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Uber drivers in the Greater Victoria area have made history becoming the first ever ride share workers in Canada to unionize. Lili Mackenzie from the United Food & Commercial Workers Union joins Global News Morning with more on the historic feat.

A big win for Uber drivers in the Greater Victoria Area — gaining the first union certification of its kind in Canada. The United Food and Commercial Workers union calls the move a defining moment for the labour movement and gig workers in the country.

Uber recently released their ‘Lost and Found Index’ for 2025, with Regina ranking in eighth place on the list of most forgetful cities in the country. Keerthana Rang – Uber Corporate Communications Lead – joined our Brenden Purdy with a breakdown.

Tariffs are taking a big bite out of Apple. The tech giant warning its costs could be going up by almost one billion dollars and Uber starts taking cash. Tech Expert Mike Agerbo breaks down the week’s top tech stories.

Police in Jenks, Oklahoma were able to rescue a person in a wheelchair from inside a burning van outside a nursing home on Tuesday and the entire thing was caught on camera. Bodycam footage shows police breaking windows to pull the person out of the smoke-filled vehicle.

Many Riding Mountain National Park visitors and businesses were surprised by Parks Canada’s decision to ban motorized watercraft on Clear Lake in 2025. Iris Dyck reports.

May is Tuberous Sclerosis awareness month. The rare genetic disorder causes non-cancerous tumours to form in many parts of the body. Klaudia Van Emmerik has more.

Firefighters in Langley were on-scene for hours, knocking down a huge fire in an under-construction home. As Erin Ubels reports, the building was reduced to burned debris and ashes and police are now investigating what caused the blaze.

Part of a Surrey neighbourhood is behind police tape — with detectives from the Integrated Homicide Investigation Team and the Independent Investigations Office on scene. As Erin Ubels reports, while details are sparse, we do know there was a police-involved shooting.

With the weather heating up,  the wildfire danger is also climbing across large parts of the province. A blaze that broke out Sunday afternoon near the Kelowna airport quickly spread out of control, triggering a major response, evacuation orders and alerts. As Erin Ubels reports, that fire is now being held.

Donald Trump is once again throwing a curveball into the ongoing trade negotiations between Canada and the U.S. The U.S. president announced Thursday night, through social media, a punishing new round of tariffs targeting Canadian goods. As Erin Ubel reports, Trump’s latest threat is injecting even more uncertainty into the relationship between our two countries.

Police say fentanyl is quickly becoming the drug of choice for users in Saint John, resulting in countless overdoses and numerous fatalities. The city’s experience reflects a growing trend in Canada. Of all apparent opioid toxicity deaths in the country, 74 per cent involve fentanyl. Reeti Meenakshi Rohilla reports.

Many south shore transit users will need to find another way to travel back and forth to Montreal as the REM light-rail network is set to shut down for the next six weeks. As Brayden Jagger Haines reports, despite mitigation measures, commuters need to brace themselves for long delays.

B.C.’s health minister is warning that the number of measles cases in the province is growing. Case numbers are way up in the past few months, especially in northern B.C. And as Erin Ubel reports, the push is on to make sure people who are not vaccinated get protected against the highly infectious and potentially fatal disease....

Hudson Pride is hosting the region’s first-ever Pride event Saturday. This community-led festival features performances, a market and family activities, all celebrating the 2SLGBTQ+ community. Plus, many South Shore transit users will need to find alternative transportation options to travel back and forth to Montreal, as the REM light-rail network is shutting down Saturday for...

A new preliminary study has found AI tools like ChatGPT could be linked to cognitive decline. Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology found that users who relied on ChatGPT to write an essay demonstrated issues with memory recall and brain connectivity.

Following a joint Canada-U.K. investigation, British authorities have fined 23andMe more than $4.2 million CAD for failing to protect the sensitive genetic data of millions of users, including more than 300,000 Canadians, in a major 2023 cyberattack. Neetu Garcha speaks with one of the victims of the breach, and reports on the findings of the...

The U.K.’s information commissioner has issued a £2.31 million fine to direct-to-consumer genetic testing company 23andMe. The revelation came Tuesday after a joint investigation with Canada’s privacy commissioner revealed a “profoundly damaging” global data breach nearly two years ago was the result of the company “failing to implement appropriate security measures to protect the personal...

Researchers looking into homelessness in New Brunswick’s Acadian Peninsula, and how a Saint John road is going on a “diet” to create a more efficient space for users.

A group of volunteers is working hard again this year to keep the coastline of Vargas Island clean — but it is certainly no small task. As Erin Ubels reports, more than 1700 kilograms of trash and debris were picked up in just a few days.