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Silent object in sky, beach among world’s best part of eventful news year in B.C.British Columbia is home to thousands of news stories every year. Here are some of the more interesting stories that took place in 2023.CanadaDec 29, 2023
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Best Christmas lights to make your home sparkleMix it up this holiday season with bright new lighting sets for your home and yard. Here's some inspiration to get you into the holiday spirit!The CuratorNov 16, 2023
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Ness Creek residents concerned about clear-cutting near iconic festival groundsClear-cutting activities are underway across the road from the Ness Creek festival grounds. This development has raised concerns among local residents.EnvironmentNov 1, 2023
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Is J.J. Abrams a Luddite? Technology is not our friend, ‘Super 8’ saysNEW YORK, N.Y. - It's convenient to assign J.J. Abrams' "Super 8," one of this summer's biggest movies, an easy, modular genre: Intrepid small-town kids encounter the unknown, engage it, handle it far better than the adults and find that their emotionally sensitive behaviour brings their community salvation. Call it the E.T. Effect.EntertainmentJul 13, 2011
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Top picks from the 2012 Toronto International Film FestivalTORONTO - The Toronto International Film Festival ended on the weekend after unspooling 289 feature films over 11 days of movie madness. The Canadian Press writers who covered the fest pick their favourite titles. Here they are (in alphabetical order):EntertainmentSep 16, 2012
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U2 documentary to open upcoming Toronto film festivalDavis Guggenheim's "From the Sky Down" - a look at Irish supergroup U2 - will kick off the upcoming Toronto International Film Festival, the first time a documentary has landed the coveted opening night slot.Aug 23, 2011
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Concordia not going away soon: Italian islanders worry about ship’s environmental impactGIGLIO, Italy - Residents of the Italian island of Giglio held a strategy meeting Monday as fears mounted about threats to the environment and their prized tourism industry from the stricken Costa Concordia cruise ship lying off the coast.WorldJan 30, 2012
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Canadian Press music writer chooses the best songs and albums of 2012We're constantly told that the music industry is in shambles — and that might be true, but how to explain the past exceptional year in music? Here are the top albums of the year as chosen by Canadian Press music writer Nick Patch, as well as the best songs not included on those records.EntertainmentDec 22, 2012
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The 2020 bingo card: Top viral stories from a truly bizarre yearHere's how the world filled a bingo card with bizarre, sad, silly and upsetting news stories in the pandemic-dominated year of 2020.TrendingDec 31, 2020
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Global News nominated for dozens of national RTDNA awardsGlobal News has been nominated for 12 national RTDNA awards, including one nomination in every digital category.May 12, 2015
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Why docs say these mood changes are a warning sign for Alzheimer’sA new study suggests that depression and mood changes could be an early warning sign for Alzheimer’s disease. Apathy and irritability are among the symptoms.CanadaJan 15, 2015
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Canada’s next great wine region: Nova ScotiaWinemakers in the heartland of Nova Scotia's wine industry, the Annapolis Valley, are embracing what might appear as an impossible set of conditions to create award-winning white and sparkling winesCanadaMar 30, 2016
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Earth has lost 10 per cent of its wilderness since 1990: studyUnspoiled lands are disappearing from the face of the Earth at an alarming pace, with about 10 per cent of wilderness regions — an area totalling almost British Columbia, Ontario and Quebec combined — lost in the past two decades.EnvironmentSep 9, 2016
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Ring of Fire: Study warns against piecemeal planningExploitation of Ontario's Far North offers the potential for huge economic benefits but could also result in conflict and large-scale environmental degradation.PoliticsJun 18, 2014
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Arcand, Dolan among Canadian filmmakers at TIFFA revered movie master and a much-feted up-and-comer — both from Quebec — are set to make a splash at the upcoming Toronto International Film Festival.EntertainmentAug 7, 2014
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Investors look for details on Obama jobs program, Bank of Canada rate decisionTORONTO - September trading activity starts in earnest on Tuesday as traders return from a long weekend to deal with a trio of major events that will unspool throughout the week.MoneySep 4, 2011
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Muppets, Marilyn, J. Edgar and Puss: Hollywood serves up diverse holiday fareLOS ANGELES, Calif. - Only Hollywood could assemble a holiday guest list that ranges from the Muppets, Alvin and the Chipmunks, Puss in Boots and dancing penguins to J. Edgar Hoover, Margaret Thatcher, Marilyn Monroe and a steed in the trenches of World War I.EntertainmentOct 24, 2011
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Movies with big stars, big buzz showcased at Toronto festThere's glitz, glamour and reinvention on parade at this year's Toronto International Film Festival.EntertainmentSep 4, 2013
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Niagara Integrated Film Festival unveils inaugural line-upFilms starring Robert Duvall, Alfred Molina and the late Peter Sellers are among those set to unspool at the inaugural Niagara Integrated Film Festival.EntertainmentApr 22, 2014
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Is there a statute of limitations on spoilers?Revealing secret endings and plot twists has brought on wrath since the dawn of cinema, straight through VCRS to today's DVR-fueled delays that led to much nail-biting over The Ending That Shall Not Be Spoiled on "Breaking Bad."LifestyleOct 4, 2013