From Global News. Fifty of the more than 300 children abducted from a Catholic school in north-central Nigeria have escaped captivity and are now with their families, the school authority said Sunday. The schoolchildren, aged between 10 and 18, escaped individually between Friday and Saturday, school officials said. A total of 253 children and 12…

From Global News. At least one person was killed and several others were injured Sunday after Russian forces staged a massive drone attack on Ukraine’s second-largest city. Kharkiv has been the target of frequent attacks after withstanding Russian attempts to capture it early in the war. The Russian assault comes as Kyiv faces pressure to…

From Global News. Crews in Bella Coola, B.C., continue to search for a bear and her cubs after Thursday’s attack on school group that sent a teacher and three children to hospital. As the search unfolds, it has sparked new calls to rethink the ban on grizzly bear hunting in Western Canada. Over the last…

From Global News. Thousands of people lined the streets of Toronto on Sunday, as Santa Claus came to town. The city celebrated the 121st annual Santa Claus Parade, marking the official start to the holiday season in the city – and many brought their Christmas wish lists, hoping he might just “check it twice.” Lexy…

From Global News. A senior Hamas delegation was in Egypt Sunday to discuss the ceasefire agreement in Gaza. Both Israel and Hamas continue to trade accusations of truce violations. Egypt, Qatar and the U.S. are mediating the talks. In a statement, Hamas said it reaffirmed its commitment to implementing the first phase of the agreement.…

From Global News. On Saturday, Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano spewed flowing lava from its crater in its latest eruption. Kilauea is one of the world’s most active volcanoes and has been erupting intermittently since December 23, 2024.

From Global News. Prime Minister Mark Carney called on Sunday for a "comprehensive economic partnership agreement" between Canada and India, highlighting India’s status as one of the world’s largest and fastest-growing economies.    Carney’s advocacy for greater trade with India follows allegations of Indian government meddling in Canadian affairs, and the Prime Minister said Canada…

From Global News. The Prime Minister is returning home pockets full, with multi-billion dollar agreements with the United Arab Emirates and trade possibilities with India, China, and Europe. Do ties with some of these countries cause any concern? The show speaks exclusively with Canada’s new Ambassador to the United Nations and gets U.A.E. trade reaction…

From Global News. Prime Minister Mark Carney said Sunday that he is in no hurry to resume trade talks with U.S. President Donald Trump but will speak again with the president "when it’s appropriate."    "I look forward to speaking with the president soon, but I don’t have a burning issue to speak with the president…

From Global News. Prime Minister Mark Carney wrapped up his participation at the G20 Summit in South Africa on Sunday, where he addressed various issues, including the potential for a new oil pipeline agreement between Ottawa and Alberta aimed at transporting oil to the British Columbia coast.   Reports suggest that Ottawa and Alberta are…

From Global News. A Métis veteran in Winnipeg is speaking out about his experience on Remembrance Day. Michael Belhumeur says he was kicked out of a local veterans’ club, despite being honoured with an Order of Manitoba and King’s Coronation Medal for his work with homeless veterans. Winnipeg’s Army Navy Air Force Veterans Association said…

From Global News. United Nations climate talks in Brazil have reached an agreement to deliver more money to countries hardest hit by climate change. But the uneasy deal has been blasted by critics, who say it fails to meet concerns over fossil fuels. Vincent McAviney has more on the contentious negotiations and why some are…

From Global News. The hunt continues for a bear that attacked a group of schoolchildren and teachers on Thursday during a field trip in the remote northern B.C. community of Bella Coola. Four people were sent to hospital after the attack – three of them children – and at least two of the victims are…

From Global News. After a public feud with U.S. President Donald Trump over delays in releasing the Epstein files, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene has announced she’s leaving Congress. Greene, in a more than 10-minute video posted online Friday, said she didn’t want her congressional district to “have to endure a hurtful and hateful primary against…

From Global News. Gunmen abducted 303 schoolchildren and 12 teachers from a school in Niger state on Friday, according to an updated tally issued Saturday by the Christian Association of Nigeria. Friday’s attack at St. Mary’s School happened four days after a similar incident in Kebbi state. No group has claimed responsibility, but authorities have…

From Global News. Former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro was taken into federal police custody on Saturday, before a planned supporters’ vigil near his home, ending months of house arrest as he appeals a Supreme Court conviction for plotting a coup.   "I stand firm with Bolsonaro and that I do not accept injustice, not only against him but also…

From Global News. Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand said on Saturday that "Ukraine must be making decisions for its own future," as Canada joined its European peers in rejecting U.S. President Donald Trump’s plan for ending Russia’s invasion.   Anand added that Canada’s long-standing view is that Ukraine’s territorial "sovereignty" is key, and  saying that…

From Global News. World leaders posed together for a family photo on Saturday after the first session of the G20 summit, hosted by South Africa, drew to a close.  The summit is taking place on African soil for the first time, and the leaders adopted a declaration addressing the climate crisis and other global challenges, which…

From Global News. Even though U.S. President Donald Trump is absent, he has dominated the first hours of the first G20 summit to take place in Africa. in South Africa, the first ever to be held in an African country. Trump’s ultimatum to Ukraine to accept a Russian-backed peace plan to end the war there forced Ukraine’s…

From Global News. In Canada, provincial politicians are having a spat over fossil fuels. B.C. Premier David Eby slammed the leaders of Alberta and Saskatchewan over rumored talks with the federal government about building a new pipeline to the B.C. coast. Those discussions haven’t been confirmed, but as Jillian Piper reports, Eby is furious that…

From Global News. U.S. President Donald Trump defended himself after furious backlash to his online posts responding to a video from six Democrats calling for military members to "refuse illegal orders." Trump accused the Democrats of "sedition, punishable by death." The president says he was "not threatening" the lawmakers but still insists they are in…

From Global News. A remote community in northern B.C. is reeling after a group of elementary school students on a field trip were attacked by a grizzly bear. It happened on a trail near a school run by the Nuxalk First Nation in the community of Bella Coola. Erin Ubels explains what unfolded in our…

From Global News. U.S. President Donald Trump brushed aside previous comments by New York City Mayor-Elect Zohran Mamdani calling him a “despot” and a “fascist,” saying he’s “been called much worse.” He then told Mamdani: “It’s OK, you can just say yes.” #trump #uspolitics #mamdani

From Global News. A 5.7 magnitude earthquake shook Dhaka, Bangladesh on Friday, killing at least 7 people and injuring dozens. A Dhaka-based television station reported two children among the dead. The United States Geological Survey (USGS) reported the epicentre in Narsingdi, roughly 40 km from Dhaka. A local, Sadman Sakib said, “I have never felt…

From Global News. U.S. President Donald Trump and New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani appeared to find common ground over their shared love for New York City following a meeting at the White House on Friday, with both men saying they agree on affordability – a topic that Mamdani made the centrepiece of his campaign.…

From Global News. The future of Vancouver’s Chinatown has been the subject of a lot of debate in recent years, especially in the wake of the pandemic. But beyond the headlines, Chinatown is also a place where real people live, work and play and where history isn’t confined to a museum. Chinatown has been a…

From Global News. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says his country is considering a newly-submitted U.S. peace proposal to end the war with Russia. The U.S. plan includes Ukrainian territorial concessions and limited security guarantees. Several European leaders, however, including the U.K., Germany and France, assured Zelenskyy of their support. “Now is one of the most…

From Global News. The British Columbia government will provide an update on the horrific grizzly bear attack in the province on Thursday that injured several people, including children, during a field trip in Bella Coola. A bear attack sent at least four people to the hospital, including three young children, in the small town of…

From Global News. On Friday at the Halifax Security Forum, Minister of National Defence David McGuinty confirmed that the F-35 acquisition project was still under review despite ongoing trade tensions with the U.S. “It is one that is going to take time… We’re going to get this right. This is a major acquisition for Canada.…

From Global News. A pilot was killed at the Dubai air show on Friday after an Indian Tejas fighter jet crashed in a ball of fire, horrifying spectators on the last day of the event. It is the second known crash involving the Tejas, which is built by state-owned Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd. The homegrown jet,…

From Global News. A horrific bear attack that sent four people to the hospital, including three young children, is sending shockwaves through a small town in north central B.C. The group, including students in grades four and five, were on a field trip in Bella Coola, enjoying lunch on a trail near Highway 20. Multiple…

From Global News. Creative cocktails and cuisine collide at Suite 115, a speakeasy located near Toronto’s Little Italy neighbourhood. Liem Vu chats with co-owners Jacky Ha and Oliver Leung about how they’re blending their memories with mixology in the not-so-secret space. For more info, please go to https://globalnews.ca Subscribe to Global News Channel HERE: http://bit.ly/20fcXDc…

From Global News. Metrolinx has sent a warning to drivers in the form of a shocking video which shows a GO Train crash into a dump truck on the railroad tracks on Thursday morning. Though the train operators tried their best to halt the vehicle, they did not have enough time to avoid the collision.…

From Global News. At least 18 people are dead after a boiler explosion at a glue factory in Faisalabad, Pakistan on Friday. As well as the fatalities, the blast injured several others, triggered a fire at the factory, and damaged nearby homes. The explosion is believed to have been triggered by an internal gas leak,…

From Global News. The United Arab Emirates (UAE) said Friday it would invest up to $70 billion in Canada’s economy, just as Prime Minister Mark Carney wraps up his two-day visit to the Gulf state. Carney and UAE leaders signed a framework investment agreement which will see Emiratis put billions into Canada’s critical minerals project,…

From Global News. A young father is being remembered after he was tragically killed in a car crash south of Edmonton. Caleb Berry, 21, from Redwater, Alta., died earlier this week while on the drive to work in Nisku, leaving behind his wife and 18-month-old baby. During his Tuesday commute, RCMP believe Berry attempted a…

From Global News. A barge stalled in the waters off the B.C. coast continues to take on water. The freight barge had been transiting from Alaska to Seattle on Monday afternoon and was passing through the Fisher Channel, just east of Bella Bella, when the tug pulling the load reported the incident to the Canadian…

From Global News. In Winnipeg, police have arrested a man linked to a spree of nearly two dozen arsons in just six months. He’s accused of setting fires to bars, restaurants and even the offices of two provincial cabinet ministers. And while many are breathing a sigh of relief, the arsons are, as Melissa Ridgen…

From Global News. The Alberta government has introduced new legislation that is aimed at how far professional regulators can go in policing what their members say outside of work. The law is named after psychologist and media personality Jordan Peterson and it claims to give doctors, engineers and other professionals freedom to speak without repercussion.…

From Global News. We’re getting our first glimpse inside a violent transnational drug-running ring in which the FBI accuse a Canadian man of operating. Forty-four year-old Ryan Wedding, who is thought to be hiding in Mexico, is accused of not only cocaine smuggling on an industrial scale, but of ordering the murder of an FBI…

From Global News. The U.S. and Russia have reportedly drawn up a peace plan that demands major pressure from Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelenskyy. White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt confirmed Thursday the Trump administration is working on a peace proposal, but few details have been confirmed so far. Meanwhile, many Ukrainians and allies are reacting to…

From Global News. A fire forced an evacuation of the COP30 climate summit in the Brazilian city of Belem on Thursday. Brazil’s tourism minister told reporters at the venue that the fire was under control and no one was hurt, but did not know whether delegates would be able to return on Thursday or Friday…

From Global News. A video released Tuesday by six Democratic lawmakers telling U.S. military members that they can and must refuse any illegal orders was called "seditious behaviour" and "punishable by death" by President Donald Trump in a Truth Social post. The Democratic lawmakers include Senators Elissa Slotkin, a former CIA analyst and Iraq war…

From Global News. Former U.S. leaders, lawmakers and other dignitaries gathered at Washington’s National Cathedral to remember the powerful and divisive former vice-president, who was a vocal opponent of Trump. Guests included former presidents Joe Biden and George W. Bush as well as former vice president Kamala Harris and Mike Pence, who served as vice-president…

From Global News. On Thursday, Taiwan President Lai Ching-te showed support for Japan in a Facebook post depicting him eating Japanese-sourced sushi. This comes after China threatened to ban all Japanese seafood imports as retaliation for Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s comment, “If China were to deploy battleships and involve the use of force, I…

From Global News. A contracted worker for the City of Toronto drove a snowplow through a crowd of pro-Palestinian protesters outside the city’s U.S. Consulate Tuesday evening. The incident was caught on camera by witness Jag Ghankas, and the female employee can be seen driving on a designated protest area – on a sidewalk –…

From Global News. Asked Thursday about a recent incident where President Donald Trump told a female reporter, “Quiet, Piggy,” White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said the president is simply “frank and honest” in his interactions with the media. #trump #uspolitics #GlobalNews

From Global News. A fatal fire in Brampton, Ont. claimed the lives of two people and injured at least four early Thursday morning. Police say at least 11 people were living in the home, with 9 from a multi-generational family, while two people lived in the basement unit. Brampton Fire Chief Andy Glynn said the…

From Global News. Paris’s Grevin Museum has unveiled a long-delayed wax statue of Princess Diana, nearly 30 years after her death in a Paris car crash. The museum says visitors had been requesting her for years, prompting the team to finally recreate her in her iconic 1994 “revenge dress.” Director Yves Delhommeau says the project…

From Global News. Residents of Sumbersari village in Indonesia’s Lumajang Regency returned on Thursday to find their homes and roads ravaged by ash and mud in the devastating aftermath of Mount Semeru’s eruption that triggered mass evacuations. "Mud flowed at a horrifying speed, at a speed of approximately half a kilometre in three minutes," 50-year-old…

From Global News. A 26-year-old woman is in critical condition after being doused in gasoline and set on fire while riding a Chicago L-train Monday evening. The victim was looking at her phone, “minding her business,” at roughly 9:25 p.m. when approached by suspect Lawrence Reed, 50, who reportedly “began throwing gasoline on her,” U.S.…

From Global News. Prime Minister Mark Carney met with UAE President his highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed in Abu Dhabi on Thursday. Marking a historic step in Canada-UAE relations, it was the first bilateral meeting between the leaders of the two countries in over 40 years. Though the meeting was closed to media, Carney’s office…

From Global News. If the truth is out there somewhere, it might just be at an East Vancouver auction house. A room packed with memorabilia and artifacts is considered to be one of the most important UFO collections in the world. The collection includes hundreds of hours of interviews with everyone from astronauts to conspiracy…

From Global News. Global News has learned of alleged Canadian links to the operations of the Palestinian terrorist group, Hamas. Among them, a Canadian is alleged to be part of the Hamas executive team and runs the groups investment office which funds operations. Jeff Semple is following the money trail. For more info, please go…

From Global News. With no fanfare or cameras in the room, U.S. President Donald Trump signed the Epstein bill into law Wednesday evening, but only after Congress forced his hand. The Senate passed the bill without even holding a vote after near unanimous approval by the House on Tuesday. All of it is highly unusual…

From Global News. The United States is offering a $15 million reward for information leading to the arrest of Ryan Wedding, a Canadian accused of running one of the most violent trans-national drug trafficking organizations. Wedding is accused of ordering the murder of a federal witness in Colombia in January to try to avoid extradition.…

From Global News. First observed earlier this year, the 3I/ATLAS comet is only the third object ever identified as entering our solar system from elsewhere in the galaxy. While it poses no threat to Earth and will get no closer than 170 million miles from Earth, the comet flew within 19 million miles of Mars…

From Global News. Toronto police have arrested a man in connection with a SIM-card swapping scam that cost an Ontario couple thousands of dollars. Police allege Hamad Ali, 20, pretended to work as a Freedom Mobile employee to gain access to the couple’s account and all the personal information attached to it. Wayne Stork and…

From Global News. At the U.S.-Saudi Investment Forum Wednesday, President Trump reiterated his disdain for Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, saying he has “some real mental problems” and calling him “grossly incompetent.” #Trump #uspolitics

From Global News. The Israeli military has launched a series of strikes in southern Lebanon, targeting what it says is Hezbollah infrastructure. Israel accuses the Iranian-backed group of trying to re-arm following the U.S.-backed ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah last year. Thirteen people were killed in an Israeli strike on the Ain al-Hilweh Palestinian refugee…