RIVIERA BEACH, Fla. — Florida’s Secretary of State ordered machine recounts in three statewide races Saturday, as tallies submitted by the state’s 67 counties showed the contests for Senate, governor and agriculture commissioner were too close to call. Recounts were also ordered in a state Senate race and two contests for the state House. “Florida […]

In the heart of downtown Regina, Royal Canadian Legion’s Regina Branch 001 has provided communal space for Canadian military veterans since it was first chartered in 1926. Today, it hosts a museum for Saskatchewan’s military stories and its doors are open to any veteran struggling to file paperwork, find proper medical help or even temporary […]

Matthew Luloff won’t be commemorating Remembrance Day in Ottawa. As the councillor-elect for Orléans and a military veteran who served in Afghanistan, that might seem strange. But Luloff is fulfilling a promise he made more than a decade ago — a promise with a tight group of fellow soldiers that if any of them died […]

NEW YORK (NYTIMES) – Fortune magazine, a founding brand of the Time Inc empire that started publishing right after the stock market crash of 1929 and went on to chronicle the rise and fall of the United States’ biggest companies, has been sold to a Thai businessman for US$150 million (S$207 million). Mr Chatchaval Jiaravanon, […]

A raging wildfire in southern California has swept into the beach resort of Malibu – home to many Hollywood stars – leaving buildings burning and sending residents fleeing. Further north, another huge wild fire destroyed the town of Paradise, leaving nine people dead and 35 missing. In all, three major fires are burning across the […]

Shannon Szabados is getting to know every kilometre of the I-90 on Lake Erie’s south side. The veteran goaltender for the Canadian women’s team makes a 700-kilometre round trip on the interstate from Lorain, Ohio, to Buffalo, N.Y., twice a week to play and practise with the NWHL’s Buffalo Beauts. “Exit 27, that’s my go-to. […]

Schools have been offering them for years, but a recent surge in popularity of online university classes means even the most prestigious institutions are more accessible. These online courses are often referred to as MOOCs — Massive Open Online Courses — through an educational platform like Coursera. “I think it’s really important as educators that […]

A woman who died in a taxi crash earlier this month was on her way to a chemotherapy treatment for breast cancer when the collision took place, her son revealed online. Ines Puleio was killed on Nov. 1 after the taxi she was in lost control and crashed into multiple vehicles as well as a […]

Global B.C. will be joining thousands of British Columbians to honour the sacrifices of our veterans this Remembrance Day with a special live broadcast of ceremonies from Victory Square in Vancouver. Join Chris Gailus for live coverage of the ceremony, beginning at 10:30 a.m. on Sunday and wrapping up at 11:30 a.m. with the parade march-off. The ceremony […]

A documentary program has expanded to share the stories of Saskatchewan veterans in classrooms across Canadian. First airing on Global TV in 2001, the Canada Remembers series includes interviews with roughly 200 veterans, including about 160 from Saskatchewan. The stories use the province’s Canada Remembers Air Show as a backdrop, delivering firsthand accounts of veterans […]