Author: Silas Reed

A sense of relief is being felt in a West Kelowna neighbourhood in the wake of an arrest of a suspect in a violent vandalism spree. “We’ve been waiting for this moment since Nov. 18, living in fear for that long,” said Mike German.German and his wife Jody live on Pinot Noir Drive and have had their home targeted three times by a rock-throwing culprit.“We’ve been dealing with the damages to the outside of our home, to the inside of our home  as well with the size of the rocks that he is throwing,” said Jody German.Multiple other homes and…

News of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s impending resignation helped push the Canadian dollar higher on Monday morning in a move some experts say reflects higher confidence in Canada’s economy with new leadership on the way. The loonie, which had been struggling for months heading into the new year, briefly surged by roughly one per cent in early trading Monday compared to the U.S. dollar as reports of Trudeau’s exit spread. The Canadian dollar briefly notched back above 70 cents US before receding somewhat to roughly 69.8 cents by 3:30 p.m. Eastern.The Canadian dollar is coming off a rough end to…

Descrease article font size Increase article font size James Cullina tucked into a slice of pizza at the Fresh Slice Pizzeria in White Rock, B.C., on Saturday, happier than when we first met him a few months ago. The 95-year-old ended up living in the emergency department at Peace Arch Hospital for days after running out of money to pay his rent at Sunnyside Manor, an independent living residence for seniors in White Rock.He then checked out of the non-profit facility and ended up at the hospital.“I didn’t have any more and more money,” he told Global News at the…

The ongoing search for justice in the case of Megan Gallagher’s death continued in court Monday, with two women facing charges in the murder taking the stand. Both Cheyann Peeteetuce and Summer-Sky Henry are facing first-degree murder charges and are among nine charged in connection to Gallagher’s death. Four are facing murder charges.Both are pleading not guilty.Gallagher was last seen alive in 2020, before her body was found two years later in the South Saskatchewan River.Robert Thomas — the most recent conviction in connection to Gallagher — was sentenced to life in prison with no chance of parole for 18…

Justin Trudeau has announced he will resign as Liberal party leader and prime minister once a new one is chosen in a leadership race, a move that comes after months of calls for him to do so from his own party. Calls for Trudeau to resign from within his own party reached their highest levels in the past month following Chrystia Freeland’s resignation from cabinet as finance minister and deputy prime minister.You can read the transcript of his remarks here.So how did Trudeau get here, and how long have the calls for him to resign been getting louder? Trudeau faced…

Nova Scotia RCMP say it’s investigating a woman’s “suspicious sudden death” after officers found her body during a wellbeing call last week. Police said on Monday that on Jan. 3 at roughly 9:30 a.m., Colchester County District RCMP responded to a home on Bomber Drive in Bible Hill as part of a wellbeing check. Get breaking National news For news impacting Canada and around the world, sign up for breaking news alerts delivered directly to you when they happen. When they arrived on scene, they found a deceased 42-year-old woman and an unconscious man, who was transported to hospital.Police did…

The provincial agency that provides legal help for low-income Ontarians is planning to expand eligibility for its services, a move that some lawyers applaud but add it’s only a “first step” toward fixing Ontario’s legal aid system. Last month, Legal Aid Ontario announced it is planning a three-year increase to financial eligibility thresholds for family and criminal duty counsel and criminal certificate services. It said the move aims to help more low-income Ontarians access legal aid and reduce the backlog in criminal courts.The current eligibility thresholds are dependent on family size and income. A single person would have to make…

Descrease article font size Increase article font size A Cape Breton paper mill says a federal investment in 24 new wind turbines completes the financing of a project that will secure its future electricity needs. The Canada Infrastructure Bank has announced it will provide $224.2 million in loans for Port Hawkesbury Paper Wind Ltd., which will supply about 60 per cent of the average annual power needs of its sister company, Port Hawkesbury Paper.Nigel Cave, the vice-president of Stern Partners, which owns the two firms, said during a news conference in Mulgrave, N.S., that the $450 million project, called Goose…

Descrease article font size Increase article font size Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s decision to prorogue Parliament for nearly three months will not impact the public inquiry into foreign interference, which is still due to submit its final report by the end of January, a spokesperson said Monday. Trudeau said Monday he was proroguing Parliament until March 24 to allow for the Liberal party to hold a leadership contest, and that he will resign as leader and prime minister after a successor is chosen.The move suspends all legislative business and committee activity in the House of Commons and the Senate, but…

The Halifax Mooseheads have dealt star goalie Mathis Rousseau to the Moncton Wildcats in what the team calls the “end of an era.” The Mooseheads, which sit last in the QMJHL’s Eastern Conference, announced the trade on Monday – the trade deadline for the league. Forward Logan Crosby was also dealt to the Wildcats in the trade, which saw Halifax obtain goalie Jacob Steinman, as well as second round draft picks in 2025 and 2026 and a fourth-round pick in 2026.“Mathis has done everything and more that we could have ever expected him to in a Mooseheads jersey,” said Mooseheads…