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Discover Halifax is working on updating its tourism master plan, the airport authority says they’re close to returning to pre-pandemic passenger numbers, and a look at efforts to get more young people voting.

Health officials in Canada are changing plans for the annual flu vaccine after new research found a strain of seasonal influenza has completely vanished across the globe. Officials say the B-Yamagata influenza strain may have disappeared entirely after stringent measures were imposed during the covid-19 pandemic. Katherine Ward reports.

The last several years have not been smooth sailing for businesses on Stony Plain Road. As Breanna Karstens-Smith reports, they’ve dealt with the pandemic, flooding and lengthy LRT construction.

It’s the news millions of Canadians have been waiting for. The Bank of Canada (BoC) has finally cut its trend-setting interest rate for the first time since March 2020, the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. How much the rate has gone down, what BoC governor Tiff Macklem has to say about future cuts, and the...

A recent publication from the University of Victoria is urging the B.C. government to make the province more wildfire resistant. Emergency operations staff, handling the Parker Lake wildfire, has now been reassigned to begin planning for residents to return home in the Fort Nelson area. After a pandemic hiatus, Operation Rainbow Canada is preparing its...

Members of the Wise Hall board say the long-standing community hall and music venue is in trouble due to paying back pandemic funding, operating cost increases and inflation. As Troy Charles reports, there’s a major move afoot to ensure the bands play on.

Police radio recordings are providing new details about Monday night’s high-speed pursuit going the wrong way on Highway 401 east of Toronto, killing a baby boy and his grandparents. Who else was in the vehicle with the victims; what a senior police officer tried to do just before the moment of impact; and the province’s...

If you’re planning to pick up a new or used vehicle in 2024, don’t expect it to cost much less than it would have last year. During the COVID-19 pandemic, inventory became a big factor due to supply chain issues that impacted the availability of semiconductors and automotive computer chips, leading to higher prices on...

“This wasn’t planned. I wanted one fat tire bike. And from one bike we went to over fifty.” Kendrick’s Outdoor Adventures co-owner Lana Bakun explains how a lack of supply, lead to her opening an outdoor equipment business in Manitoba during the pandemic.

A woman says her dad was hit as a pedestrian in a crosswalk in North Vancouver and has a catastrophic brain injury. She says ICBC has only approved him for one therapy appointment a week and he’s not improving. ICBC says they’ve approved everything in his care plan so far. A Denman Street taco restaurant...

The UCP government brings in proposed legislation defining what would need to happen for Alberta to leave the Canadian Pension Plan. The government also proposes changes to the Alberta Health Act stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic. Lab times are slowly but surely getting back to normal after the government changed course on lab service providers,...

It was delayed by a pandemic and a devastating, historic wildfire, but the Lytton First Nation has now gotten a long-awaited playground. It was built in part by the Power of Play, and founder Reza Marvasti talks about what led to the project and how important it is for these types of projects to be...

A Quebec court judge is being asked to authorize a class action lawsuit against long-term public care homes over COVID-19. The lawsuit argues the government improvised its response to the pandemic. It argues the government had a pre-existing pandemic plan in place, but ignored it, leading to dire consequences. Global’s Amanda Jelowicki reports.

Inflation, interest rate hikes, expensive housing, and more strains are putting pressure on millennial and Gen Z Canadians in a post-pandemic world. But despite this, a recent survey reveals young people desire to financially prepare for their golden years, including seeing the value of a workplace pension plan. Alexia Kapralos reports.

Conservative MP Michelle Rempel Garner said Tuesday that Canada’s airline industry “is on life support” as a result of the novel coronavirus pandemic, stating that the only way to help the industry is to introduce a “clear plan” on rapid testing.

A range of pandemic responses is playing out across Canada, as COVID-19 cases rise across the country. Abigail Bimman looks at the different tactics, and what experts are keeping their eyes on.

While international travel has yet to rebound from the COVID-19 pandemic, experts say travel interest and trip planning is starting to take off again. Global’s Marney Blunt reports.

Planning a wedding is tough, especially through COVID-19. Bridal Fantasy is back, and experts John Harmon and Nia Paversi share the latest trends and offer tips for brides to prepare for their wedding in a pandemic.

The Bear Clan Patrol joins Global News Morning to talk about the demand it’s seeing for food bank services since the pandemic started.

NHL commissioner Gary Bettman announced at a press conference Tuesday a plan for hockey to return to play. The league halted play in March due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Squire Barnes and Richard Zussman have initial reactions to the news.