~canada | Bookmarks (707)

As mpox cases escalate in Africa and increase in other countries like Canada, the World Health Organization on Wednesday again declared the virus a global public health emergency.

City of Calgary crews will be surveying areas in Bowness and Montgomery as soon as Thursday to help identify where the feeder main and utilities are located underground.

Some of the coulee bike paths in Lethbridge, Alta., are showing damage caused by heavy rainfall and overuse. Some residents say better design and maintenance could prevent hazards.

Planning for a new playground at Haultain Memorial School in Calgary began in 2019. Installation is underway so students can see it for themselves when classes resume in September.

A damning U.N. report last week dubbed Canada's temporary foreign worker program as a 'breeding ground for contemporary forms of slavery.'

Cities and towns across Ontario saw at least 1,400 homeless encampments in their communities last year, according to the Association of Municipalities of Ontario.

Economists argue that population growth has lifted the country out of recession territory even as individual Canadians feel like they're struggling to get ahead.

The arrival of the middle of August brings about the Canadian National Exhibition with crazy food and wild carnival rides. But plans for a parking garage could mar future events.

Corbeille de Pain of Montreal holds what is calls 'solidarity markets' each week during the summer season to offer both fresh produce and prepared meals in Montreal.

James McCrimmon is already dealing with the stress of having a critically ill child; he shouldn't also have to deal with health effects of people smoking by the hospital entrance.

RCMP say a man was shot with a rubber bullet Monday as officers responded to reports of a stabbing in Penticton. They later found the 911 call had been made by the man himself.

Extreme weather events like fires, floods, heat waves and droughts pose an increasing risk to Canada’s food supply chain, say experts.

Documents obtained by Global News show anti-drunk driving and addiction groups told Ontario to be careful in expanding alcohol sales, but the government sped up its timeline.

The owner of a J.R.R. Tolkien-inspired hobbit hole in Bridesville, B.C., says the time has come for her to pass on the role of caretaker of the Second Breakfast Hideaway.

According to the Association of Interior Realtors, real estate sales across the Okanagan were steady through July and the market is 'trending in a positive direction.'

Several farms opened their doors to visitors this weekend during Saskatchewan Open Farm Days. The farmers say the event helps people connect with a vital industry.

While Canada’s total domestic passenger numbers now hover at around pre-COVID levels, air travel to smaller communities and even medium-sized cities has withered.

From Barcelona to Mallorca, Spanish protesters have argued that the tourism sector has been contributing to the country’s housing crisis.

The constituency assistant who claimed her boss, an Ontario MPP, was sexually harassing her was wrongly terminated by the NDP, an arbitration decision has found.

About 10 to 11 people remain displaced by last Tuesday’s fire and they will continue to receive emergency support services as needed.

Typically, tourism during July and August accounts for 30 per cent of a restaurant’s overall business. But tourism numbers are down this summer.

Chad Kelly was suspended for Toronto's two exhibition games and at least its first nine regular-season contests for violating the CFL's gender-based violence policy.

Jessica Berglund is a lawyer with 21 years of experience at WorkSafeBC, where she held various legal and senior management roles.

Environment Canada figures show Montreal received 157 millimetres of rain on Friday, which broke the previous all-time daily record for rainfall set back in November 1996.