U.S. President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial is set to unfold at the Capitol, a contentious proceeding to render judgment on his Ukraine actions as Americans form their own verdict at the start of an election year. As the Senate reconvenes with Chief Justice John Roberts presiding over the rare impeachment court, senators sworn to “impartial […]

Downing Street is accused of LEAKING parts of HS2 rail report to ‘condition’ the public before parts of it are axed as costs spiral to £106 billion Andrew Sentance blasted HS2 critics Dominic Cummings and Andrew Gilligan He said review ‘more positive’ about building whole project that leak suggested Claimed ‘suspicious’ leak was ‘No 10 […]

WELLINGTON (Reuters) – Governments need to take into account the climate crisis when considering the deportation of asylum seekers, the United Nations said in a landmark ruling that could pave the way for future climate refugees. The ruling by the U.N. Human Rights Committee was given in the case of Ioane Teitiota, from the Pacific […]

DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran has made requests for equipment from U.S. and French authorities so it can download information from the black boxes on a downed Ukrainian passenger plane but Tehran has not received a positive response, the civil aviation body said. In its second report on the disaster, in which all 176 people aboard […]

A signature blend of rhythm drums and bass bubbling in Kelowna’s north end has catapulted The Carbons around the world.Fresh off their tour in Australia, they have released their latest single, Sleep — a five-minute tribute to insomnia, something that 30 per cent of the population suffers from, wrapped up in a groove rock-laced ribbon. […]

A southeast Calgary youth centre that provided programs for about 70 kids has been forced to close down. The Cornerstone Youth Centre opened its doors in Albert Park in 2008. It offered a variety of free after-school programs in art, music, sports, tutoring, health and wellness, and mentoring. Many also used the centre for breakfasts, lunches […]

After Global News talked to a Saint John teenager pushing for an expansion of the two-hour free parking window in Saint John’s uptown, the CEO of the city’s chamber of commerce is saying the best move for the city would be to scrap free parking altogether. In Saint John’s south and central peninsula, free parking […]

The B.C. Indigenous man who was handcuffed with his 12-year-old granddaughter while the pair were trying to open an account at a Vancouver BMO branch says he doesn’t accept the apology bank executives made last week. Bella Bella man Maxwell Johnson and his granddaughter Tori were cuffed by Vancouver police on Dec. 20, 2019, after […]

Palace gaffe over Meghan ‘divorce’: Officials admit blunder by announcing Prince Harry’s wife would take the title of a divorced woman Divorced wives referred to by their Christian name, a comma, then their title  This happened in case of Diana, Princess of Wales and Sarah, Duchess of York It is likely they will revert to […]

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are set to live in Canada after relinquishing their royal titles. But how, exactly, the duo will do that remains a bit unclear. They do have quite a few options — they could live in Canada six months at a time without formal paperwork, or they would apply for work […]