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Descrease article font size Increase article font size Two longtime veterans of law enforcement have been named as the new interim chiefs of the Edmonton Police Service as the Edmonton Police Commission continues its search for a full-time replacement for Dale McFee, who announced in the fall that he planned to retire in early 2025. At a news conference held Friday morning, Shazia Amiri, the vice-chair of the Edmonton Police Commission, revealed that Deputy Chief Devin Laforce and Deputy Chief Warren Driechel had been appointed to the shared role of interim chief. Get breaking National news For news impacting Canada…
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted February 21, 2025 11:32 am 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Police say a 13-year-old girl who was found buried in snow in a Montreal suburb on Tuesday has died. Const. Erika Grondin with the police in Châteauguay, Que., confirmed the girl’s death and said police would assist the coroner’s office in an investigation. 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. Police said emergency services were dispatched around 4 p.m. Tuesday…
With the threat of tariffs still looming from the U.S., homebuilders in Canada are warning that the uncertainty could impact construction at a time when people are struggling to get into the market. Earlier this week, the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. (CMHC) released its housing starts report for January, which showed the annual pace had risen by three per cent since last year.But tariffs could pose an issue — in particular, around two “major concerns.”“One is: how this is going to impact inflation on goods that are consumed by people in Canada and also, what are the consequences on…
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Ice climbing is quickly gaining popularity in New Brunswick, and those who enjoy it say the winter sport offers a thrilling rush of adrenaline. Jelle Nelissen’s seasonal work picks up in the summer, leaving him free to climb the province’s coastal ice cliffs several times a week in the colder months.“When you’re there, it’s you in the moment and nothing else matters. Sometimes you need that alone time. This is something I live for,” he said. Get daily National news Get the day’s top news, political, economic, and current affairs headlines, delivered…
The City of Calgary is moving ahead with a functional rail study on extending the Red Line LRT further south, and is gathering feedback on the proposal. The scope of the study is a four-kilometre expansion of the Red Line from Somerset-Bridlewood south across the ring road, with two new stations at Silverado and 210 Avenue South.According to city officials, the extended line would serve over 55,000 people in the communities of Silverado, Belmont, Pine Creek, Chaparral, Walden and Legacy, as well as future communities southwest of MacLeod Trail. A map showing the scope of a City of Calgary functional…
Fefe Dobson has toured the world, achieved pop-punk stardom and found a new home in Nashville, but she’s never truly left Scarborough behind. “I’ve seen the good and the bad of that part of the city,” the singer says of the east-end Toronto district where she grew up.“Scarborough has always had its own energy. Its own community. I appreciate where I come from. I don’t think I’d be who I am if I didn’t grow up there. There’s a lot of stories and a lot of strength that comes out of Scarborough.”When her friend Ron Dias reached out to her six years…
It was supposed to be a relaxing and fun vacation to a sunny destination to celebrate their anniversary. However, John Tiu and his wife’s trip has been plagued by flight delays the moment they left Halifax. They are now stranded in an airport in the Dominican Republic.“It’s like a traumatic experience, too, to not know when you’re flying back home,” Tiu said Thursday afternoon.He’s among hundreds of Sunwing Airlines customers dealing with cancellations and delays after back-to-back winter storms hit Eastern Canada and a Delta plane crash at Toronto’s Pearson International Airport that shut down two runways.Sunwing cancelled all southbound…
A Shuswap family has received a gift that will make life easier after a very tough year. “It is life-changing for our family,” said Connie Phillips.On Thursday, Phillips was handed the keys to a 2002 wheelchair-accessible Chrysler Town and Country van, which will help transport her daughter, Helena.In the fall of 2023, the then-17-year-old girl fell very ill.Her condition worsened over the course of several months and the teenager lost her mobility.She was diagnosed with a functional neurological disorder.“It’s a condition that can best be described like MS,” Phillips told Global News. “Her brain is not sending the signals to…
A charity that distributes gently-used gear to families with babies has seen such a big spike in demand that they are now opening a second location. BabyGoRound has been collecting, cleaning, and handing out baby essentials since 2012. It operates out of a location on Kingsway in Vancouver.However, over the past few years, the number of families in need throughout the Fraser Valley has skyrocketed.The organization is now opening a new centre in Cloverdale to help serve families as far out as Hope. 4:11 BabyGoRound sees an unprecedented spike in demand Trending Now “I like came in and they offered…
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Going inside to escape the cold hasn’t been an option for Willow Manor apartment residents in Vernon, B.C. Global News is not identifying the residents due to privacy concerns.“At night time it’s been brutal,” a resident told Global News. “Some days we have to bundle up with three blankets, PJs. I had chunks of ice on my windows.”The heat in the Vernon building, owned by Endicott Living, hasn’t been working for over a month, leaving tenants in a vulnerable position.“My family has gotten sick within the last month. We have small kids,…
