New Democrats say they are planning to ask the House of Commons Ethics Committee to include a video by a Conservative MP as part of an ongoing study into the impact of disinformation on Canadian politics. Manitoba MP Brandon Leslie distributed a video on his social media accounts titled, “Breaking News: Trudeau resigns.” It contains
London Drugs has notified employees that their corporate data could be posted to the Dark Web after confirming the company was threatened with a multi-million dollar ransom. As Emily Lazatin reports, the cyber attackers have given London Drugs until Thursday to meet their demands.
The three victims, aged between 21 to 23, were graduates from high schools around the Limestone School District in Kingston, Ont. Five others were also injured following the collision on May 18, 2024. Global’s Katylyn Poberznick has more. Read more: Family, friends remember victims of fatal boat collision near Kingston, Ont.
A Singapore Airlines flight headed from London to Singapore made an emergency landing in Bangkok after hitting severe turbulence. One passenger, a 73-year-old man suspected of having a heart condition, died. Redmond Shannon reports on what the terrified passengers and crew endured during the mid-air scare, and Dawna Friesen explains what causes clear-air turbulence, and
A University of New Brunswick graduate said a lack of accessible facilities at his graduation ceremony prevented him from crossing the stage. Law graduate Blair Curtis, who uses a wheelchair, said he wasn’t able to independently cross the stage on graduation day after attempts to coordinate with the university months in advance. Anna Mandin has
One of the alleged hitmen accused of killing B.C. Sikh temple leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar was arrested and released in Surrey, B.C., shortly before the attack, according to court records.Three weeks before Nijjar was gunned down in an ambush that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has linked to the government of India, Surrey RCMP charged Amandeep
Ontario’s Minister of Transportation Prabmeet Sarkaria announced new legislation on Wednesday that would impose tough new punishments for those caught driving impaired in the province. If passed into law, it would include a lifetime license suspension for those convicted of impaired driving causing death, as well as installing an ignition interlock device for anyone convicted
Dozens of graduates at Duke University in Durham, N.C., walked out of their own commencement ceremony in protest on Sunday, when comedian Jerry Seinfeld was announced and brought out as the guest speaker. Seinfeld has been vocal about his support for Israel since its war against Hamas militants began on Oct. 7, 2023 in Gaza.
Nearly 250 thousand Canadians are expected to be diagnosed with cancer this year and 88 thousand will die. The Canadian Cancer Society, Statistics Canada, and the Public Health Agency of Canada worked together on the annual report, which shows cancer remains the leading cause of death in this country. Katherine Ward has this story and
Three surfers who went missing in Baja California, Mexico over a week ago were confirmed dead after relatives identified their bodies, Mexican officials announced Sunday. Authorities said the evidence showed that the men, who were tourists from Australia and the U.S., were likely victims of a violent carjacking attempt.