Winnipeg Sun - Local (24 minutes ago)
By Ashley Joannou VANCOUVER — As a teen growing up in Toronto, Bhavik Sharma imagined what life would look like at 25. He and his high school friends would be starting families. They’d be on six-figure salaries and living comfortably. Now 27, he’s back living with his parents in Kitchener, Ont., driven out of Toronto […]
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By Nicole Ireland TORONTO — For years, Stephane Cliche was a healthy avid athlete, but he kept getting sinus and respiratory infections and doctors couldn’t figure out why. It wasn’t until he was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin lymphoma in 2016 that it became clear his immune system didn’t work properly. Cliche got immunoglobulin — a cocktail...
ReadWinnipeg Sun - Local (24 minutes ago)
The Canadian Press has been speaking with young people across the country about challenges facing their generation — and ways they continue to find joy. ‘YOU’RE HUMAN AND YOU FEEL THINGS’ Violet Rode, an 18-year-old theatre student at Dawson College in Montreal, says she watches the anxiety and “fidgeting” of her peers and worries about...
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VICTORIA — The B.C. government says heavy rains in the forecast may cause more flooding in low-lying areas in parts of the province. The province says the Sumas and Chilliwack Rivers are still under flood warnings, and while it’s expected to be less intense than the downpours last week that triggered widespread flooding in Abbotsford, […]
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By Miriam Lafontaine MONTREAL — Joshua Bujold, an upbeat psychology student in his first semester at Montreal’s Dawson College, was taken aback to find out that happiness among young Canadians has plunged. Outside Quebec, that is. Bujold’s home province is an outlier among data showing the happiness of Canadians under 30 has dropped so fast...
ReadWinnipeg Sun - Local (24 minutes ago)
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed … ‘High impact’ warning as heavy rains forecast to cause more flooding in B.C. The B.C. government says heavy rains in the forecast may cause more flooding in low-lying areas in parts of the province. Environment Canada has […]
ReadCBC - Kitchener-Waterloo (32 minutes ago)
Environmental activists say a recent agreement between the Beer Store and grocers puts the future of Ontario's successful deposit return program at risk. Grocers with alcohol licences were expected to start accepting empties in the new year, but now they won't have to after all.
ReadCBC - Saskatoon (32 minutes ago)
With food prices soaring — and meat in particular making a dent in wallets — some people may be planning a holiday meal that looks a little different this year.
ReadCBC - Saskatoon (32 minutes ago)
A number of Regina organizations and community members gathered at the Wascana Street Complex Thursday to speak out about the number of social housing units sitting vacant as temperatures drop.
ReadCBC - Saskatoon (32 minutes ago)
Elders Melanie Fisher and Calvin Pelletier say their employment was terminated after they contacted the corrections ministry with concerns about breaches of Indigenous protocol at a centre-run cultural camp in the fall.
ReadCBC - Saskatoon (32 minutes ago)
Toronto Blue Jays president and chief executive officer Mark Shapiro has signed a five-year contract renewal, Rogers Communications announced Friday.
ReadCBC - Saskatoon (32 minutes ago)
Heartened after picking up another member in a surprise floor-crossing, Liberals claimed Friday there are other Conservative MPs increasingly disgruntled with Leader Pierre Poilievre who could soon be joining Prime Minister Mark Carney's ranks.
ReadCBC - Saskatoon (32 minutes ago)
A man convicted of manslaughter in a fatal 2020 stabbing on Mistawasis First Nation has been sentenced to seven years in prison.
ReadCBC - Saskatoon (32 minutes ago)
Jill Finn suspects thieves used AI to recreate her granddaughter's voice in the latest phone scam targeting seniors in Regina and Saskatoon.
ReadCBC - Saskatoon (32 minutes ago)
The drop in Canadian tourism to the United States in response to U.S. President Donald Trump's actions is hurting American businesses in several border states, a new report by a congressional committee has found.
ReadCBC - Saskatoon (32 minutes ago)
Following an 11-month court battle, Air Canada has successfully overturned a Canadian Transportation Agency (CTA) decision requiring the airline to pay a passenger $2,079 for delayed baggage. But the case isn't over yet.
ReadCBC - Saskatoon (32 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 - Saskatoon (32 minutes ago)
Rich Pilon originally applied for a business licence to operate his Horses and Hockey business inside Saskatoon on Dec. 5, 2023. It was never processed, because there was no protocol to grant a business licence for an unregulated vehicle on city streets.
ReadCBC - Saskatoon (32 minutes ago)
Sudanese families in Regina say the world is not paying enough attention to what is happening in their home country.
ReadCBC - Saskatoon (32 minutes ago)
The country's highest court has upheld the first-degree murder conviction of Soaring Eagle Whitstone, the gang leader at the centre of the 2019 murder of Tiki Laverdiere in Saskatchewan.
ReadCBC - Saskatoon (32 minutes ago)
Christmas is big business for Saskatchewan chocolate makers as people grab treats for stocking stuffers and holiday parties. But it's been a volatile year, given the U.S. tariffs, inflation, shipping disruptions and general economic malaise.
ReadCBC - Saskatoon (32 minutes ago)
Parents across Regina are facing significant difficulties enrolling their children in city-run swimming lessons. Registration opened early Tuesday morning. As of Wednesday afternoon, the City of Regina said there were just under 900 people on the waitlist.
ReadCBC - Saskatoon (32 minutes ago)
Cory Smith, who allegedly stole thousands of dollars from the Esterhazy Minor Hockey Association, had his first appearance in court this week.
ReadCBC - Saskatoon (32 minutes ago)
The Prince Albert Police Service is investigating what led to a man being found lying on the ground near Prince Albert Victoria Hospital in a vulnerable state.
ReadCBC - Saskatchewan (32 minutes ago)
The man behind the Moose Jaw health centre that has claimed "a 100 per cent success rate in stopping the progression and in restoring function of people with ALS” says a recent CBC story about his company is evidence that he is seen as "a direct threat to the ALS drug industry.”
ReadCBC - Newfoundland (32 minutes ago)
It's the fifth anniversary for a Newfoundland and Labrador group that's been putting meals on the tables of people struggling with food security. Sharing the Harvest's Barry Fordham has been working doggedly to donate country food, like moose, to dozens of organizations. As Mark Quinn reports, Fordham was hard at it again this week.
ReadCBC - British Columbia (32 minutes ago)
Only two provinces allow for the recall of politicians. But with the bar set high for the process, most politicians targeted are likely not in any jeopardy. Here's a closer look at recall legislation in Canada, its history, arguments for and against, and the chances of a recall succeeding.
ReadCBC - British Columbia (32 minutes ago)
It's been a year since Barbara and David Enns died after a landslide destroyed their home in the Village of Lions Bay. An RCMP investigation into the slide is ongoing, and the Enns' children and two neighbours have filed a lawsuit against the province, the municipality and another neighbour.
ReadCBC - Toronto (32 minutes ago)
A Halton Children's Aid Society worker advised the Burlington, Ont., couple not to zip-tie the two brothers in their care into tents overnight, which the Crown has argued the women continued to do, the two women's murder trial in Milton has been told.
ReadCBC - Toronto (32 minutes ago)
A commercial real estate developer well known for his philanthropic work, along with a ratepayers group and a local refugee shelter, are floating a plan to transform 10 vacant houses in a tony north Toronto neighbourhood into temporary homes for low income families.
ReadCBC - Sudbury (32 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 (32 minutes ago)
Nicole Wiercinski is getting ready to move out of a basement apartment and into a three-bedroom house on Alexandra Street in Thunder Bay, Ont., with her 10-year-old son, Zander, and seven-year-old daughter, Zoey. Here's what we know about the latest Habitat for Humanity home in the northwestern Ontario city, and the organization's plans for its...
ReadCBC - Canada (33 minutes ago)
More than a third of complaints filed by prisoners in Ontario jails this year were health-related, as medical staffing dropped by nearly 50 per cent and inmate populations kept rising, a CBC data analysis shows. One former inmate suffered a septic wound and a miscarriage while incarcerated.
ReadCBC - Calgary (33 minutes ago)
Ottawa will provide an additional $1.17 billion to Alberta in order to extend the federal-provincial subsidized child-care program for another year. The previous agreement was set to expire in April. Alberta is the last province to sign on to an extension.
ReadCBC - Calgary (33 minutes ago)
Amendments to Alberta's legislation on citizen-initiated referendums mean Corb Lund's recently-approved application for a petition drive to stop new coal mining on the eastern slopes of the Rocky Mountains is cancelled and the singer has to re-apply.
ReadCBC - Calgary (33 minutes ago)
The provincial government is taking steps toward improving Alberta's lucrative sand and gravel industry. But concerned residents of aggregate hot spot Rocky View County say those changes are more geared toward speeding up gravel development than addressing longstanding quality of life concerns from those negatively impacted by gravel pits.
ReadWinnipeg Sun - Local (An hour ago)
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistani authorities on Monday launched the final nationwide anti-polio vaccination campaign of the year, aiming to protect 45 million children after more than two dozen cases of the potentially paralyzing disease were reported, officials said. According to the World Health Organization, Pakistan and neighboring Afghanistan...
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By Hyung-jin Kim And Kim Tong-hyung SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s ousted conservative President Yoon Suk Yeol plotted for over a year to impose martial law to eliminate his political rivals and monopolize power, investigators concluded Monday. Yoon’s martial law decree in December 2024 lasted only several hours and resulted in his...
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By Jill Lawless LONDON (AP) — The new head of the MI6 spy agency is set to warn on Monday of how Russian President Vladimir Putin’s determination to export chaos around the world is rewriting the rules of conflict and creating new security challenges Blaise Metreweli will use her first public speech as chief of […]
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By Karel Janicek PRAGUE (AP) — A new Czech coalition government led by populist billionaire Andrej Babiš took office on Monday with an agenda to steer the country away from supporting Ukraine and reject some key European Union policies. President Petr Pavel swore in the Cabinet at the Prague Castle, ending a pro-Western coalition under […]
ReadWinnipeg Sun - Local (3 hours ago)
By Stefanie Dazio And Claudia Ciobanu BERLIN (AP) — European leaders are expected to cement support for Ukraine Monday as it faces Washington’s pressure to swiftly accept a U.S.-brokered peace deal. After Sunday’s talks in Berlin between U.S. envoys and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Ukrainian and European officials are set to...
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By Elaine Kurtenbach A quarterly survey of major Japanese manufacturers released Monday shows business sentiment improving to its best level in four years, even after President Trump raised tariffs on goods from the U.S. ally to a baseline level of 15%. The Bank of Japan is bound to take the results of its quarterly “tankan” […]
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By Rajesh Roy And Sibi Arasu NEW DELHI (AP) — Dense toxic smog blanketed India’s national capital Monday, pushing air pollution levels to their worst levels in weeks, disrupting travel and causing authorities to impose the strictest containment measures. More than 40 flights were cancelled and several dozens delayed. Over 50 trains arriving and...
ReadWinnipeg Sun - Local (3 hours ago)
By Jake Coyle Rob Reiner, the son of a comedy giant who went on to become one, himself, as one of the preeminent filmmakers of his generation with movies such as “The Princess Bride,” “When Harry Met Sally …” and “This Is Spinal Tap,” has died. He was 78. Reiner and his wife, Michele Singer, […]
ReadWinnipeg Sun - Local (3 hours ago)
Reactions to the death of actor-director Rob Reiner, who was found dead with his wife Michele Reiner at their home in Los Angeles on Sunday. The acclaimed director and Emmy winner was also a major Democratic booster, leading many prominent politicians to share tributes. Here’s a look at some notable reactions to Reiner’s death: Barack […]
ReadWinnipeg Sun - Local (4 hours ago)
By Scott Bauer MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Two former attorneys and an aide who all worked on President Donald Trump’s 2020 campaign were scheduled to appear Monday for a preliminary hearing in Wisconsin on felony forgery charges related to a fake elector scheme. The Wisconsin case is moving forward even as others in the battleground […]
ReadWinnipeg Sun - Local (4 hours ago)
By Todd Richmond MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Federal prosecutors were set to start presenting their case Monday against a Wisconsin judge accused of helping a Mexican immigrant evade federal authorities. Milwaukee County Circuit Judge Hannah Dugan’s trial on obstruction and concealment charges was scheduled to begin with opening statements from...
ReadWinnipeg Sun - Local (4 hours ago)
OneBC, the party formed after a split from the Conservative Party of B.C., says leader Dallas Brodie has been “removed” by the party’s board of directors. The party’s only other elected member in the B.C. Legislature, Tara Armstrong, says she’s lost confidence in Brodie’s leadership, and the party’s website no longer includes any...
ReadWinnipeg Sun - Local (4 hours ago)
By Daniel Rainbird MONTREAL — Montreal Canadiens coach Martin St. Louis sent his thoughts to the community at Brown University - where his son Ryan is a student and hockey player - a day after a campus shooting left two people dead and nine others wounded. “He was on campus yesterday, so he was sheltering […]
ReadWinnipeg Sun - Local (4 hours ago)
Father and son gunmen kill at least 15 people in attack on Hanukkah event at Sydney’s Bondi Beach SYDNEY (AP) — Two gunmen opened fire during a Hanukkah celebration on Sydney’s Bondi beach, killing 15 people, including a child, officials said Monday, in what Prime Minister Anthony Albanese called an act of antisemitic terrorism that […]
ReadWinnipeg Sun - Local (4 hours ago)
By Anna Furman Creepy, zany and demonstrably fake content is often called “slop.” The word’s proliferation online, in part thanks to the widespread availability of generative artificial intelligence, landed it Merriam-Webster’s 2025 word of the year. “It’s such an illustrative word,” said Greg Barlow, Merriam-Webster’s president, in...
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By Thomas Adamson PARIS (AP) — Workers at the Louvre in Paris will on Monday vote to go on strike or continue talks with the government after months of mounting pressure on the world’s most visited museum, which unions have described as being “in crisis.” Hundreds of employees will gather behind closed doors in a […]
ReadCityNews - Toronto (5 hours ago)
Toronto police are investigating an alleged stabbing that occurred in Scarborough on Sunday night. Authorities say they received a report about a stabbing near Birchmount Road and Sheppard Avenue East at approximately 9:19 p.m. When they arrived at the scene, officers located a man with a stab wound. He was transported to a hospital with […]
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (5 hours ago)
Calvin Pickard did his bit. The Edmonton Oilers did not, as Edmonton lost 4-1 to the Montreal Canadiens. The Oilers gave up four breakaways and Pickard stopped them all. But he couldn’t stop everything. And Edmonton’s power play simply could not beat Montreal’s own hot goalie Jakub Dobes, at least until it was too late […]
ReadWindsor Star - Local (5 hours ago)
The growing pains are back for the Windsor Spitfires. With captain Liam Greentree and fellow fourth-year forward A.J. Spellacy away at world junior camps, the Spitfires are once again sporting a very young lineup and it showed on Sunday in a 2-1 road loss to the Ottawa 67's. "We have one 19-year-old forward (Cole Davis) […]
ReadWinnipeg Sun - Local (5 hours ago)
Father and son gunmen kill at least 15 people in attack on Hanukkah event at Sydney’s Bondi Beach SYDNEY (AP) — Two gunmen opened fire during a Hanukkah celebration on Sydney’s Bondi beach, killing 15 people, including a child, officials said Monday, in what Prime Minister Anthony Albanese called an act of antisemitic terrorism that […]
ReadWinnipeg Sun - Local (5 hours ago)
TORONTO — Canadian politicians and community groups shared messages of support after a mass shooting left at least 15 people dead at a Hanukkah celebration in Australia. Prime Minister Mark Carney, in a statement Sunday, said Canadians stand with Jewish people in Australia and across the world in light of the horrific attack. “Hanukkah is […]
ReadWinnipeg Sun - Local (5 hours ago)
By Christopher Weber And Mike Balsamo LOS ANGELES (AP) — Homicide detectives were investigating Sunday after two people were found dead at director-actor Rob Reiner’s Los Angeles home, authorities said. The Los Angeles Fire Department said it responded to a medical aid request shortly after 3:30 p.m. and found a 78-year-old man and 68-year-old...
ReadWinnipeg Sun - Local (5 hours ago)
TORONTO — A fire that started late last month is still smouldering inside the walls of two Toronto highrise buildings. City of Toronto spokesman Russell Baker says the fire at 11 Thorncliffe Park Dr. and 21 Overlea Blvd. continues to be a “complex situation.” The fire, which is burning the combustible particle board placed in […]
ReadWinnipeg Sun - Local (5 hours ago)
By Ken Moritsugu HEFEI, China (AP) — Volkswagen is making a major bet in China, the largest and one of the most cutthroat auto markets in the world. The question is whether it will work. The German carmaker, which once dominated the market with a more than 50% share, has invested 3 billion euros ($3.5 […]
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