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Ottawa orders Appeal Court to review Saskatchewan sisters’ murder convictions
Federal Justice Minister Sean Fraser has ordered the courts to reopen the case of two Saskatchewan sisters who spent almost three decades in prison for what may be wrongful murder convictions. Fraser says he is sending the case of Odelia and Nerissa…
Judge removes University of New Brunswick from U.S. state senator’s defamation suit
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted September 24, 2026 12:07 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size An Oklahoma judge has removed the University of New Brunswick as a defendant in a defamation lawsuit filed by a Pennsylvania state…
OpenAI’s agent hacked an Australian government website. What we know so far
Concerns around the dangers of artificial intelligence are escalating sharply after Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese revealed on Wednesday that a government website has been hacked by an OpenAI agent. The June hack targeted the website for Medicare…
‘God cleaned the slate’: Ashes pave the road to recovery after B.C. wildfires
Joel Patan says his “life is ashes” now, as he sifts the ruins of his home that was incinerated last month, along with most structures in the small community of Faulder outside Summerland, B.C. “It’s just gut-wrenching,” he said. Patan, who runs an HVAC…
Starbucks to close 250 more stores in Canada and the U.S.
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Starbucks plans to close 250 North American stores later this week. It is the second big round of store closures under Starbucks Chairman and CEO Brian Niccol, who joined the company in 2024. Last…
$11.5M from Sturgeon Lake trust helped fund Rath firm’s Tallcree payment: receiver
A court-appointed receiver says Alberta separatist leader Jeffrey Rath’s firm moved $11.5 million from a First Nation trust it controlled to help cover a court-ordered payment it owed to another First Nation client, Global News has learned. The receiver’s…
Milton mayoral candidates call for clean campaigning
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Milton, Ont. mayoral candidates Gord Krantz and Zainab Azim sat together at a booth in Troy’s diner Wednesday, sipping on milkshakes — one chocolate and one strawberry. The pair are running against each…
Saskatchewan mother calls for safer football helmets after son’s head injury
The family of a Saskatchewan high school football player is calling on schools to use better helmets after he suffered a head injury during a game. Hunter Gronick, a Grade 12 student at Greenall High School in Balgonie, Sask., experienced a head injury during…
Quebec doctors call for inquest after five physician suicides in five months
If you or someone you know is thinking about suicide, support is available 24-7 by calling or texting 988, Canada’s national suicide prevention helpline. Over 1,500 Quebec doctors are calling for a coroner’s inquest after five doctors in the province…
Carney says he studied risk of U.S.-led military action in NYT interview
Prime Minister Mark Carney says he studied the possibility of U.S.-led military action in Canada. In a lengthy New York Times interview published Wednesday, Carney declined to discuss in detail what that examination involved, but he suggested it would be…