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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Family, friends and fans gather at memorial for former B.C. premier John Horgan
Thousands of people who respected and loved former British Columbia premier John Horgan gathered for his memorial service in Colwood, B.C., Sunday.
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BREAKING
BREAKING 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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W5 Investigates
W5 Investigates Connecting the dots on a landlord scam: how clues revealed a prolific con artist at work
In part one of a three-part investigation, W5 correspondent Jon Woodward reveals how a convicted con artist bilked dozens of people in a landlord scam.
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Travel risk: Which countries does Canada recommend avoiding?
Canadians planning to travel abroad over the holidays should take precautionary steps to ensure they're not unintentionally putting themselves in harm's way.
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Canada's premiers meet in Toronto to talk tariffs, trade amid chaos in Ottawa
Canada's premiers must take a bigger role in Canada-U.S. relations, Ontario Premier Doug Ford said Monday on his way in to a meeting he is chairing with all 13 provincial and territorial leaders.
World
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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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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.
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Japan's largest bank apologizes over theft of millions of dollars from safe deposit boxes
Japan's biggest bank apologized Monday for the alleged theft by an employee of more than 1 billion yen (US$6.6 million) from customers' safe deposit boxes.
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Death toll in Gaza Strip from Israel-Hamas war tops 45,000, Palestinians say
The death toll in the Gaza Strip from the 14-month war between Israel and Hamas militants has topped 45,000 people, Palestinian health officials said Monday, with 52 dead arriving at hospitals across the bombed-out strip over the past 24 hours.
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Ukraine claims North Korean troops were killed as they fought alongside Russian forces
Ukraine's military intelligence agency claimed Monday that around 30 North Korean troops were killed or wounded in fighting against the Ukrainian army at the weekend in Russia's Kursk border region.
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 Canada's premiers have a 'unified strategy' ahead of meeting on Trump tariffs
Two days after wishing his counterparts 'good luck' in addressing U.S. president-elect Donald Trump’s threat of 25 per cent tariffs diplomatically, Ontario Premier Doug Ford now says Canada’s premiers are aligned in their approach.
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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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.
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Oldest human DNA helps pinpoint when early humans interbred with Neanderthals
Human DNA recovered from remains found in Europe is revealing our species' shared history with Neanderthals. The trove is the oldest Homo sapiens DNA ever documented, scientists say.
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.