Sand, that seemingly abundant resource, is becoming a rare commodity. It’s extracted more than oil and gold as we use it to make concrete, asphalt and glass. Continue reading →

The invasive plant’s clear, toxic sap can cause rashes, blistering, burns and even blindness if it touches the body and is then exposed to the sun. Continue reading →

A Virginia restaurant owner refused to serve White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders and her party. Continue reading →

Many gen Z-ers reveal that the number of followers someone has on social media helps determine if they are a celebrity — or not. Continue reading →

It’s alleged the armed man went into an Oakville, Ont., pharmacy at about 11 a.m. on Friday, ordered several people to turn over their cellphones and then jumped the counter. Continue reading →

A child has tested positive for Hepatitis C after receiving treatment at an Orillia dental office, the health unit says.  Continue reading →

The federal government announced it’s now accepting applications in its search to find the new chief executive officer of the National Capital Commission. Continue reading →

As legalization nears, answers to very basic questions about Ontario’s plan to sell legal marijuana aren’t forthcoming. Continue reading →

Ontario’s doctors have been without a physician services agreement for four years. Continue reading →

Donations from private donors will help the organization stay afloat for another year, re-hire full-time staff and complete a cannabis research project. Continue reading →

Ottawa general manager Pierre Dorion says the Senators had to trade forward Mike Hoffman because the team’s dressing room was “broken.” Continue reading →

The long-term care home in Woodstock that fired serial killer Elizabeth Wettlaufer says if she wasn’t in a union, she would have been fired earlier. Continue reading →

In the first of a multi-part online series that examines Ontario communities to visit for the day, the weekend, or longer, Global News went to the city of Guelph. Continue reading →

Doug Ford says the Liquor Control Board of Ontario already has infrastructure in place that would allow it to sell marijuana once it becomes legal this fall. Continue reading →

The app is the first step in a plan to attempt to save languages that are on the brink of disappearing. Continue reading →

Quebec Premier Philippe Couillard will be heading to the United States next week to push back against U.S. President Donald Trump’s protectionist trade policies. Continue reading →

Norman Hardie apologizes to female employees after Globe and Mail article alleges he engaged in sexual misconduct. Continue reading →

Solar industry participants say they expect more investment to flow to Alberta and the United States in the wake of premier-designate Doug Ford’s vow to axe Ontario’s cap-and-trade system and the Green Ontario Fund consumer rebate program it fuels. Continue reading →

Other green initiatives expected to soon wind down as a result of axing cap and trade include retrofits to social housing, energy-efficient upgrades for schools and hospitals, and cycling and transit infrastructure, experts say. Continue reading →

As it prepares to sell marijuana legally on October 17, Ontario’s government-run cannabis monopoly has stopped ”non-critical’ hiring. What counts as ‘non-critical’? It’s not clear. Continue reading →

Since launching WheelEstate last year, an Alberta couple has seen their RV rental site grow from 35 trailers to more than 700 trailers signed up. Continue reading →

Waterloo police have identified the victim in Monday’s homicide as 66-year-old Ronald Chandler. Continue reading →