72 m. ago Les artistes se mobilisent au Québec pour réclamer un financement plus pérenne

Une centaine d’entre eux se sont réunis samedi devant les bureaux du ministre de la Culture et des Communications.

Culture

2 h. ago B.C. Climate News: UBC research finds plants are 'leaking' more water than thought | Decision finds old

Here's all the latest local and international news concerning climate change for the week of Feb. 17 to 23, 2025.

Society

4 h. ago Cholera kills 58 and sickens about 1,300 others over 3 days in a Sudanese city, health officials say

CAIRO (AP) — A cholera outbreak in a southern Sudanese city killed nearly 60 people and sickened about 1,300 others over the last three days, health authorities said Saturday. The outbreak in the southern city of Kosti was blamed mainly on contaminated drinking water after the city’s water plant stopped due to an attack by […]

Events

7 h. ago Climate Change: UBC research finds plants are 'leaking' more water than thought

UBC researcher Sean Michaletz's study challenges a long-standing assumption about plant water loss. It could change how climate models predict future warming.

Society

18 h. ago Le Québec est comme un chevreuil sur l’autoroute devant le Bitcoin

Va-t-il rester figé et subir cette révolution économique, ou bondir et prendre en main son avenir?

Other

18 h. ago Trois musiciens québécois brutalement expulsés d’un vol de WestJet

Trois musiciens québécois ont été expulsés si brutalement d’un vol de WestJet qu’un de leurs instruments a été «violemment endommagé».

Events

18 h. ago Palmarès 2025: le secret du succès d’un cégep qui fait réussir les garçons mieux que les autres

L’établissement parvient à faire réussir ses garçons bien au-delà des attentes en sciences de la nature et en sciences humaines.

Other

20 h. ago L'un des avocats de Diddy démissionne avant le procès pour trafic sexuel

L'un des avocats de la défense représentant Sean «Diddy» Combs a déposé une requête à la Cour soulignant qu’il se retire de son poste.

Society

20 h. ago Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim, police, cleared of ‘baseless’ DUI allegation

Global News has learned that the Vancouver police became aware of social media posts from developer and ex-political commentator Alex Tsakumis in late 2023.

Events

21 h. ago LEAFS NOTES: ‘Canes are back exactly five years since EBUG David Ayres

When the schedule first came out, you couldn’t blame the Maple Leafs for thinking someone at NHL headquarters was up to mischief. Buried in the busy post-4 Nations Face-Off slate Saturday is a visit by the Hurricanes, exactly five years to the day that Zamboni driver David Ayres was tossed into the Carolina crease and against all odds, […]

Other

22 h. ago Ontario Liberals suspend Oshawa candidate over social media post

Ontario’s Liberals have suspended their candidate in Oshawa over an inflammatory social media post. The suspension for Viresh Bansal comes after several Liberal candidates called on leader Bonnie Crombie to dump him. Bansal posted a response in 2023 to an NDP statement on the killing of Sikh leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar after Prime Minister Justin […]

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22 h. ago Ontario Liberals drop candidate under fire for comments about killing of Sikh leader

On Monday, the Progressive Conservatives unearthed a past post from Liberal Oshawa candidate Viresh Bansal referring to the killing of a Sikh leader.

Events

23 h. ago Privée d’accès à des événements: l’AP poursuit trois responsables de l’administration Trump

The Associated Press poursuit trois responsables de l’administration Trump après que ses journalistes ont été interdits d’accès au Bureau ovale.

Politics

25 h. ago Rogers is increasing its U.S. and international roaming charges

Rogers and its flanker brand Fido are set to increase U.S. and international roaming rates on March 3rd, just in time for March Break.Notices appearing on both wireless provider's websites detail the change.Currently, Rogers and Fido charge $12/day for U.S. roaming and $15/day for international roaming. Starting March 3rd, roaming rates will rise to $14/day for U.S. roaming and $16/day for international roaming.We have reached out to Rogers to learn if the company will change other aspects of the 'Roam Like Home' program, such as how many days per billing cycle customers can be charged for roaming (the current cap is 20 days), and will update this post with any further information it provides.A notice from the telecom advises the price raise starts March 3. Photo from MobileSyrup.Notably, the change brings Rogers' roaming rates closer to what Bell and Telus charge.Bell raised its prices to $13/day for U.S. and $16/day for international roaming in early ...

Society

26 h. ago Privacy commissioner launches third investigation into Alberta's withholding of pension survey data

The investigation is the third prompted by Postmedia following complaints that the province was stonewalling efforts to release the results of its survey on a potential provincial pension plan

Society

26 h. ago What it will be like to use Canada's new largest border crossing in Ontario

Canada and the U.S. are inching ever closer to the opening of the highly-anticipated Gordie Howe International Bridge, which will soon serve as the largest border crossing between the two countries, as well as the longest cable-stayed bridge in North America.As we approach the seventh anniversary of work starting on the gargantuan infrastructure project, residents stand just months away from actually being able to use it. And, the team working to wrap things up on the ground continues to drum up excitement with extraordinary drone footage, behind-the-scenes looks, and other updates.The latest is a mini-tour of some of the border checkpoint's facilities, including a drive-through of an inspection lane and the secondary inspection area once vehicles cross the six-lane, 2.5-kilometre-long viaduct over the Detroit River into Windsor, Ontario.A clip posted to the project's official YouTube page on Thursday takes viewers through one of the crossing's five-meter ta...

Other

28 h. ago Vancouver singer Grimes urges Musk on X to stop ignoring her about child's 'medical crisis': report

According to a story in Entertainment Weekly, Grimes apologized for contacting Musk publicly, saying it was urgent, in a now-deleted series of posts.

Other

29 h. ago Hockey fans online: ‘I hope Premier Trump of the 11th province was watching that’ game

'You can't take our country — and you can't take our game,' said Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in a post on X, after Team Canada's win

Sport

30 h. ago How Trump’s tariffs could hurt Canada’s home construction industry

U.S. President Donald Trump postponed widespread tariffs on Canada, but Canadian homebuilders say the uncertainty of what could be imposed is creating issues.

Economics

31 h. ago Bird flu found in U.S. rats for the first time as cases keep rising

Bird flu has been detected in rats for the first time in the United States, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.

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