It was described as “The Beast” and now we know the damage caused by Fort McMurray’s wildfires.

In Metro Vancouver’s heated housing market, many buyers are forgoing home inspections even though it could end up costing them thousands of dollars in the long run.

The Township of Langley has launched an unusual campaign against a problem that’s costing the municipality hundreds of thousands of dollars.

It all tastes so good going down, but then… a shooting pain rushes through your brain. It’s called sphenopalatine ganglioneuralgia – better known as “brain freeze.”

Friday, July 1 marks Canada Day but there’s probably a few fun facts you didn’t know, including the name of the longest lake in the country.

On Monday, NASA’s Juno spacecraft safely arrived in orbit around Jupiter. Jupiter is a planet scientists have dubbed “the biggest and baddest” in our solar system.

Police have pieced together a more accurate timeline of the shooting at Pulse Nightclub on June 12th.

A majority of provinces have agreed to changes to boost the Canada Pension Plan. Starting in 2019, you’ll see more money coming off your paycheque for CPP contributions, and businesses will be paying more too.

On Thursday, the United Kingdom is holding a referendum to decide whether “Brexit” will happen — that is, Britain leaving the European Union.

This animation, created by Babak Najafi and Ben Simpson, for the West Block takes a look at future possibilities for clean and renewable energy production in Canada.

Promising new research out of Ottawa could be the first to show complete and sustained suppression of all inflammatory activity in MS patients.

Investigators in Orlando are piecing together information on the man who committed the worst terrorist attack on U.S. soil since 9/11 and the worst mass shooting in modern American history.

The AR-15, or the Armalite Rifle-15, is the civilian version of the M16 rifle used by the U.S military and is classified as a restricted weapon in Canada.

Caroline Stephenson built this animation that shows a timeline of deadliest mass shootings over the past years.

A fresh colour palette and new show titles, the Global News Brand Refocus is almost complete. Read more about the happenings of GlobalGFX here.

Changing the lyrics of “O Canada” is being discussed at the House of Commons to be more gender neutral.

The first annual Greater Toronto Day happened on May 26. Global News encouraged everyone in the GTA to do a good deed, and then share it on social media with the hashtag #GreaterTorontoDay. For example, the small act of kindness could be as simple as giving up your seat on the TTC, or picking up garbage in a park. Essentially, the goal was to help make the GTA an even better place to live. Leo Kavanagh and Andrew Miller created this promo, which aired weeks leading up to the event.

Canada’s defence industry is increasingly selling its wares abroad, according to a new joint report from the economic development ministry and a defence industry association.

A majority of Canadians say Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s “elbow incident” in the House of Commons last week was “no big deal,” and that it’s time to move on. Trudeau allegedly swore and then elbowed the NDP’s Ruth-Ellen Brosseau in the chest during the ensuing fracas.

This past Wednesday marked the 30th International Missing Children’s Day and the Canadian Centre for Child Protection (CCCP) released some of the staggering statistics to mark that anniversary. Brian Royer‘s animation breaks down this information.