Toronto teen fighting for life after riding top of GO train
A 15-year-old boy is fighting for his life after he and two other youths attempted to ride the top of a GO train that was in motion after midnight Saturday. Emergency responders transported the 15-year-old boy to hospital where he remains in life-threatening condition, officials said. Metrolinx said in an emailed statement the company is...
Canada
Apr 21
Global News at 6 Toronto: April 21, 2024
A 15-year-old boy is fighting for his life after he and two other youths attempted to ride the top of a GO train that was in motion after midnight Saturday. Plus, an emotional scene unfolded inside of a Toronto courtroom on Sunday, after a jury found Umar Zameer not guilty for the first-degree murder of...
Global News at 6 Toronto
Apr 21
Calgary mayor Gondek booed during Flames game; fan behaviour called out
Calgary Mayor Jyoti Gondek was booed Saturday night during a Calgary Flames game when she was introduced for a ceremonial puck drop. As Carolyn Kury de Castillo reports, it’s left political observers and the VP of the Alberta Rural Municipalities saying behaviour like that is discouraging people from running for office.
Global News Hour at 6 Calgary
Apr 1
Holocaust Remembrance Day sparks conversations over antisemitism
Saturday is International Holocaust Remembrance Day. It’s a time to reflect and remember one of the darkest times in human history. As part of the campaign in Canada, public venues across the country, including monuments, city halls, public legislatures, and more will be bathed in yellow light in memorial of those murdered. Our Caryn Lieberman...
Jan 27
Global News at 6 Toronto: Jan. 7, 2024
Two people died after a Vaughan house fire on Saturday night, according to the Toronto Fire Service and Vaughan Fire crew, Meanwhile, Canada marks the fourth anniversary of the downing of Flight PS752. A vigil is underway at Mel Lastman Square in honour of the lives lost in the fatal flight. Plus, after taking a...
Jan 7
Calgary’s Tate McRae to appear on ‘Saturday Night Live’ as musical guest
Calgary’s rising star and TikTok sensation, Tate McRae, is all set to make her debut on ‘Saturday Night Live’ as a musical guest. With hit singles like “Greedy” and “You Broke Me First” dominating pop music radio, McRae has already garnered over half a million views on YouTube for her latest single titled “Exes.” Heather...
Nov 17, 2023
Global National: Nov. 17
In Canada, tensions from the ongoing conflict in the Middle East have resulted in two separate evacuations due to threats targeting an Islamic community center and a Jewish high school near Toronto. This comes amidst a rise in hate-motivated incidents since the recent Hamas attack on Israel. The World Health Organization has raised concerns about...
Global National
Nov 17, 2023
Israel-Hamas: Emotional return as children of Kibbutz-Be-eri are reunited with family members
For hours on Saturday, it looked like Hamas wasn’t going to turn over the hostages – it claimed there were several parts of the deal Israel wasn’t following. The transfer went ahead anyway, but not until Israel said its troops would go back to fighting at midnight. Mike Armstong has more.
World
Nov 26, 2023
Global News at 6 Toronto: Nov. 25, 2023
A fire broke out at an encampment in Bellevue Square on Saturday, just blocks away from another encampment site that was asked to clear out Friday near a Toronto Church due to fire safety concerns. Elsewhere, on the second day of a four-day pause in fighting between Israel and Hamas, a delay in the release...
Nov 25, 2023
SNL’s Pete Davidson addresses Israel-Gaza conflict in show’s cold open
During Saturday Night Live’s cold open, cast member Pete Davidson addressed the audience in a serious tone over the escalating conflict between Israel and Hamas. He brought up his own father who was killed during the September 11 terrorist attacks when he was seven years old. “Comedy is really the only way through tragedy, my...
Entertainment
Oct 16, 2023
Alberta residents rally over life lease repayment delays to former tenants of Christenson Communities
Seniors and families of people who used to live at one of several properties owned by Christenson Communities rallied outside Devonshire Village on Saturday. They’re fighting for the return of life lease repayments. Greg Christenson, president of the development, says he’s facing financial issues that are out of his control. Kabi Moulitharan reports.
Oct 28, 2023
Joly condemns Hamas attack, says Israeli and Palestinian civilians ‘deserve to live in peace and safety’
During a press conference on Wednesday, Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly spoke about the Hamas attack in Israel on Saturday, saying all “Israeli and Palestinian civilians deserve to live in peace and safety, with their human rights respected, with dignity.”
Canada
Oct 11, 2023
Global National: Sept. 29
In Northwestern British Columbia, the Nisga’a First Nation community celebrated the long-awaited return of a memorial totem pole on Friday, nearly a century after it was taken without permission. Canada’s top soldier is warning of significant impacts ahead for the armed forces, as the federal government looks to slash almost $1 billion in funding from...
Global National
Sep 29, 2023
Anniversary of the in-custody death of Mahsa Amini
Sept. 19th is the 1 year anniversary of the in-custody death of Mahsa Amini and the start of the Women Life, Freedom movement. Human rights activist Nazanin Afshin Jam talks about what has changed since and the demonstrations planned for Saturday.
Global News Morning BC
Sep 15, 2023
Montreal’s Moroccan community shocked by devastating earthquake in home country
On Saturday, many Moroccans living in Montreal gathered in a nearby cafe to get updates from their country’s local news as the death toll from a powerful earthquake that struck their home country on Friday night continued to rise. As Gloria Henriquez reports, a resident with family in Morocco is hoping the nightmare back home...
Global News at 6 Montreal
Sep 9, 2023
SNLs Michael Longfellow to perform at Toronto’s Comedy Bar
Saturday Night Live cast member Michael Longfellow is in Toronto for the weekend. He joins Liem Vu to preview his shows at the Comedy Bar on Danforth.
Aug 11, 2023
Singer Sinéad O’Connor dies at 56
She was rebellious, uncompromising and courageous. Sinéad O’Connor, who rose to worldwide fame with her hit song “Nothing Compares 2 U,” and gained notoriety for tearing up a picture of Pope John Paul II on “Saturday Night Live,” has died at the age of 56. Neetu Garcha looks back at O’Connor’s music and impact.
Global National
Jul 26, 2023
Global National: July 26
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has made sweeping shuffles to his cabinet, aiming to give the Liberals a much-needed boost ahead of the next federal election. The breakdown of the big changes, what was perhaps a puzzling move, and whether the overhaul could have an impact. India, the world’s largest exporter of rice, is banning the...
Global National
Jul 26, 2023
Alberta plane crash: All 6 aboard dead near Kananaskis Village
Alberta RCMP confirmed in an update on Saturday that one pilot and five passengers aboard a plane died after a late night crash in Kananaskis Country, Alta., about 100 km west of Calgary. Staff Sgt. Ryan R.J. Singleton said the aircraft left Springbank Airport near Calgary around 9:30 p.m. en route to Salmon Arm, B.C.,...
Canada
Jul 29, 2023
Global News Hour at 6 BC: July 22
A memorial procession and service for a 19-year-old firefighter who died in the line of duty earlier this month was held in Revelstoke, B.C., on Saturday afternoon. Police in the Lower Mainland are keeping a watchful eye on a local chapter of the Hells Angels as the notorious motorcycle gang is holding its 40th-anniversary weekend...
Global News Hour at 6 BC
Jul 22, 2023