The Edmonton Riverboat has new owners
Two local couples — Eric Warnke and Megan Karius, along with Rob Davy and Brittany Anderson — bought the Edmonton Queen Riverboat.
Features
May 6
Baltimore bridge collapse: Ship that caused deadly crash refloated, moving back to port
The Dali has remained at the collapse site since it lost power and crashed into one of the bridge’s supporting columns on March 26.
U.S. News
May 20
Windsor Regional Hospital head appointed acting CEO of LHSC
David Musyj, who has served as CEO at WRH for nearly 20 years, will fill in for Jackie Schleifer Taylor, who went on leave in November 2023 amid an executive travel scandal.
Health
May 17
B.C. finance minister says she won’t run for re-election in the fall
Katrine Conroy has announced she won't be running again in the next provincial election after serving in the legislature for nearly two decades.
Politics
May 11
Suspect in killing of temple leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar got student visa in ‘days’
Karan Brar obtained a visa in 2019 to study for eight months at Calgary's Bow Valley College.
Canada
May 8
Baltimore bridge collapse: Ship had power blackouts before impact, report says
The power outage occurred after a crewmember mistakenly closed an exhaust damper, causing the ship’s engine to stall, National Transportation Safety Board investigators said.
U.S. News
May 14
Early bird train between Ottawa and Toronto returns with Kingston stop: Via Rail
The new early bird train is scheduled to start running May 27.
Traffic
Apr 30
‘Second chance’: B.C. humpbacks, researchers feature in ‘Planet Earth’ episode
Humpback whales on the B.C. coast and the researchers who study them are featured in a new episode of 'Planet Earth III.'
Environment
Apr 22
Baltimore bridge collapse: Alternate channel now open for cleanup vessels
Officials said the temporary channel is open only to vessels that are helping with the cleanup effort. Authorities believe four workers plunged to their deaths in the collapse.
U.S. News
Apr 1
No timeline provided for reopening of Kingston’s LaSalle Causeway as repairs continue
In an interview with Global News on Monday, Kingston's mayor Bryan Paterson said he's working to get more information on the closure.
Canada
Apr 24
Trump trial hears recording discussing hush money scheme: ‘What do we got to pay?’
Prosecutors played the 2016 recording that attorney Michael Cohen secretly made of himself briefing Trump on a plan to buy Karen McDougal's story of an extramarital affair.
U.S. News
May 2
Trump faces jail threat as judge fines him for breaking gag order during trial
Trump was held in contempt of court and fined US$9,000 for repeatedly violating a gag order that barred him from making public statements about witnesses, jurors and others.
U.S. News
Apr 30
Tabloid publisher tells trial he bought, quashed stories damaging to Trump
Donald Trump has maintained he is not guilty of any charges in the hush money trial. In New York, he says the stories that were bought and squelched were false.
U.S. News
Apr 25
Michael Cohen tells trial Trump told him ‘make sure’ to quash damaging stories
Donald Trump's fixer-turned-foe Michael Cohen directly implicated the former president in a hush money scheme who approved hefty payouts to stifle stories about sex in 2016.
U.S. News
May 13
Foreign intelligence services are contracting out killings to gangs
Three Indian nationals arrested in Edmonton for the killing of Hardeep Singh Nijjar are allegedly linked to an Indian crime group.
Canada
May 4
Feel-good Friday: Global BC’s highlights of the week
A young orca calf is finally free, B.C. marine life stars in major documentaries, and Ryan Reynolds' Wexham is coming to Vancouver.
Lifestyle
Apr 26
Strong winter storms cause unprecedented damage to Irving Nature Park in Saint John
The Irving Nature Park says this winter’s strong winds and rain brought the most damage to the park in its 30 year history, according to the parks social media.
Environment
Apr 12
RCMP arrests alleged hitmen accused of killing B.C. Sikh leader
Raids following temple slaying linked to government of India.
Canada
May 3
Sydney mall attacker ‘focused on women’ in stabbing spree, say police
A 40-year-old man used a large knife to kill six people and injure at least another 12 at a busy Sydney mall Saturday before he was shot dead by police.
Crime
Apr 15
Trump hush money trial: What lawyers argued in opening statements
A 12-person jury in Manhattan is set to hear opening statements in the first of four criminal cases against the presumptive Republican presidential nominee to reach trial.
U.S. News
Apr 22