Winnipeg Sun - Local (14 minutes ago)
By Barry Hatton LISBON, Portugal (AP) — A strike called by Portugal’s two main trade union confederations began disrupting travel Thursday while further impacts to government services, medical appointments and classes were expected. The two labor groups representing close to a million Portuguese workers say it could be the country’s biggest...
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By Munir Ahmed ISLAMABAD (AP) — A military court on Thursday sentenced a former spy chief of Pakistan to 14 years in prison, more than a year after court-martial proceedings began against him on multiple charges, including engaging in political activities and violating the Official Secrets Act, the military said. In a statement, it said […]
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By Nono Shen and Darryl Greer VANCOUVER — An Ontario company that put down a deposit to buy a luxury hotel in Richmond, B.C., pulled out of the deal worth tens of millions of dollars weeks later because of “uncertainty” caused by the landmark Cowichan Tribes Aboriginal title ruling, according to the marketers of the […]
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Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed … MPs set to break for six-week winter break The House of Commons could rise as early as Thursday for the winter break — without the Liberals passing their lengthy budget implementation bill. The House calendar officially has […]
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By Emilie Bergeron OTTAWA — The minister in charge of Canada-U.S. trade says he has no reason to believe the Trump administration is preparing to tear up the free trade agreement with Canada and Mexico, even though the U.S. president and some of his associates have suggested they may consider withdrawing from the pact. “We […]
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy was due to hold urgent talks Thursday with leaders and officials from about 30 countries that are supporting Kyiv’s effort to obtain fair terms for an end to the war with Russia. The leaders of Germany, Britain and France were among those expected to take part in the meeting of Ukraine’s […]
ReadCBC - Kitchener-Waterloo (19 minutes ago)
After a lifetime of writing beloved children's books, Robert Munsch is now living with dementia and Parkinson's disease. In an exclusive interview that he calls his "last hurrah," the bestselling author tells CBC News chief correspondent Adrienne Arsenault about the world that shaped his stories, revealing a secret plan to release dozens of books...
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Public Sector Integrity Commissioner Harriet Solloway found that Marie Chapman, who holds the most senior job at the Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21 in Halifax, engaged in a pattern of behaviour over a decade that caused emotional harm to employees.
ReadCBC - P.E.I. (19 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 - Manitoba (19 minutes ago)
A prosecutor says a constellation of events in a Winnipeg home that included unsafe sleeping conditions, rampant drug use and the parents' tumultuous relationship shows a "profound failure of care" in the weeks leading up to the death of a three-month-old in 2022.
ReadCBC - Saskatoon (19 minutes ago)
Saskatchewan's provincial auditor Tara Clemett released the second volume of her 2025 Report on Tuesday. Clemett's team analyzed the delivery of child-care spaces, inspections of special care homes and the Global Transportation Hub.
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Dangerous winter driving conditions have already led to dozens of crashes across southern Saskatchewan, as freezing rain, snow and falling temperatures created changing road conditions. RCMP say they responded to 47 weather-related calls for service between midnight and 2 p.m. CST on Tuesday.
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A Saskatoon woman is the 10th person charged in connection with the death of Tim Tootoosis a year ago.
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Visitors to Roque Andres, Jr.'s house in Saskatoon immediately notice a collection of mementos from decades of attending rock concerts.
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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.
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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.
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The provincial Opposition renewed its demand for rent control as Premier Scott Moe promoted Saskatchewan's affordability during an appearance at a real estate conference on Tuesday in Saskatoon.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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 - Sudbury (19 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.
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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 (19 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 - Windsor (19 minutes ago)
Seven months after four students and their teacher were killed in a multi-vehicle crash while returning home to Walkerton, Ont. from a high school softball tournament, provincial police have ended their investigation and said no charges will be laid.
ReadCBC - Ottawa (19 minutes ago)
Brandy Cooney was back testifying Tuesday at the Milton, Ont., murder trial for her and her wife, with the Crown challenging Cooney's earlier narrative that she and Becky Hamber loved and cared for two brothers under their care and rarely used restraints.
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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 - Newfoundland (19 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 - Edmonton (20 minutes ago)
Alberta's justice minister, who is also the attorney general, says new rules that would grant anyone who's in his job general immunity from law society sanctions are necessary to ward off "political activism, or complaints, or other interference.”
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By Dave Collins, Matt O’brien And Barbara Ortutay SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The heirs of an 83-year-old Connecticut woman are suing ChatGPT maker OpenAI and its business partner Microsoft for wrongful death, alleging that the artificial intelligence chatbot intensified her son’s “paranoid delusions” and helped direct them at his mother before...
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SUNshine Girl Elena likes drawing and watching movies like Gone Girl, starring Ben Affleck and Rosamund Pike. Elena, who posed for us in February 2019, keeps in shape by dancing, doing track and field and hitting the gym. (JACK BOLAND/Toronto Sun)
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By Teresa Cerojano MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Asian shares were mixed on Thursday after the U.S. stock market again approached its record high following the Federal Reserve’s cut in its main interest rate. U.S. futures and oil prices fell. The Fed’s rate cut was widely expected, but comments by Fed Chair Jerome Powell encouraged hopes […]
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By Donna Spencer EDMONTON — The United States feasted on Canada’s porous defence in a 10-4 thrashing to take the women’s hockey Rivalry Series on Wednesday. Canada gave up 10 goals to the U.S. in women’s hockey for the first time. The previous high was nine in 2012. “They’re talented and they showed it tonight […]
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By Jerry Harmer And Jintamas Saksornchai SURIN, Thailand (AP) — Three Thai civilians were killed as heavy combat continued along the country’s border with Cambodia, the Thai military said Thursday, marking the country’s first civilian fatalities since the fighting resumed. The latest large-scale fighting was set off by a skirmish on Sunday...
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By James Brooks COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — As Australia began enforcing a world-first social media ban for children under 16 years old this week, Denmark is planning to follow its lead and severely restrict social media access for young people. The Danish government announced last month that it had secured an agreement by three governing […]
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By Cedar Attanasio And Claire Rush MOUNT VERNON, Wash. (AP) — Tens of thousands of residents in western Washington could face evacuation orders when another round of heavy rain drops on the region Thursday, threatening to bring catastrophic flooding as rivers near historic levels. Days of seemingly unrelenting heavy rain had already triggered...
ReadEdmonton Journal - Local (3 hours ago)
Several former NHL players came to the defence of embattled Edmonton Oilers defender Evan Bouchard after the player made several ugly and costly mistakes on goals against in Edmonton’s 4-3 OT loss to the Buffalo Sabres. Evan Bouchard's Team Canada chances were on life support and this giveaway might be the final blow pic.twitter.com/9oCTiwLscI...
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By Travis Loller NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee is preparing to execute Harold Wayne Nichols by lethal injection on Thursday for the 1988 rape and murder of Karen Pulley, a 20-year-old student at Chattanooga State University. Nichols confessed to killing Pulley as well as raping several other women in the Chattanooga area. Although he...
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Trump says the US has seized an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Wednesday that the United States has seized an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela as tensions mount with the government of President Nicolas Maduro. Using U.S. forces to take control of a merchant […]
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By Todd Richmond MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Defense attorneys and prosecutors were set Thursday to choose the jurors who will decide whether a Wisconsin judge accused of helping a Mexican immigrant dodge federal officers committed a crime. Federal prosecutors charged Milwaukee County Circuit Judge Hannah Dugan this spring with obstruction and...
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By Gisela Salomon MIAMI (AP) — President Donald Trump’s zero-tolerance immigration policy split more than 5,000 children from their families at the Mexico border during his first term. Border crossings sit at a record low nearly a year into his second administration and a new wave of immigration enforcement is dividing families inside the U.S....
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By Corey Williams Some of the most recognizable artwork depicting the American West is heading to auction at Christie’s, where dozens of pieces from billionaire Bill Koch’s collection are expected to fetch at least $50 million. The in-person “Visions of the West” sale will take place in New York over two sessions beginning Jan. 20, […]
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NEW YORK (AP) — Cryptocurrency mogul Do Kwon is scheduled to be sentenced Thursday for misleading investors who lost billions when his company’s crypto ecosystem collapsed in 2022. Kwon, known by some as “the cryptocurrency king,” pleaded guilty in Manhattan federal court in August to fraud charges stemming from Terraform Labs’ $40...
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By Colleen Barry VERONA, Italy (AP) — Verona’s ancient Roman Arena will receive a modern facelift and become more accessible to people with disabilities ahead of the 2026 Milan Cortina Games, where it will host both the Olympic closing ceremony and the Paralympic opening ceremony. Built by the Romans in the 1st Century, the Verona […]
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By David Klepper, Ben Finley And Konstantin Toropin WASHINGTON (AP) — Senators for the first time are poised to question military leaders over President Donald Trump’s use of the National Guard in American cities, an extraordinary move that has prompted legal challenges as well as questions about states’ rights and the use of the military...
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