Edmonton Journal - Local (26 minutes ago)
Alberta MLAs concluded a tumultuous fall 2025 sitting on Wednesday evening, which was marked by the government’s repeated use of the notwithstanding clause, omnibus bills and the threat of recall plaguing the assembly with nearly one-quarter of MLAs now facing recall petitions. This fall sitting, the government passed 14 bills — two of which...
ReadWindsor Star - Local (26 minutes ago)
Three people are facing charges after guns and drugs were seized by Windsor police at a residence in Windsor Dec. 9. Earlier this month, the Windsor Police Drugs and Guns Enforcement Unit (DIGS) launched an investigation into a 35-year-old man suspected of illegal firearm possession. Shortly after 5:30 p.m. on Dec. 9, members of the...
ReadRegina Leader-Post - Local (26 minutes ago)
"We want to continue to bring people into cabinet, but then also have that broader experience across the governing caucus."
ReadWinnipeg Sun - Local (26 minutes ago)
By Canadian Press Staff British Columbia’s Lower Mainland is facing flooding, severed highways and evacuations due to the double impact of an atmospheric river and cross-border water flows. Here’s an explainer of why the area has been repeatedly hit by similar disasters. WHAT IS AN ATMOSPHERIC RIVER? A long, thin, horizontal “corridor” of...
ReadWinnipeg Sun - Local (26 minutes ago)
There's nothing more exciting than discovering a new favourite restaurant or a place to grab a quick bite. Winnipeg's dining scene has welcomed some incredible additions this year. From elevated comfort food and global flavours to creative concepts you won't find anywhere else, these new spots are already making their mark. Cassandra will be...
ReadWinnipeg Sun - Local (26 minutes ago)
By Paola Loriggio TORONTO — An Ontario lawyer accused of being deeply embedded in a violent transnational drug smuggling ring has “extraordinary” incentive to flee and may have access to hidden resources that would help him evade law enforcement, federal prosecutors argued Thursday in opposing his release. Deepak Paradkar faces multiple life...
ReadWinnipeg Sun - Local (26 minutes ago)
By Mike Fitzpatrick NEW YORK (AP) — Brandon Nimmo went first. Then it was Edwin Diaz and Pete Alonso on back-to-back days at baseball’s winter meetings. Three fan favorites headed out the door in 2 1/2 weeks — a powerful gut punch to angry New York Mets fans wondering what on earth the front office […]
ReadWinnipeg Sun - Local (26 minutes ago)
By Ian Bickis TORONTO — Strength in mining stocks helped lift Canada’s main stock index Thursday as metal prices rose, while U.S. stock markets were mixed, with the tech-heavy Nasdaq pulling back as AI valuation concerns persisted. The S&P/TSX composite index closed up 169.88 points at 31,660.73, helped also by rising industrial and financial...
ReadWinnipeg Sun - Local (26 minutes ago)
By Becky Bohrer JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Conservation groups and an Inupiat-aligned group sued Thursday to overturn the recent approval of an exploratory drilling program in the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska, saying it was improperly analyzed by the federal government and could harm caribou and important habitat areas. The U.S. Bureau of Land...
ReadWinnipeg Sun - Local (26 minutes ago)
By Christopher Rugaber WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve’s governing board unanimously approved the reappointment of nearly all of the Fed’s 12 regional bank presidents, a group that has come under scrutiny by the Trump administration. The Fed’s board approved the reappointment of 11 of the presidents, with the only exception being the...
ReadWinnipeg Sun - Local (26 minutes ago)
By Emily Baron Cadloff HALIFAX — The Wolastoqey Nation plans to appeal a ruling at the highest court in Canada. In what the First Nation calls a “disappointing” decision, the New Brunswick Court of Appeal ruled in favour Thursday of private logging corporations in an Aboriginal title claim case launched by the Wolastoqey Nation in […]
ReadWinnipeg Sun - Local (26 minutes ago)
LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas (AP) — The commission that oversees public television in Arkansas voted Thursday to sever ties with PBS, making it the first state to end its contract with the broadcast giant that provides popular television programs such as “Sesame Street,” “Nova” and “Antiques Roadshow.” The eight-member Arkansas Educational...
ReadCBC - Thunder Bay (27 minutes ago)
Jails in northern Ontario are facing some of the worst overcrowding pressures in the province, with population data showing dramatic increases since 2019. Frontline workers and inmates are warning the conditions inside many facilities are increasingly unsafe.
ReadCBC - Thunder Bay (27 minutes ago)
Correctional workers across northern Ontario say chronic staffing shortages, lower wages than comparable public-sector jobs, and the emotional toll of the work are contributing to a worsening mental-health crisis among people working in provincial jails.
ReadCBC - Thunder Bay (27 minutes ago)
Ontario's police watchdog has cleared a Nishnawbe Aski Police Service (NAPS) officer of wrongdoing in connection with the death of a Deer Lake First Nation man who was shot five times. The decision comes a year after the 40-year-old's father was also shot and killed by police.
ReadCBC - Thunder Bay (27 minutes ago)
Chief Michele Solomon says Fort William First Nation is often hit with multiple losses at once, but it never gets any easier.The Ojibway community, which neighbours Thunder Bay, Ont., is grieving the loss of five of its members in recent days. Here are some of the challenges the First Nation in northwestern Ontario is facing.
ReadCBC - P.E.I. (27 minutes ago)
As temperatures go down, demand for heat goes up — and that means pressure on P.E.I.'s power grid. Maritime Electric has warned it may have to resort to rolling outages, and that has Summerside's electrical utility preparing too. CBC News: Compass host Louise Martin spoke with the city's chief administrative officer, JP Desrosiers, to find out...
ReadCBC - P.E.I. (27 minutes ago)
A Summerside lobster processing plant has hired a legal team to challenge a federal government decision denying its application to bring in temporary foreign workers, arguing it's connected to penalties levied at its sister company in New Brunswick.
ReadCBC - Newfoundland (27 minutes ago)
Terra Nova-The Peninsulas MP Jonathan Rowe entered a float in the Trinity Bight Christmas parade featuring the Grinch behind bars and under a banner reading "jail not bail." One resident is raising questions about the place of politics in parades, while Rowe is remaining tongue-in-cheek.
ReadCBC - Saskatoon (28 minutes ago)
As U.S. President Donald Trump sticks with tariffs on imports from Canada, some American industries are accusing Canadian competitors of using cheap materials from China in ways that violate free-trade rules and undercut U.S. companies.
ReadCBC - Saskatoon (28 minutes ago)
Donald Trump's threats to tariff Canadian fertilizer imports could damage Saskatchewan's potash industry if demand for the mineral critical in making fertilizer drops off, according to a University of Saskatchewan professor.
ReadCBC - Saskatoon (28 minutes ago)
A third teenager has been charged with first-degree murder in connection with the killing of four people on Carry the Kettle Nakoda Nation earlier this year.
ReadCBC - Saskatoon (28 minutes ago)
Police say the thefts included more than $250,000 worth of shoplifted items, stolen trailers, appliances and other goods, some of which were stored at abandoned rural farmyards.
ReadCBC - Saskatoon (28 minutes ago)
A new report from Inclusion Saskatchewan says one in every nine students labelled as having intensive support needs was excluded from school, on a part-time or full-time basis, last year.
ReadCBC - Saskatoon (28 minutes ago)
Provincial auditor Tara Clemett says the Ministry of Health is giving too much notice to special care homes ahead of inspections and her office has found instances where patient care plans had suddenly been updated.
ReadCBC - Saskatoon (28 minutes ago)
A Saskatoon woman is the 10th person charged in connection with the death of Tim Tootoosis a year ago.
ReadCBC - Saskatoon (28 minutes ago)
People who need to surrender pets have better options than this drastic measure, the society says.
ReadCBC - Saskatoon (28 minutes ago)
Environmental advocates want to protect peatland in Saskatchewan's north, saying it's a climate-critical ecosystem threatened by mining.
ReadCBC - Saskatoon (28 minutes ago)
A group promoting the idea of Saskatchewan separating from Canada says its public information sessions are drawing crowds. About 200 people showed up to a recent Saskatchewan Prosperity Project meeting just outside Saskatoon.
ReadCBC - Saskatoon (28 minutes ago)
Indigenous models and vendors say they're out hundreds of dollars after participating in a Regina fashion show this fall. The event's organizer says the money is on the way.
ReadCBC - Saskatoon (28 minutes ago)
There is a slight bit of positive news for those who love to grill a steak in the summer or enjoy a roast dinner during the chilly winter months: beef prices are expected to climb further in 2026, but not by as much as in recent years.
ReadCBC - Saskatoon (28 minutes ago)
An international policy expert says an American pundit's recent commentary on a Regina woman's medical situation is a distraction from the real issues in Canada's health-care system.
ReadCBC - Saskatoon (28 minutes ago)
Saskatchewan's Ministry of Corrections, Policing and Public Safety got a new name in Thursday's cabinet shuffle. It is now called the Ministry of Community Safety, and has a new minister at its head: Michael Weger.
ReadCBC - Edmonton (28 minutes ago)
When the Conservatives tabled a motion asking the House of Commons to "take note" of the memorandum of understanding signed between the federal and Alberta governments and express its support for a pipeline, they presumably hoped, one way or another, to make trouble for the Liberal government. But for now it is unclear how much anyone's interests...
ReadCBC - Edmonton (28 minutes ago)
NHL commissioner Gary Bettman is "disappointed” that the main arena slated to host ice hockey at February's Olympics isn't yet completed with less than two months to go before Games are scheduled to be played. And deputy commissioner Bill Daly reiterated on Wednesday that NHL players won't compete if the ice isn't safe.
ReadCBC - Windsor (28 minutes ago)
Sherrone Moore was being held in jail Thursday while police investigate the situation that led to his arrest hours after the once-promising football coach was fired at the University of Michigan for what the university said was an inappropriate relationship with a staff member.
ReadCBC - Ottawa (28 minutes ago)
Quebec's Public Security Minister Ian Lafrenière tabled a bill Wednesday aiming to create a public registry for high-risk sex offenders, prevent protests from taking place too close to the homes of elected officials and crack down on members of organized crime groups who show off their groups' logos or patches.
ReadCBC - Ottawa (28 minutes ago)
A central question throughout the weeks-long trial for Brandy Cooney and Becky Hamber of Burlington, Ont., has been why, in the last year of his life, 12-year-old L.L. was so severely malnourished. The Crown argues they were intentionally restricting what the boy ate.
ReadCBC - Toronto (28 minutes ago)
In the seven months since a crash that killed a teacher and four teenagers from a Walkerton, Ont., high school, several funds and foundations have been set up to keep memories of the five alive. "The legacy is still there," says Dan Rourke, dad of one of the students who died.
ReadCBC - Toronto (28 minutes ago)
An Ontario lawyer facing extradition to the U.S. for his alleged role in an intercontinental drug smuggling ring is proposing to place himself under what he calls the "most stringent" conditions he's seen in his decades-long career if released on bail.
ReadCBC - Toronto (28 minutes ago)
A seven-year-old boy is dead after being struck by a Hamilton bus, police said Thursday. A city manager told CBC Hamilton said they couldn't comment on specific circumstances of what happened due to the investigation, but called it an "extremely unfortunate tragedy."
ReadCBC - Calgary (28 minutes ago)
If you've been in the market recently for RAM, you've probably noticed a major spike in prices as memory manufacturers pivot more of their production capacity away from consumer products to supplying AI companies instead, which are rapidly building out data centres that need massive amounts of memory to operate.
ReadCBC - North (29 minutes ago)
The approval of the 340-kilometre Ambler Access Road came as record rainfall in Northwest Alaska flooded villages and ripped through fish spawning habitat — the latest climate-driven blow to Indigenous communities already watching caribou and salmon numbers plummet.
ReadCBC - Kitchener-Waterloo (29 minutes ago)
Canadian provinces pulled U.S. wine and spirits from shelves earlier this year after U.S. President Donald Trump imposed his tariffs. And while many people have been happy to buy more Canadian or other international products, the chance to snag some Kentucky bourbon or California red this season — without giving up the good fight — has proved...
ReadCityNews - Toronto (32 minutes ago)
A seven-year-old child has died after being struck by a Hamilton Street Railway (HSR) bus on Thursday. Police say the collision occurred in the area of Emerald and Wilson streets around 1:15 p.m. The child was taken to hospital where he died of his injuries. The driver of the bus remained on scene and is […]
ReadCityNews - Toronto (32 minutes ago)
Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) believe a brazen carjacking on Highway 427, and a separate fail-to-remain crash, are connected. Investigators say a collision occurred between two vehicles on the northbound lanes of Hwy. 427 approaching Highway 401 in Toronto on Wednesday, December 10, at around 6:00 p.m. "Two males exited a white Audi and...
ReadCityNews - Toronto (32 minutes ago)
A suspect has died in a Peel police officer-involved shooting after one person was stabbed in Mississauga on Thursday afternoon. Officers were called to the Winston Churchill Boulevard and Britannia Road West area at around 2:30 p.m. Police tell CityNews the stabbing occurred at a residence in the area. There’s no word on the victim’s […]
ReadCityNews - Calgary (32 minutes ago)
Calgary police have identified the victim of the city's 14th homicide of the year and are asking for the public’s help in finding a suspect still at large. Emergency crews responded to reports of gunshots around 12:30 a.m. Wednesday in the area of 69 Avenue SE and 20 Street SE. Officers arrived to find a […]
ReadCityNews - Toronto (An hour ago)
A Mississauga man has been charged with allegedly sexually assaulting a female youth during a driving lesson. Peel police allege the suspect picked up the victim from her home in his vehicle for a driving lesson on Nov. 27. The driving teacher instructed the victim to practice parking in the lot of the Clarkson Community […]
ReadWinnipeg Sun - Local (An hour ago)
By Brittany Hobson WINNIPEG — A woman who abused and killed her daughter in one of Manitoba’s most notorious crimes that led to one of the province’s largest public inquiries has been granted renewed and expanded temporary freedoms. Samantha Kematch and her then-boyfriend, Karl McKay, were convicted in 2008 of first-degree murder in the death...
ReadWinnipeg Sun - Local (An hour ago)
By Canadian Press Staff British Columbia’s Lower Mainland is facing flooding, severed highways and evacuations due to the double impact of an atmospheric river and cross-border water flows. Here’s an explainer of why the area has been repeatedly hit by similar disasters. WHAT IS AN ATMOSPHERIC RIVER? A long, thin, horizontal “corridor” of...
ReadWinnipeg Sun - Local (An hour ago)
The Winnipeg Jets will try yet again to get on some kind of roll when they host the Boston Bruins tonight. Head coach Scott Arniel’s tinkering this time will include bringing Gustav Nyquist back into the lineup after the first healthy scratches of his lengthy NHL career. "It was just time to get him back […]
ReadWinnipeg Sun - Local (An hour ago)
By Larry Lage ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Sherrone Moore’s rise was stirring, a rugged lineman at Oklahoma who climbed the ranks to lead Michigan, the winningest program in college football, and a rare Black head coach at the top of the sport. “If you work your tail off, dreams can come true,” Moore said […]
ReadWinnipeg Sun - Local (An hour ago)
By Janie Har SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A gas explosion set off a major fire in a San Francisco Bay Area neighborhood on Thursday after obliterating at least one home, blowing out windows and shaking nearby homes. Six people were taken to hospitals for injuries, fire officials said. Dramatic video footage showed a home in […]
ReadWinnipeg Sun - Local (An hour ago)
MONTREAL — Darnell Sankey is getting a head start on CFL free agency. The Montreal Alouettes announced they released the all-star linebacker Thursday. According to a league source, the two sides mutually agreed to part ways. Sankey was scheduled to become a free agent in February. The hard-hitting Sankey signed a one-year contract with the […]
ReadWinnipeg Sun - Local (An hour ago)
By Brenna Owen and Nono Shen ABBOTSFORD — Fast-rising floodwaters in British Columbia’s Fraser Valley are forcing families and farmers to escape a situation many have seen before, after atmospheric river weather systems sent cross-border outflows pouring into the province from Washington state. Abbotsford, B.C., resident Spencer Cording...
ReadWinnipeg Sun - Local (An hour ago)
By Matt Brown WASHINGTON (AP) — The House on Thursday dismissed an effort to impeach President Donald Trump brought by Democratic Rep. Al Green of Texas, the second time this year that the Democrat’s efforts to launch impeachment proceedings have been turned aside. The House voted 237-140 to shelve Green’s impeachment resolution, with 47...
ReadWinnipeg Sun - Local (An hour ago)
By Joshua Goodman And Michael Biesecker MIAMI (AP) — The oil tanker was steaming near the coast of Guyana recently when its location transponder showed it starting to zigzag. It was a seemingly improbable maneuver and the latest digital clue that the ship, the Skipper, was trying to obscure its whereabouts and the valuable cargo […]
ReadToronto Sun - Local (An hour ago)
Immediately after losing official party status in this year's federal election, the NDP vowed to remain an effective force on Parliament Hill. Now, interim party leader Don Davies is arguing that Parliament can't work effectively unless Prime Minister Mark Carney grants official party status to the NDP. The NDP dropped from 24 seats to...
ReadToronto Sun - Local (An hour ago)
ALEXANDRIA, Va. — A grand jury declined for a second time to re-indict New York Attorney General Letitia James on Thursday, refusing to resurrect a mortgage fraud prosecution encouraged by President Donald Trump, according to a person familiar with the matter. It’s another major blow to the Justice Department after the dismissal of earlier...
ReadToronto Sun - Local (An hour ago)
Pittsburgh Steelers star outside linebacker T.J. Watt is in the hospital after experiencing discomfort in his lungs. Coach Mike Tomlin said the seven-time All-Pro and 2021 NFL Defensive Player of the Year was sent to the hospital for evaluation on Wednesday after experiencing discomfort while receiving treatment. Watt was scheduled to undergo...
ReadToronto Sun - Local (An hour ago)
Canada’s housing agency says the pace of rent growth ticked lower this year as vacancies continued rising, while increased rental supply also contributed to softer market conditions. Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. said the average rent for a two-bedroom purpose-built apartment, which it uses as its representative sample, grew 5.1 per cent to...
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