its promise to deliver the number required by year’s end but is hopeful the target will be met in the next 10 days. TTC spokesperson Stuart Green told Global News that 114 streetcars built by Montreal-based Bombardier are currently in service and four […]