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Twenty five years after the 9/11 attacks, U.S. Ambassador to Canada Pete Hoekstra says terrorist threats remain and Canada has an important role to play in confronting them. In an interview with Global News in Gander, N.L., Hoekstra also praised the community’s response following the attacks and thanked Canada for its support. “We need all...

Police are searching for a 21-year-old suspect after a man drove a van into a crowd at Berlin’s Pride parade on Saturday evening, killing at least one person. The suspect has been identified as Abdul Ballout.

The B.C. Government is explaining how a string of accounting errors occurred that led to a major mistake in forecasting natural gas revenue over the next five years. Aaron McArthur reports.

Twenty-five years ago, the world paused to witness the September 11 terror attacks that devastated the United States and resonated around the globe. Much like the rest of Canada, Calgary played a key role in the immediate recovery and long-term aftermath. Bella Finn reports.

Frank Doyle was one of nearly 3,000 people killed during the terror attacks in New York on September 11th, 2001. Mike Armstrong speaks with Doyle’s family about they’ve turned their grief into goodwill on the other side of the world.

Critics are sounding an alarm, saying a mistake in the last B.C. budget could result in the province getting hundreds of billions less revenue from natural gas than it expected. Aaron McArthur reports.

At a press conference on Wednesday, Canadian national security experts discussed how threats facing Canada have changed since 9/11. Former intelligence officials warned of terrorism, foreign interference and online radicalization, while raising questions about whether Canada is prepared for future threats.

The distance errors made at the Edmonton Marathon in August has impacted some runners chances at qualifying and being approved for the Boston Marathon. One runner is going out province to run another marathon and try again to qualify. Katherine Ludwig reports.

It’s been 25 years since the small town of Gander, N.L., became a safe haven for thousands of people after American airspace was shut down during the immediate response to the September 11th terror attacks. Heidi Petracek spoke with residents who welcomed strangers into their homes on that devastating day, and also hears from one...

Ceremonies in New York, Toronto and around the world are commemorating the 25th anniversary of the 9/11 terror attacks. Global News takes a look at Toronto’s events and how family, friends and community are honouring those who lost their lives.  Plus, Olivia Chow promises to introduce changes to fare capping if she is re-elected. But her...

A man charged in connection with a bomb threat made against the U.S. consulate in Halifax was back before a provincial judge on Wednesday. 54-year-old Ali Assakareh is facing several charges, including a terrorism offence for his alleged involvement in the incident that shut down part of Downtown Halifax two weeks ago.

An additional charge has been laid against the man accused of threatening Halifax’s U.S. Consulate with a bomb. The 54 year old has now been charged with an act of terrorism. Ella MacDonald explains what this means for his bail hearing.

Fire investigators were on scene Tuesday at a house in Sherwood Park which has been under scrutiny lately. As Sarah Ryan explains, neighbours of 58 Glengarry Crescent are speaking out about being “terrorized” by its tenants.

An update to the Global News exclusive about a kidnapping in Richmond that involved a number of Metro Vancouver communities and terrorized a number of people. As Rumina Daya reports residents of a neighborhood that was overrun by police have received another shock – in their mailboxes.

The B.C. government says human errors led to a nearly $1.5 billion overestimate of natural gas royalty revenues. James Tate, a lawyer representing Treaty 8 First Nations, speaks with Global News Morning about the error and the concerns raised by First Nations.

The RCMP have arrested a Quebec man for allegedly making social media posts supporting the so-called Islamic state. 40-year-old Mohamed Ali Ben Chaoua is accused of producing numerous posts on TikTok. Investigators say they received a tip and had reasonable grounds to believe he may commit terrorism offences. As Touria Izri reports, Chaoua appeared in...

A Montreal man who’s stuck in Turkey is wanted by the RCMP on the grounds that he might commit a terrorism offence, but Canada won’t take him back. Wassim Boughadou is allegedly part of a wave of Canadians who left the country to join ISIS in Syria during the 2010s. As Touria Izri reports, the...

A terror plot targeting Jewish sites in three U.S. states has been thwarted. As of Saturday, a suspect is in custody facing numerous terrorism-related charges. The alleged motive? Grievances over the war in Iran. As Candice Cole tells us, the accused is believed to have direct ties to similar operations in Europe, and right here...

A man convicted in the U.S. and facing charges in India for allegedly helping to plan one of the world’s largest terrorist attacks is fighting to keep his Canadian citizenship. Jeff Semple explains how Tahawwur Hussain Rana is accused of lying to obtain it, and why it can take so long to revoke citizenship in...

An Ontario court has ruled Iran must pay a Canadian man hundreds of millions of dollars in damages. The judge ruled the regime’s torture was terrorism. It’s an unusual ruling because foreign governments are generally not bound by Canada’s courts. Global’s Nathaniel Dove has more on the decision and what it could mean for other...