‘We are still suffering’: A Gaza family’s harrowing year of displacement and survival – National
Ne’man Abu Jarad sat on a tarp on the ground. Around him, canvas sheets hung from cords,…
Ochai Agbaji stands tall defensively for Raptors
TORONTO – Ochai Agbaji’s relatively small stature won’t stop him from defending some of the biggest and best forwards in the NBA. All-star forwards Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown were Agbaji’s main defensive assignments in the Toronto Raptors’ 119-118 pre-season victory over the Boston Celtics on Tuesday. Those are tough marks for the six-foot-five Agbaji,…
Trudeau set to make 2nd appearance at foreign interference inquiry – National
By Jim Bronskill The Canadian Press Posted October 16, 2024 7:51 am 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is slated to testify Wednesday as a federal inquiry into foreign interference finishes the latest phase of its work. The commission of inquiry is looking at the ability…
Super-sized doggy door helps North Vancouver family coexist with local bear
Most people are familiar with the concept of a doggy door, but how many have had the idea to super-size the concept? That’s what North Vancouver man Curt Scheewe did after a local black bear repeatedly punched a large hole in his fence. “Our neighbours, we all love the bear,” Scheewe told Global News. “We…
Quickley remains out with sprained thumb
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted October 15, 2024 6:28 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Toronto Raptors point guard Immanuel Quickley is still out day-to-day with a sprained thumb. The team says Quickley won’t play in tonight’s pre-season game against the Boston Celtics. Related Videos 1:32 Toronto Raptors…
Justin Trudeau’s office intervened to keep Han Dong off Canada-China committee – National
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s office intervened in 2019 to keep Han Dong off a House of Commons committee probing Canada’s relations with China, according to testimony from Trudeau’s most senior staff. The Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) briefed security-cleared Liberal officials during the 2019 election about “irregularities” related to Dong’s nomination as the party’s candidate…
India’s crimes in Canada and the politician allegedly behind them
Fourteen bullets fired at a home near Victoria. An Edmonton building torched by arsonists with a red jerrycan. A 39-year-old found dead in a Winnipeg duplex. The crimes are among several across Canada that were allegedly part of an Indian government campaign against activists and opponents of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Six diplomatic and consular…
U.K. man falls to his death while scaling bridge for social media content – National
Descrease article font size Increase article font size A 26-year-old British man has died after he fell from one of Spain‘s tallest bridges while creating content for his social media pages. The man was scaling the bridge, the highest cable-stayed structure in the country, on Sunday in Talavera de la Reina, a city situated approximately…
Pulp company fined $1M for releasing ‘acutely lethal’ wastewater into Alberta river
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted October 15, 2024 3:16 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size The operator of a pulp mill in northwestern Alberta has been fined $1 million for letting almost 31 million litres of toxic wastewater flow into the Peace River. Environment and Climate Change Canada…
Canada-India tensions: What’s happened and how did we get here?
A diplomatic row between Canada and India is back in the spotlight amid mounting foreign interference concerns and continued investigations of the 2023 killing of a Sikh separatist leader in British Columbia. In tit-for-tat moves, both countries expelled each others’ diplomats on Monday. Ottawa said it was expelling six Indian diplomats and consular officials “in relation…
Bomb threat forces Air India flight into emergency landing at Iqaluit airport
Descrease article font size Increase article font size An Air India flight en route from New Delhi to Chicago made an emergency landing in Iqaluit early Tuesday morning following what RCMP say was a bomb threat. Air India Flight 127 made the landing at approximately 5:21 a.m. local time, with all 211 passengers and crew exiting the…