Green Cemetery Project Winnipeg aims to make death more environmentally friendly in Manitoba
A group in Winnipeg is hoping to make death more environmentally friendly by creating a green cemetery in the province.
Canada
Apr 23
B.C. wildlife centre that cares for injured, orphaned animals in dire need of donations
"We can have 50 in here easily. Baby robins, baby this, baby that," Elizabeth Melnick, the owner of Elizabeth's Wildlife Center told Global News.
Environment
Apr 26
Patients ‘definitely worried’ as Dartmouth walk-in clinic closes doors
In a sign outside the building's entrance, Tacoma Family Medicine announced to patients that the facility's walk-in clinic will cease operations on Sunday.
Health
Apr 11
City staff recommends returning free parking to London, Ont. core
The report recommends implementing a free 1-hour on-street parking program for the core area and a free 1-hour parking pilot program for two lots in Old East Village.
Canada
Apr 24
Renewed tensions over Queen’s Park keffiyeh ban brewing
A debate around the Arab headdress erupted on Thursday after Ontario Premier Doug Ford said a ban from Speaker Ted Arnott "divides" people and called for it to be reversed.
Politics
Apr 22
Gushue loses 7-6 to Retornaz at world men’s curling championship
Gushue, from St. John's, N.L., said he was struggling with his rocks in the first half of the game.
Canada
Apr 1
2-win day puts Rachel Homan at 8-0 and in a playoff spot in women’s world curling
Rachel Homan skipped the host side to a 7-2 victory over Japan's Miyu Ueno in the morning and a 9-5 win over Turkey's Dilsat Yildiz at night Wednesday to remain unbeaten at 8-0.
Canada
Mar 21
Gushue tops Hood 7-4 at world men’s curling championship
Canada's Brad Gushue kicked off the first of four straight two-game days Tuesday morning with a 7-4 victory over New Zealand's Anton Hood at the world men's curling championship.
Canada
Apr 2
Brittney Griner recalls harsh 10-month Russian detention: ‘My life is over right here’
Brittney Griner was arrested in 2022 after Russian officials said they found a vape cartridge of hashish oil in her luggage at Moscow's airport.
Trending
Apr 23
Ford government divided over Speaker’s ban on keffiyehs at Queen’s Park
Legislative assembly Speaker Ted Arnott recently banned the Arab headdress inside Queen’s Park and said people wearing it were making a political statement.
Politics
Apr 18
Montreal ban on single-use plastics marks 1 year. But is it making a difference?
The bylaw came into effect March 2023 and covers the 19 boroughs. It prohibits the use of most single use plastic containers in restaurants and grocery stores.
Environment
Mar 18
Tensions erupt at Queen’s Park over keffiyeh ban as government MPPs walk out
The issue first surfaced in the house last Thursday, when PC MPP Robin Martin defied Doug Ford and voted to block an attempt to lift the prohibition on wearing the Arab headdress.
Canada
Apr 23
Grocery code: How Ottawa has tried to get Loblaw, Walmart on board
It was evident to the federal government as early as last fall that Loblaw and Walmart might be holdouts to the grocery code of conduct, documents show.
Canada
Apr 26
Crews continue clearing Calgary roads after snowfall warning ends
As of 10 a.m. on Thursday, ECCC said Calgary International Airport received 22 centimetres, the most of the seven stations the federal agency reported.
Weather
Mar 21
Last day of prep for USask Huskies before U Sports Women’s Hockey Championship
The puck drops for the championship Thursday at Merlis Belsher Place, where the Huskies were getting ready Wednesday to take on the top-seeded Concordia Stingers.
Sports
Mar 13
Union warns of growing burnout, reliance on uncertified teachers amid B.C. staffing crunch
Burnout and a growing reliance on uncertified educators are among the consequences of B.C.'s growing teacher shortage, according to the B.C. Teachers' Federation.
Education
Mar 18
Surrey’s Arshdeep Bains reflects on first call up to Vancouver Canucks
Bains, of Surrey, B.C., was called up last week by the Canucks and made his NHL debut against the Colorado Avalanche on Tuesday.
Sports
Feb 24
Suspect in hit-and-run that injured RCMP officer wanted across B.C.
Vancouver's Tobin Peter Haas, 57, is wanted for questioning in the Highway 91 incident as well as an outstanding warrant connected to a break-and-enter.
Crime
Feb 19
Lethbridge athletes shine at 2024 Alberta Winter Games
The young athletes of Lethbridge should hold their heads high, as they contributed over half of the medal count to their zone, which was made up of over 105 communities.
Sports
Feb 23
Quebec cold case conviction highlights advances in DNA research techniques
The the speed of the Grenon verdict 'speaks for itself in terms of just how compelling this technique is,' a criminologist and professor at Western University said.
Canada
Feb 23