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Elaine Pepper is a 74-year-old volunteer who spends 100 hours each holiday season to help raise funds for the Salvation Army Christmas Kettle Campaign. Liem Vu has more on her story.

Ontario legislation aimed at helping municipalities clear homeless encampments out of public parks will include stronger trespass laws and fines or jail time for illegal drug use in public. Colin D’Mello reports.

Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly said on Tuesday that Canada needs to “step up support to Lebanon including the Lebanese Armed Forces which are key to making sure that should there be ceasefire, which we really, really hope is the case, that Canada can play a positive role.”

Hundreds of people turned out at the annual Remembrance Day ceremony in Montreal to honour Canadians who served in the armed forces. As Global’s Phil Carpenter reports, the commemoration was particularly sobering for one family.

Another brazen home invasion in the GTHA has authorities once again asking for the public’s help. As Noor Ra’fat reports, police say the ages of those involved may not be a coincidence

Remembrance Day is a chance to reflect on the sacrifices of the men and women who serve in the armed forces, but a little corner of Calgary is doing something in hopes of keeping the conversation alive for the entire year. Elissa Carpenter reports.

A portrait sitting was held in Bedford, Nova Scotia on Saturday to honour those who have served in the Canadian Armed Forces. The series’ photographer says he wanted to give veterans the appreciation they deserve. As Ella Macdonald reports, the ‘Honour Country Sacrifice’ project amplifies diversity, while celebrating those who dedicated their lives to Canadian...

A portrait sitting was held in Bedford, N.S., on Saturday to honour those who have served in the Canadian Armed Forces. The series’ photographer says he wanted to give veterans the appreciation they deserve. Plus, the New Brunswick Conservative Party gathered in Fredericton for their annual general meeting, following a devastating defeat in the recent...

A portrait sitting was held in Bedford, N.S., on Saturday to honour those who have served in the Canadian Armed Forces. The series’ photographer says he wanted to give veterans the appreciation they deserve. Plus, the New Brunswick Conservative Party gathered in Fredericton for their annual general meeting, following a devastating defeat in the recent...

An elementary school in Nova Scotia is backing down from its request for veterans and armed forces members to not wear their uniforms during its Remembrance Day ceremonies after some students expressed discomfort at images of war.

The Ford government is retooling a Remembrance Day policy that would allow Canadian veterans and serving members of the armed forces to ride for free on Go Trains, Global News has learned, after reservists raised concerns about being left out of the measure. Colin D’Mello reports.

Honour House is a is a refuge, a “home away from home” for members of our Canadian Armed Forces, Veterans, Emergency Services Personnel and their families. Honour House Chair Rich Coleman highlights some of the ways they have improved veterans lives.

Remembrance Day is a time for Canadians to honour armed forces members who died in the line of duty. A local historian is hoping a new visible project will rekindle Edmonton’s connection to its wartime history, and the soldiers who never returned home. Joe MacDonald joined us on Global News Morning to talk more about...

A new Ontario bill vowing to reduce gridlock will also limit municipal powers to approve new bike lanes. The provincial transportation minister says cities will have to prove new lanes are not impacting traffic in a move many are describing as government overreach. Matthew Bingley reports.

A joint statement read by Italy’s defence minister on Saturday expressed support for the Lebanese Armed Forces in “their essential and indispensable role for the protection, security and stability of Lebanon” amid Israel’s ongoing conflict with Hezbollah militants. Reading the statement aloud during the annual G7 conference – held in Naples this year – Italian...

The Canadian Armed Forces is changing its posture to the crisis in Lebanon and increasing troops in the region to give the government more flexibility — including the ability to move quickly if an evacuation of Canadian citizens is ordered, Global News has learned.

World Food Programme (WFP), the United Nations (UN) food assistance organization, has confirmed a major “scale-up” of food aid being delivered to famine-struck Sudan, amid conflict with the Sudanese army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF).

Speaking in Ottawa on Thursday, Canadian Defence Minister Bill Blair discussed the new Canadian Armed Forces Cyber Command. Also known as CAF CYBERCOM, this command will aim to unify the CAF’s various cyber capabilities into a “single, unified, and dedicated entity,” Blair said.

A new mayors’ task force is aiming to streamline the process of producing factory-built homes. The group will work closely with Modular BC to bring affordable housing to communities throughout the province. Victoria Femia has more.

Winnipeg Police Service (WPS) officials said on Tuesday they have searched and are patrolling the Allen Physics Laboratory at the University of Manitoba’s Fort Garry campus, following reports of a man armed with a “big knife.” Const. Claude Chancy said they were unable to find the suspect, adding that they don’t believe there is a...