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It’s peak pothole season, and for one Saint John woman, a routine drive turned into a $2,200 nightmare. As Reeti Meenakshi Rohilla reports, she’s hesitant to file for compensation as the city points drivers toward claims processes.

Defence argues the brakes on the bus Baljeet Dhaliwal was driving failed when she plowed into a line of cars in Jue 2023, killing one woman. Crown says it was human error. Catherine McDonald reports.

City leaders are trading their offices for drive-thrus as they compete to sell the most Tim Hortons Smile Cookies in support of Edmonton Police Foundation. Chief Warren Driechel with the Edmonton Police Service and Chief David Lazenby with the Edmonton fire department stopped by Global News Morning Edmonton to talk about the friendly competition for...

As the war in Iran drives up gas prices around the world, Ottawa removed the fuel excise tax to ease the burden on consumers. Global News Morning’s Matthew Merkel spoke with GasBuddy.com to find out what relief is coming to the pumps.

Faster highway speeds are being tested on an Alberta road. The province says it’s putting limits in line with highway design, but safety advocates worry it will lead to drivers going even faster. Erik Bay has more on the pilot project.

SGI’s April Traffic Safety Spotlight focuses on finding a safe ride home in an attempt to prevent impaired driving. SGI’s Michaela Solomon joined our Juliane Bodini with more.

A 15-year-old Montrealer was killed in a drive-by shooting while sitting in a car in February 2021, leaving her family and community devastated. Last week a jury found one man guilty of her murder and convicted him on four counts of attempted murder. As Felicia Parrillo reports, the family of Meriem Boundaoui is relieved their...

The death toll from an explosive attack on a highway in southwestern Colombia rose to 19 on Sunday, authorities said, as the government blamed a dissident faction of the former FARC guerrilla group for the bombing. The blast on the Pan-American Highway in the Cajibio municipality also injured 38 people, including five minors, and destroyed...

The Alberta government moves to drastically reduce access to medically assisted dying. City council approves the Lewis Farms Recreation Centre getting a budget increase as inflation drives up construction costs. A girl finds a loaded, discarded 9mm handgun near a pond in west Edmonton. A train collision with semi near Taber highlights concerning driver trends.

Concern over Ontario’s road conditions is growing, with a new CAA South Central Ontario survey showing most drivers are worried about deteriorating streets and ongoing maintenance issues. As the annual “Worst Roads” campaign gets underway, Brian Pirvu from CAA South Central Ontario, joins Nicole Di Donato to break down the findings, why problems like potholes...

Thousands in mourning lined the streets of Tehran on Wednesday as funeral trucks, carrying coffins of Iranian top commanders and sailors, drove through the streets.

A judge denies the Alberta Teachers’ Association application to suspend the Back To School act. Health-care workers hope for action on the 16 recommendations by Acute Care Alberta after the E.R. waiting room death of Prashant Sreekumar. Hawrelak Park reopens after a three-year overhaul of the river valley park. Fines for distracted driving, speeding and...

A boil water advisory remains in place for homes and businesses in southwest Calgary neighbourhood. A scary situation unfolded on highway 2 south of Edmonton. As one car pulled up to another, with a suspect firing a weapon, leaving the other driver dead

In Michigan, a suspect is dead after ramming a vehicle into a synagogue near Detroit on Thursday. Police say 41-year-old Ayman Mohamad Ghazali, a naturalized U.S. citizen born in Lebanon, was killed by security guards at the temple after engaging in gunfire. Officials say Ghazali drove a vehicle through the doors and down a hallway....

Drivers heading through the normally very busy Massey Tunnel were suddenly stopped in their tracks this weekend, finding themselves in the middle of a surreal scene. As Angela Jung reports, it all started with a report of shots fired in Surrey, and ended with armed officers making a dramatic arrest.

City council is discussing how to get Edmontonians to comply with parking bans for snow clearing. It comes as a new report from city staff shows 90 per cent of Edmontonians did not follow the latest parking ban. Jasmine King explains.

Two 19-year-old suspects are being sought by police on a Canada-wide warrants following two shootings in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA). Police say the suspects were also driving stolen vehicles which, when later recovered, one had been set on fire. Sean O’Shea reports.

Drivers in Nova Scotia were concerned as the cost of regular self-serve gasoline jumped nearly nine cents per litre across the province overnight. As Mitchell Bailey reports, one analyst says the ongoing war in the Middle East will soon inflate the price at the pump in neighbouring New Brunswick.

Young Canadians looking for work are struggling to find it. The latest job numbers from Statistics Canada show youth unemployment came in at 12.8% in January, almost double the national average. Ken Chatoor with the Labour Market Information Council looks at what’s driving youth unemployment.

Findings from a new traffic study show Halifax had some of the worst traffic congestion across Canada in 2025. The report says drivers spent more than four days just sitting in rush-hour traffic throughout the year. As Mitchell Bailey reports, experts and officials say the solution requires some major upgrades.