A round-up of reviews from some of our favourite places to eat in 2024
It’s no secret that Bristol is a city full of some top notch places for food and drink. And 2024 has provided us with some exquisite cuisine of all shapes…
‘I feel helpless’: India-Bangladesh tensions deny patients medical access
India has scaled back visa operations in Bangladesh, hitting thousands of patients who visit its hospitals for critical care, and bleeding India’s own medical tourism industry of revenue. Shariful Islam…
Hideki Matsuyama off to fast start to new season
Hideki Matsuyama hit a second successive 65 to take a one-stroke lead at the halfway point of the season-opening PGA Tour event in Hawaii. The former Masters champion carded eight…
What the papers say – January 4
Domestic political tensions continue to lead Saturday’s headlines. A new poll suggests the Labour Party could lose “significant” support to Nigel Farage’s Reform Party over immigration concerns, according to the…
Alberta family navigates vacation death nightmare: ‘Basically stuck there’
A vacation ahead of the holidays for a Calgary couple to relax before the Christmas chaos ended in tragedy — which triggered a bureaucratic nightmare. “They booked business class, they…
Don Braid: Alberta New Democrats unlikely to win again while they’re linked to the federal NDP
Maserati Marxist. Rolex Rebel. First-class, pod-flying phoney. For many Albertans, that’s the image of federal NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, a politician almost as reviled as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Alberta…
Q&A: Leader of Myanmar’s shadow government talks civil war strategy in 2025
Myanmar’s National Unity Government (NUG) seeks to deal a decisive blow to the country’s military rulers in 2025. Myanmar’s National Unity Government (NUG) Acting President Duwa Lashi La, right, is…
Education minister backs AED deployment in B.C. schools
British Columbia’s education minister says she agrees a piece of potentially life-saving equipment should be installed in schools across the province. On Friday, Lisa Beare told Global News she has…
Letters to the Editor, Jan. 4, 2025
PRAYER FOR PEACE Recommended Videos I was born in 1938 and since that time there have been millions killed and maimed due to wars like the Second World War, Korea,…
Kelowna sex offender sentenced to more time in jail for sex assault against minor
Repeat sex offender Taylor Dueck pleaded guilty on Dec. 30 to an incident involving a minor in Kelowna, B.C. According to BC Prosecution Service, Dueck pleaded guilty to the sexual…