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The city of Edmonton is discussing ways it can celebrate Diwali and also curb the unsanctioned actions some people are taking. Dozens of illegal fireworks displays have been investigated over the years and even caused some house fires last year. Erik Bay has more on the plan.

The governing Liberals says new federal legislation is coming to try and help curb a spike in retail theft in Canadian cities. And as Angela Capobianco tells us, Halifax business leaders believe the commitment is the right step forward in trying to solve the problem.

Albertans could be getting another referendum question. The rancher and musician behind ‘Water Not Coal’ says more than 200,000 people signed the petition calling for an end to coal mining on the eastern slopes of the Rocky Mountains. Erik Bay has more on what the government could do if Corb Lund’s petition is validated.

Alberta country music artist Corb Lund is leading the push for another question to be added to the province’s October referendum. Heather Yourex-West explains why Lund wants to ban new coal mining on the eastern slopes of the Rockies, and the problem his petition creates for Premier Danielle Smith’s government.

Bioethicist Kerry Bowman joins Global’s Antony Robart to discuss a U.S.-bound plane being diverted to Canada after a passenger from an Ebola-hit region was allowed on board.

During the pandemic, millions of Canadians relied on the Canada Emergency Response Benefit, or CERB. People who signed up received an automated message — but tens of thousands who never applied also received the same message. “The CRA website lacked robust security controls to prevent criminals from hijacking people’s accounts,” says David Shipley of Beauceron...

The Water Not Coal petition spearheaded by Alberta rancher and country music artist Corb Lund has been rejected by Elections Alberta. Elissa Carpenter has details

A former drug addict says he fully supports a Winnipeg police project aimed at curbing the use of drugs along the Main Street strip. Global News Morning’s Clay Young talks to Jospeh Liew of Street Links, who works with people on the street and tries to get them off drugs.

Following a two-month investigation by the Regina drug unit, over 30 drug trafficking and firearms possession charges have been laid. What does this mean for the city and how they will try and curb these numbers? Also, after a wild weather filled last few weeks, SGI released their annual report; we get a look into...

After a recent comment by Premier Danielle Smith, the Alberta rancher and musician behind the Water Not Coal Petition, Corb Lund, says he’s frustrated over the uncertainty of if his petition question will be added to this fall’s referendum. Katherine Ludwig reports.

A tornado touched down near Girouxville in northern Alberta. Opioid data shows Edmonton accounts for more than half of deaths in the province. Corb Lund is frustrated over the uncertainty of the ‘Water Not Coal’ petition making it into this fall’s referendum. Students speak out over the impending Edmonton Public Schools travel ban, prompting the...

Calgarians living in the southeast are just the latest to demand more be done to curb speeding through a busy school zone. As Elissa Carpenter explains, police and the city say excessive speed in the zones is an issue in every quadrant of Calgary.

Camrose teens students protest the school and police response to a series of disturbing, violent group chat screenshots that recently came to light. Rancher and musician Corb Lund delivers his ‘Water Not Coal’ petition to Elections Alberta. A Chinatown group withdraws from the Harbin Gate project, saying they feel the city ignored their guidance and...

Alberta’s move could unintentionally disadvantage people with progressive neurological diseases like ALS or Parkinson’s by limiting MAID based on predictability of death, rather than severity of suffering, advocates argue. Sarah Ryan spoke to the mother of a woman who chose to end her life after a fatal diagnose, who wants others to have the same...

Penticton is expanding its safety strategy along one of the city’s iconic waterfront streets. As Klaudia Van Emmerik reports, the latest measures are meant to curb an uptick in police calls as the busy summer season gets underway.

The family of a 17-year-old Okotoks girl is speaking out after she was seriously injured when they say a vehicle jumped a curb and hit her from behind earlier this month.

As grizzly bear populations rise, a call for the reopening of grizzly bear hunting in Alberta is growing and the latest comes from the Rural Municipalities of Alberta. However, as Justin Sibbet reports, there is concern that a hunt could permanently damage the grizzly populations and harm the ecosystem.

A Montreal woman was shocked to learn that the Canada Revenue Agency is demanding she repay more than $12,000 in CERB payments she received during the Covid-19 pandemic. The artist insists she was fully eligible for the aid. As Dan Spector reports, she is far from the only one facing this issue.

A man who drove onto a curb, striking and killing his wife of 16 years after a fight outside the couple’s Etobicoke home, has been sentenced to five years in prison.

As the federal government pauses its fuel tax for the summer, Alberta won’t consider matching the move until June. Alberta’s plan to heavily curb MAID access worries ALS and Parkinson’s disease advocates. The province is introducing a 120-day approval timeline for major projects. Doctors say Canada is in an ovarian cancer crisis and greater research...