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Charla Moonias lost her friends, her language and the connection to her culture after she left her northern Ontario First Nation at 14 years old to go to school hundreds of kilometres away. There was little support available as she struggled with addictions, tried to cope with the suicides of …
Read More »SIU ends probe into Port Hope officer who shot at stolen truck, hit by ricochet
Ontario’s Special Investigations Unit says it has ended an investigation into a police officer in Port Hope, Ont., who was injured by a ricochet after firing a gun at an allegedly stolen vehicle in late July. On Thursday, SIU director of special investigations Joseph Martino reported that on July 30, Port …
Read More »More beds at Salvation Army’s Centre of Hope as demand increases – Winnipeg
By Kevin Hirschfield Global News Posted October 20, 2023 10:22 pm Updated October 20, 2023 11:40 pm Descrease article font size Increase article font size A Winnipeg emergency shelter is adding more space as demand is up more than usual at this time of year and with temperatures dropping in …
Read More »‘Significant’ space study offers hope for bone disease treatment
As the race to the Moon heats up again, new space research may help in the prevention and treatment of bone diseases. A Canadian study published in Nature Communications on Aug. 9 suggested that the human body can recover from bone loss by using fat stored in the bone marrow …
Read More »3 Alberta siblings with rare, terminal disorder finally have hope for a treatment
A family from Evansburg, Alta., with three children who have been diagnosed with the rare and fatal Batten disease has been given a new kind of hope due to an older medication. Members of the Lamprecht family said they were told the chances of three of their four children having …
Read More »Pickering airport proposal is 50 years old. Opponents hope it will finally be scrapped
After decades of protests against a long-standing proposal to build an airport in Pickering, Ont., opponents of the project are optimistic it will soon be abandoned for good. Those hopes hinge on two recent developments: a Pickering council vote declaring a lack of support for an airport and a suggestion …
Read More »‘You get hope’: Green Shirt Day designer talks about her own organ transplant journey
Green Shirt Day is about building awareness around organ donor registration, and is in honour of the Logan Boulet Effect. Global News sat down with Brandy Hehn, a multimedia designer who designed the new Green Shirt Day design, but who also has a much closer connection to the day. The …
Read More »Regina’s Italian Star Deli opens new location with hope of continuing family legacy – Regina
Regina’s much beloved Italian Star Deli has officially opened the doors to its brand-new location. The new location is only 35 steps from the current shop, but will have 6,200 square feet to serve Regina customers. Read more: Shaping Saskatchewan: Carlo Giambattista The deli is perhaps best known for its …
Read More »Toronto police officers giving hope to Afghan refugees with donation drive
There is a high-priority mission underway at 51 Division in downtown Toronto, and it’s being led by two city police officers who are determined to make a difference. Const. Farzad Ghotbi and Det. Const. Mustafa Popalzai both came to Canada as refugees. Ghotbi moved to Canada from Iran while Popalzai …
Read More »A mix of worry and hope as Iranians in Canada watch an uprising from afar
Sara Shariati stares intently at her phone screen, willing it to connect to her grandfather in Iran. The University of Toronto student hasn’t been able to get ahold of the 95-year-old for two weeks. When the call doesn’t go through, she tries a text message and shakes her head. “The message …
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