Fugitive Connor D’Monte returned to Canada
One of the country’s most wanted fugitives is back in Canada. Connor D’Monte is accused of murder as a leader of the United Nations Gang and was arrested in Puerto Rico in 2022.
Global News at Noon BC
Mar 22
Haiti crisis: Surge in gang violence, food insecurity envelopes nation
The United Nations has a blunt warning about the situation in Haiti, and is calling for immediate and bold action to fight what it is calling a worsening catastrophe. The surge in gang violence has brought with it a surge in hunger. Close to five million people — nearly half of Haiti’s population — now...
World
Mar 29
Global National: March 29
As Canadians hit the road this holiday weekend, many are bracing for what could be a more expensive return home. The federal carbon tax hike takes effect on Monday with gas prices set to rise three cents a litre. The majority of premiers are expressing their displeasure, prompting the prime minister to fire back and...
Mar 29
‘We need greater effort from the Americans on the export of arms’ to Haiti: Canadian UN Ambassador Bob Rae
As the situation in Haiti deteriorates, Caribbean, Canadian, French and American leaders met in Jamaica for an emergency meeting on how to address the crisis. ‘The West Block’ host Mercedes Stephenson is joined by Bob Rae, Canadian Ambassador to the United Nations, who discusses the international response, the flow of illegal U.S. weapons to Haitian...
Politics
Mar 17
The West Block: March 17, 2024 | Canada’s role in supporting Haiti as gang violence engulfs Port-au-Prince
The crisis in Haiti continues to grow more and more precarious following the rise in gang violence and the resignation of Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry. ‘The West Block’ host Mercedes Stephenson speaks with Canadian Ambassador to Haiti André François Giroux about the situation on the ground, preparations for a possible evacuation, and the role...
The West Block
Mar 17
Canada at emergency meeting on Haiti amid spiralling crisis
Canada’s United Nations (UN) Ambassador Bob Rae has attended an emergency meeting in Jamaica about the crisis in Haiti, where gang violence is only escalating. But as Mackenzie Gray explains, the solutions aren’t clear.
Global National
Mar 11
Global National: March 21
The federal government is proposing the Canadian Armed Forces be stripped of its power to investigate and prosecute sexual offences within its ranks. The reaction to the move, and how the legislation has some limits. While pressure grows on Israel to agree to an immediate and sustained ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, the U.S. has...
Global National
Mar 21
Canada attending emergency meeting in Jamaica amid Haiti gang violence
Canada is sending its ambassador to the United Nations (UN) to an emergency meeting in Jamaica on Monday to discuss the escalating gang violence in Haiti. The Caribbean leaders have also invited U.S., France, Brazil and UN representatives to the meeting.
Canada
Mar 11
Global National: Dec. 13
Countries at the COP28 conference have agreed to “transition away” from fossil fuels. The deal is billed as historic, but critics say it falls short of what needs to be done to avert the climate crisis. The details of the agreement, and the wide range of reactions. Israel’s war on Hamas has displaced nearly everybody...
Global National
Dec 13, 2023
COP28: OPEC countries push back against global commitment to end oil and gas
With only two days left of the United Nations (UN) COP28 climate summit, major energy producers are pushing back against an international commitment to end the use of oil and gas, with OPEC nations among those resisting the hardest. The latest version of negotiations, which were released Friday, shows countries considering several options ranging from...
Danielle Smith
Dec 10, 2023
Protests condemning executions in Iran
There has been a global outcry after the Islamic Republic executed three protesters Friday morning. The United Nations says Iran is on an execution spree where each hour… 6 people are hanged in Iran. Here in Vancouver, a large crowd took to the streets joining others around the world to demonstrate their outrage and demand...
May 20, 2023
Vancouver set to adopt UNDRIP principles
Vancouver could become the first city in the world to live by the principles of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. A task force of city and Indigenous representatives recommends measures ranging from revenue sharing to making sure Indigenous nations are included in decision-making. Emad Agahi reports.
Global News Hour at 6 BC
Oct 19, 2022
North Korea says latest missile test is capable of reaching U.S. mainland
North Korea leader Kim Jong Un says his country is one step closer to launching long range missiles that can reach the United States and outside analysts agree. The communist nation launched a missile on Tuesday, the first in ten weeks.
World
Nov 29, 2017
Latest North Korean missile launch didn’t showcase any new technology: expert
North Korea’s latest launch of an intermediate-range missile did not showcase any new technology, an analyst on North Korea said on Friday in Tokyo, and may in fact be a sign United Nations’ sanctions are starting to take effect. Noboru Yamaguchi, an advisor at the Sasakawa Peace Foundation, said the latest launch, which flew over...
World
Sep 15, 2017
More arrests made in 2008 dispute between U.N. gang, Bacon brothers
Mon, Jan 25: Over the weekend, police made new arrests in a violent dispute between the United Nations gang and the Bacon brothers dating back to 2008. Catherine Urquhart explains.
Crime
Jan 26, 2016
“Make Hong Kong Great Again”: Protesters thank Trump for support, sing U.S. national anthem
Hong Kong protesters waved the stars and stripes and sang the U.S. national anthem outside the U.S. consulate in Hong Kong on Sunday to thank President Donald Trump for signing into law two bills that would ban the exports of anti-riot munitions to China and impose possible sanctions based on potential human rights violations.
World
Dec 1, 2019
Massive winter storm hits U.S. Midwest, Mid-Atlantic
A major winter storm is hitting the United States Midwest and Mid-Atlantic this weekend. In Washington, D.C. accumulation could range between 10 and 20 cm. Mayor Muriel Bowser declared a snow emergency from Sunday through Tuesday. Heavy snow is blanketing downtown Chicago and its suburbs, making for treacherous travel conditions on the roads. The National...
Weather
Jan 31, 2021
B.C. police identify 46-year-old man killed at Langley Sportsplex
While addressing the recent spate of public killings in the Lower Mainland, Inspector Michelle Tansy identifies 46-year-old Todd Gouwenberg — who was tied to the United Nations gang — as the victim shot and killed Wednesday morning at the Langley Sportsplex.
Apr 22, 2021
Russia issues stark warning to U.N.: ‘We are all one step from an arms race’
Russia warned of a potential arms race with the U.S. on Thursday, during a United Nations Security Council meeting about U.S. plans to develop and deploy medium-range missiles.
World
Aug 22, 2019
Full Interview: Dr. Anthony Fauci discusses U.S. / Canada border closure, U.S. COVID-19 numbers, and more
Keeping the Canada and United Stated border closed will help contain the spread of coronavirus, as long as numbers between the two nations remains at a huge disparity, Anthony Fauci, the top U.S. government official on infectious diseases, said in an interview with Global News. In the wide-ranging interview with Global’s Jackson Proskow on Friday,...
Canada
Sep 4, 2020