From Global News. ‘Punch,’ a baby macaque that captured hearts after being seen dragging a stuffed orangutan around his enclosure, is seen in a new video from the Ichikawa City Zoo hugging another monkey amid concerns he was struggling to fit in. #GlobalNews

From Global News. Canada has issued a travel advisory for Mexico, urging Canadians to keep a low profile, monitor local media and follow the advice of local authorities. The U.S. government has also advised Americans to shelter in place in Jalisco state amid ongoing violence. Several airlines have suspended or adjusted service, with WestJet diverting…

From Global News. Canadians in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico were ordered to shelter in place after widespread violence erupted following the killing of Jalisco New Generation Cartel leader ‘El Mencho.’ Authorities said the military operation in Jalisco was followed by roadblocks and burning vehicles, tactics commonly used by cartels to hinder security forces. For more info,…

From Global News. Nevada County authorities said on Saturday that rescue crews have recovered nine victims from the Castle Peak avalanche that swept over a group of skiers on Tuesday. Crews carried out reconnaissance flights on Friday and completed avalanche mitigation before inserting search-and-rescue personnel. The last victim’s body was recovered at 10:58 a.m., Saturday.…

From Global News. Russia launched 50 missiles and 297 drones in overnight attacks against Ukraine, Ukraine’s air force said in a post on the Telegram messaging app on Sunday. At least one person was killed and five were injured in the Kyiv region, with damage reported across five districts where more than a dozen houses…

From Global News. Dozens were killed and multiple injured after Pakistan carried out airstrikes in Afghanistan’s Nangarhar province, according to the Taliban. Villagers were seen searching through rubble and wreckage as excavators cleared destroyed homes and vehicles. “This was a crime. Last night, it felt as if Judgment Day had passed over us,” said survivor…

From Global News. Former Conservative MP Matt Jeneroux’s defection to the Liberal Party has raised a significant question for Canadian politics: could Prime Minister Mark Carney’s government reach a majority without calling an election? Chief Political Correspondent David Akin joined host Ben Mulroney to walk through that possibility. Speaking with Mulroney, Akin noted that some…

From Global News. The West Block host Ben Mulroney hears from military, industry and investment leaders on Canada’s plan to focus on a domestic "buy and build" approach to defence spending. Gen. Tom Lawson, former chief of defence staff and current chair of the Conference of Defence Associations Institute, cautions that Ottawa cannot afford to…

From Global News. The U.S. Secret Service announced Sunday that an armed man was shot and killed after entering the secure perimeter of Mar-a-Lago, President Donald Trump’s resort in Palm Beach, Florida. The name of the person who was shot has not been released. According to the Secret Service, he was “observed by the north…

From Global News. The Canadian Olympic Committee has named speedskaters Valerie Maltais and Steven Dubois as our flagbearers for tomorrow’s closing ceremony. Saturday was the final full day of competition and Canadian curling fans were glued to their television screens as Canada’s men’s and women’s curling teams competed for glory – and earned a spot…

From Global News. Disturbing new details are emerging about the Tumbler Ridge tragedy. OpenAI, the American company behind ChatGPT, has revealed it banned Jesse Van Rootselaar’s account seven months prior to the attack that left eight people dead. Open AI now says her account was flagged but the company didn’t notify police until it was…

From Global News. U.S. President Donald Trump is using everything at his disposal to fight back against Friday’s Supreme Court ruling that struck down most of his sweeping global tariffs. Initially unveiling a 10 per cent import levy the day of the Supreme Court ruling, Trump announced on Truth Social Saturday that his temporary global…

From Global News. On Friday, Ecuador’s environment ministry released 158 giant tortoises on Floreana Island in part of a broader project aimed at reintroducing endemic species considered locally extinct on the island. The tortoises were bred and raised on Santa Cruz Island and have strong genetic ties to a lineage discovered on Wolf Volcano. #tortoise…

From Global News. Toyota Motor Manufacturing Canada is set to deploy humanoid ‘Digit’ robots at its Woodstock assembly plant under a new agreement with Agility Robotics. The move follows a successful pilot program and marks a step toward expanded automation in manufacturing.  For more info, please go to https://globalnews.ca Subscribe to Global News Channel HERE:…

From Global News. Heavy rains in Peru’s southern Arequipa region this week triggered flooding and landslides, leaving at least two people dead and causing widespread damage to homes and infrastructure. The downpours began on Thursday, inundating residential areas and turning roads into channels of mud. Officials said the victims included one man struck by lightning…

From Global News. Buildings in Lebanon’s Bednayel were left damaged on Saturday after Israeli strikes on the Bekaa Valley killed at least 10 people and wounded 50 on Friday. The Israeli military said it had targeted Hezbollah sites in the Baalbek area. The strikes are among the deadliest reported in eastern Lebanon in recent weeks…

From Global News. Members of 41 Canadian Brigade Group (CBG) held an ice-rescue training exercise on Friday as the army deployed for "Operation Nanook-Nunalivut," an annual series of drills designed to demonstrate the military’s ability to defend Canada’s Far North and Arctic regions. The drill was held in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, this year. Exercises included…

From Global News. French President Emmanuel Macron touted the benefits of checks and balances in democracies on Saturday in response to the recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling on Donald Trump’s trade tariffs. #GlobalNews #macron #trumptariffs

From Global News. The U.S. Supreme Court delivered its highly-anticipated ruling on Donald Trump’s tariffs. The U.S. President was found to have overstepped his authority when he invoked emergency powers to impose the levies last spring. Trump fired back at this finding Friday, announcing plans for further tariffs. Jackson Proskow reports. And while the vast…

From Global News. The U.S. Supreme Court delivered its highly-anticipated ruling on Donald Trump’s tariffs Friday. The U.S. President was found to have overstepped his authority when he invoked emergency powers to impose the levies last spring. And Canada, of course, is welcoming this decision. But as Touria Izri reports, the ruling is not putting…

From Global News. UK authorities are still searching the former home of ex-Prince, Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor following his release from jail Thursday. The former royal was held and questioned for 11 hours on suspicion of sharing confidential government information with the late sex offender financier Jeffrey Epstein. Mountbatten-Windsor previously denied all wrongdoing, but the British government…

From Global News. Homer the Yorkshire Terrier is safe and sound, back in his Côte Saint-Lucc, Que. home after mysteriously going missing for a whopping 80 days. While Homer’s owners are calling the homeward bound story a miracle, many unanswered questions remain on what exactly happened. Global’s Brayden Jagger Haines caught up with the family…

From Global News. The Canadian Drug Expert Committee (CDEC) this week recommended that lecanemab, commonly referred to as Leqembi, should not be reimbursed for the treatment of patients with a clinical diagnosis of dementia due to early Alzheimer’s disease. Clinical trials have shown positive results in keeping patients at mild stages of Alzheimer’s disease for…

From Global News. U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday that the U.S. Supreme Court decision on his tariff authority made presidential power to regulate trade "more powerful" and "more crystal clear rather than less." Speaking after the ruling, Trump criticized the court’s reasoning, saying, "I can destroy the trade. I can destroy the country.…

From Global News. Las Vegas police said a woman was arrested after allegedly abandoning her two-year-old goldendoodle at a JetBlue ticket counter inside Harry Reid International Airport on Feb. 2. Officers said she failed to complete required paperwork to fly with the dog as a service animal and left it tied to a baggage sizer…

From Global News. After being abandoned by his mother last summer, a Japanese macaque named Punch has stolen hearts around the world for his attachment to an orangutan plush toy. “This soft toy has quite long fur and several easy places to hold, and it looks like a monkey. We thought that it looking like…

From Global News. Alberta Premier Danielle Smith will face questions in Calgary on Friday morning about her government’s plans to hold a provincial referendum this fall that will ask Albertans’ opinions on various immigration and constitutional issues. Smith said the Oct. 19 provincial referendum will be primarily focused on finding out how Albertans want the…

From Global News. Leslie Wexner, billionaire founder of Victoria’s Secret-owned L Brands, faced a tense moment during his deposition before the House Oversight Committee regarding his ties to Jeffrey Epstein when his attorney, Michael Levy, was caught on a hot mic delivering blunt advice. #Epsteinfiles #Wexner

From Global News. U.S. President Donald Trump is set to speak on Friday after the Supreme Court ruled against his global tariffs enacted under a federal law intended for national emergencies. The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that Trump overstepped his presidential authority by imposing tariffs on Canada, Mexico and other countries under emergency powers, striking down a central economic…

From Global News. The mother of an Okanagan man says ‘privacy concerns’ are keeping her from learning more about her son’s death by suicide while in care at Chilliwack General Hospital. The Osoyoos, B.C., mother says she is still searching for answers about what happened during her son’s time in psychiatric care, and why she…

From Global News. Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says out-of-control immigration levels are overwhelming the province’s core social services and has announced a referendum will take place on Oct. 19, asking residents to weigh in on nine questions addressing both that and possible changes to Canada’s Constitution. In a televised speech Thursday night, Smith said it…

From Global News. Some international high-profile figures are now being held accountable for their ties to deceased convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. However, no Americans have been charged since the release of the heavily redacted Epstein files. As Global’s Eric Sorensen reports, calls are growing in the U.S. for more transparency and renewed investigations. For…

From Global News. U.S. President Donald Trump hosted the first meeting of his Board of Peace, focusing on the next steps in the fragile Gaza ceasefire agreement. More than two dozen nations have agreed to join the Board of Peace, although Canada and many other Western countries are choosing not to join. Global’s Candice Cole…

From Global News. Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, formerly known as Prince Andrew, has been released under investigation from police custody after being arrested amid revelations from the Jeffrey Epstein files. Vincent McAviney reports on what Andrew is being accused of, how King Charles is responding and how it’s putting the Royal Family in a perilous situation. The…

From Global News. Our Kristi Gordon explains how the terms global warming and climate change are related but very different and why the term climate change is used more often now. Global warming refers specifically to temperature. Climate change is a much broader term. It’s the long-term change in the average weather. This refers to…

From Global News. Signed jerseys of hometown heroes Sidney Crosby and Nathan MacKinnon were stolen this week from a Halifax sports bar. The incident comes as Canada’s men’s hockey team fights for gold at the Winter Olympics in Italy. Staff were left shaken by the theft – which, given the timing, feels very offside. Global’s…

From Global News. In a televised speech, Alberta Premier Danielle Smith announced a referendum will take place in October 2026, asking residents to weigh in on nine questions addressing both "out-of-control" immigration and possible changes to Canada’s Constitution. Smith said the changes her UCP government has determined the province needs to make to immigration are…

From Global News. The threat of an all-out war between the United States and Iran continues to grow, as the Pentagon builds up military hardware in the Middle Eastern region. Tensions between the two countries have been mounting for weeks, increasing the chances that airstrikes may be the next step. As Reggie Cecchini reports, this…

From Global News. Aboard an Air Force One flight Thursday, U.S. President Donald Trump addressed recent comments from former president Barack Obama, who said that aliens are “real” and are not “being kept” at Area 51. “He’s not supposed to be doing that,” Trump said, claiming Obama had disclosed classified information. “He made a big…

From Global News. Artificial intelligence (AI) figureheads gathered in New Delhi on Thursday for the India AI Summit. There, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei suggested AI technology was on the brink of its peak, claiming AI models will surpass “cognitive capabilities of most humans for most things” in “only a small number of years.” Amodei expressed…

From Global News. Poland tested drones, counter-drone systems and unmanned combat vehicles in Zielonka as its defence minister announced plans to withdraw from the Ottawa Convention, the treaty banning anti-personnel landmines. Defence Minister Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz said the decision is tied to the country’s accelerated military buildup amid heightened security concerns in Europe. “The enemy is…

From Global News. The family of Virginia Giuffre on Thursday said they felt "vindicated" after King Charles’ younger brother Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor was arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office over allegations he sent confidential government documents to the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. "The first gut reaction is like just celebration for her," Giuffre’s…

From Global News. On Thursday, U.S. President Donald Trump said, "I think it’s a shame," to see former Prince Andrew arrested amid an investigation into his ties to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. "I think it’s very sad. I think it’s so bad for the Royal family," he added.

From Global News. On Thursday, Prime Minister Mark Carney met with police officials in Surrey, B.C., and said the federal government is taking measures to combat extortion threats not only in Surrey but across the country.   He added that the government continues to work on strengthening border and immigration laws, while providing more funding…

From Global News. Canadian Armed Forces personnel conducted a drill simulating an enemy attack on a vehicle checkpoint on Wednesday in freezing Arctic conditions. Troops advanced through the snow in coordinated movements, detaining opposing role-players and extracting simulated casualties as part of the exercise, Major Lyle Borody of the Loyal Edmonton Regiment said. The drills…

From Global News. A South Korean court sentenced former president Yoon Suk Yeol to life in prison Thursday, finding him guilty of masterminding an insurrection tied to his December 2024 declaration of martial law. Judges said Yoon deployed troops to parliament in an attempt to paralyze the National Assembly, calling it a bid to subvert…

From Global News. Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, the former British prince who was stripped of his royal titles because of his links to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, was arrested Thursday on suspicion of misconduct in public office. Starmer told the BBC in an interview prior to the news that the former prince had been arrested that while…

From Global News. On Thursday, Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne will make an announcement regarding measures to combat the extortion crisis in Canada.  Canadian immigration officials are investigating hundreds of foreign citizens identified by B.C.’s anti-extortion unit, according to new figures released to Global News. Immigration enforcement officers are reviewing the files for “potential inadmissibility,” meaning…

From Global News. A fierce winter storm has buried eastern Newfoundland and Labrador, with more than 50 centimetres of snow falling in some areas in a 24-hour span. The RCMP is warning residents and businesses who are busy shovelling not to dump that snow on the roads. Global’s Heidi Petracek looks at how the storm…

From Global News. ‘The Late Show’ host Stephen Colbert is in a feud with his show’s broadcaster, CBS, over an interview he did with James Talarico, the Democrats’ senate candidate in Texas. Colbert’s talk show is set to end on May 21, 2026, after CBS announced in June 2025 that it was not renewing the…

From Global News. After initially saying he’d quit politics, Edmonton MP Matt Jeneroux has now crossed the floor to the Liberal party, becoming the third Conservative to do so since the April 2025 federal election. David Akin explains why Jeneroux says he ditched the Tories, where this leaves Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre and his party,…

From Global News. A Quebec hair salon has been ordered to pay $500 in compensation to a non-binary Montrealer following a ruling by the Quebec Human Rights Tribunal. Alexe Frederic Migneault filed a complaint against Station 10 hair salon after they were required to select either female or male in the salon’s online booking portal.…

From Global News. Analysts say “crypto winter” began in the final quarter of 2025, catapulted by a big plunge in the price of Bitcoin in October and a months-long tumble across the broader cryptocurrency market. On what’s driving this selloff in digital assets, one expert says tariffs implemented by U.S. President Donald Trump last year…

From Global News. As if Ontarians haven’t dealt with enough snow this winter, another winter storm slammed into the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) on Wednesday. Plows were called again into action as snow and freezing rain fell in Toronto for much of the day, creating hazardous conditions for commuters on southern Ontario roads. Hydro One,…

From Global News. After the second round of talks between the U.S. and Iran ended without a deal to curtail Tehran’s nuclear program Tuesday, Iranian officials have spoken out against U.S. President Donald Trump. Though Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi revealed the nations agreed on “guiding principles” for future talks, he suggested Wednesday that the U.S.…

From Global News. Erika Snelgrove is mourning her 59-year-old father, after he died from septic shock in December, two days after being sent home from the Dartmouth General Hospital. "Ruling out infection…that’s something that should have happened," Snelgrove said. Their initial visit on Dec. 5 was over her father’s severe back pain and fever, and…

From Global News. A powerful winter storm slammed eastern Newfoundland, dumping more than 50 centimetres of snow and forcing widespread closures. Flights were cancelled, schools shut down and about 1,000 customers lost power as the region braced for more snowfall. For more info, please go to https://globalnews.ca Subscribe to Global News Channel HERE: http://bit.ly/20fcXDc Follow…

From Global News. Following a deposition of billionaire Les Wexner on Wednesday, Democratic lawmaker Rep. Robert Garcia said the former CEO of Victoria’s Secret lingerie brand claimed he was never contacted by the U.S. Department of Justice or the FBI about his ties to late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. "How outrageous is that?" Garcia…

From Global News. It was a race against the clock in California’s Sierra Nevada mountains when a group of back-country skiers, both clients and guides, were buried in an avalanche near Lake Tahoe on Tuesday morning. The group had been in the final day of what the organizing company said was a three-day trip through…

From Global News. A Utah police K-9 named Hawk tracked a missing woman through rugged desert terrain after her vehicle was found abandoned. An officer says the case highlights how vital trained dogs are in locating people in remote areas. For more info, please go to https://globalnews.ca Subscribe to Global News Channel HERE: http://bit.ly/20fcXDc Follow…