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Questions are surfacing after the city pulled the plug on plans for a modular housing project in Outremont. Despite spending one million dollars, the mayor said last week the land was contaminated. Oppostion party Projet Montreal says that’s wrong and the land was decontaminated more than a decade ago. But as Phil Carpenter reports, as...

The Kremlin has rejected accusations from NATO that a Russian drone hit an apartment building in Romania. The incident happened about 10 km from the Ukrainian border and a woman and a child were injured. As Redmond Shannon reports, it’s the first time since Russia’s full-scale invasion four years ago that a suspected Russian drone...

A rally was held in Delta Sunday, focusing on paused funding for several seniors long-term care projects across the province. As Angela Jung reports, demonstrators say any delays in getting those facilities up and running is only going to cost even more money and heartache for our aging population.

There was excitement when the grey whale population started to rebound two years ago, but it appears that was an anomaly. Scientists are concerned after four animals were found dead in the span of a week and a half, but as Kylie Stanton reports, they have an idea of why.

Marking his first visit to Canada, the 50th Ismaili Imam, Prince Rahim al-Hussaini – known formally as the Aga Khan – met with Prime Minister Mark Carney in Ottawa on Thursday. The PM praised Canada’s120,000-strong Ismaili population for its cultural and economic contributions, while the Aga Khan commended Carney’s leadership amid tumultuous global affairs, claiming...

For the first time since agreeing to the goal in 2014, NATO says Canada will spend two percent of its GDP on defence this year. Prime Minister Mark Carney travelled to the country’s most populous military base in Halifax Thursday to announce a major investment in Canada’s military infrastructure. Questions remain regarding President Donald Trump’s...

Canada’s population marked its first annual decline since Confederation, Statistics Canada data shows. Michael Haan, Director of the Statistics Canada Research Data Centre at Western University joins Global’s Nivrita Ganguly to discuss trends around immigration, birth rates, and aging.

Health-care spending in Canada is on track to reach nearly $400 billion in 2025, outpacing the country’s economic growth by 2 per cent. Inflation and an aging population are some of the main drivers of this increase according to a new report from the Canadian Institute for Health Information. Katherine Ward has this story and...

Canadians with Down syndrome are living longer than ever before thanks in part to community support and improved medical care. But there are growing calls for the health-care system to catch up with this aging population in order to meet their needs. Caryn Lieberman explains.

Heart Valve Disease Awareness Week is an international campaign to improve awareness, early detection and treatment of valve disease globally. Valve disease is rising as Canada’s population ages, but a simple stethoscope check can save lives. Dr. Ben Tyrell joined Global News Morning Edmonton to share details.

Chambers of commerce in Atlantic Canada are speaking out against Canada’s reduced immigration targets, saying the move could negatively impact population growth and leave the region’s aging workforce shorthanded. Johnny James reports.

New Brunswick’s projected deficit has grown by more than 20 per cent. Officials are pointing to a number of factors, including timing and an aging population, but the province’s opposition members are raising concerns. Anna Mandin reports.

The Nova Scotia Centre on Aging will host the forward-thinking Our Future is Aging conference June 3–4, 2025, showcasing multidisciplinary research and innovation on aging, with keynotes on AI, population aging, and public policy. We find out more from Dr. Janice Keefe.

As the population ages, governments across the country are facing the growing challenge of seniors’ care. In Part 4 of our Alberta Matters series looking at the AHS review, Tom Vernon finds out what the report prescribes for pressure on long-term care.

The latest Census numbers reveal Canada’s population is aging fast, faster than we might be able to keep up. Global News Morning speaks with BC Care Providers Association CEO Terry Lake about the potential impact on Canada’s healthcare, and long-term care systems.

With a large aging population in the Okanagan–healthcare needs are growing. Tonight a Salmon Arm man is raising the alarm about the urgent need for more long-term care facilities. His mother–in-law is currently occupying an acute care bed in hospital because he says there’s not enough long term care beds in the region. Klaudia Van...

What started as a gathering of Seinfeld fans a few years ago has turned into a much bigger event with proceeds going towards helping Montreal’s unhoused population. Event organizer Stefano Mocella joins Global News Morning’s host Laura Casella to talk about “Festivus for the Homeless.”

Brig.-Gen. Krista Brodie, the head of Canada’s COVID-19 vaccine rollout, announced on Friday that vaccine deliveries to the territories would be completed this week. “The Northwest Territories, Nunavut and Yukon will have the vaccine supply needed to fully vaccinate their eligible population 12 years of age and up,” she stated.

A new Ipsos poll done for Global News finds that 77 per cent of Canadians think something needs to be done about climate change. But about half the population believe there’s a need to weigh the cost to the economy when it comes to environmental efforts. When it comes to extreme weather events, 84 per...

Nova Scotia’s chief medical officer of health, Dr. Robert Strang, said Friday the province would be starting to book booster doses for eligible populations by the end of November. He said those 80 and older, who are currently among the eligible population, will be able to get theirs first. Then those 70 and older, front-line...