Global BC’s top YouTube videos and shorts of 2024
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As 2024 comes to a close, we look back at the top 10 most viewed Global BC YouTube videos and YouTube Shorts.
Global BC isn’t just a site to catch up on the latest news — it’s also a big hit on YouTube!
As 2024 wraps up, we’re taking a look at the Top 10 most-watched Global BC YouTube videos and YouTube Shorts of the year.
From breaking news to exclusive interviews and interesting stories you won’t see anywhere else, these were the videos that kept British Columbians informed, connected and entertained online.
Tragic end for B.C. sailors found dead in lifeboat off Nova Scotia coast
A B.C. couple on a sailing adventure across the Atlantic were found dead when a 10-foot inflatable boat was discovered washed ashore on Sable Island, N.S., on July 10.
85-year-old driver faces charges for running down B.C. teens over “Nikky Nikky Nine Doors” prank
An 85-year-old man has been charged in connection with a shocking incident in Abbotsford that was caught on surveillance video.
On Feb. 14, a homeowner’s camera caught a car racing toward a group of three teens on Carlsrue Avenue before hitting two of them, followed by screaming. The incident is believed to be retaliation for a door knocking prank known as Nikky Nikky Nine Doors.
Most Canadians want the government to ban or regulate the use of algorithms to set prices, a new poll suggests — with half of respondents saying the practice is unfair.
Two Quebec men accused of fathering hundreds of kids have been banned from donating sperm in the province while a court case against them unfolds.
While 40 departments will collectively spend $23 billion more next year, another 85 departments will spend $31 billion less in 2026-27.
The policy is in its early stages, with officials reaching out to businesses in Ontario to understand who might be interested in bidding on the proposal in the future.
The agency says there are 45 of these boxes still operating across the country where Canadians can drop off tax returns, payments and other documents.
While the episode has not been released yet, Poilievre hinted that the discussion revolved around U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs against Canada.
The chances that pigeons are the source behind several complaints of defecation in the backyards of one Ontario city are low, city staff say.
Canada ranked 18th last year, finishing behind the 23rd-ranked United States, also finding that life evaluations for Canadians under 25 years old have dropped significantly.
Ontario is giving seven defunded consumption sites time to transition to its abstinence-based model — homelessness and addiction recovery treatment, or HART, hubs.
Canada's middle class appears to be struggling, with new data showing more are taking on debt as financial pain bleeds out into broader sections of the economy.
'If you look up any of the clips on YouTube, it only takes a second for him to get into trashing immigrants, Indigenous people, women, trans folks, queer folks.'
The UCP government introduced a bill stipulating only those likely to die of natural causes within a year would be eligible for medical assistance in dying.
The foreign affairs department is struggling under Prime Minister Mark Carney’s cuts, and now is 'challenging traditional assumptions' about its work.