Dec 08, 10:00

Monday, December 8, 2025 9:58 AM Magnitude 7.2 earthquake rocks Japan, triggers tsunami warning       The magnitude 7.2 quake struck off the coast of Hokkaido, near the coastal city of Aomori with an epicenter about 50 kilometers (about 30 miles) below the sea surface.

Monday, December 8, 2025 9:57 AM Paramount makes hostile bid for Warner Bros. days after Netflix's $72B deal       Paramount has gone hostile bid for Warner Bros. Discovery, challenging Netflix which reached a US$72 billion takeover deal with the company just days ago.

Monday, December 8, 2025 9:26 AM Will U.S. restart stalled trade talks with Canada? 'We'll see,' says Trump       Trump made several comments about the ongoing trade dispute with Canada as he spoke with reporters outside a gala for the 2025 Kennedy Center Honors.

Monday, December 8, 2025 9:17 AM 2026 Golden Globes nominations list: 'One Battle After Another' dominates       Comedian and actor Nikki Glaser will help kick off award season, hosting the 83rd Golden Globes on Jan. 11.

Monday, December 8, 2025 8:00 AM 34% of Ontarians cutting back this holiday season: TD survey       A new survey from TD shows 34 per cent of people in Ontario are cutting back on holiday spending, but things like flash sales could lead some to blow their budgets.

Monday, December 8, 2025 7:00 AM Holiday hosting 101: How to prep for guests in just 15 minutes       Read on for an expert-backed 15-minute routine to holiday hosting prep, complete with the products and tools that help make it effortless.

Monday, December 8, 2025 7:00 AM Best last-minute Amazon gifts for everyone on your holiday list       The perfect present is just a few clicks away. So take a deep breath, relax, and let's get shopping.

Monday, December 8, 2025 7:00 AM The ultimate holiday gift guide 2025: Best gifts for everyone on your list       With coveted finds from brands like Clinique, Mejuri, Vitruvi and more, read on for the best gift finds for everyone on your list the holiday.

Monday, December 8, 2025 6:25 AM Parts of northern Alberta slated to see upwards of 30 cm of snow by Tuesday       Many parts of north and southeastern Alberta are expected to get a blast of wintry weather Monday.

Monday, December 8, 2025 6:03 AM Raptors struggling without RJ Barrett       When Darko Rajakovic was asked for an update on injured offensive dynamo RJ Barrett before the Toronto Raptors' third loss in a row on Sunday, the head coach promised an update later in the week.

CityNews Toronto Monday, December 8, 2025 9:23 AM Trump is proposing a $12B aid package for farmers hit hard by his trade war with China       WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is planning a $12 billion farm aid package, according to a White House official — a boost to farmers who have struggled to sell their crops while getting hit by rising costs after the president raised tariffs on China as part of a broader trade war. According to the […]

CityNews Toronto Monday, December 8, 2025 9:21 AM Paramount goes hostile in bid for Warner Bros., challenging a $72 billion bid by Netflix       NEW YORK (AP) — Paramount has gone hostile bid for Warner Bros. Discovery, challenging Netflix which reached a $72 billion takeover deal with the company just days ago. Paramount said Monday that it going straight to Warner Bros. shareholders with a $30 per share in cash offer for the entirety of Warner Bros. Discovery, including […]

CityNews Toronto Monday, December 8, 2025 9:13 AM Public Health Agency of Canada updates Salmonella outbreak linked to pistachios; 155 cases reported       The Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) has issued an updated public health notice on a Salmonella outbreak tied to pistachios and pistachio-containing products, with 155 confirmed illnesses across six provinces. The outbreak, which began in early March and has continued through mid-November, has led to 24 hospitalizations but no deaths. Cases range in age […]

CityNews Toronto Monday, December 8, 2025 8:46 AM York Regional Police to reveal 'Project Wrangler' findings after series of murders, robberies       York Regional Police will unveil the results of a sweeping multi-jurisdictional investigation known as Project Wrangler during a press conference scheduled for Monday morning. The announcement will take place in Aurora at 10 a.m. Police Chief Jim MacSween and Superintendent Simon James will be joined by senior representatives from several partner agencies, including Peel Regional […]

CityNews Toronto Monday, December 8, 2025 7:36 AM What can we expect from Canada at the World Cup?       After a long, cringe-laden ceremony at the Kennedy Center in Washington D.C., we finally had confirmation of the 12 groups that will comprise the 23rd FIFA World Cup. And get this, Canada could potentially host Italy to open their 2026 campaign in Toronto. How did Canada get here? How will they fare against the world's […]

CityNews Toronto Monday, December 8, 2025 7:25 AM WHO says 114 people were killed, including 63 children, in last week's drone strikes in Sudan       The head of the World Health Organization said Monday that the death toll from drone strikes on a kindergarten and other sites in Sudan's Kordofan state last week is now at 114 people killed, including 63 children. WHO said there were three separate drone strikes on Kagoli last Thursday. The first targeted the kindergarten and […]

CityNews Toronto Monday, December 8, 2025 7:03 AM From pandemic boredom to provincial champ: Toronto 12-year old excels at Disc Golf.       Alasdair Robertson picked up Disc Golf as something to do during COVID lockdowns. Now he is one of the country's best – recently winning the Ontario Provincial Disc Golf Championship in the males 15-and under category, beating competitors 2-3 years older than him. Do you know an athlete or community ambassador who is as awesome […]

CityNews Toronto Monday, December 8, 2025 6:31 AM Toronto police investigating mezuzah removal at North York seniors housing as hate crime       Toronto police have confirmed they are investigating the removal of more than a dozen mezuzahs from doorways at a North York seniors housing complex as a hate crime, following reports from residents and calls for action from city councillor James Pasternak. On Sunday, Pasternak took to social media claiming that all mezuzahs at 6250 Bathurst […]

CityNews Toronto Monday, December 8, 2025 6:01 AM Canadian experience: OMNI poll finds majority of newcomers struggle to find a job       Sitting around a large table under a banner that reads, "Country you belong to," the students in the English class offered by a settlement agency share something about their homeland that others might not be familiar with. "In Taiwan, you always hear car sounds. Motorcycles. Even at midnight," says Eric Kuan Hung Lin, who moved […]

CityNews Toronto Monday, December 8, 2025 6:01 AM 'Priceless': 8-year-old relives magical moment with Blue Jays hero George Springer       George Springer's three-run homer in the seventh inning of Game 7 of the AL Championship series against the Seattle Mariners is a moment that will live forever in Blue Jays lore, right up there with Joe Carter's World Series home run and Jose Bautista's bat flip. Eight-year-old Michael Gomes was in the crowd at Rogers […]

CityNews Toronto Monday, December 8, 2025 5:55 AM Highway 401 reopens after overnight road rage shooting investigation       Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) are investigating a possible road rage shooting that forced the temporary closure of a busy stretch of Highway 401 overnight. The incident occurred between 1:30 and 1:40 a.m. on Monday, on the westbound lanes of Highway 401 between Guelph Line and Highway 6 South. According to the OPP Highway Safety Division, […]

CityNews Toronto Monday, December 8, 2025 4:00 AM The Wealthy Barber says Canadians face more opportunities — for profit and peril       David Chilton was down on his luck. In 1988, the aspiring author decided to cash in his RRSP and self-publish a book about a savvy barber who dispenses financial advice — like not to cash in your RRSP — to curious, wisecracking customers. "The one time I was struggling — badly — in finance was […]

CityNews Toronto Monday, December 8, 2025 4:00 AM Montreal hosts G7 ministers to talk about artificial intelligence, quantum       OTTAWA — Artificial intelligence is likely to take up much of the agenda as industry, digital and technology ministers from the world's most powerful Western countries meet in Montreal this week. The two-day event is part of a series of ministerial meetings as Canada held the presidency of the G7 nations groups this year, a […]

CityNews Toronto Monday, December 8, 2025 4:00 AM Bank of Canada expected to hold key rate, move to sidelines after an uncertain 2025       OTTAWA — Economists widely expect the Bank of Canada will hold its benchmark interest rate steady this week and move to the sidelines to cap off a year dominated by trade and economic uncertainty. The central bank's policy rate stands at 2.25 per cent heading into its final rate decision of the year on Wednesday […]

Ottawa Citizen Monday, December 8, 2025 8:46 AM City of Ottawa and feds partner to build 3,000 new affordable housing units       Prime Minister Mark Carney announced the partnership at the Mayor's Breakfast Series early Monday morning

Ottawa Citizen Monday, December 8, 2025 8:00 AM How restorative justice could help sexual assault survivors in Ottawa       Not every survivor wants to press charges and take their cases to court, one Ottawa defence lawyer says.

Ottawa Citizen Monday, December 8, 2025 4:00 AM Canada needs to hold a national conversation about mobilization, but it shouldn't start with an internal directive | Opinion       Any mobilization plan must be anchored in explicit political direction, supported by elected officials, and debated openly.

Ottawa Citizen Monday, December 8, 2025 4:00 AM Five ways departments can avoid loss of institutional knowledge in public service cuts       A public servant worries about the corporate memory that will be lost as older government employees take early retirement incentives.

Ottawa Citizen Monday, December 8, 2025 4:00 AM DND won't meet with Ontario farmers concerned about new radar system       One farmer said she was told by DND that it will no longer agree to meetings because she wrote to Defence Minister David McGuinty.

Windsor Star Monday, December 8, 2025 9:55 AM Off-duty police officer charged with impaired driving and fleeing police, suspended with pay       An off-duty Windsor police officer has been charged with impaired driving and fleeing from police following a stop early Saturday morning. Shortly after 4 a.m. on Dec. 6, officers observed a vehicle stopped at the intersection of Jefferson Boulevard and Tecumseh Road East. A lone male driver appeared to be asleep behind the wheel. When […]

Windsor Star Monday, December 8, 2025 9:47 AM Ontario NDP leader Stiles, MPP Gretzky say homelessness in Windsor has reached 'state of emergency'       Ontario NDP leader Marit Stiles and Windsor West MPP Lisa Gretzky visited Windsor's largest homeless shelter on Saturday and called on the province to increase funding for programs addressing homelessness and addiction. Stiles echoed a motion passed Friday by the Ontario Big City Mayors, urging the provincial government to declare a state of emergency over […]

Windsor Star Monday, December 8, 2025 7:10 AM Opinion: Don't be a jerk to your city councillor. Here's how       Rule one: disabuse yourself of the notion that if only councillors were as smart as you are, they would agree with you.

The Province Monday, December 8, 2025 9:00 AM Empty Stocking Fund: Surrey Christmas Bureau delivers hope to local family       'It felt as if someone stepped into our home and lifted a weight we had been carrying for months,' said Brian Mascareño Llamas.

The Province Monday, December 8, 2025 9:00 AM It's the 12 Days of Christmas — personal financial edition       Take stock of your finances during the holidays by using these simple strategies to manage money better and reduce stress to plan for 2026

Saskatoon StarPhoenix Monday, December 8, 2025 7:00 AM Cannabis store owners say heavy taxation making business difficult       "Everybody thinks we're making millions, and I'm making less money. I'm paying myself less money now than I was in 2018."

Regina Leader-Post Monday, December 8, 2025 7:00 AM 'A dangerous exercise': Community speaks out against possible City of Regina budget cuts       "We need to look to the future and to make this an enjoyable, livable, worthwhile place to live. These funding cuts are not adding to that process."

Calgary Herald Monday, December 8, 2025 8:00 AM Leong: Despite Calgary Transit budget boost, long way to go for better bus service       Some improvements less to do with money and more to do with how things are done

Calgary Herald Monday, December 8, 2025 7:00 AM CPKC Holiday Train to give rural food banks 'needed support' with visits to southern Alberta towns       Food banks worry about ability to keep up as demand for services rises

Calgary Herald Monday, December 8, 2025 7:00 AM Flames' Zayne Parekh pumped for world juniors: 'It will put some belief back in me'       In an exclusive interview with Postmedia, Flames rookie Zayne Parekh put a positive spin on his injury absence — 'I think it's been a good breather for me'

Calgary Herald Monday, December 8, 2025 7:00 AM Your package delivery likely came from a Calgary-area warehouse — now hot real estate       The Calgary area has Canada's fifth-largest inventory of industrial real estate — but when it comes to demand, the city is second only to Toronto

Calgary Herald Monday, December 8, 2025 7:00 AM Cartoon break: Editorial cartoons from the past week (Dec. 8, 2025)       It's the busy, holiday season. Give yourself a one-minute break with our editorial cartoons from the past week.   For another visual take on the latest news and features, check out our new Graphic of the Week feature at calgaryherald.com/graphics.

Calgary Sun Monday, December 8, 2025 7:00 AM Letters, Dec. 8, 2025: 'Networks not playing nice'       TV networks target Alberta Canada's national TV networks may deliver Alberta straight to independence. The national political affairs shows on one recent Sunday showed Albertans that all of Canada's national networks could barely contain their contempt for Alberta. Despite the results of a Nov. 27 Angus Reid poll saying the majority of Canadians support a […]

Vancouver Sun Monday, December 8, 2025 9:00 AM Will First Nations seek Aboriginal title to more privately held lands in B.C.?       In recent B.C. Supreme Court ruling, Cowichan Tribes did not seek to displace private property holders but ruling says Indigenous and fee-simple land title can co-exist

Vancouver Sun Monday, December 8, 2025 9:00 AM She moved from L.A. to Vancouver to get more acting work. It paid off.       Veronica Long has steadily built a career in Hollywood North, most recently co-starring in the Netflix series The Wrong Paris

Vancouver Sun Monday, December 8, 2025 9:00 AM Three B.C. pizza chains are engaged in a food fight that may be decided in court       Court filings between Freshslice, HellCrust, and Yummy Slice open the box on the expansion of three B.C. pizza franchises

Dec 08, 02:00

CityNews Toronto Sunday, December 7, 2025 8:58 PM Woman seriously injured in 2-alarm apartment blaze in south Etobicoke       A 46-year-old woman was seriously injured in a two-alarm fire at an apartment building in south Etobicoke. Fire crews responded to a fire inside a second-floor apartment at 1 Summerhill Road, just off Lake Shore Boulevard West, just after 7 p.m. Sunday. A woman was taken to the hospital with second-degree burns. No other injuries […]

CityNews Toronto Sunday, December 7, 2025 8:07 PM Former Blue Jays player Jeff Kent elected to baseball Hall of Fame       Jeff Kent was elected to baseball's Hall of Fame on Sunday by the contemporary era committee, while steroids-tainted stars Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens were among seven players who fell short once again. Kent appeared on 14 of 16 ballots, two more than the 12 ballots needed for the 75% minimum. Another former Blue Jays […]

Calgary Herald Sunday, December 7, 2025 11:22 PM Third-period goal well worth the wait in annual Hitmen Teddy Bear Toss game       Veteran Ethan Moore sets off latest-ever flurry of stuffed animals at Saddledome

Vancouver Sun Sunday, December 7, 2025 10:48 PM Hazardous snowfall coming to highways throughout southern B.C.       'Mango express' bringing precipitation from Southeast Asia