Dan Schneider, ex-Nickelodeon producer, apologizes for on-set behaviour
Many of the complaints against Dan Schneider — both by ex-child stars and fans of his work — are to do with seemingly sexualized jokes acted out by minors in his TV shows.
Entertainment
Mar 20
‘Spawns of Satan’: Ruby Franke detailed torture of kids in newly released journal
Disturbing photos, videos and journal entries written by Ruby Franke have been released in a trove of documents that police collected while investigating Franke for child abuse.
Crime
Mar 22
‘Motel medicine’: NDP urge apology after stroke patient sent to Travelodge in Leduc
A CBC report detailed how a man paralyzed on his left side after a stroke, who uses a wheelchair, was moved from hospital to a Travelodge motel in Leduc without being consulted.
Politics
Mar 18
Ontario man tells court he was ‘foolish’ to drive drunk in case of injured worker
A construction worker was severely injured in the incident, with the victim telling an Ontario sentencing hearing Friday about the physical pain he's been forced to endure.
Crime
Feb 16
AI ‘hallucination’ in B.C. court prompts caution
Vancouver tech lawyer Ryan Black's work with video game companies put him in a position to watch the rise of artificial intelligence in the industry.
Science
Feb 29
‘When am I coming home?’: Vulnerable Nunavut kids face loneliness, despair as millions spent sending them south
Nunavut was billed 53 per cent more per day, on average, for a child to live in an Ontario group home compared to what children’s aid societies in Ontario paid.
Investigations
Mar 4
Meet the magician who says he created a deepfake Biden robocall with AI
A New Orleans street magician says a Democratic consultant working for a rival campaign hired him to create fake audio of Biden for a robocall that is being probed by prosecutors.
U.S. News
Feb 23
Billion-dollar rapid-test contracts favoured Chinese imports over cheaper Canadian-made devices
Two COVID-19 importers participating in an initiative to help grow small Canadian businesses charged more to sell rapid tests to the federal government than Canadian manufacturers.
Investigations
Feb 29
Massive B.C. drug case collapses after police errors, ‘disgraced’ officer’s role revealed
Charges against three men, including a convicted killer, have been stayed in a massive drug trafficking case after the revelation of serious police errors in the investigation.
Crime
Feb 14
Gina Carano sues Disney over ‘Mandalorian’ firing, with Elon Musk’s help
Gina Carano's lawsuit claims she was fired because she 'dared voice her own opinions' against a 'bully mob who demanded her compliance with their extreme progressive ideology.'
Entertainment
Feb 7
Mountie gets community sentence for assaulting girl, breach of trust
A New Brunswick RCMP officer who was found guilty of assaulting a 16-year-old girl has been given a two-year sentence to be served in the community.
Crime
Jan 26
Trump tells judge he would ‘love’ threatened removal from E. Jean Carroll trial
Donald Trump was threatened with expulsion from a civil defamation trial Wednesday after he repeatedly ignored a warning to keep quiet while writer E. Jean Carroll testified.
U.S. News
Jan 17
Inclement weather doesn’t slow demand for food, warm clothing for Winnipeggers in need
The city of Winnipeg may be buried in snow, but that hasn't slowed down those who rely on donations for their meals.
Canada
Jan 11
Sister wants voice for mentally ill man allegedly beaten, bound on Saskatchewan farm
Shanda Tansowny says her brother, Chris Hawkins, died in September 2022 after he was allegedly assaulted by two farmers near Melfort, Sask.
Canada
Jan 15
‘Wait, what?’ Six of our favourite offbeat stories of 2023
From a bizarre bakery burglary to a pigeon smuggling meth in a backpack, here are a few of the stranger stories Global BC reported in 2023.
Canada
Dec 26, 2023
Remembering the celebrities we lost in 2023
From movie and TV stars to musicians and other notable personalities, we said goodbye to a lot of familiar, beloved faces this year.
Entertainment
Dec 30, 2023
A list of policies and cuts the Doug Ford government has reversed
Here is a list of policies and cuts the Ford government has reversed, including plans to reverse an earlier move to dissolve the upper-tier municipality of Peel Region.
Politics
Dec 13, 2023
Prince Harry’s phone knowingly hacked by U.K. tabloid, judge rules
The judge found phone hacking was “widespread” at Mirror Group Newspapers, and Prince Harry was awarded over £140,000 (about C$238,380).
World
Dec 15, 2023
House of Commons rises until end of January after tumultuous year
The House will sit again on Jan. 29, but major issues from 2023 will remain on the agenda, including Canada's affordability and housing crisis.
Canada
Dec 15, 2023
Woman who threw food at Chipotle worker sentenced to fast-food job by judge
Rosemary Hayne was filmed inside a Chipotle in Ohio, where she hurled a burrito bowl at an employee's face after she was dissatisfied with the service.
Trending
Dec 7, 2023