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The agencies overseeing New York’s bridges, trains and seaports will require their workers to get the COVID-19 vaccine or get tested weekly starting next month amid rising cases of the Delta variant, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said Monday. Cuomo also told…
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Team Canada has defeated Team USA in women’s soccer 1-0, with a goal scored by 23-year-old Jessie Fleming on a penalty kick 74 minutes into play. They will play for the gold medal against Sweden. Meanwhile, American gymnast Simone Biles will compete…
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Min Aung Hlaing, head of Myanmar’s military regime, has marked the six months since taking power by appointing himself prime minister. He is promising to eventually hold elections for the country within the next two years. But the country, formerly known as…
As highly transmissible Delta variant gains speed across the United States, heath officials there are desperately trying to convince millions of Americans still refusing a COVID-19 vaccine to take it. The situation is becoming especially dire in Florida, which has become America’s…
As talk of a potential federal election grows and a Nova Scotia election already underway, questions still linger on the lacking presence of Black-Canadians in the Canada’s politics. Despite making up 3.5 per cent of the country, Black-Canadians still face barriers in…
Many parts of Canada are further easing pandemic measures in lieu of rising vaccinations. But COVID-19’s highly transmissible Delta variant is still spreading in greater numbers and it’s already hitting provinces trying to get back to normal. New Brunswick is already seeing…
On this episode of Global National: Canada’s medal count grows at the Tokyo Olympics, as swimmer Penny Oleksiak makes history, earning her seventh career Olympic medal as the country’s most decorated Olympian. Crystal Goomansingh looks at her achievement and what it means…
Plumes of orange smoke filled the skyline of Turkey’s popular holiday resort area of Bodrum on Sunday, Aug. 1 as firefighters battled to contain the fire still raging in coastal resort towns. Eyewitness video obtained by Reuters also showed aerials of the…
On this edition for Sunday, August 1, a surge in Delta cases leads to a rise in hospitalizations, and the emotional and social impact of the pandemic on students. Also, a new exhibition seeks to highlight the impact of solitary confinement. Hari…
After more than a year of restrictions and online schooling, educators and counselors are focusing on ways to assess the long-term social, emotional and mental impact of the pandemic on school children when they return to the classroom. Christopher Booker reports from…
Surges in Delta cases across the nation have changed and undone some of the progress made against the COVID-19 pandemic: the CDC has advised fully vaccinated people to remain cautious and even wear masks indoors. Jessica Malaty Rivera, an infectious disease epidemiologist…
Sixteen-year-old Kalief Browder spent three years inside New York City’s Rikers Island without being convicted of a crime, enduring two of those years in solitary confinement. He subsequently struggled with his mental health and eventually took his own life. A new exhibition…
Sparks lit up the night sky as firefighters battled a blaze on the hills of western Greece that broke out the day before and spread towards the sea. Nearly 300 firefighters fought through the night to contain the fire, which burned through…
As COVID-19 restrictions Canada begin to ease, more hospitals are resuming surgeries which were on hold during the pandemic. But with more surgeries, a larger blood supply is needed. Global’s Sharmeen Somani spoke with Canadian Blood Services and tells us why we’re…
Wildfires across Canada are becoming more common each year. Many health experts are concerned about the negative side effects on people who are frequently exposed to smoke from the fires. Experts say the most immediate threat is to people living with asthma,…
Every week Cross Canada Spotlight takes a look at a handful of the most interesting and entertaining stories produced across the Global News Network. This week includes: dealing with the behavioural challenges of pandemic puppies in B.C., creating an urban garden oasis…