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  • Fruit packing company in Kelowna, B.C., fined $78K for effluent discharge
    B.C.'s Environment Ministry has issued a $78,000 fine against Sandher Fruit Packers, in Kelowna, B.C. The fine stems from the discharge of effluent into a nearby ditch.
    Canada
    Apr 19
  • Guelph, Ont. man wins $100K in Lotto 6/49 draw
    Guelph's Liang Chen says he has plans of buying plane tickets to go home and visit family. He won $100,000 in the Lotto 6/49 Encore draw in February.
    Consumer
    Apr 9
  • Interior Health delivers nearly 800K immunization doses in 2023
    The released figure of 784,980 comes during National Immunization Awareness Week, which runs April 22-30.
    Health
    Apr 23
  • Saskatoon man devastated by accidental Roll Up To Win $55K boat win email
    'It said how many doughnuts and coffees and points I won and then underneath it said, "Congrats, you won a boat,"' Shawn Stensrud told Global News.
    Canada
    Apr 22
  • 45K participants run, walk, wheel in 40th annual Sun Run in Vancouver
    Known as Canada’s largest road race, more than 45,000 participants registered for the 2024 Sun Run in downtown Vancouver Sunday.
    Canada
    Apr 21
  • $500K donated to London’s Health and Homelessness Fund for Change
    The Health and Homelessness Fund for Change was gifted $500,000 in honour of Jeff Macoun's 40-plus years with Canada Life in London, Ont.
    Canada
    Apr 15
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  • Canada, Manitoba governments put $500K into livestock predation prevention
    'Predation-related challenges pose a significant concern for Manitoba’s livestock producers, who not only lose animals but experience significant economic losses as well.'
    Canada
    Apr 25
  • More than 500K expected at Surrey’s annual Vaisakhi parade
    It is one of the largest Vaisakhi celebrations in the world, outside of India, with more than 500,000 attending the event in years past.
    Canada
    Apr 19
  • Iran’s attack on Israel prompts U.S., U.K. sanctions
    Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control targeted 16 people and two entities in Iran that produce engines that power the drones used in the April 13 attack on Israel.
    World
    Apr 18
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  • More than $300K spent to police St. Patrick’s Day weekend in Waterloo
    A report, which will be presented to the board at a meeting on Wednesday, says that the cost of policing St. Patrick’s Day in Waterloo rose by $50,000 in 2024 to $318,000.
    Canada
    Apr 16
  • Four injured after military horses break loose, stampede in London, U.K.
    The riderless horses galloped down main roads in central London, running into vehicles and stunning commuters as they headed to work.
    World
    Apr 24
  • U.K., German police arrest 5 alleged Chinese spies in separate probes
    U.K. and German police arrested five people for allegedly spying for China. German authorities said the suspects were thought to be working with the Chinese secret service.
    World
    Apr 22
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  • Syncrude Canada to pay $390K in ‘creative sentence’ following workplace fatality
    A fine leveled against Syncrude Canada in relation to a workplace death dating back to 2021, will be used to create ways to improve safety on the jobsite.
    Crime
    Apr 8
  • Toyotas, RVs and nearly 3K school buses: A list of vehicle recalls this week
    Micro Bird recalled 2,520 school buses due to unsafe emergency exit labeling on Thursday, part of multiple notices for recalls posted by Transport Canada.
    Canada
    Apr 19
  • Winnipeg man used proceeds of electronics theft to buy $600K home: police
    Police allege the man stole around $1.4 million worth of Apple-branded electronics, which police say was then sold via online classified ads.
    Crime
    Apr 18
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  • Landmark smoking ban that would phase out sales passes U.K. parliament
    The bill, a key policy announced by Sunak last year, would make it illegal to sell tobacco products to anyone born after January 1, 2009.
    World
    Apr 16
  • Canada, U.S., U.K. lay additional sanctions on Iran over attack on Israel
    Canada announced it was sanctioning Iran's defence minister and top military command organizations while the U.S. and U.K. said they are targeting Iran's drone industry.
    Canada
    Apr 25
  • Thieves stole $10K in metal from Guelph business over 2 days: police
    Investigators say 875 steel hoops were stolen from a business not far from where another business was broken into the week before.
    Crime
    Apr 24
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  • Sask. invests in mobile skills lab to promote agriculture across the province
    The Sask. government invests in $300K to create a mobile skills lab to expand the workforce in agriculture in the province.
    Canada
    Apr 18
  • Extreme flooding in Russia, Kazakhstan force more than 100K to evacuate
    Floods engulfed cities and towns across Russia and Kazakhstan on Wednesday after Europe's third-longest river burst its banks, forcing about 110,000 people to evacuate.
    World
    Apr 10
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