Chasing clear skies, eclipse watchers head to Quebec’s Eastern Townships
Canadian cities from Niagara Falls, Ont., to Gander, N.L., are preparing to welcome visitors hoping to spend a few minutes plunged into darkness.
Canada
Apr 4
Domestic violence not epidemic, N.S. justice minister says on mass shooting anniversary
Nova Scotia’s justice minister has apologized for saying he doesn’t believe domestic violence is an epidemic on the four-year anniversary of the province’s worst mass shooting.
Canada
Apr 18
New Brunswick volunteers build flying telescope to see total eclipse above the clouds
A retired medical physicist has led a group of volunteers to build a sun-tracking telescope that will be hoisted aloft by a weather balloon on the afternoon of April 8.
Science
Mar 10
Hellebuyck, Jets steal 4-3 OT victory over Nashville for fourth straight win
Connor Hellebuyck made 45 saves and Kyle Connor scored the OT winner as the Jets defeated the Nashville Predators 4-3 Tuesday night for their fourth straight win.
Sports
Apr 9
N.S. couple dies from strep A just hours apart. Their family is speaking out
Two sisters from Nova Scotia are warning the public about an invasive form of strep after their mother and step-father died from the disease on the same day earlier this year.
Health
Apr 6
Ontario ‘task force’ prepares Canadians for total solar eclipse — and beyond
With a name that sounds like science fiction, the Ontario Eclipse Task Force (OETF) is made up of scientists, educators and other leaders in the field of astronomy
Science
Apr 6
Nova Scotia child dies from aggressive form of strep, family speaks out
The six-year-old boy died within 48 hours after developing symptoms of invasive group A streptococcal, his father says.
Canada
Mar 18
Are home invasions rising in Canada? How to protect yourself
Home invasions are a growing concern in Canada, with increasing reports of break-ins for auto thefts and residential burglaries in some big Canadian cities.
Canada
Mar 19
Fallen officers Travis Jordan, Brett Ryan to be honoured with Edmonton bridge names
The southwest Anthony Henday Drive bridges will be renamed after Travis Jordan and Brett Ryan — the two Edmonton Police Service officers who were killed on the job a year ago.
Canada
Mar 25
El Niño looks to be fading. What Canadians can expect in the months to come
The Australian Bureau of Meteorology says its monitoring shows the El Niño weather event is over. But scientists say its effects could still linger over Canada.
Canada
Apr 16
Calgary canines help veterinary students develop safety, handling skills
Students in the new veterinary assistant program at Bow Valley College are benefitting from having dogs visit as part of their training.
Features
Mar 28
Teen pleads guilty to aggravated assault in double stabbing at N.S. high school
The accused in a stabbing that sent two staff members to hospital one year ago at Charles P. Allen High School in Bedford, N.S. has pleaded guilty before trial.
Crime
Mar 18
Is the N.S. government fixing health care? Minister says ‘we’re getting there’
Nova Scotia Health Minister Michelle Thompson sat down with Global News as part of our series called 'Code Critical,' which examines the issues impacting the health-care system.
Health
Mar 16
Carbon price pause call from Nfld. premier about ‘political pressure’: Trudeau
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says that Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Andrew Furey is bowing to "political pressure" on his call to pause the carbon price increase.
Canada
Mar 15
David Eby rejects Poilievre letter asking B.C. to stop carbon tax hike
Poilievre's letter said the carbon pricing system set up by Trudeau is an imposition on the provinces that requires them to accept an ever-increasing levy.
Politics
Mar 16
‘Bullying is not OK’: Montreal kids suit up for Pink Shirt Day
Students at LaSalle Elementary School in Montreal marked Pink Shirt Day by reflecting on the importance of being kind to one another.
Canada
Feb 28
Tiny shelter community in Halifax suburb up and running, as province seeks new sites
Three neat rows of tiny shelters are up and occupied as the provincial government gradually rolls out what it is touting as an important part of its solution to homelessness.
Canada
Mar 18
Total solar eclipse: Canadians soak up once-in-a-lifetime spectacle
Canadians from Ontario to Atlantic Canada witnessed the total solar eclipse on Monday, April 8. The experience was described by many as 'moving.'
Canada
Apr 8
Groundhog Day: Shubenacadie Sam says early spring, Lucy the Lobster says not so fast
Two very different weather-watching critters in Nova Scotia were unable to agree on whether there will be six more weeks of winter for Groundhog Day.
Canada
Feb 2
Toronto school board poised to cancel classes on day of solar eclipse
The TDSB was poised to approve Wednesday a revision to its school calendar so students can stay home on the day a rare solar eclipse will chart a course through parts of Canada.
Education
Jan 31