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Tensions rising between Canada Post, union as strike nears four-week mark

Canada Post and the union representing postal workers are in a war of words as a countrywide strike enters its 27th day.

BoC widely expected to cut interest rates today, odds leaning toward half-point cut

The Bank of Canada is set to make its final interest rate announcement of the year this morning.

Conservatives still in majority territory, despite Liberal affordability measures: Nanos

The Liberals' promise of a temporary GST break and $250 rebate cheques haven't benefited Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his minority government when it comes to public support, according to Nanos Research data.

Luigi Mangione shouts as he is led into courthouse where he contests extradition to N.Y.

The suspect in the killing of UnitedHealthcare's CEO struggled with deputies and shouted Tuesday while arriving for a court appearance in Pennsylvania, a day after he was arrested at a McDonald's and charged with murder.

What financial experts wish you knew about divorce

Divorce is a major financial reset, yet also one of the worst times to make a lot of important decisions, according to financial experts.

'They thought he wasn't making it': B.C. soccer star's family on his shocking shooting — and remarkable recovery

Born and raised in Metro Vancouver, Nathan Demian was living his dream playing soccer for top-ranked Ohio State University, when he was shot during a post-game pizza run with his brother Saturday night.

MPs approve $21.6B in supplementary spending; Conservatives vote against

Parliament has approved $21.6 billion in government spending, in a late Tuesday vote in the House of Commons.

Alex Jones keeps Infowars for now after judge rejects The Onion's winning auction bid

A U.S. federal judge in Texas rejected the auction sale of Alex Jones' Infowars to The Onion satirical news outlet, criticizing the bidding for the conspiracy theory platform as flawed as well as how much money families of the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary shooting stood to receive.

A Lebanese man who spent 32 years in Syrian prisons is welcomed home

Suheil Hamwi spent 32 years in a Syrian prison, and now, after an offensive by insurgents that toppled the government of Bashar Assad, he's finally returned to his home in Lebanon.

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'They thought he wasn't making it': B.C. soccer star's family on his shocking shooting — and remarkable recovery

Born and raised in Metro Vancouver, Nathan Demian was living his dream playing soccer for top-ranked Ohio State University, when he was shot during a post-game pizza run with his brother Saturday night.
N.B. town seeks to limit the number of cats, dogs in homes

The Town of Shediac, N.B., is proposing a bylaw that would limit the number of cats and dogs in homes.
Company ordered to refund B.C. Telus customer who accidentally sent it payments

A B.C. Telus customer who mistakenly sent online banking payments to a company with a similar name will get refunded after a small claims decision handed down Monday.
TikTok files legal challenge of federal government's shutdown order

TikTok is challenging the federal government’s order to shut down its operations in Canada, saying it will eliminate hundreds of jobs and potentially terminate a quarter of a million contracts that it has with Canadian advertising clients.
Celtic Colours board of directors fired amid allegations of 'toxic' environment

On Saturday, members of the society that runs the Celtic Colours International Festival - an October tradition on Cape Breton Island since 1997 - fired its entire board of directors.
Ex-minister cites 'threat to security' for denying emergency passport to Abdelrazik

Former foreign minister Lawrence Cannon says he denied an emergency passport to Abousfian Abdelrazik in 2009 because he considered the Montreal man a possible threat to national security.

World

Ex-defence chief in South Korea tried to kill himself after being arrested over martial law

South Korea's previous defence minister was stopped from attempting suicide while in detention over last week's martial law declaration, officials said Wednesday, as President Yoon Suk Yeol's office resisted a police attempt to search the compound.
A Lebanese man who spent 32 years in Syrian prisons is welcomed home

Suheil Hamwi spent 32 years in a Syrian prison, and now, after an offensive by insurgents that toppled the government of Bashar Assad, he's finally returned to his home in Lebanon.
Only about 2 in 10 Americans approve of Biden's pardon of his son Hunter, an AP-NORC poll finds

Only about two in 10 Americans approve of President Joe Biden's decision to pardon his son Hunter after earlier promising he would do no such thing, according to a poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research.
McConnell falls and sprains wrist after GOP luncheon, colleague says he is 'fine'

Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell fell and sprained his wrist while walking out of a GOP luncheon on Tuesday, the latest in a series of medical incidents for him in recent years.
Alex Jones keeps Infowars for now after judge rejects The Onion's winning auction bid

A U.S. federal judge in Texas rejected the auction sale of Alex Jones' Infowars to The Onion satirical news outlet, criticizing the bidding for the conspiracy theory platform as flawed as well as how much money families of the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary shooting stood to receive.
Israeli warplanes pound Syria as troops reportedly advance deeper into the country

Israel carried out a wave of heavy airstrikes across Syria as its troops advanced deeper into the country, a Syrian opposition war monitor said Tuesday, and the Israeli defence minister announced that his forces had destroyed Syria’s navy.

Politics

Trudeau highlights Kamala Harris presidential defeat as an attack on women's progress

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says women's rights and women's progress is under attack, pointing to the recent defeat of U.S. presidential candidate Kamala Harris as an example.
'Which one of those two is going to win?': Poilievre prods Trudeau, Freeland over spending tension

Revived talk of tensions between Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland prompted new questions Tuesday, about how big the federal deficit will be in next week's economic update.
Conservatives still in majority territory, despite Liberal affordability measures: Nanos

The Liberals' promise of a temporary GST break and $250 rebate cheques haven't benefited Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his minority government when it comes to public support, according to Nanos Research data.

Health

Major food companies accused of marketing 'addictive' food to kids

Major food companies, including Kraft Heinz, Mondelez and Coca-Cola, were hit with a new lawsuit in the U.S. on Tuesday accusing them of designing and marketing 'ultra-processed' foods to be addictive to children, causing chronic disease.
'Immediately stop using': Health Canada warns against use of baby car seat bought on Amazon.ca

Health Canada released a consumer product advisory against the use of a baby car seat availible for purchase on Amazon.
What financial experts wish you knew about divorce

Divorce is a major financial reset, yet also one of the worst times to make a lot of important decisions, according to financial experts.

Sci-Tech

TikTok files legal challenge of federal government's shutdown order

TikTok is challenging the federal government’s order to shut down its operations in Canada, saying it will eliminate hundreds of jobs and potentially terminate a quarter of a million contracts that it has with Canadian advertising clients.
LinkedIn pauses training AI models on Canadian user data: privacy commissioner

Canada's privacy commissioner says LinkedIn has paused training its artificial intelligence models on data from Canadian users.
Google says it has cracked a quantum computing challenge with new chip

Google on Monday said that it has overcome a key challenge in quantum computing with a new generation of chip, solving a computing problem in five minutes that would take a classical computer more time than the history of the universe.

Entertainment

Dolly Parton explains why her longtime husband doesn't attend events with her

Dolly Parton has been married for 58 years, but you probably could count on one hand the times you have seen her with her husband.
Years after his mother's death, Tyler Perry says grief still 'shows up when it wants to'

The holiday season always reminds Tyler Perry of his late mother Maxine. She loved Thanksgiving and reveled in celebrating Christmas with her family. She also died 15 years ago this month, a grief Perry said still visits him this time of year.
Jamie Foxx reveals he suffered a brain bleed and a stroke, says 'I don’t remember 20 days'

Oscar-winning actor Jamie Foxx has opened up about the medical emergency he faced last year, revealing that he had a brain bleed that led to a stroke.

Business

Some tree vendors are facing a shortage as Christmas approaches

Though there might not be a Christmas tree shortage in Canada based on the number of trees being grown, cost-of-living concerns are causing tree sellers to cut down fewer trees than usual.
BoC widely expected to cut interest rates today, odds leaning toward half-point cut

The Bank of Canada is set to make its final interest rate announcement of the year this morning.
Tensions rising between Canada Post, union as strike nears four-week mark

Canada Post and the union representing postal workers are in a war of words as a countrywide strike enters its 27th day.

Lifestyle

Fanshawe student designs the world's smallest arcade machine, sets Guinness record

The tiny machine is the creation of a Fanshawe College student. As a new generation of public school students looked on, a current-generation electro-mechanical engineer prepared to display her innovation.
What did you Google in 2024? From the elections to Copa América, here's what search trends show

Google released its annual “Year in Search” on Tuesday, rounding up the top trending queries entered into its namesake search engine in 2024
The holidays can be an anxious time for some kids. Here's how parents can help

Many kids and teens are looking forward to the holidays with great excitement, but others find it a difficult time of year filled with anxiety, stress and loneliness.

Sports

Canada opens world junior selection camp with another home-soil tournament ahead

Canada's quest for another home-soil gold medal at the world junior hockey championship will feature something the team lacked throughout last year's disastrous fifth-place finish overseas.
Joe Burrow's home broken into during Monday Night Football in latest pro-athlete home invasion

Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow's home was broken into during Monday Night Football in the latest home invasion of a pro athlete in the U.S., authorities said Tuesday.
Swimmer Summer McIntosh wins Northern Star Award as Canada's athlete of the year

Swimmer Summer McIntosh has won the Northern Star Award as Canada's athlete of the year after a dominant performance at the 2024 Paris Olympics.

Autos

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.
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.
More than 200,000 SUVs recalled in Canada, U.S. over fuel leak concern

Honda is recalling approximately 12,000 vehicles in Canada

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