Peterborough mayor apologizes for ‘intemperate language’ with councillor
Peterborough Mayor Jeff Leal on Monday apologized for what he says was “intemperate language” during the April 2 council committee meeting. Leal reportedly said to Coun. Alex Bierk that he would “carve him like a Thanksgiving turkey” during an off-microphone remark. Leal also uttered “you’ll regret you ever said that,” after Bierk referenced the mayor’s...
Politics
Apr 9
Turkey’s Erdoğan faces his toughest contest yet
He has moved the country from a parliamentary system to an executive presidency. He’s survived a military coup and is the longest-serving leader in the history of the Turkish Republic. Calling the opposition coalition pro-LGBTQ, and accusing it of siding with terrorists, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is trying to rally his base in hopes of securing...
May 12, 2023
Global National: Feb. 16
In Ukraine, authorities are hunting down Ukrainians accused of siding with the enemy. Thousands, from doctors to tax collectors and teachers, are suspected of collaborating with the Russian government, and efforts are underway to bring them to justice. Jeff Semple reports from Kherson, which was liberated in November after being occupied by the Russians for...
Global National
Feb 16, 2023
10-year-old Calgary boy runs 100 km to raise money for earthquake victims
There’s a new Calgary effort to help victims of the massive earthquake that hit Turkey and Syria. Here’s Gil Tucker with a boy who’s got a couple of connections that make him want to bring relief to the region.
Global News Hour at 6 Calgary
Feb 15, 2023
Global National: Feb. 12
The U.S. military has shot down yet another flying object over Lake Huron near the Canadian border, the fourth in eight days. Just yesterday, the U.S. shot down a different flying object over Yukon, with crews now on the ground, searching for the debris. Over in Turkey, tens of thousands of earthquake survivors are now...
Global National
Feb 12, 2023
Global News Morning chats with Mom In The Know Julie Findlay
Julie shares a Foodland Ontario recipe for turkey pot pie soup
Global News Morning Kingston
Dec 22, 2021
Turkish citizens surround military vehicles after military coup attempt
Citizens in Turkey surround military vehicles in support of the government after the military said they had taken control in a coup attempt.
World
Jul 15, 2016
Turkish citizens seen taking military officials into custody, commandeering vehicles
Citizens in Turkey are seen taking back control from the military after an attempted coup. Military personnel can be seen being guided by large groups of citizens while vehicles have been commandeered by the throngs of people.
World
Jul 15, 2016
Canadian recounts being caught in Turkey coup attempt
Paul Bocking was in Turkey with his fiancé to get married and were eating at a restaurant when the coup attempt began. Bocking recounts the chaos and confusion that followed.
World
Jul 16, 2016
Canadian in Turkey calls failed coup surprising, shocking, senseless
Paul Bocking is a Canadian living in Istanbul and described the confusion surrounding a military coup that seemed to come “out of the blue.”
World
Jul 16, 2016
US to help Turkey bring coup plotters to justice: Obama
President Barack Obama has told Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan that the U.S. will work with them to help bring those behind July’s attempted coup to justice.
World
Sep 4, 2016
Turkey coup attempt: Erdogan cracks down after failed power grab
Mon, Jul 18: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is responding to last Friday’s failed coup attempt with an iron fist, saying he would approve reinstating the death penalty. Jeff Semple looks at how Erdogan is now consolidating his hold on power.
Global National
Jul 18, 2016
Montreal Turks confused and shocked after attempted coup
Sat, Jul 16: For Montreal’s 20,000-strong Turkish community, there was a sense of helplessness and despair watching an attempted coup unfold on television. Felicia Parrillo spoke with one man who is left angry and confused by the events in Turkey.
Global News at 6 Montreal
Jul 16, 2016
‘Mastermind’ of failed military coup detained by Turkish officials
Akin Ozturk, a former air force commander and one of the “masterminds” of the failed military coup in Turkey, according to a senior official, was being held at Turkish authorities’ Ankara counter-extremism branch on Sunday along with other military personnel.
World
Jul 17, 2016
Tensions in Turkey remain high after failed military coup rattles nation
Americans in Turkey are being warned to stay away from the U.S. consulate in Istanbul because of possible protests after a deadly military coup attempt Friday night. At least 230 people died in the violence. Rylee Carlson reports.
World
Jul 18, 2016
CCTV video reportedly shows coup members stage attack on Turkish president’s hotel
Turkey’s state-run Anadolu Agency has released security camera video that allegedly shows coup perpetrators staging an attack on Friday on the hotel in which the country’s president had been vacationing.
World
Jul 18, 2016
Critics say Turkey coup attempt used to erode democratic freedoms
Turkey is still under a state of emergency, one year after a bloody coup attempt. As Mike Drolet reports, critics say it’s being used to erode the key freedoms of democracy.
Global National
Jul 15, 2017
Migrant crisis and post-coup attempt politics in Turkey
An agreement between Turkey and the EU has reduced the numbers of migrants trying to make their way to Europe. But the political fallout in the year since the coup attempt in Turkey is making the future for migrants more uncertain than ever. Redmond Shannon reports.
Global National
Jul 15, 2017
Turkey arresting dissidents after military coup attempt
Sun, Jul 17: Turkey is rounding up those responsible for the military coup attempt that left the country in chaos. Vassy Kapelos reports.
Global National
Jul 17, 2016
Attempted coup in Turkey derails cultural celebration in Edmonton
After taking two years off because of some tough times financially, Edmonton’s Turkish Festival was supposed to make a comeback this weekend. Sarah Kraus explains how an attempted military coup in Turkey derailed the plans of festival organizers in Edmonton.
Global News Hour at 6 Weekend Edmonton
Jul 16, 2016