3 h. ago ‘I thought we were going to be homeless’: B.C.’s housing crisis affects women fleeing abuse

Global News spoke to a mother who fled an abusive relationship with nothing but two suitcases and her child. We are not disclosing her name due to safety reasons.

Events

4 h. ago Canucks: Rick Tocchet says ‘I don’t know if there’s a bad guy’ in Miller

Coach Rick Tocchet said in the Canucks' Friday year-end media session: “Did it (J.T. Miller-Elias Pettersson) get uncomfortable? Yeah. A lot of meetings, a lot of things."

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4 h. ago Opinion: It's time for Ottawa to address the national housing crisis

Opinion: To meet the scale of the housing crisis in B.C. alone, Ottawa must invest $2.34 billion per year over the next decade — and there is more that the next federal government must do

Society

5 h. ago Alberta Premier Danielle Smith visits Japan and South Korea on trade mission

Purpose of the trip is to "grow Alberta's energy, agriculture and other markets in Asia"

Society

7 h. ago Le Bloc québécois est le premier des partis à dévoiler sa plateforme chiffrée

Il creuserait davantage le déficit, notamment pour les transferts en santé et un programme de subvention salariale.

Culture

8 h. ago ‘MAKE OUR RELATIONSHIP GREAT AGAIN’: Jimmy Kimmel urges angry Canadians to let out frustrations with Trump

It’s safe to say that Canadians are not happy with the Trump administration following the U.S. President’s declarations of making Canada the 51st state. So Jimmy Kimmel is providing an outlet for frustrated Canadians to let that anger out. The late-night host remarked how international tourism is down in the United States by 12%, and […]

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11 h. ago COP30 President Expects China to Set ‘Ambitious’ Climate Targets

After a week of meetings in Beijing, the man running global climate negotiations this year says he expects China to set ambitious targets and help contribute to a successful summit even after the US abandoned the process.

Society

12 h. ago 10,000 pages of records related to the 1968 assassination of Robert F. Kennedy are released

WASHINGTON — Approximately 10,000 pages of records related to the 1968 assassination of Sen. Robert F. Kennedy were released Friday, continuing the disclosure of national secrets ordered by President Donald Trump.  The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration posted roughly 229 files containing the pages to its public website. Many files related to the senator’s […]

Sport

12 h. ago 10,000 pages of records about Robert F. Kennedy’s 1968 assassination are released, on Trump’s order

WASHINGTON  — Approximately 10,000 pages of records related to the 1968 assassination of Sen. Robert F. Kennedy were released Friday, continuing the disclosure of national secrets ordered by President Donald Trump.  Kennedy was fatally shot on June 5, 1968, at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles moments after giving his victory speech for winning California’s […]

Sport

14 h. ago Indonesia weighs costly U.S. arms purchases to curb tariff threat

Indonesia is considering purchasing billions of dollars’ worth of U.S.-made defence equipment, including fighter jets and munitions, to help ease trade strains and possibly ward off Donald Trump’s tariff plans. Defence Minister Sjafrie Sjamsoeddin held a closed-door meeting of senior officials on April 8 to deliver a directive from President Prabowo Subianto instructing them to […]

Economics

14 h. ago MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred meets with Donald Trump at White House

Trump said in February he intends to pardon Pete Rose

Society

15 h. ago Insurance Claims Go Green: Industry Launches North American Green Council on Earth Day

Industry leaders are coming together to collaborate on climate solutions in the insurance claims supply chain. Clean Claims, Complete Care, EcoClaim, Federated Insurance, First Onsite Property Restoration, Humber Polytechnic, Northbridge Insurance, Pro-Claim Group, PuroClean, Specialty Program Group Canada, and others are joining a new Council to target climate action in an area of business that […]

Economics

15 h. ago À cinq jours du premier affrontement contre le Canadien, Alex Ovechkin reçoit un gros cadeau de ses deux plus grands rivaux

Le Russe a eu droit à une belle attention de Crosby et de Malkin.

Events

17 h. ago Jack Mintz: Ontario is the ‘sick man’ of North America. Its premier should stay out of the federal election

Doug Ford should stop meddling in the election and get busy cutting red tape and taxes

Politics

17 h. ago DEAR ABBY: Daughter turns 18 and sets off down an alarming path

DEAR ABBY: My husband and I finally got custody of his daughter “Amelia” 15 days before her 16th birthday. She came to us with home-schooling and little socialization. Now she’s 18, and we’ve gotten her on track to graduate, but she has completely changed. She plans to move in with her boyfriend and is skipping […]

Other

23 h. ago The US has a single rare earths mine. Chinese export limits are energizing a push for more

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — America’s only rare earths mine heard from anxious companies soon after China responded to President Donald Trump’s tariffs this month by limiting exports of those minerals used for military applications and in many high-tech devices. “Based on the number of phone calls we’re receiving, the effects have been immediate,” said Matt […]

Economics

23 h. ago Meet the Surrey personal trainer who just won Canada's Ultimate Challenge

Keenan Wong and Team Red come out the victors for Season 3 of CBC TV's obstacle course competition show

Transport

23 h. ago «Maîtres chez nous»: quand un cri de résistance devient un outil électoral

On a vu les deux grands aspirants au poste de premier ministre du Canada reprendre à tour de rôle l’expression «Maîtres chez nous».

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23 h. ago Fashion Art Toronto celebrates 20 years with biggest fashion week yet

Fashion Art Toronto's spring/summer fashion week is right around the corner but, as the event celebrates 20 years as the city's premier fashion event, the festivities are extending well beyond just one week.Set to take over the breathtaking T3 Bayside building between May 29 and June 1, Fashion Art Toronto (FAT) returns with yet another fashion week highlighting local designers, artists and innovators just as it has for the past 20 years.For the first time ever, though, the festivities of spring/summer Toronto fashion week 2025 will also extend across the city for the entire month of May, giving Toronto residents ample chance to get a glimpse into the cutting edge of local fashion.May eventsThings kick off on May 8 as FAT returns to Artist Project with a grand-opening runway show by Lunara and a pop-up boutique with ready-to-wear pieces from 11 local designers.On May 15, FAT is getting back to its guerrilla roots with a secret pop-up runway show, the details of which ar...

Culture

24 h. ago Ottawa termine la saison régulière avec un gain contre les Hurricanes

Au premier tour des séries, les Sénateurs vont affronter les Maple Leafs à compter de dimanche soir, à Toronto.

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