Category: World News

Calgary police have charged two people in relation to what they say was the “severe neglect” of their son. Police said the victim, a 27-year-old man, suffered from a medical condition and was completely dependent on his parents for all his basic needs. In a Friday news release, police explained the victim was found…

Officials will take no further action after concluding the bird is “highly likely to be Australian”. Source link

Patrik Laine didn’t even need a pre-season to round into regular season form. Laine scored twice including the overtime winner to help the Winnipeg Jets win their season opener 4-3 over the Calgary Flames on Thursday at Bell MTS Place. Playing with his new linemates Paul Stastny and Kyle Connor, Laine also added an…

media captionBiden: ‘I promise we will no forget you’ President-elect Joe Biden has unveiled a $1.9tn (£1.4tn) stimulus plan for the coronavirus-sapped US economy before he takes office next week. If passed by Congress, it would include $1tn for households, with direct payments of $1,400 to all Americans. The relief proposal includes $415bn to fight…

Jump to: Hospitalizations – Outbreaks – Schools – Vaccinations and Testing – Ontario – Elgin and Oxford – Huron and Perth – Sarnia and Lambton Officials with the Middlesex-London Health Unit reported two new deaths and 94 new coronavirus cases on Thursday as the region and province entered a month-long stay-at-home order aimed at…

Kumbh Mela: How to plan a festival for 100m people Source link

South Korea’s top court upheld on Thursday a 20-year prison sentence for former President Park Geun-hye on graft charges that led to her downfall, bringing an end to the legal process and for the first time raising the possibility of a pardon. Park became South Korea’s first democratically elected leader to be thrown out…

It follows a new investigation into the deadly contamination of water in the Michigan city in 2014. Source link

An eyesore for years in Kelowna’s downtown may soon become a construction zone for a massive project that could become the city’s tallest building. On Tuesday night, city council gave the green light to Orchard Park Properties to develop three towers along the 200 block of Leon Avenue, including one that will be a…

Alexei Navalny says he will fly back on 17 January, months after he was sent to Germany for treatment. Source link

Emergency crews in southern Alberta were kept busy late Tuesday after a large fire broke out north of Fort Macleod. Flames could be seen burning just west of Highway 2. M.D. of Willow Creek Fire Chief Kelly Starling told Global News crews were first alerted to the fire burning at a feedlot around 4…

In 2018 rapper Cardi B was forced to defend her then-fiancé Offset against allegations of homophobia after he used a lyric by YFN Lucci that included the word “queer.” Source link

There’s a new promise of junior hockey at Kelowna’s Prospera Place for 2021, and it comes straight from the top. Western Hockey League commissioner Ron Robison recently announced that the board of governors has made a commitment to play a 24-game regular season this year. “This commitment ensures WHL players will receive the opportunity…

In 2012, the New York Times editorial board, known for its liberal slant,, described Mr Adelson as the “perfect illustration of the squalid state of political money, spending sums greater than any political donation in history to advance his personal, ideological and financial agenda, which is wildly at odds with the nation’s needs.” Source link

In the fall of 2013, a little boy was taken to a Calgary hospital by his parents. The 14-month-old child was in “severe medical distress.” Read more: Publication ban overturned in case of Calgary parents charged in infant’s death Story continues below advertisement Soon after, he was transferred by ambulance to the nearby Children’s…