The town of Paradise in Butte County in northern California has been engulfed by the deadliest wildfire in the state’s history. Thousands of the town’s structures were completely destroyed in just a matter of hours as the blaze, named the Camp Fire, tore through the area. Before and after images across the community show the […]
It’s one of the country’s top agricultural shows but on Monday, Edmonton’s Farmfair International released its attendance figures for the weekend which showed a marked decline, although that was somewhat expected. “We knew that Farmfair would look different this year but we are pleased with the end result,” Northlands president Gordon Wilson said in a […]
Michelle Obama’s book ‘Becoming’, already expected to sell millions of copies, now has the official backing of Oprah Winfrey. “This book is everything you wanted to know and so much you didn’t even know you wanted to know. I believe it’s going to spark within you the desire to think about your own becoming,” said […]
A black security guard at a bar in the Chicago suburbs was killed by the police as he apparently tried to detain a man he believed to be involved in a shooting, the authorities said Monday. Officers from several police departments had responded to reports of a shooting early Sunday morning at Manny’s Luxury Lounge […]
Police and school officials in a small town in Wisconsin are investigating a photograph taken last spring of about 60 male high school students, many of them making what appears to be a Nazi salute. The photograph, taken on the steps of a local courthouse before the Baraboo High School junior prom, was available for […]
The family of a recently deceased veteran is asking the Quebec government to honour its promise to uphold the same level of care at Ste. Anne’s Hospital that existed before the facility was handed over to the province in April 2016. The claims come two weeks after another veteran living at Ste. Anne’s Hospital requested […]
A woman who shared a video of two Eritrean children reacting gleefully to their first Canadian snowfall says the overwhelmingly positive reaction to the clip is reaffirming her faith in the country as a welcoming place for newcomers. Rebecca Davies shot the video on Saturday, 48 hours after the children shown in it arrived in […]
The statue honouring legendary Vancouver Canucks coach Pat Quinn has been vandalized. The face of the statue, located outside Rogers Arena, was covered in orange paint. “Pat is an icon with the Canucks and our city,” said Jeff Stipec, COO of Canucks Sports and Entertainment, in a statement. “It is disrespectful and disappointing to see […]
Canada’s top spy went directly to Turkey to listen to tapes of the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. In a statement to Global News, the head of public affairs at the Canadian Security Intelligence Service confirmed its director, David Vigneault, travelled at the request of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to speak with Turkish officials about what […]
Trump accuses Democrats of trying to ‘steal’ election without evidence, amid tight races for governor and senate. A judge on Monday told lawyers representing the warring sides in the Florida recount that they need to “ramp down the rhetoric” after Republicans, including President Donald Trump, alleged illegal activity. A vote recount is under way in […]