Edmonton city council needs to have a ‘firmer backbone’ over budget: Tim Cartmell
Councillor Tim Cartmell says the City of Edmonton’s budget is broken. The 2024 property tax increase, which now sits at 8.9 per cent, is a little more than two per cent higher than what was originally approved in November 2023. Tim Cartmell joined Global News at Noon to talk about what he thinks need to...
Global News at Noon Edmonton
Apr 24
Jeffrey Northrup death: How video evidence played a role in the Umar Zameer trial
In a Toronto courtroom on Sunday, Umar Zameer was found not guilty of first-degree murder in the death of Cst. Jeffry Northrup. The case revolved around whether Zameer had intended to hit Northrup with his car and whether he knew that Northrup and his partner were police officers. Former Crown Attorney and now Defense Lawyer...
Crime
Apr 22
Focus Ontario: Full Steam Reverse
The Trudeau government unveiling its latest budget this week – how this financial blueprint will impact you. Queen’s Park making a major transit announcement and then quickly reversing part of that plan – we’ll explain why. And, and a year to the day after Canada’s largest gold heist – police announce they have cracked the...
Focus Ontario
Apr 20
Focus Ontario: Protecting Ontario from Cyber Attacks
The Ford Government in a fight with the federal government of the building of fourplexes – why billions of dollars could be at stake. Cyberattacks are on the increase across the province – how can we reduce the risks. And, remembering a consummate comedian — Joe Flaherty passing away this week at the age of...
Focus Ontario
Apr 6
Focus Ontario: Ontario Budget 2024
The Ford Government unveils the most expensive budget in Ontario history – how your tax dollars are being spent. Plans are moving forward for a western extension to the Eglinton Crosstown – but when will the first leg of the LRT be finished? And, total eclipse of the fun – how cancelled hotel reservations are...
Focus Ontario
Mar 30
Focus Ontario: The Jewel by the Lake
The Premier gives a thumbs down to a provincial policy allowing fourplexes what does that mean for the province’s housing crisis. Canada’s new inflation numbers what they could mean for interest rates and nervous mortgage holders. And, a beloved pharmacy assistant retiring after 50 years on the job.
Focus Ontario
Mar 23
Focus Ontario: Charged About Batteries
Queen’s Park doubling down on efforts to increase home building across the province. Metrolinx taking measures to protect passengers from e-bike battery hazards – we’ll explain. And, meet the man with a plan for the perfect view of the upcoming solar eclipse.
Focus Ontario
Mar 16
Global News at 5:30 Toronto: March 14, 2024
Toronto’s Homicide Unit investigating the death of a woman in the east-end we’re live with the latest. Loblaw facing public backlash tonight against an anti-theft pilot project. And, the TTC has a growing seagull problem how the transit agency plans to clear the air.
Global News at 5:30 Toronto
Mar 14
Global News at 5:30 Toronto: March 13, 2024
One person dead after a massive crash involving six vehicles why the SIU is investigating. A regent park man charged with the murder of his own father and brother. And, Metrolinx taking action against potential e-bike battery fires details in a Global News Exclusive.
Global News at 5:30 Toronto
Mar 13
Opioid Crisis in Belleville
Belleville’s state of emergency is putting Ontario’s opioid crisis on the front page – is the province doing enough to help? Should big rigs be moved to the highway 407 to ease congestion on the 401? – the idea has people talking. And, the Darlington Nuclear Generating Station will be playing an important role in...
Focus Ontario
Mar 9
Focus Ontario: Ford and the Bench
The Premier quadrupling down on the way judges are appointed in Ontario. Troubling questions about some group homes in Ontario. And, remembering the remarkable life of former Prime Minister Brian Mulroney.
Focus Ontario
Mar 2
Palma’s Picks: Lessons learned from a tumultuous relationship
Kern Carter is the author of “And Then There Was Us”, a coming of age youth novel looks at a mother and daughter’s tumultuous relationship and the meaning of family. He joins Jennifer Palma on Global News Morning Weekend BC to discuss his book.
Global News Morning BC
Apr 14
Focus Ontario: Back to the House
Queen’s Park is back from its winter break – we’re looking at the Ford government’s new plans. A record gun bust by the OPP and American Police – the deadly weapons taken off our streets. And, what a million bucks will buy in the Canadian real estate market.
Focus Ontario
Feb 24
Global News at 5:30 Toronto: Feb. 23, 2024
Queen’s Park revealing how many homes are being built in the province – why some say those numbers are inflated. Lynx Airline shutting down – what this means for passengers and the airline industry and growing concern about measles in the province – how you can get a vaccination.
Global News at 5:30 Toronto
Feb 23
Global News at 5:30 Toronto: February 19, 2024
Toronto police have increased their presence in a North York, Ont., community following two shootings – one of them now a homicide investigation. And the city is bringing an end to free on-street parking during statutory holidays. We hit the streets to see how people are reacting to the change.
Global News at 5:30 Toronto
Feb 19
Ontario woman seeks justice after pet emu killed
Shannon McCarrell was woken up in Fisherville, Ont., on March 13 by her teenage son telling her McTavish, one of four pet emus, was dead. Provincial police are investigating it as a case of animal cruelty, and McCarrell said that she wants the perpetrators to “get the maximum penalty” and “be made an example of.”
Crime
Mar 18
Focus Ontario: Ontario Post Secondary Blues
Ontario’s colleges and universities are facing financial turmoil – we’re looking at the reason and what can be done about it. The Ford Government backtracks on Bill 124 – the cost to taxpayers. And, an alarming new discovery in Canada’s worsening overdose crisis.
Focus Ontario
Feb 17
June Carter Cash: Country music icon’s extraordinary life explored in new doc
We embark on a captivating exploration of the extraordinary life of June Carter Cash in the documentary, ‘June. Director and Emmy Award-winner Kristen Vaurio and June’s daughter, Carlene Carter, helps us delve into the remarkable world of the 5-time Grammy Award-winner including her humble beginnings to her unwavering ambition that defined her incomparable career.
The Morning Show
Jan 24
Focus Ontario: Trouble in Sioux Lookout
A national summit to combat soaring rates of auto theft – we’ll tell you what came out of it. Is Queen’s Park playing politics with a transit project for a GTA riding. And, an important campaign just ahead of Valentines Day that could save lives.
Focus Ontario
Feb 10
Global News at 5:30 Toronto: Feb. 9, 2024
A woman left with life-altering injuries after a dog attack in Rexdale we’re speaking with the victim. Grief-stricken friends speak to Global News following a crash that killed three young men in Brampton. And, record breaking temperatures have people enjoying the weather, but also worried about the coming months we’ll explain.
Global News at 5:30 Toronto
Feb 9