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As temperatures begin to climb this week, many Saskatchewan residents grow concerned over the heightened risk of wildfires. The Prairie Lily’s return to the South Saskatchewan River is short lived as the riverboat is forced to dock due to reduced water levels.

Rideshare drivers in Toronto are raising concerns over working conditions as the city prepares to welcome thousands of fans for the FIFA World Cup. Barry Sawyer, National President at United Food and Commercial Workers, joins Jaden Lee-Lincoln to explain the changes drivers say are needed to do their job.

A south Edmonton neighborhood has been maneuvering around the Capital Line LRT south extension construction work but now they’ll face a greater hurdle. Road work is forcing the closure of a key access point to get in and out of the Twin Brooks neighbourhood. Kabi Moulitharan has more on what drivers need to know.

We’re only a few weeks away from the world descending upon Vancouver and Toronto for the FIFA World Cup and taxi companies and rideshare drivers are bracing for an influx of traffic Barry Sawyer, national president of the United Food and Commercial Workers Union joins Global News Morning with more on the preparations and concerns.

It was hoped the Transit Hotel Smokehouse and its BBQ menu could bring new life to the 120-year-old building in north Edmonton, but as Sarah Komadina explains, the Fort Road eatery is closing and the concept moving south of the river instead.

Residents of Red Earth Cree Nation and Shoal Lake Creen Nation are being forced from their homes as flood waters rise in the north. One of the biggest areas of concern is along the Shell and Carrot Rivers, where crews are dealing with record flooding.

After a 78-year-old DoorDash driver delivered her order, a Tennessee woman started a fundraiser to support him, raising more than US$500,000 in donations. #GoFundMe #DoorDash

Accusations abound as politicians bicker over the leak of millions of Albertans’ personal information on a separatist website. A new study finds foreign actors are creating false and misleading content about Alberta separatism. Leaders from Fort McMurray look for answers from the province over the response to the Highway 63 snowstorm that left drivers stranded.

Rural Municipality of Wood Buffalo Mayor Sandy Bowman met with Alberta Transportation Minister Devin Dreeshen on Wednesday to discuss the response to the recent spring snowstorm that left hundreds of stranded drivers on Highway 63 without food, water, or proper communication for almost 24 hours. Bowman is looking for answers before figuring out who will...

The Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo issued an evacuation alert for residents of Draper, about 12 kilometres southeast of Fort McMurray along the banks of the Clearwater River, due to ice jams and the risk of flooding.

AHS enacts a ‘one bag, one visitor’ policy in the Royal Alexandra Hospital E.R. Fears of Clearwater River flooding prompt an evacuation alert for residents living near Fort McMurray. Albertans push back on the provincial government’s referendum website with their own ‘Referendumb’ site. Chronic cancer patients share their life stories via art as part of...

Nearly 24 hours later, the road closures are still in place in a notoriously isolated area of Alberta. RCMP said whiteout conditions have led them to close Highway 63 northbound between Wandering River and Fort McMurray and both lanes of traffic south of Mariana Lake and Fort McMurray. Highway 811 is also closed, north of...

Ontario Premier Doug Ford is asking British Columbia to drop their electric-vehicle sales targets, saying they are making the country less competitive. An Abbotsford teen is serving a driver’s licence suspension after being found guilty of a long list of driving offences.

The Ford government is looking to open up HOV lanes on Ontario highways to solo drivers outside of rush hour. It’s all in an effort to help reduce traffic. Nicole Di Donato has reaction.

RCMP are searching for the occupants of a truck involved in a drive-by shooting on the QEII that killed the 22-year-old driver of a car. Edmonton is selected as one of three host cities of the 2028 World Cup of Hockey. The Alberta government is reviewing a proposed plan to force oil companies to pay...

After a harrowing 24 hours, residents in the Comox Valley on Vancouver Island were allowed back home Saturday, to assess the damage as flood waters began to recede. They were suddenly forced out Friday, when heavy rain, wind and a king tide caused local rivers to overflow their banks. Taya Fast reports

Montreal police are cracking down on drivers who don’t clear the snow off their car, issuing a record number of tickets last year. Using a light-hearted approach, the police force is going about reminding motorists with a comedic social media post that is getting people talking. Brayden Jagger Haines has the story.

Torontonians may finally have a date for the opening of the Eglinton Crosstown LRT. Ontario Premier Doug Ford says the TTC is now aiming to open the long-delayed transit line on Feb. 8. That February timeline comes after months of back-and-forth between the TTC and Metrolinx over when the line would be ready for riders.

Two Abbotsford businesses along Highway 1 are set to reopen only a week after flooding forced them to close. As Taya Fast reports, it’s all because of some hard lessons learned from the devastating 2021 atmospheric river. 

The Ford government’s changes to auto insurance will leave drivers in Ontario with a “significant” choice in the new year, but one that advocates argue could leave some with less protection in the worst-case scenario. Global News’ Queen’s Park Bureau Chief Colin D’Mello reports.