Author: Silas Reed

By Tara Deschamps The Canadian Press Posted January 8, 2025 1:02 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Canada’s retail industry is starting the year with several brands seeking creditor protection and closing stores. Women’s apparel company Comark Holdings Inc. says it will shutter all of the stores under its Ricki’s and Cleo banners as it files for creditor protection.Court documents show the Ontario-headquartered company operates 75 Ricki’s stores, 54 Cleo stores, 20 joint locations and about 19 sites the brands split with Comark’s other banner Bootlegger. Get daily National news Get the day’s top…

Descrease article font size Increase article font size It’s a brand-new year and you might be getting out and about with your family and friends this winter. We want to see your adventures and the photos you capture! Each day, Global Saskatoon and Global Regina feature a viewer-submitted photo for the Your Saskatchewan photo of the day.It is also highlighted on Global News Morning, Global News at 5, Global News at 6 and Global News at 10.Please email us if you have a picture to submit for Your Saskatchewan. Photos should be at least 920 pixels wide and in jpeg…

By Sarah Jones Global News Posted January 8, 2025 12:27 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size The Moose Jaw & District Food Bank dealt with a challenging 2024. In July, the Saskatchewan non-profit faced a shortage of food and were almost forced to close their doors. However, Saskatchewan residents stepped up to the plate helping to support those in the community who rely on the food bank.The Moose Jaw & District Food Bank was able to collect thousands of pounds of food and stockpile months’ worth of donations to help feed the 800 households…

By The Staff The Canadian Press Posted January 8, 2025 11:08 am 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Newfoundland and Labrador’s Opposition Progressive Conservatives asked the premier today to suspend a vote on a draft energy deal with Quebec’s hydro utility until it is reviewed by independent experts. Party leader Tony Wakeham made the demand in the provincial legislature during Day 3 of a four-day debate about the memorandum of understanding unveiled last month between both provinces’ public utility companies.Wakeham says an independent review would fulfil recommendations from a public inquiry into the disastrous Muskrat…

Descrease article font size Increase article font size A suspicious death investigation has led to a murder charge after police say a 64-year-old woman was found dead inside a home in northeast London, Ont. On Tuesday, around 7:30 a.m., London police responded to a home on Chippewa Drive for a report that someone was dead.Police say the victim was later identified as Phy Puth, 64, of London.A man was arrested at the scene and later identified as Lee Couturier, 48, of London. Get daily National news Get the day’s top news, political, economic, and current affairs headlines, delivered to your…

A Quebec father says he had to take his son to the United States for care after alleging doctors in Montreal wrote off his son’s chances at survival. In October 2024, two-and-a-half-year-old Arthur Tetrault was found in the pool of a home his family was renting in Ile-Bizard, Que., a Montreal suburb.Nicolas Tetrault said his son was rushed to the Lakeshore General Hospital Emergency department, and eventually, was transferred to the Montreal Children’s Hospital.It was there where his father said he began to grow unsatisfied with how his son was being treated.“They decided unilaterally that Arthur had no chance of…

“A scene from a horror film” is how a Yarmouth, N.S., couple describes their rental property after their former tenant left following a three-month stay. The owners, Jillian Smith and Shawn Douglas, now face significant repair costs as they try to pick up the pieces.From piles of beer cans to rotten food, broken windows, and holes in the walls and ceilings, it’s beyond what they could imagine.“To see all the money we’d put into it, just torn apart in like three months was overwhelming,” Douglas said.The couple say the tenant was recommended to them by Shyft House, a Yarmouth non-profit…

The terrorist threat in Canada “has rarely been higher,” according to a report released on Wednesday in the aftermath of the New Year’s Day attack in New Orleans. “The bottom line: Terrorism in Canada is on the rise,” said the study, which found a “statistically significant” surge in terrorism charges between 2007 and 2024.The number of charges is “an important indicator” of the threat, since terrorism arrests often stem from foiled attack plots, the Ottawa firm Insight Threat Intelligence wrote.“Across the board, terrorism attacks and charges have increased in this country over the last 18 years.”Most of the 73 charges…

While each case may be different, the daughter of an Edmonton woman who police say was a victim of “‘intimate partner homicide” says she believes violence against women –and men — needs to be talked about more and that she would like to see more resources and support for those who need it. “Reach out to your family, … anyone who can help you,” 20-year-old Abigail Robson told Global News on Tuesday.On Dec. 30, the body of Robson’s mother was found on a riverbank in Edmonton and police began to investigate.On Sunday, the Edmonton Police Service announced that a man…

Transit fares are set to be frozen in Toronto next year, as the city pushes new money into its ailing subway, streetcar and bus networks to try and tempt back riders who left during the pandemic. On Tuesday, the TTC unveiled its proposed 2025 budget with new spending, increased frequency across the network and a promise not to raise the cost for riders.“This is a budget that puts TTC riders and Torontonians first — with service increases and no fare increase, we’re freezing the fares,” Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow said, unveiling the budget at a TTC station.The new plan will…