Brian A. Houston

Jan 2, 2025 | globalnews.ca | Brian A. Houston

The first benefits of the new year will go out Friday, with eligible Canadians receiving goods and services tax (GST) or harmonized sales tax (HST) credits from the federal government. It's the third quarterly payment of the 2023 base year that will roll out to Canadians with low and modest incomes. These tax-free quarterly payments are meant to help individuals and families offset the GST or HST that they pay on a range of products and services.

Jan 2, 2025 | globalnews.ca | Brian A. Houston

Halifax police say the deaths of a woman and her father, who were shot in the city's north end on New Year's Eve, have been deemed homicides. According to Halifax Regional Police, the woman's partner was also found dead a few hours later. In a Thursday update, police say their deaths were the result of intimate partner violence. Officers first responded to the 2400-block of Gottingen street just after 10:30 p.m. on Tuesday.

Jan 2, 2025 | globalnews.ca | Brian A. Houston

Tesla's global sales rose 2.3 per cent in the fourth quarter after a sluggish start to the year that contributed the electric car company's first annual sales decline since at least 2015. The annual decline for the Austin, Texas, company came despite offers such as zero per cent financing, free charging and low-priced leases. Tesla delivered 495,570 vehicles from October through December, boosting deliveries to 1.79 million for the full year.

Jan 2, 2025 | globalnews.ca | Brian A. Houston

An 18-year-old girl dreaming of becoming a nurse, a single mother, a father of two and a former Princeton football star suffered fatal injuries when the driver of a white pickup truck sped down Bourbon Street, packed with holiday revelers. Officials have not yet released the names of the 15 people killed in the New Orleans New Year's Day truck attack, but their families and friends have started sharing their stories.

Jan 2, 2025 | globalnews.ca | Brian A. Houston

Ten people were wounded in a shooting outside a New York City nightclub while they were waiting to get into a private event, police said. About 15 people were standing outside Amazura nightclub at 11:15 p.m. Wednesday in Jamaica, Queens, when four men on foot approached the group of 16 to 20 year olds. Three or four men opened fire on the group, New York Police Department Chief of Patrol Philip Rivera said during an early Thursday news conference.