Raptors fall to Cavaliers in Game 1 as Toronto returns to playoffs | Globalnews.ca
[ad_1] Descrease article font size Increase article font size The NBA playoffs officially got underway Saturday, but the Toronto Raptors didn’t get the start they were hoping for. Toronto fell 126-113 to the Cleveland Cavaliers in Game 1 of their Eastern Conference first-round series, marking the team’s first playoff appearance in four years. The playoffs […]
Nova Scotia’s provincewide ban on entering the woods was unreasonable, court rules | Globalnews.ca
[ad_1] A Nova Scotia Supreme Court judge says the provincial government made an unreasonable decision last year when it banned most people from entering the woods to prevent wildfires during an extreme drought. In a decision released Friday, Justice Jamie Campbell said the provincewide ban imposed on Aug. 5, 2025, did not meet the standard […]
NHL Stanley Cup playoffs begin with 3 Canadian teams in contention | Globalnews.ca
[ad_1] Descrease article font size Increase article font size Hockey fans across Canada lean into excitement as the NHL playoffs begin Saturday, with three Canadian teams set to compete for hockey’s top prize, the Stanley Cup. The Ottawa Senators opened the playoffs on the road against the Carolina Hurricanes, marking the first Canadian appearance in […]
Canadian citizenship ceremony held in Halifax museum an emotional celebration | Globalnews.ca
[ad_1] Five-year-old Anaya was smiling and dancing as she waved a small Canadian flag during her father’s Canadian citizenship ceremony Friday, unable to contain her excitement. Her dad, Ashis Mandal, was among 30 new Canadians from 18 countries sworn in during a ceremony at Halifax’s Maritime Museum of the Atlantic. Anaya and her mother Sneha Majumder were […]
Nova Scotians mourn those killed in mass shooting | Globalnews.ca
[ad_1] HALIFAX – It’s been six years since a man disguised as an RCMP officer began a shooting rampage in rural Nova Scotia, killing 22 people including a teenager and a pregnant woman. The worst mass shooting in modern Canadian history began after denture-maker Gabriel Wortman assaulted his common-law partner in Portapique, N.S., before fatally […]
Special weather statements issued for parts of Ontario, Quebec | Globalnews.ca
[ad_1] Rain and blizzard warnings are in effect across parts of northern Ontario and Quebec, with localized flooding likely as saturated ground struggles to absorb more rainfall. Environment Canada says 20 to 35 millimetres of rain could fall in some areas of Ontario and Quebec through Saturday and Sunday, with a cold front bringing showers […]
How rum fuelled ‘alcoholic capitalism’ in Canada’s early economy – Montreal | Globalnews.ca
[ad_1] Montreal bartender Jackson Long, a proud rum connoisseur with Jamaican ancestry, is deeply concerned about Canada’s unknown darker past with the sugarcane spirit. “There are just big aspects of this history that are always kind of buried,” he said, minutes before opening time at El Pequeño bar in Old Montreal. “Then, eventually, some historian […]
Edmonton fans and businesses prepping for Oilers’ playoff run – Edmonton | Globalnews.ca
[ad_1] There’s one word fans are using to describe the city of Edmonton come playoff time. “Electric is the first thing that comes to mind,” said fan Connor Mccartan. Some gathered for lunch at 1ST RND downtown couldn’t hold back their excitement now that the regular season is complete. “I’ve called it an 82-game preseason, […]
Lutnick says Trump views CUSMA as ‘a bad deal,’ needs to be ‘re-imagined’ – National | Globalnews.ca
[ad_1] U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick on Friday suggested the Canada-U.S.-Mexico Agreement on free trade (CUSMA) may need to be substantially reworked before it’s renewed, saying U.S. President Donald Trump views it as “a bad deal.” Speaking at the Semafor World Economy summit in Washington, Lutnick took particular aim at the agreement’s impact on the […]
Crews working to restore gas to 6,200 customers in Lake Country, North Kelowna | Globalnews.ca
[ad_1] Descrease article font size Increase article font size FortisBC says crews are working hard to restore service to the 6,200 gas customers in Lake Country, North Kelowna, and the Okanagan Indian Band (Duck Lake IR7). Gas service to the area went out on Tuesday and FortisBC says all gas meter shut-offs in the area […]