1a·1o·spread 0.00·9 hr agomissing children·via Global News9 hr agoA Nova Scotia community is gathering Saturday to mark the one-year anniversary of the disappearance of two young siblings in an effort to show that Lilly and Jack Sullivan are never far from their minds. Lilly and Jack, aged six and four at the time, were reported missing from their home in Lansdowne Station in Pictou County, N.S., on May 2, 2025.It was reported to police at the time that the children had wandered away from their family property.Despite weeks and months of extensive searches and an ongoing police investigation involving multiple agencies, there has been no sign of the brother and sister.A public gathering, which organizers are calling a Rally for Justice, is scheduled for 2 p.m. outside the RCMP detachment in Stellarton, N.S. Story continues below advertisement Kent Corbett is organizing the event with Belynda Gray, the children’s paternal grandmother.Corbett said the event will include speeches and a renewed call for answers because the community feels lost without them.“The two vigils that were previously held were great at those points,” he said. Get breaking National news Get breaking Canada news delivered to your inbox as it happens so you won't miss a trending story. “But at this time,
1a·1o·spread 0.00·9 hr agoCanada-US relations·via Global News9 hr agoThe U.S. ambassador to Canada says Washington and Ottawa have yet to finalize the terms of an agreement, a stalemate that is currently prohibiting the opening of the Gordie Howe International Bridge. Pete Hoekstra spoke with Republican House Speaker Matt Hall and Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer earlier this week to provide an update on the negotiations surrounding the 2.5-km cable-stayed bridge.Despite previous demands from President Donald Trump that the U.S. should own half of the bridge, the Detroit News reported that Hoekstra insisted “this will get worked out.”“At the end of the day, the president will have to sign off on it,” Hoekstra said. “There’s a lot of issues right now between the U.S. and Canada. The bridge is one more.”The U.S. ambassador was reported saying current discussions between the U.S. and Canada have been “positive,” a sentiment that was shared by Prime Minister Mark Carney following a call he had with Trump in February. Story continues below advertisement 2:34 Doug Ford says if Trump doesn’t open Gordie Howe Bridge, he might allow Windsor to set up tolls “We discussed the bridge. I explained that Canada paid for the construction of the bridge — $6.4 billion — that the ownership
1a·1o·spread 0.00·8 hr agoCanadian foreign policy·via Global News8 hr agoPrime Minister Mark Carney is headed to Armenia on Saturday for a visit his office says is framed around Ukraine’s defence and drumming up more trade and investment in Europe. Jean-François Ratelle, an international studies professor at the University of Ottawa who specializes in the Caucasus region, said it’s disappointing that the visit doesn’t seem to be aimed at continuing Canada’s years of advocacy for democracy and peace in Armenia.“We are witnessing a complete change of our foreign policy and what are our general interests,” Ratelle told The Canadian Press.“It’s looking for our own interests and our own opportunities, and not playing that leading role in norms, and what used to define Canada.”The prime minister will be in the Armenian capital Yerevan from Saturday until Monday for the European Political Community summit touching on strategic co-operation in politics, security and infrastructure. Story continues below advertisement Canada is the first non-European country to attend these meetings, which have taken place twice a year since they began after Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022. The meetings include EU countries and others, such as Iceland, Turkey and Ukraine itself.“It’s really mainly an attempt to create a forum to talk to each other,”
1a·1o·spread 0.00·15 hr agopolitics·via Global News15 hr agoAs the Conservatives accuse the government of abusing its new-found majority powers, government House leader Steven MacKinnon is saying the Liberals want to ensure committee meetings are “transparent” and “open.” Since the Liberal government officially became a majority on Monday, its MPs have moved to go in camera at several committee meetings and moved to adjourn unilaterally in one instance.At a press conference Friday, MacKinnon said committees are vital to the parliamentary system and the government is responsible for ensuring accountability and transparency.“We’re determined to continue to extend our hand across the aisle and to work with opposition parties to keep those committees transparent, open and doing their work in public as they mostly always have,” he said.MacKinnon said the opposition also has a role to play and that if they cause delays, that will provoke a counter-reaction. Story continues below advertisement “Committees have jobs to do, they have work to do. And when opposition MPs seek only to impede and obstruct the work of committees, then obviously there has to be some order and balance brought to that situation,” he said.“But I accept that the burden of the government is to ensure that this work remains virtually entirely done
1a·1o·spread 0.00·1 hr agopolice use of force·via Global News1 hr agoPosted May 2, 2026 7:03 pm 2 min read A weapon used to attack three people is shown at the Grand Central subway station in New York on Saturday, April 11, 2026. Ryan Murphy/ AP Photo New York City police have released body-worn camera footage of officers shooting and killing a machete-wielding man who stabbed three people at a Grand Central subway stop last month. The video clip posted on the department’s YouTube page Friday shows officers confronting Anthony Griffin after he had randomly slashed three people at the 42nd Street-Grand Central subway station, which connects to Grand Central Terminal.The uniformed officers, identified in the video as detectives Ryan Giuffre and Anthony Manetta, are seen encountering the 44-year-old as he walks up a stairwell holding a large knife at around 9:40 a.m. on April 11.They order Griffin to drop the weapon multiple times, but Giuffre draws his gun as Griffin continues to hold the knife high near his head. Get daily National news Get daily Canada news delivered to your inbox so you'll never miss the day's top stories. Griffin then retreats back down the stairs but starts moving toward the officers with the knife still overhead when they start
1a·1o·spread 0.00·3 hr agohate crime·via Global News3 hr agoPosted May 2, 2026 5:08 pm 1 min read 1:22 ‘We take this very seriously’: Toronto police chief responds to anti-Semitism allegations RELATED: ‘We take this very seriously’: Toronto police chief responds to antisemitism allegations. The Toronto Police Service is asking for the public’s help identifying a vehicle linked to a suspected hate-motivated assault in the city’s north end. Police say the incident happened April 30 in the Bathurst Street and Lawrence Avenue West area, where a suspect in a vehicle allegedly fired an Orbeez-style replica gun at victims who were visibly identifiable members of the Jewish community. Get breaking National news Get breaking Canada news delivered to your inbox as it happens so you won't miss a trending story. Investigators say the victims suffered minor injuries and the suspect fled the scene in a blue SUV.The case is being treated as a suspected hate-motivated offence and is being led by the force’s Hate Crime Unit. Police have released video of the vehicle and are asking anyone with information to come forward.The incident comes as May marks Canadian Jewish Heritage Month, a time recognizing the contributions of Jewish Canadians and celebrating Jewish culture, history and communities across the country. ©
1a·1o·spread 0.00·8 hr agoenergy policy·via Global News8 hr agoPosted May 1, 2026 11:54 pm 2 min read 2:01 Federal government continues looking at ways to support Canadian energy producers Canada's minister of energy and natural resources, Tim Hodgson, was in Calgary on Friday speaking to the Canadian Association of Energy Contractors. Hogson says Canada needs to continue to look to new markets, even after the U.S. approval to revive Keystone XL. Drew Stremick reports. Canada’s minister for energy and resource development, Tim Hodgson, was in Calgary on Friday speaking to members of the Canadian Association of Energy Contractors about his government’s commitment to the future of Canadian energy. “This government and Canadians now understand that energy is the engine of Canada’s economy,” said Hodgson.At a sold-out luncheon, the minister cited an abundance of natural resources — from oil and gas to critical minerals and potash — as why Canada can continue to be where the world gets its energy.“We have some incredible cards,” Hodgson noted. “We need to play those cards well. We need to make sure we play them in a coordinated way so Canada gets the best outcome.”On Thursday, U.S. President Donald Trump approved the Canada-Wyoming oil pipeline. More commonly known as Keystone XL, it has
1a·1o·spread 0.00·15 hr agobusiness·via Global News15 hr agoPosted May 1, 2026 7:40 pm 1 min read The company said the shutdown will result in job losses, with some positions ending immediately and others phased out over the coming weeks. Google Images Another Quebec-based furniture company says it is ceasing manufacturing operations effective immediately as its lenders move to appoint a court-supervised receiver to wind down the business. The company said the Fédération des caisses Desjardins du Québec is expected to seek a court order on May 4 to appoint PricewaterhouseCoopers Inc. as receiver under the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act.eSolutions, which includes Bush Business Furniture, Bush Furniture and Bestar, said the proposed receiver would oversee an orderly wind-down and sale of assets through a court-supervised process. 2:21 Forest industry conference deals with DRIPA controversy The company said the shutdown will result in job losses, with some positions ending immediately and others phased out over the coming weeks. Story continues below advertisement It said all employees will be paid wages owed up to their termination date and will receive further details on final pay and benefits. Get breaking National news Get breaking Canada news delivered to your inbox as it happens so you won't miss a trending story. eSolutions
1a·1o·spread 0.00·9 hr agohousing·via Global News9 hr agoAs the province prepares to close the Luugat single-room occupancy (SRO) building on Vancouver’s Granville Street by the end of June, it appears BC Housing doesn’t want the public to see inside the former hotel that taxpayers paid millions of dollars to convert to supportive housing during COVID. “I’m happy to get out of there,” Luugat resident Stewart Holcombe said with a chuckle Friday.Holcombe told Global News he and about a dozen other residents were moving to new homes on May 1, after they were told in September that the province would be finding them places equal to or better than 1176 Granville Street.Holcombe said the bathroom roof in his fourth-floor unit at the SRO had caved in due to flooding from all the fires over the years, and his new accommodation in East Vancouver is way better. Story continues below advertisement “It’s three times the size, it’s cheaper and I have, like, a full fridge, full stove,” he told Global News ahead of the planned move. “It’s a complete bachelor suite instead of just a little box.”The Luugat had approximately 80 residents in the fall of 2025. 2:15 Granville cleanup concerns As of April 27, 36 residents remained and
1a·1o·spread 0.00·15 hr agohealth·via Global News15 hr agoB.C. Supreme Court is warning that some criminal trials might not be able to proceed in rural locations due to the sheer distance involved. Associate Chief Justice Heather J. Holmes issued a notice on the court website on Thursday stating that until last year, in-custody accused people were housed in local police detachments for the duration of their trials, if the drive between the nearest correctional centre and the courthouse was too far to travel twice a day.However, this changed when RCMP and other police forces said they were unable to provide staff and space to keep accused people in custody.The affected courthouses include:CranbrookDawson CreekFort St. JohnNelsonPowell RiverPrince RupertRevelstokeRosslandSmithersTerraceWilliams LakeThe court’s sheriffs have been trying to find a solution to these cases, but often the solution is for the accused person to be transported by chartered airplane between the pre-trial facility and the courthouse each day of the trial. Story continues below advertisement A working group has been trying to find solutions to the issues involving these courthouses, but until those arrangements are in place, each case will need to be examined separately, according to Holmes. Get daily National news Get daily Canada news delivered to your inbox so you'll
1a·1o·spread 0.00·3 hr agoaviation·via Global News3 hr agoCanadians who cross the border to catch cheap flights have one less option, after the collapse of Spirit Airlines in the United States. The carrier announced Saturday it is shutting down operations effective immediately, cancelling all flights and warning passengers not to head to the airport.The Florida-based budget carrier said the decision follows mounting financial pressure, including a sharp rise in fuel prices that left the company unable to secure additional funding.“For more than 30 years, Spirit Airlines has played a pioneering role in making travel more accessible and bringing people together while driving affordability across the industry,” said Dave Davis, Spirit’s president and chief executive officer.Davis explained that in March 2026, the company reached an agreement with bondholders on a restructuring plan that would have allowed them to emerge as a go-forward business. Story continues below advertisement However, “the sudden and sustained rise in fuel prices in recent weeks ultimately has left us with no alternative but to pursue an orderly wind-down of the Company,” he added. Get daily National news Get daily Canada news delivered to your inbox so you'll never miss the day's top stories. That move could have ripple effects for Canadian travellers, particularly in Ontario
1a·1o·spread 0.00·15 hr agoworld·via Global News15 hr agoThe Canadian Security and Intelligence Service (CSIS) says various evolving forms of violent extremism are becoming increasingly difficult to address and even understand, with secret and anonymous online radicalization challenging investigators’ ability to keep pace. The agency’s annual report released Friday said violent extremism “continues to pose a significant threat to Canada’s national security and remains a critical operational priority for CSIS,” noting such extremism is “motivated by an increasingly diverse range of beliefs and convictions.”Those sometimes conflicting beliefs create what CSIS calls a “salad bar” of motivating grievances — particularly in the ideologically-motivated violent extremism landscape, which the agency says is “complex, diverse, chaotic, and constantly evolving, which challenges our understanding of the national security threat.”But it says other, emerging forms of extremism are further muddying the picture as radicalizing content proliferates online. Story continues below advertisement “Numerous factors, including the availability of violent extremist-created content on the internet, personalized and hybridized worldviews, and domestic and international events have contributed to create an environment where more Canadians are radicalizing and mobilizing to violence,” the report says.Of particular concern is the threat of religiously motivated violent extremism, which CSIS says has “increased significantly” since the Oct. 7, 2023, attack on
1a·1o·spread 0.00·20 hr agogeneral·via Global News20 hr agoOntario’s finance minister says the government has “moved on” from its short-lived, deeply controversial decision to buy a private jet, offering no indication of if or when the province will release details of its sale. Over a matter of days in mid-April, the Ford government said it had taken possession of a second-hand Bombardier Challenger 650 and then sold it again for the same $28.9 million it bought it for.Premier Doug Ford apologized for how he had communicated his plan but lamented having to sell the jet, saying it was “embarrassing” that Ontario didn’t have a plane for him or his cabinet to use.The fiasco — which appeared to coincide with a polling slump for the governing Progressive Conservatives — led to accusations from critics that the premier was out of touch.Two weeks after the government confirmed it had bought the plane, Finance Minister Peter Bethlenfalvy tried to shrug off questions about the jet as a non-story. Story continues below advertisement Asked if and when the government would release documents to prove how much it had bought and sold the plane for, he said the government wasn’t focusing on the issue. Get daily National news Get daily Canada news delivered
1a·1o·spread 0.00·21 hr agopolitics·via Global News21 hr agoPosted May 1, 2026 8:22 pm 2 min read Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks during an interview with The Canadian Press in Ottawa, on Friday, May 1, 2026. Spencer Colby/ The Canadian Press Prime Minister Mark Carney says a new oil pipeline out of Alberta is “more likely than not.” In his first sit-down interview with The Canadian Press since becoming prime minister more than a year ago, on Friday Carney said given the increased global demand for secure new sources of energy due to the war in Iran, and Canada’s need to diversify to Asian markets, a new pipeline is “more probable than possible.”“It’s all part of a bigger package. We’re making progress on that bigger package,” Carney said, referring to the memorandum of understanding his government signed with Alberta late last year.“Part of our job is to figure out ways to make that work, to make it work that’s combined with reducing the emissions associated with oil. Story continues below advertisement Prime Minister Mark Carney poses for a portrait in his office in Ottawa on Friday, May 1, 2026. Spencer Colby/ The Canadian Press LaPresse was the first to report on Carney’s characterization of the likelihood of a
11a·10o·spread 1.00·2 hr agopolitics·via PBS NewsHour2 hr agoA maker of the widely used abortion pill mifepristone asked the Supreme Court on Saturday to block an appellate court ruling that cut off mail-order access to the drug just a day earlier, in what was the biggest jolt to abortion policy in the U.S. since the overturning of Roe v. Wade. Danco Laboratories, which is also a defendant in the lawsuit in question, asked to block the New Orleans-based 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals decision while appeals are pending, saying the appellate ruling "injects immediate confusion and upheaval into highly time-sensitive medical decisions." READ MORE: Court restricts abortion access across U.S. by blocking the mailing of mifepristone The appeals court's unanimous ruling Friday marked a substantial victory for abortion opponents seeking to stem the flow of abortion pills prescribed online, which they view as subverting state bans. It requires that mifepristone be distributed only in person and at clinics, overruling regulations set by the federal Food and Drug Administration. "We're now going to see, I think in a way we haven't before, what the nation will look like when abortion bans are actually in effect," said Mary Ziegler, an expert on abortion law and a professor at University
1a·1o·spread 0.00·20 hr agotechnology·via Global News20 hr agoThe B.C. government says it wants the federal government to take the lead on a social media ban for youth. This comes after Manitoba’s premier recently announced plans to limit social media and chatbots for kids in his province.“Both minister (Rick) Glumac and I have written letters to the federal government that we think sets a strong regulatory regime when it comes to social media and AI chatbots,” Attorney General Niki Sharma said on Friday.“There are some clear things that we’re asking for.”The province says it wants to see any federal legislation to address online harms include age-appropriate design standards, make compliance mandatory, establish oversight to ensure compliance and age-related restrictions when platforms cannot show they are safe for youth. 1:09 Manitoba could fine social media companies billions if youth ban not enforced: Kinew Manitoba Premier Wab Kniew said they are not waiting for the federal government. Story continues below advertisement Australia put a similar ban in place last December, but early reviews of the legislation are mixed, with as many as 70 per cent of people under the age of 16 saying they have found ways around the ban. Get daily National news Get daily Canada news delivered to
1a·1o·spread 0.00·8 hr agopolice accountability·via Global News8 hr agoPosted May 2, 2026 11:14 am 2 min read An SIU truck parked at the scene of an investigation in Toronto. Don Curran / Global News TW: This story contains graphic content The Special Investigations Unit has cleared Toronto police officers of any criminal wrongdoing in the death of a 27-year-old man who fell from a high-rise balcony on New Year’s Eve.In a report released Friday, the agency concluded there are no reasonable grounds to believe any officer committed a criminal offence in connection with the man’s death.According to the report, the incident began around 11:30 p.m. on Dec. 31, 2025, when a woman called 911 reporting she had been assaulted inside her apartment near Jane Street and Wilson Avenue.The woman fled to a neighbour’s unit and told police the man had been drinking and using drugs. Get breaking National news Get breaking Canada news delivered to your inbox as it happens so you won't miss a trending story. Officers arrived at the neighbour’s apartment around 11:40 p.m. and saw the woman had visible injuries, including a black eye, marks on her neck and cuts to her hands. Story continues below advertisement Police then headed over to the man’s apartment,
1a·1o·spread 0.00·7 hr agosports·via Global News7 hr agoPosted May 1, 2026 11:58 pm 2 min read 1:56 Edmonton Oilers fans grieve early exit from Stanley Cup Playoffs Edmonton Oilers fans looking forward to a third Stanley Cup final appearance in a row had their hopes dashed when the team was eliminated in the first round of the 2026 playoffs. Gates Guarin reports. Thursday was a night to forget for the Edmonton Oilers, dropping their first-round series to the Anaheim Ducks and making an early exit from the Stanley Cup playoffs. The air was a little heavy for fans the day after, still coming to terms with the loss.“Obviously a tough Friday for everybody this morning,” said fan Bre Renauld. “Staying up late watching that game last night was quite sad.”“I’m honestly quite upset about it,” fan Chava Parmar said. “I was feeling very optimistic, especially after the last two years on the run. You can kind of feel the weight of the emotions across the city.”“You’ve got to beat the other team to the puck. That’s what it comes down to: motivation,” said Warren Pearson. “Love the Oilers, just didn’t like last night’s game.” Story continues below advertisement The city is already starting to move on from
1a·1o·spread 0.00·20 hr agopolitics·via Global News20 hr agoBy Staff The Canadian Press Posted May 1, 2026 7:00 pm 2 min read Quebec plans to introduce legislation allowing people to find out if a partner has a history of domestic violence, based on Clare’s Law. Jacques Boissinot/ The Canadian Press The Quebec government says it will table legislation in the coming days that would allow people in relationships to find out if their partner has a history of domestic violence. The law would be based on Clare’s Law, which already exists in the United Kingdom and several Canadian provinces.The law originated in the U.K. and is named after Clare Wood, a woman who was murdered in 2009 by a partner she didn’t know had a violent criminal history.There has been a push in Quebec to adopt a similar law since the murder last year of Gabie Renaud, allegedly by a partner with a long domestic violence history. Get daily National news Get daily Canada news delivered to your inbox so you'll never miss the day's top stories. Domestic Security Minister Ian Lafrenière said that the bill’s text is being finalized, and that the government hopes to adopt it in the upcoming session of the Quebec legislature with the
1a·1o·spread 0.00·20 hr agogeneral·via Global News20 hr agoBy Rylee Cohen Global News Posted May 1, 2026 6:27 pm 1 min read 2:03 Hometown pair hang ’em up WATCH: Saskatchewan Roughriders hometown talents Mitch Picton and Jorgen Hus have officially retired from football. For more, watch the video above. Two hometown Saskatchewan Roughriders players are closing the book on their careers. Wide receiver Mitch Picton and long snapper Jorgen Hus have officially retired from football. Picton, a Regina local, was drafted in 2017 by the Riders and spent his entire career in the green and white. He recorded more than 1,000 yards and six touchdowns through 64 regular season games with the team.“It was a dream come true to play for this team, play for this province and represent this team and province in the best way I could,” Picton said. “It’s something I took pride in every day.” Get breaking National news Get breaking Canada news delivered to your inbox as it happens so you won't miss a trending story. As for Hus, a Saskatoon product, he spent a decade anchoring special teams for Saskatchewan. His ability to stay healthy enabled Hus to play in 177 games as a Rider, with a 150-game streak to close out
18a·13o·spread 0.20·6 hr agopolitics·via USA Today6 hr agoUpdated May 1, 2026, 9:06 p.m. ETPentagon officials have decided to withdraw 5,000 U.S. troops from Germany, a major logistical hub for American troop movements around the world, including the Middle East.The move comes in response to "theater requirements and conditions on the ground," Pentagon spokesperson Sean Parnell said in a statement.But the drawdown announcement lands amid the White House’s growing rift with European allies and Germany in particular. The country’s chancellor, Friedrich Merz, earlier this week said Iran had "humiliated" the United States over the course of the war. After the remarks, President Donald Trump on April 29 said in a statement that the United States was studying a "reduction of Troops in Germany.""The Secretary of War has ordered the withdrawal of approximately 5,000 troops from Germany," said Parnell, referring to Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth. "This decision follows a thorough review of the Department’s force posture in Europe and is in recognition of theater requirements and conditions on the ground."Parnell said the withdrawal will happen over the course of six to 12 months.Germany has served as a hub for U.S. troop movements around the globe for decades and American soldiers have been stationed in the country dating back to
1a·1o·spread 0.00·7 hr agolaw enforcement·via Global News7 hr agoPosted May 2, 2026 11:27 am 1 min read 1:47 OPP officer killed in motorcycle crash gets procession on Highway 401 WATCH: Ontario’s policing community is mourning the death of an officer killed in the line of duty. As Sean O'Shea, Sergeant Brandon Malcolm is being remembered as an officer who loved his job and the community he served. A police funeral service for Ontario Provincial Police Sergeant Brandon Malcolm is set for the morning of Wednesday, May 6, 2026. Malcolm was killed in a single-vehicle collision involving a motorcycle last Monday, on Highway 401 in Cobourg, east of Toronto. Get daily National news Get daily Canada news delivered to your inbox so you'll never miss the day's top stories. The Cobourg Community Centre at 750 D’Arcy Street is hosting the private service.The visitation and funeral service are not open to the public; however, details on a public livestream are expected to be released closer to the service date. OPP Commissioner Thomas Carrique said Monday night that the 33-year-old Malcolm joined the provincial police force in 2020.He was also a member of the force’s precision motorcycle team, the Golden Helmets. © 2026 The Canadian Press
