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The Royal Aviation Museum of Western Canada has unveiled a temporary exhibit that uses a tech device that puts you in the cockpit of a First World War plane. Clay Young has more on what you can see at the museum this long weekend.

John Romein has salvaged everything from First World War footage to sports milestones. As Jay Durant reports on This is BC, it’s a glimpse back in time.

On Thursday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu presented his first official “day after” plan for the Gaza Strip once Israel’s war on Hamas ends, saying Israel will keep security control over all Palestinian areas and make reconstruction of Gaza dependent on its demilitarization. The document proposes Israel would maintain security control over all land west...

BCE Inc. has made another sweeping round of layoffs at Bell Media, eliminating about 4,800 jobs and multiple CTV News programs, while also selling off 45 regional radio stations. How Bell is justifying the decision, the harsh criticism it’s facing, and the fears for Canadian journalism. Federal politicians and police officers gathered in Ottawa for...

The Ontario Medical Association (OMA) is warning the entire business model of family medicine is failing, with many physicians resorting to own bank accounts to keep their practices afloat. Why some family doctors are giving up, and what one advocate says needs to be done to fix the worsening problem. Ontario-based BTNX received a significant...

There are still another nine months to go until Americans head to the polls, and long before the primary process even heats up, it would appear that the ticket is setting the stage for a repeat of the 2020 election. But the idea of a Trump-Biden rematch is garnering far less enthusiasm than it did...

Defence minister Bill Blair announced an initiative on Friday to honour the legacy of Canada’s only all-Black unit to serve during the First World War. As Megan King reports, the money will be spent on memorials, commemorative activities, and educational materials to remember the battalion’s sacrifices.

A ground-breaking decision in the U.S. that could impact Canadians: Florida has become the first state to get Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval to import mass volumes of prescription drugs from wholesalers in Canada, where prices are much lower. In an Ontario courtroom, it was a heart-wrenching day as the words of an 11-year-old...

As Monday rolls around, people around the world are preparing to celebrate Christmas. But as the war in Eastern Europe continues, 2023 marked a national shift in Ukraine. Anna Mandin spoke to some Ukrainian people living in Fredericton to learn more.

The federal government has unveiled the Canadian Dental Care Plan, which will eventually help about nine million Canadians who do not have private dental insurance. Who’s eligible, what will be covered, what won’t be, the concerns from the dental industry, and when the program will be available. A senior government source tells Global News the...

When Jason Ladouceur, 41, first spoke about his family’s financial struggle to raise awareness about the rising cost of living, he said he never expected it to touch people in the way it has. The Barrie dad first spoke to Global News in late November about the impact the cost of living was having on...

The History Channel follows Jillian Gallant on a journey to learn about her aunt, who was a nurse killed during the first World War.

In the Netherlands, far-right politician Geert Wilders has surprised much of Europe as his Freedom party won the most seats in the most recent Dutch election — twice as many as predicted. It’s the first time since the Second World War that the largest party in the Netherlands wasn’t liberal. Crystal Goomansingh has the details.

After a meeting between Israeli war cabinet ministers and a handful of family members on Monday evening, one of the attendees, Udi Goren, whose cousin Tel Haimi is currently being held by Hamas in Gaza, said he hoped Israel’s government would prioritize the return of the hostages first and foremost. Meanwhile, the father of a...

The uncertainty is unbearable for the families of hostages in Gaza, taken by Hamas seven weeks ago on Oct. 7, as they hope the promised humanitarian pause and release of hostages takes place this Friday. Until the pause begins, however, Israel’s retaliatory siege of Gaza continues for its seventh consecutive week. Over in the Netherlands,...

A special ceremony was held in Vancouver to mark Indigenous Veterans Day, paying tribute to the more than 7,000 First Nations soldiers who fought in the First and Second World Wars and the Korean War. Troy Charles reports.

An estimated 7,000 First Nations people served in the First and Second World Wars, and the Korean War. Indigenous community members and veterans gathered at Toronto city hall Wednesday to recognize those who served. Ahmar Khan reports.

Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, speaking for the first time since Israel-Hamas violence erupted on Oct. 7, warned on Friday that a “wider” or “complete war” in the Middle East was a “realistic possibility,” in a speech that was expected to indicate whether his group would wage a full-fledged war against Israel.

The United Nations (UN) says civil order is starting to break down as Israel’s offensive in Gaza continues. It’s been reported that more aid trucks crossed into Gaza on Sunday, carrying food, medicine, and water. However, this amount of aid only represents a quarter of what would typically be allowed on a single day. Meanwhile,...

History has been made on both Parliament Hill and Capitol Hill. First, Liberal MP Greg Fergus is the new Speaker of the House of Commons, replacing Anthony Rota, who stepped down after celebrating a Ukrainian veteran who served in a Nazi unit during the Second World War. The light-hearted and serious comments Fergus made about...