Global Okanagan Adopt A Pet, Feb. 12, 2024
Meet Peewee, This 16-week-old kitten was found as a stray in Salmon Arm during the cold snap. He was so weak, he had to be carried to his litterbox and food dishes. Since then, though, he’s regained his strength and is now up for adoption through the Okanagan Humane Society.
Feb 13
Family tradition brings winter warmth for Calgary homeless during cold snap
The blast of winter that’s hitting Alberta brings a very busy week for a generous Calgary family. As Gil Tucker shows us, the frigid temperatures aren’t stopping them from carrying on a long tradition of helping others make it through the cold.
Global News Hour at 6 Calgary
Jan 10
Global National: Dec. 25
Israel’s war on Hamas is not letting up during the holidays, as the Gaza Strip suffered one of its deadliest nights since Oct. 7. How grief has replaced festive celebrations in Bethlehem, a city which is usually bustling at Christmas; the mounting carnage at refugee camps in Gaza; and how some hostages’ families heckled Israeli...
Global National
Dec 25, 2023
Peterborough County OPP say tips still come in 50 years after disappearance of Francis Harris in Apsley
It is a case of a missing woman long gone cold… But the search for answers in the disappearance of Francis Harris has been heating up in recent years. Despite it being more than a half century since the North Kawartha resident was last seen, police say tips continue to come in. Our Tricia Mason...
Crime
Nov 23, 2023
Stay-at-home dad overwhelmed by ‘compassionate’ response to family’s financial struggles
When Jason Ladouceur, 41, first spoke about his family’s financial struggle to raise awareness about the rising cost of living, he said he never expected it to touch people in the way it has. The Barrie dad first spoke to Global News in late November about the impact the cost of living was having on...
Canada
Dec 8, 2023
Supporting the houseless by spending a night in their shoes
Pam Am Place works to support local at-risk and homeless young men. Last night Harry Black and a handful of others spent the night on out in the cold to raise funds for the organization. Black joins Global News Morning to share how things went, and how much money was raised.
Canada
Nov 30, 2023
Focus Ontario: “The Harris Legacy”
The federal government and Toronto at odds over funding for affordable housing and shelters. A look back at the Mike Harris years, with the editor of a new book “The Harris Legacy”. And, a warning about the rising cost of infrastructure repairs in Ontario due to climate change.
Focus Ontario
Nov 25, 2023
‘Barely’ surviving: A stay-at-home dad and his family’s financial struggles in Ontario
While Jason Ladouceur family’s needs have not gone up, he says the cost of living basics have doubled or sometimes tripled. The Barrie dad spoke to Global News about how the high cost of living is impacting his family.
Canada
Nov 23, 2023
Global National: Sep. 6
The Bank of Canada is holding its benchmark interest rate at 5.0 per cent, a level not seen since April 2001. The central bank’s last hike was in July. Why the BoC is holding steady for now, what this says about the economy, and why some experts aren’t banking on another hike soon. The E....
Global National
Sep 6, 2023
Global News Morning chats with travel expert Barry Choi
Barry examines the state of air travel and shares tips for improved service and costs
Global News Morning Kingston
Aug 22, 2023
Pyxis Ocean: First voyage for cargo ship testing wind power
A cargo ship is making headlines not for what it’s carrying, but how it’s being powered. The boat has been retrofitted with massive sails, intended to lower the emissions and costs of such voyages. Mike Armstrong explains how the project is trying to help shipping clean up its act.
Global National
Aug 21, 2023
Global National: Aug. 21
Several communities in British Columbia’s Shuswap region are under threat from a sprawling wildfire that has already destroyed multiple homes. Residents in B.C.’s Interior are doing what they can to help each other, but the fire is shutting down some well-intended aid. While emergency crews in B.C. are making progress fighting the wildfire threatening Kelowna,...
Global National
Aug 21, 2023
Global National: July 5
As temperatures rise across Canada, experts warn more weather records will be shattered this summer. How concerns are growing for the most fragile people who can’t escape the scorching conditions; and how the hot, dry weather has Canadian farmers fearing for their financial future. About 11 million Canadians will receive the federal government’s long-promised “grocery...
Global National
Jul 5, 2023
Landfill search to recover remains of 3 women is ‘feasible’: Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs announce findings of landfill search study
Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs Grand Chief Cathy Merrick announced on Friday that the search of Prairie Green Landfill for the remains of three women is feasible based on the findings of a report. The research determined the operation could take between 12 and 36 months and cost up to $184 million. “If the search is...
Canada
May 12, 2023
Pitt Meadows council refuses to fork out millions for key underpass
The Harris Road underpass project has hit another roadblock, after Pitt Meadows council voted not to become a funding partner alongside the Vancouver Fraser Port Authority. Mayor Nicole MacDonald says it would have cost residents thousands of dollars each in the long run. Jennifer Palma reports.
Global News Hour at 6 BC
Apr 19, 2023
Future of crucial Pitt Meadows railway underpass in jeopardy
A solution to one of the worst traffic bottlenecks in Metro Vancouver could be in jeopardy, thanks to the rising cost of construction. Julie Nolin reports on the future of the Harris Road railroad underpass in Pitt Meadows.
Global News Hour at 6 BC
Mar 30, 2023
Global National: March 13
Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank, two American banking companies, collapsed in the span of three days, and there’s concerns their sudden demises could be contagious. What’s being done in the U.S. to calm the fears of customers worried about their deposited money being at risk, and what it means for Canadian clients. Flair Airlines...
Global National
Mar 13, 2023
How a Whitecourt couple stayed home for the holidays with a ‘perfect’ staycation
Pretty much everyone in Alberta has had to put up with the recent cold snap — unless you’re Jim and Sandra Harris. Last week the duo from Whitecourt went on a warm, sunny winter vacation using nothing but a little creativity. Jessica Robb explains.
Global News Hour at 6 Edmonton
Feb 15, 2021
Two 65-year-old men arrested in 1973 shooting deaths of 2 girls
Larry Don Patterson, 65, and William Lloyd Harbour, 65, have been arrested for the 1973 shootings deaths of a 12-year-old and 13-year-old girls. Officials of the Yuba County in California spoke at a news conference on Tuesday about the cold case and what lead to the arrest.
World
Sep 13, 2016
SNL skit pokes fun at Democratic presidential candidates in mock debate
In the Feb. 8 cold open for Saturday Night Live, the cast parodies the U.S. Democratic presidential candidates in a mock debate, including a guest appearance by comedy icon Larry David as Bernie Sanders. As the real Democratic candidates continue to campaign ahead of the election to see who will face off with Donald Trump...
Entertainment
Feb 9, 2020