Boissonnault followed ‘very strict ethics rules’ for elected officials: MacKinnon
Referencing a recent Global News investigation, Conservative MP Michael Barrett grilled the Liberal government on the details behind a lobbyist with business ties to Employment Minister Randy Boissonnault meeting with high-level political staff in 2021 and 2022. Government House Leader Steven MacKinnon defended Boissonnault, saying that he has followed the “very strict ethics rules” for...
Politics
May 2
Green Party demands Liberals ‘fix’ Environmental Assessment Act
Speaking during question period on Thursday, Green Party Leader Elizabeth May demanded the Liberals “fix” the Environmental Assessment Act by consulting the environmental expert panel for guidance. Environment minister Steven Guilbeault responded by saying that changes have been already made based on Supreme Court recommendations, adding that regulations such as zero emission vehicle standards and...
Canada
May 2
Chiseled ice carving competition returns to Ice District
Edmonton ‘s international ice carving competition returns to the Ice District Plaza on Jan. 18. Seven two-person teams have 34 hours to create 15 block ice sculptures. Steve Buzak and Jill Roszell explain the details.
Global News Morning Edmonton
Jan 14
Health professionals prescribing nature time
A growing number of health professional across the country are writing a new kind of prescription – one that doesn’t need to be filled at a pharmacy. Shelley Steeves reports on a program where doctors prescribe time in nature.
Global News at 6 New Brunswick
Aug 29, 2023
Lori Vallow Daybell, mom who killed her kids, handed 3 life sentences without possibility of parole
Idaho mother Lori Vallow Daybell was sentenced to life in prison with no possibility of parole Monday after being convicted of the gruesome killings of her two youngest children and her husband’s former wife. Judge Steven Boyce told the court that Vallow Daybell will serve three consecutive life sentences because she “needs to be held...
Crime
Aug 1, 2023
Teen kidnapping victim rescued after flashing ‘Help Me!’ sign in California
A 13-year-old girl was recently able to escape her kidnapper by flashing a “Help Me!” sign from a parked car, alerting passersby that she was in danger. The teen had been abducted in Texas on July 6 after the suspect approached her in San Antonio while she was waiting for a bus. Police say 61-year-old...
Crime
Jul 23, 2023
Guilbeault pays tribute to two B.C. firefighters killed battling wildfires
Speaking to reporters on Thursday, Minister of Environment and Climate Change Steven Guilbeault paid tribute to the two B.C. firefighters killed battling wildfires in the province this year.
Canada
Jul 20, 2023
Canada unveils plan to reduce climate impacts amid record wildfire season
Canada’s plan to make communities more resilient to climate change came out on Tuesday, and it was presented by ministers Steven Guilbeault, Jonathan Wilkinson and Bill Blair in Vancouver. “In short, this is a whole of society plan to reduce the risk and prepare communities for climate impacts,” Guilbeault said during the press conference.
Canada
Jun 27, 2023
New Brunswick family teaching others how to find food in the forest to combat rising grocery prices
As grocery prices continue to rise, so are the number of people looking to the forest floor to fill their dinner plates. Some foraging enthusiasts in the Maritimes have formed a non-profit organization that leads food tours. Shelley Steeves reports as some foragers go searching for wild greens and fungi.
Global News at 6 New Brunswick
May 26, 2023
Outpouring of support for Oak Bay worker killed on the job
The municipal worker killed after being hit by a vehicle has been identified as 52-year-old Steve Seekins. Co-workers remember him as a quiet but genuine family man who deserved to go home to see them at the end of his day. Kylie Stanton reports.
Global News Hour at 6 BC
May 18, 2023
Biden, McCarthy divided on raising U.S. debt ceiling
In order to keep paying the nation’s bills and stave off an economic meltdown, U.S. President Joe Biden and his Republican rivals are trying to figure out how to end the stalemate over raising the nation’s debt ceiling. Jackson Proskow explains how both sides aren’t on the same page, and the potential worldwide repercussions of...
Global National
May 9, 2023
Amqui fatal crash: Residents rally as they try to make sense of tragedy
Two days after Amqui resident Steeve Gagnon allegedy killed two people and injured nine others by driving his truck through a crowd, those who knew him are still trying to make sense of the tragic act of violence. Global’s Suzanne Lapointe reports.
Global News at 5:30 and 6:30
Mar 15, 2023
Quebec man charged in deadly Amqui truck crash
The small town of Amqui in eastern Quebec is in shock after a pickup truck plowed into a group of pedestrians, killing two people and injuring nine others. Police say the driver Steeve Gagnon, 38, did it on purpose. Mike Armstrong reports on what witnesses saw, what police say Gagnon did after the crash, and...
Global National
Mar 14, 2023
Amqui, Que. community reeling in aftermath of ‘pre-meditated’ fatal crash
Thirty-eight-year-old Steeve Gagnon barreled through pedestrians with his pickup truck in downtown Amqui, Que. on Monday, killing two people and injuring nine. As Suzanne Lapointe reports, the rural community is reeling.
Global News at 5:30 and 6:30
Mar 14, 2023
Amqui car crash: Suspect booed on way to courthouse in handcuffs
A Quebec man was greeted by boos as he made his way in handcuffs into the courthouse in Amqui, Que. Tuesday afternoon after he allegedly plowed into pedestrians — killing two of them and injuring nine others — in what investigators believe was a “premeditated” act. Steeve Gagnon, the 38-year-old driver, was officially charged with...
Crime
Mar 14, 2023
Global National: March 14
The small town of Amqui in eastern Quebec is in shock after a pickup truck plowed into a group of pedestrians, killing two people and injuring nine others. Police say the driver Steeve Gagnon, 38, did it on purpose. What witnesses saw, what police say Gagnon did after the crash, and the reaction from a...
Global National
Mar 14, 2023
Amanda Zhao’s killer claims refugee status in New Zealand
Ang Li, the man convicted in a Chinese court of killing international student Amanda Zhao and stuffing her body into a suitcase near Stave Lake in 2002, has resurfaced, this time as a refugee claimant in New Zealand, according to published reports. Aaron McArthur reports.
Global News Hour at 6 BC
Feb 27, 2023
Community Events: Steve Hill
STEVE HILL – DEAR ILLUSION Thursday, March 2nd, Club Soda – clubsoda.ca
Feb 15, 2023
Tyre Nichols death: 5 former Memphis police officers face 2nd-degree murder, other charges
Shelby County District Attorney Steve Mulroy on Thursday said a grand jury has handed down indictments against five former Memphis police officers in the killing of Black motorist Tyre Nichols following a violent traffic stop on Jan. 7. Tadarrius Bean, Demetrius Haley, Desmond Mills, Jr., Emmitt Martin III and Justin Smith each face charges of...
Crime
Jan 26, 2023
Tyre Nichols death: Shelby County DA explains reason for aggravated kidnapping charge
Shelby County District Attorney Steve Mulroy on Thursday explained the reason for the aggravated kidnapping charge handed down against five former Memphis police officers in the killing of Black motorist Tyre Nichols after a violent traffic stop on Jan. 7. “If it was a lawful detention to begin with, it certainly became unlawful at a...
Crime
Jan 26, 2023