Unpublished Newswire
Campuses, including McGill University and the University of British Columbia, have seen protests held by students demonstrating against Israel's conflict with Hamas.
April 30, 2024 - 20:00 | Isaac Callan | Global News - Ottawa
Between flooding that occurred in 2014, 2017 and 2022, a total of 784 people have been unable to return home, mainly due to a significant lack of housing in the community.
April 30, 2024 - 19:54 | Drew Stremick | Global News - Canada
A proposal by British Columbia Conservative Leader John Rustad to use “biological sex” to classify participants in publicly funded sports teams and events, effectively banning transgender athletes, didn’t get to first base.His private member’s bill, the Fairness in Women’s and Girls’ Sports Act, was voted down at first reading, a fate that’s a rarity in the B.C. legislature.“Historically, most first bills go through this place, regardless if you support them or not,” New Democrat house leader Ravi Kahlon said Tuesday outside the chamber after the proposed bill was quashed.
April 30, 2024 - 19:48 | Dirk Meissner | The Globe and Mail
The Globe and Mail has been nominated for the 2023 Michener Award for meritorious public service journalism for an investigation into a fire that killed seven people in Old Montreal last year.Globe reporter Frédérik-Xavier Duhamel’s reporting revealed that the building had been cited for violations related to evacuation routes, fire alarms and other issues dating back more than a decade, and yet the city’s fire department had not taken significant action.
April 30, 2024 - 19:42 | Globe Staff | The Globe and Mail
The Time Air Fokker F28-1000 was bought by the Time Air Historical Society in 2019 from a company in Saskatoon and sat in that city for 22 years before it received a new home.
April 30, 2024 - 19:19 | Micah Quintin | Global News - Canada
McGill University has taken the extraordinary step of asking police to deal with the pro-Palestinian encampment on its campus just days after it began.McGill president Deep Saini said Tuesday that the university had informed protesters that their demonstration, which began Saturday, was not authorized. The university gave the protesters time to gather their belongings and leave, which they refused to do, Dr. Saini said. McGill has now turned to Montreal police and requested their assistance.
April 30, 2024 - 19:18 | Joe Friesen, Frédérik-Xavier Duhamel | The Globe and Mail
