Month: January 2018

On one of the most pressing issues — whether to renew protections for the young immigrants known as Dreamers — the president said he hoped he could strike a deal with Democrats, but added that there would be no deal unless it included construction of a border wall with Mexico, a condition Democrats are unlikely to accept. The president also again said Mexico would pay for the wall in some form, something that the Mexican government has strongly rejected….

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January 6 2018 12:06am Rob Leth wraps up a dramatic win for Team Canada who beat Sweden 3-1 in the gold medal game at the world junior championships in Buffalo. ‘ }); } else { var rel_id = svp.releaseInfo.contentId+””; if( typeof gnca_social_share_collection ); } }; // don’t do on IE, doesn’t work yet if (…

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A Richmond Hill man hospitalized in Germany since Dec. 1 can return home after a Toronto hospital finally guaranteed him a bed. Ali Davari, 84, has been in an intensive care unit at a university hospital in Frankfurt after falling down at a train station. He later experienced bleeding in his head, required two surgeries and at one time, lay in a medically-induced coma. “We tried for seven days to secure a hospital bed, any bed in Toronto or…

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January 5 2018 11:16pm A WestJet flight carrying 168 passengers was evacuated at Pearson International Airport, after the Boeing 737-800 was clipped by a Sunwing plane that was being towed. ‘ }); } else { var rel_id = svp.releaseInfo.contentId+””; if( typeof gnca_social_share_collection ); } }; // don’t do on IE, doesn’t work yet if (…

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BUFFALO, N.Y. – Canada has won the world junior hockey championship. Tyler Steenbergen scored the winner with just 1:40 to play in regulation as the Canadians downed Sweden 3-1 on Friday in the gold-medal game. It’s Canada’s first title since 2015. Dillon Dube and Alex Formenton, into an empty net, also scored for Canada. Carter Hart made 35 saves for the win. Tim Soderlund scored for Sweden. Seven players on the Canadian roster were returnees from last year’s squad…

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January 5 2018 9:14pm Audio from air traffic controllers at Toronto’s Pearson International Airport capture a “mayday” distress signal from a pilot after a plane caught fire on the tarmac. ‘ }); } else { var rel_id = svp.releaseInfo.contentId+””; if( typeof gnca_social_share_collection ); } }; // don’t do on IE, doesn’t work yet if (…

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January 5 2018 8:57pm Global News at 5:30 on Global Toronto for Friday, January 5, 2018. Hosted by Alan Carter and Farah Nasser. ‘ }); } else { var rel_id = svp.releaseInfo.contentId+””; if( typeof gnca_social_share_collection ); } }; // don’t do on IE, doesn’t work yet if ( !gNews.Common.isIE && !gNews.Common.isTrident && gNews.Common.isFlash ) {…

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Canada’s unemployment rate reached its lowest point in over 40 years in December, according to a labour force survey released by Statistics Canada on Friday morning. Each Canadian province felt these decreases differently, with some gaining over 26,000 jobs over the course of the month and others still losing more than 2,000. According to Audra Bowlus, the chair of the department of economics with Western University, decreasing unemployment across the country can often be traced to the stabilization of…

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January 5 2018 8:27pm Passengers aboard a WestJet plane at Toronto’s Person International Airport watch as Sunwing plane catches fire right beside them after the two planes reportedly bumped into each other while the Sunwing plane was been towed. ‘ }); } else { var rel_id = svp.releaseInfo.contentId+””; if( typeof gnca_social_share_collection ); } }; //…

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January 5 2018 7:31pm Global Durham newscast for Friday, January 5, 2018. Hosted by Crystal Goomansingh. ‘ }); } else { var rel_id = svp.releaseInfo.contentId+””; if( typeof gnca_social_share_collection ); } }; // don’t do on IE, doesn’t work yet if ( !gNews.Common.isIE && !gNews.Common.isTrident && gNews.Common.isFlash ) { var gnca_videoShareCallbackInterval = window.setInterval( function() { //console.log(‘…

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