Jury delivers guilty verdicts for accused in Montreal-area triple homicide trial
The accused in a triple homicide trial south of Montreal has been found guilty.
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Tow-truck related shootings accounted for 14 per cent of all shooting incidents Toronto in 2024
Toronto police say there were 60 tow-truck related shootings in the city in 2024, accounting for nearly 15 per cent of all shooting incidents over the past year.
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Second person facing charges in fatal boat crash in eastern Ontario on Victoria Day weekend
A second person is facing charges in connection to a boat crash that killed three people on Bobs Lake in eastern Ontario over the Victoria Day Long Weekend.
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Strong winds persist for parts of B.C.'s coast
A special weather advisory continues for parts of B.C.’s coast, with strong winds forecast for Monday.
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WATCH
WATCH Cargo ship refloated weeks after running aground in St. Lawrence River
Officials say a cargo vessel that ran aground in the St. Lawrence River last month has been broken free.
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Mounties release new images in Kamloops, B.C., homicide investigation
Homicide investigators are hoping newly released surveillance images will help shed some light on the unsolved death of a man whose body was found last year on a wilderness trail in the British Columbia Interior.
World
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Police say multiple people injured at a Wisconsin school shooting
Multiple injuries have been reported Monday in a shooting at a Christian school in Wisconsin, police said.
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Germany's Scholz loses a confidence vote, setting up an early election in February
Chancellor Olaf Scholz lost a confidence vote in the German parliament on Monday, putting the European Union's most populous member and biggest economy on course to hold an early election in February.
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A second top Church of England cleric is facing calls to resign over his handling of abuse claims
The senior clergyman who is due to take temporary charge of the Church of England faced calls to resign on Monday over his handling of the case of a priest accused of sexual misconduct.
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South Korea's impeached leader avoids investigators as court begins meeting to determine his fate
South Korea's impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol dodged requests by investigative agencies to appear for questioning over his short-lived martial law decree, as the Constitutional Court began its first meeting Monday on Yoon's case to determine whether to formally unseat or reinstate him.
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Trump says he will 'look at' pardon for embattled New York mayor Eric Adams
U.S. president-elect Donald Trump on Monday said in a far-ranging news conference that ihe would consider pardoning embattled New York Mayor Eric Adams. Separately, he called on the Biden administration to stop selling off unused portions of border wall that were purchased but not installed during his first administration.
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Assad says he didn't plan to flee Syria, according to presidency Telegram account
Ousted Syrian President Bashar Assad's departure from the country was unplanned, according to a statement posted Monday on the Syrian Presidency Telegram account, purporting to be from Assad.
Politics
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BREAKINGBREAKING Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland quits cabinet hours before economic update
Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland has announced she's resigning from cabinet. In a letter to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau posted to social media, Freeland said this decision came after Trudeau offered her another position.
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Liberal Housing Minister Sean Fraser says he won't seek re-election
Housing Minister Sean Fraser says he will not be running in the next federal election, citing family reasons.
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Ford says premiers are concerned about Freeland’s cabinet resignation, but pushes for ‘unity’ amid Trump tariff threat
Ontario Premier Doug Ford admits that Chrystia Freeland’s sudden resignation from cabinet has left him and his fellow premiers uneasy as they meet to coordinate their response to incoming U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariff threat.
Health
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Here's why critics believe hundreds of medically assisted deaths shouldn't have happened
Critics of medical assistance in dying (MAID) say there were more than 600 cases last year where they believe the program shouldn't have been an option at all.
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Routine prenatal test revealed her 'hidden cancer.' A study suggests what doctors should watch for
What should have been one of the most joyous times of Dr. Naseem Khorram’s life turned into one of the most terrifying. The Los Angeles-based nephrologist was getting routine bloodwork during her second pregnancy. She was shocked when the test results came back.
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'Immediately stop using': Health Canada warns balloon-blowing kits could cause 'hallucinations'
Health Canada released a consumer product advisory this week, warning that balloon-blowing kits that were available on Amazon.ca 'pose a chemical hazard.'
Sci-Tech
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How old are Saturn's rings? Study suggests they could be 4.5 billion years old just like the planet
New research suggests that Saturn's rings may be older than they look -- possibly as old as the planet.
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OpenAI's legal battle with Elon Musk reveals internal turmoil over avoiding AI 'dictatorship'
A seven-year-old rivalry between tech leaders Elon Musk and Sam Altman over who should run OpenAI and prevent an artificial intelligence 'dictatorship' is now heading to a federal judge as Musk seeks to halt the ChatGPT maker's ongoing shift into a for-profit company.
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A new AI-powered weather model could be key to the future of your forecast. But there's a catch
Accurately predicting the weather is hard — really hard, but a new AI-powered forecast model just hit a milestone that has experts saying your forecast could soon get more accurate, and further out, too.
Entertainment
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Zakir Hussain, one of India's most accomplished classical musicians, dies at 73
Zakir Hussain, one of India's most accomplished classical musicians who defied genres and introduced tabla to global audiences, died on Sunday. He was 73.
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Jamie Foxx gets stitches after a glass is thrown at him during dinner in Beverly Hills
Jamie Foxx required stitches after getting hit in the face with a glass while celebrating his birthday at a restaurant in Beverly Hills, California.
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‘Kraven the Hunter’ flops while ‘Moana 2’ tops the box office again
The Spider-Man spinoff “Kraven the Hunter” got off to a disastrous start in North American theatres this weekend.
Business
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Canada Post says workers to return Tuesday after labour board ruling
Operations at Canada Post will resume at 8 a.m. local time on Tuesday, Dec. 17, the company said, after the Canada Industrial Relations Board ordered a return to work.
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National home sales continue surging, prices rise amid falling interest rates: CREA
The Canadian Real Estate Association says the number of homes sold in November rose 26 per cent compared with a year ago, marking the second straight month of large year-over-year gains.
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Canada Post, union make their case at labour board hearings
Canada Post says it and the union are taking part in hearings by the country's labour board on whether the two sides have reached an impasse.
Lifestyle
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British pubs are worried they'll run out of Guinness
At the Sheephaven Bay pub in London, tucked just behind Camden High Street, Guinness accounts for more than 50 per cent of draft beer sales.
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As tourists discover Finland's Santa Claus Village, some locals call for rules to control the masses
Shuffling across icy ground on a cold December afternoon, lots of tourist groups poured into Santa Claus Village, a winter-themed amusement park in Finland.
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'Tis the season for roasting chestnuts. But in the U.S., native ones are almost gone
It's been a long time since vendors sold the American chestnut on city sidewalks. It's no longer the variety whose smell some people associate with Christmas.
Sports
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Making the grade: Canada unveils world junior roster featuring plenty of youth
Canada's team for the upcoming world junior hockey championship is set. The country unveiled its 25-player roster Friday following the conclusion of a selection camp in Ottawa.
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Concern for mandatory neck guards after Churchbridge player faces near fatal accident
Discussions around neck guards being mandatory for those on the ice have come to the forefront – after a senior hockey player in east-central Saskatchewan was involved in a near fatal accident.
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Pro Football Hall of Famer Randy Moss says he's being treated for cancer in his bile duct
Pro Football Hall of Fame wide receiver Randy Moss said Friday he is being treated for cancer in his bile duct between his pancreas and liver.
Autos
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'Baseball-sized hail': Toronto man owes car rental company $18K after hailstorm
A Toronto man is on the hook for about $18,000 after a car he rented over the summer was pelted by baseball-sized hail.
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GM is pulling the plug on its robotaxi efforts
General Motors is pulling the plug on its efforts to develop a fleet of driverless taxis and will focus on driver-assistance features that require a driver to be ready to take control of the car, the company said Tuesday.
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80-year-old driver with expired licence accused of going nearly double the speed limit in eastern Ontario
Ontario Provincial Police say a man caught stunt driving on Highway 37 near Tweed, Ont. Thursday was 80 years old, and his licence was expired.