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China nominates health official Song Li to lead WHOOther candidates for the WHO head position who have been announced include Dr. Hanan Mohammed Al-Kuwari of Qatar, Dr. Hanan Balkhy of Saudi Arabia and Dr. Hans Kluge of Belgium.WorldOct 8
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Possible pneumonic plague case: What to know and how experts are respondingThe Public Health Agency of Canada told Global News that "at this time, no risk to Canada has been identified" and that it was "closely monitoring the situation."TrendingOct 6
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U.S. inflation topped 3.4 per cent boosting odds of interest rate hikesU.S. inflation accelerated last month as gas prices spiked in the wake of renewed fighting in the Middle East, underscoring the affordability challenges among American voters.U.S. NewsSep 11
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Canada’s population growth continues its decline, StatCan saysThis marked the lowest July-to-July growth in total population size since 1944/1945 and the lowest July-to-July percentage increase since 1915/1916, the agency added.CanadaSep 23
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Ottawa must renew mental health and home care funding, health ministers sayHealth ministers from across the country say they're worried about federal funding agreements for mental health, addictions and home care in this year's budget.HealthOct 2
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Nova Scotia government is cutting off funding to a homeless shelter in New GlasgowThe operator of a New Glasgow shelter says the provincial government owes local residents an explanation about why it is cutting off its funding.CanadaSep 25
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Economy sheds 42,000 jobs, unemployment rate steady in August, says StatCanStatCan said there was little change in the private sector and self-employment in August, but the public sector shed 20,000 positions in its third straight month of losses.CanadaSep 4
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Big contracts, young talent among NHL storylinesSidney Crosby has seen plenty of change across his 21 NHL seasons.SportsSep 28
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Harvey Weinstein sentenced to 15 years in New York for 2006 sexual assaultWeinstein's sentencing for sexually assaulting TV production assistant Miriam Haley followed a legal odyssey spanning more than six years after his 2020 conviction was overturned.CrimeSep 23
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Kenneth Law’s sentencing hears from United Kingdom victims’ familiesRelatives of some of the 79 people in the U.K who took their own lives using products purchased from Law described the devastating toll of their loss.CrimeSep 24
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Canadian wool and yarn producers look to untangle themselves from the U.S.U.S. tariffs are pushing some Canadian wool producers away from American customers and suppliers as the industry looks to expand processing and supply chains at home.EconomySep 5
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Regina business closes after 90 years in the communityOver the decades, generations of locals have relied on Bregg Cleaners & Tailors for services like dry cleaning and mending. And Monday marked their last day receiving orders.CanadaAug 11
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Inside the Montreal lab working to prepare Canada against future pandemicsIn a biomedicine laboratory at Polytechnique Montréal, animal protein grows in a bubbling orange solution as researchers in white lab coats take samples with large syringes.CanadaAug 17
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$385M in OSAP grants sent to students at 7 career colleges last year: docsCareer Colleges Ontario said it could not comment on alleged behaviours of any particular school, but said it has raised concerns with the government.PoliticsAug 27
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Ontario was warned of ‘suspicious’ OSAP activity at a few career colleges: documentsCareer Colleges Ontario also asked the government to refer certain related concerns to police, though the details of those concerns are not clear.CanadaAug 31
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Alberta, Canada flags creating division ahead of referendumThe Alberta and Canadian flags have taken on new meaning as the province nears a vote on if the province should remain in Canada or hold a second, binding referendum on leaving.CanadaAug 3
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Consumers could start feeling financial relief by 2027, says CIBCThere may be a glimmer of hope next year for consumers who are feeling the pinch from the heightened cost of living, according to a new report from CIBC.ConsumerAug 11
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U.S. doing ‘whatever it takes to support’ Japan as Yen plummets: BessentBessent said the yen's substantial undervaluation could trigger other economic problems or competitive devaluations of other currencies "which is unhealthy."EconomyAug 4
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U.S. Fed holds interest rate despite some dissents as inflation persistsThe Fed’s rate-setting committee reached its decision after two days of deliberations, marking the fifth straight meeting at which the benchmark rate was kept at around 3.6%.U.S. NewsJul 29
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Dr. Anthony Fauci invokes Fifth Amendment in U.S. Senate pandemic hearingThe move injects new drama into tensions between Fauci and Republican lawmakers over his handling of the coronavirus pandemic and accusations he lied about the origins of COVID-19.U.S. NewsJul 29