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April is Organ Donation Awareness Month in BC, a time to raise awareness about the critical need for donors, as hundreds of British Columbians wait for a transplant. But, what if the organ transplant never comes? Anita Slominska’s sister, Shauna, needed a transplant that never happened. Anita has now authored “Other Endings: Organ Transplantation and...

A Kelowna woman is now recovering after her life was saved by an incredible gift, a liver from a living donor. Lyndsay Richholt waited more than a year for the organ and recently got the chance to meet her donor. Klaudia Van Emmerik reports.

Thomas Lukazsuk was behind an anti-separation petition that garnered more than 400,000 signatures just a few months ago. But as polls show the idea of separation is growing in popularity, a summertime campaign is ahead. Skylar Peters reports.

The founder of The Bear Clan Patrol has settled a defamation suit with the organization that ousted him five years ago.

The Stay Free Alberta petition organizers say they’ve collected enough signatures to trigger a referendum on Alberta independence. Isabella Finn reports.

WATCH: Social service organizations in Saskatoon say they are concerned about the uptick in demand following the closure of the city’s only supervised consumption site.

Pride festival organizers from across the country are asking the federal government for help to fill a major funding gap. Global News Morning speaks with Vancouver Pride Society’s Joseph Hoang about their financial challenges.

Callie Metler of Capital Pride, spoke Tuesday in Ottawa about financial challenges pride festival organizations are facing with rising costs. “We ask the federal government to create a stable Pride festival support fund. A modest, multi-year and targeted investment of $3 million annually over three years for a total of $9 million,” Metler outlined, explaining...

The Catholic church says they have no religious objection to transplanting organs from animals to humans, as long as certain criteria are met. Health reporter Katherine Ward digs into the guidelines released by the Vatican earlier this week.

Green Shirt Day is a national campaign rooted in the legacy of 21-year-old junior hockey player Logan Boulet, who died eight years ago in the Humboldt Broncos bus crash. Boulet died from his injuries on April 7, 2018, and his parents said it had been his wish to donate his organs. According to Canadian Blood...

WATCH: An organ recipient is urging Saskatchewan residents to register as an organ donor on the seventh annual Green Shirt Day, remembering the death of former Humboldt Broncos hockey player Logan Boulet.

Living with pets means love, and lots of fur, mess, and clutter. Home organizing expert Megan Arthurs joins Ross Hull to share practical tips for keeping a pet-friendly home clean and organized.

Home Network host and BC Home & Garden Show headliner Kortney Wilson gives some simple tips to keep your home more organized.

Livestock organizations in New Brunswick are banding together to call for change after the province announced it was phasing out its provincial veterinarian and laboratory services– which impacts cows, chickens, horses, and farm owners province-wide. Anna Mandin reports.

Vancouver councillor and mayoral candidate Pete Fry is calling for a dedicated festival support fund to ensure many of the city’s public events can continue. Global’s Taya Fast says the push comes as organizers face rising costs, fewer sponsors and less support from senior levels of government.

Turning on the tap and pouring yourself a clean fresh glass of water is something most of us take for granted. But for one in four people worldwide, this is not reality. A Canadian organization, Acts for Water, is working to change this for people in Uganda. Tracey DeGraaf, the CEO for Acts for Water,...

We check in with Henk van Leeuwen to talk more about the impact of funding cuts to disability organizations in the provincial budget.

As the conflict continues to spread in the middle east, physicians on the ground in Lebanon say the growing number of displaced people has become their primary focus. Health reporter Katherine Ward spoke with Doctors without Borders to understand the current challenges they are facing.

After Premier Doug Ford threatened to ban a pro-Palestinian demonstration from gathering in Toronto Saturday, organizers of “Al Quds Day” rally say they haven’t received a notice of any court proceedings, and so their rally will go through as planned. Meanwhile, some are worried that an injunction would infringe on Canadians’ right to free speech....

The World Health Organization (WHO) says the ongoing conflict in the Middle East raises serious questions about attacks on health-care infrastructure. The director-general addressed the issue at a press conference in Geneva Thursday. Health reporter Katherine Ward has more. has context menu