Bed Bugs

• ‘Horrible’: Bed bugs force N.B. couple to live in tent over public housing

  A Saint John couple who refused to live in a public housing unit in the city because of a bed bug infestation has been opting to camp in a tent outdoors for months now. 

  Canada

  Oct 6, 2025
  
• Calgary veterans call for resolution to bed bug infestation: ‘We’re living in a war zone’

  Some Calgary veterans have been dealing with a bed bug infestation at their supportive living complex, resurging every few months for the past year.

  Perspectives

  Oct 23, 2024
  
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• Most bed bug ridden cities across Canada are in Ontario. Here’s which ones

  Orkin Canada, a pest control company, has released its annual list of the "bed buggiest" cities, with Toronto taking the top spot for the seventh straight year.

  Canada

  Mar 19, 2024
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• Alberta man loses daughter’s ashes amid bed bug confusion

  'When I heard that they had thrown away my daughter, it honestly felt like we had lost her all over again,' said Mistaken Chief, whose daughter's remains were in an urn necklace.

  Canada

  Mar 6, 2024
• ‘No one is safe’: Paris battling ‘scourge’ of bed bugs

  Videos of bed bugs crawling over seats in the Paris metro and on high-speed trains have gone viral on social media.

  World

  Oct 3, 2023
• Multiple Ontario cities top list of worst places for bed bugs in Canada

  Multiple Ontario municipalities were among the top 10 worst places for bed bugs in Canada last year. See which locations made the list.

  Canada

  Mar 22, 2023
• Toronto hospital emergency room back to full capacity after bed bug fumigation

  A spokesperson with the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health told Global News its emergency department had operated at reduced capacity over the weekend. 

  Cannabis

  Feb 6, 2023
• Bridgeland apartment building residents cleaning up after multiple floods

  In April 2021, residents spoke to Global News about other problems they say have been plaguing the building such as insects, theft, vandalism and maintenance issues.

  Canada

  Jan 2, 2022
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• Cockroach calls at highest levels in decades, pest control companies say

  Move over, bed bugs, another critter is steadily becoming the dominant pest in Winnipeg and surrounding area.

  Environment

  Apr 15, 2021
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• Orkin Canada: Saskatchewan bed bug numbers down in 2020

  According to the annual study released by pest control company Orkin Canada, the country's bed bug numbers are down 20-percent in 2020.Orkin

  Canada

  Jan 28, 2021