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CTV News - Toronto Friday, December 8, 2023 5:01 PM
     A 22-year-old woman has been charged with murder in connection with the death of a three-year-old boy in East York earlier this week.

CTV News - Toronto Friday, December 8, 2023 4:14 PM
     Toronto police have issued arrest warrants for two suspects in connection with a theft and stabbing at an electronics store in Scarborough on Wednesday that left an off-duty officer injured when he tried to intervene.

CTV News - Toronto Friday, December 8, 2023 5:52 PM
     At least 99 hospital patients in Ontario have been placed in long-term care homes without their consent, the province's auditor general has found.

CTV News - Toronto Friday, December 8, 2023 7:36 PM
     A 23-year-old man allegedly sexually assaulted five people in under an hour in downtown Toronto this week.

CTV News - Toronto Friday, December 8, 2023 4:32 PM
     Car theft investigations are all too common for the officers who work with the Major Crime Unit at the Toronto Police Service's 53 Division.

CTV News - Toronto Friday, December 8, 2023 9:10 PM
     A 25-year-old man is facing charges in connection with a bank robbery in Mississauga on Thursday.

CTV News - Toronto Friday, December 8, 2023 3:50 PM
     Lawyers at a coroner's inquest say the death of a mentally ill man in an Ontario prison should be deemed a homicide, as they made dozens of recommendations that, if implemented, would broadly reshape psychiatric care behind bars.

CTV News - Toronto Friday, December 8, 2023 4:13 PM
     Toronto police are searching for a three-year-old dog that was stolen during a break-and-enter in Mimico.

CTVNews.ca - Top Stories - Public Friday, December 8, 2023 7:45 PM
     Ryan O'Neal, the heartthrob actor who went from a TV soap opera to an Oscar-nominated role in 'Love Story' and delivered a wry performance opposite his charismatic 9-year-old daughter Tatum in 'Paper Moon,' died Friday, his son said.

CTVNews.ca - Top Stories - Public Friday, December 8, 2023 8:30 PM
     A county prosecutor's office says one of its law clerks passed the State Bar of California exam at age 17.

CTVNews.ca - Top Stories - Public Friday, December 8, 2023 6:33 PM
     Influenza cases were on the rise during the second week of the annual flu season, according to the Public Health Agency of Canada, with swine flu being the most detected subtype.

CTVNews.ca - Top Stories - Public Friday, December 8, 2023 3:40 PM
     The United States vetoed a United Nations resolution Friday backed by almost all other Security Council members and dozens of other nations demanding an immediate humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza. Supporters called it a terrible day and warned of more civilian deaths and destruction as the war goes into its third month.

CTVNews.ca - Top Stories - Public Friday, December 8, 2023 6:02 PM
     The director of Canada's spy agency, David Vigneault, says the officer at the centre of an investigation by The Canadian Press into allegations of rape and harassment no longer works for the agency, and an ombudsperson will be put in place to monitor workplace-related issues.

Friday, December 8, 2023 9:29 PM
     Last week, Corrections Canada contacted the murdered man's family to inform them that Penticton mass murderer John Brittain was being relocated.

Friday, December 8, 2023 9:22 PM
     Sources say members of the Vancouver Police Union voted overwhelmingly to support the proposed deal, with 97 per cent approval.

Friday, December 8, 2023 9:20 PM
     In November, after Quaw's remains were found, her mother Pam Heron described her daughter as "loved cared for deeply by her family, friends and community."

Friday, December 8, 2023 8:56 PM
     They're overbudget and more than a year overdue, but 10 tiny homes for people experiencing homelessness are set to welcome new residents in Vancouver.

Friday, December 8, 2023 8:56 PM
     A B.C. charity that specializes in grief support services for families dealing with traumatic loss says the need is greater than ever, particularly around the holidays.

Friday, December 8, 2023 8:54 PM
     Vancouver officers may be seen with the cameras as early as this month in the downtown core, in East Vancouver and in the Traffic Services Section.

Friday, December 8, 2023 8:40 PM
     Snow has returned to Manitoba with a bang Friday night, leading to highway closures in the province.

Friday, December 8, 2023 8:19 PM
     Tyler Marshall was just going for some groceries at the Walmart in Kingsway Mall when he was shot during a series of violent events in the parking lot this week, losing a finger.

Friday, December 8, 2023 8:07 PM
     True Art owner Diane Geddes says she was stunned after watching security camera footage after the trio left her small business.

Friday, December 8, 2023 8:05 PM
     Thirteen other members voted in favor of a brief draft resolution, put forward by the United Arab Emirates, while Britain abstained.

Toronto Sun Friday, December 8, 2023 9:57 PM
     What an indictment of this Raptors side when the most energetic and most engaged individual on the court isn't taking a shot, isn't taking a charge or isn't even in a game uniform. Darko Rajakovic must be at his wits' end, even though the season is far from its end just as it's beginning to […]

Toronto Sun Friday, December 8, 2023 9:24 PM
     Many of these 'nudify' services use popular social networks for marketing

Toronto Sun Friday, December 8, 2023 9:20 PM
     ESPN analyst and former tennis star Chris Evert announced Friday that she will miss the network's coverage of the Australian Open next month after being diagnosed with cancer for a second time. The announcement came 11 months after Evert declared she was free of ovarian cancer, which she had discovered in January 2022. Evert, 68, […]

Toronto Sun Friday, December 8, 2023 7:38 PM
     A 22-year-old Toronto woman has been charged after a three-year-old child was allegedly assaulted inside a washroom and later died. Toronto Police responded to a medical call on Dec. 3 at a home in the Dawes Rd.-Chapman Ave. area in the city's east end. Police said the boy was pronounced dead at the scene. Cops […]

Toronto Sun Friday, December 8, 2023 7:30 PM
     SANCTIMONIOUS CALL FOR CEASEFIRE Who wouldn't want a ceasefire? Ending war is always good, right? Well, no. Right now, in Parliament and across the country, we see people wrapping themselves in the flag of peace, calling for a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas. This is a simplistic, smug approach that fails to understand reality. As […]

Toronto Sun Friday, December 8, 2023 7:17 PM
     The retrial will force 25-year-old Zack Noureddine's family to relive their pain once again

Toronto Sun Friday, December 8, 2023 6:44 PM
     Keenan 'Kiki' Sadler, 17, is a true competitor who refuses to let cerebral palsy or a recently broken left femur get him down

Toronto Sun Friday, December 8, 2023 6:37 PM
     When big sports news reaches the internet, you can bet rumours will also run rampant. That was the case Friday afternoon, when updates on Shohei Ohtani's future and his whereabouts turned into a s— Sho. Ohtani, the free agent all-star pitcher and hitter, has yet to make his decision where to sign next. According to […]

Toronto Sun Friday, December 8, 2023 6:32 PM
     Operation Autoguard started in September

Toronto Sun Friday, December 8, 2023 6:21 PM
     His licence was also suspended for 30 days

CityNews Toronto Friday, December 8, 2023 8:27 PM
     Attorneys for Amazon on Friday asked a federal judge to dismiss the Federal Trade Commission's antitrust lawsuit against the e-commerce giant, arguing the agency is attacking policies that benefit consumers and competition. Amazon's response came more than two months after the FTC — joined by 17 states — filed the historic complaint against the Seattle-based […]

CityNews Toronto Friday, December 8, 2023 8:24 PM
     Three University of Nevada, Las Vegas faculty members died this week and another was critically injured when a lone gunman walked onto campus and opened fire in the building housing the business school. The shooting stoked fear on the 30,000-student campus just miles from the Las Vegas Strip where the deadliest mass shooting in modern […]

CityNews Toronto Friday, December 8, 2023 8:19 PM
     At least 99 hospital patients in Ontario have been placed in long-term care homes without their consent, the province's auditor general has found. Opposition politicians and seniors' advocates have roundly criticized a law the Progressive Conservative government enacted last year to enable those moves, which can see those patients placed in homes up to 70 […]

CityNews Toronto Friday, December 8, 2023 8:03 PM
     A 23-year-old is under arrest for a series of alleged sexual assaults over a 40 minute span in the downtown core on Thursday. Police say around 8 a.m. on Dec. 7 a man approached someone in the area of Robert and College Streets and sexually assaulted them before fleeing the scene. Approximately 10 minutes later, […]

CityNews Toronto Friday, December 8, 2023 7:44 PM
     SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah Attorney General Sean Reyes, who is facing scrutiny for his decadelong friendship with the embattled founder of an anti-child-trafficking organization, announced Friday that he will not seek reelection in 2024. The Republican had announced in September that he would seek a fourth term. Reyes is now backtracking on that […]

CityNews Toronto Friday, December 8, 2023 7:42 PM
     DALLAS (AP) — Southwest Airlines flight attendants have voted down a contract offer reached by negotiators for the airline and the union. The Transport Workers Union Local 556 said Friday that the proposal was voted down 64% to 36%. The local's president, Lyn Montgomery, said the vote followed five years of negotiations during which the […]

CityNews Toronto Friday, December 8, 2023 7:39 PM
     NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Nashville Police have "exhausted all available investigative avenues" in the hunt for the person who leaked pages from a school shooter's journals to a conservative commentator, the department announced in an email sent to media late on Friday. The writings are part of an ongoing legal battle over whether they should […]

CityNews Toronto Friday, December 8, 2023 7:35 PM
     INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The Indiana secretary of state is appealing a ruling that a law stipulating voting requirements for a candidate's party affiliation is unconstitutional in a decision that lifted the hopes of a U.S. Senate hopeful who wants to run as a Republican. The Indiana attorney general's office filed the notice of appeal Friday […]

CityNews Toronto Friday, December 8, 2023 7:20 PM
     WASHINGTON (AP) — Fox News pushed back Friday against a former reporter's lawsuit saying he was targeted and fired for challenging false claims about the riot at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. The network argued that Jason Donner had not shown he faced illegal discrimination. The nation's capital bans discrimination based on political […]

CityNews Toronto Friday, December 8, 2023 7:06 PM
     SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The national security advisers of the United States, South Korea and Japan called on Saturday for a stronger international push to suppress North Korea's development of nuclear weapons and missiles and its military cooperation with other countries amid concerns about its alleged arms transfers to Russia. The meeting in Seoul […]

CityNews Toronto Friday, December 8, 2023 7:03 PM
     MEXICO CITY (AP) — Eleven people were killed in a clash Friday between gunmen from a criminal gang and residents of a small farming community in central Mexico, authorities said. Dramatic video of the fight posted on social media showed villagers in cowboy hats with sickles and hunting rifles chasing down suspected gang members amid […]

CityNews Toronto Friday, December 8, 2023 6:15 PM
     LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — The ringleader of a group who admitted to firebombing several police cars in Arkansas during the 2020 protests over the killing of George Floyd has been sentenced to five and a half years in federal prison, while three of his co-defendants were sentenced to 18 months each. A federal judge […]

CityNews Toronto Friday, December 8, 2023 6:15 PM
     SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A long-sought and disputed project in drought-prone California aimed at capturing more water during heavy rain storms reached a key milestone on Friday when Gov. Gavin Newsom's administration finished an environmental review for an underground tunnel. The tunnel would be about 45 miles (72 kilometers) long and 36 feet (10.9 meters) […]

CityNews Toronto Friday, December 8, 2023 6:08 PM
     CALGARY — Unifor says representatives from its energy locals have ratified a tentative agreement that sets a pattern for more than 7,500 workers. The workers are part of the union's National Energy Program. In a press release Friday, Unifor says it reached the three-year agreement with Suncor. To complete the process, local unions will supplement […]

CityNews Toronto Friday, December 8, 2023 6:05 PM
     SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — All members of New Mexico's congressional delegation expressed outrage with the U.S. House leadership's move to block compensation for people sickened by exposure to radiation during nuclear weapons testing and the mining of uranium during the Cold War. Originally, the bill expanded eligibility for compensation under the Radiation Exposure Compensation […]

G-Alt cp24.com Friday, December 8, 2023 6:20 PM
     A dinosaur fossil found in the Alberta badlands has revealed new details about the diet of young meat-eating tyrannosaurs.

G-Alt cp24.com Friday, December 8, 2023 5:11 PM
     Metrolinx CEO apologizes for Eglinton Crosstown delays, says still no date set to open LRT. Codi Wilson, CP24 Web Content Writer.

G-Alt cp24.com Friday, December 8, 2023 3:10 PM
     Shohei Ohtani watch kicks into higher gear in Toronto as Blue Jays plans track private plane. TEST_LogoiHeart_Lowfi. CP24.com Managing Digital ...

G-Alt cp24.com Friday, December 8, 2023 2:35 PM
     CP24 Web Content Writer. Codi Wilson. Published date: 5 ... Today's update is expected to get underway at 9 a.m. and will be streamed live on CP24.com.

G-Alt cp24.com Friday, December 8, 2023 1:47 PM
     The Public Health Agency of Canada says the death toll has risen to five in a salmonella outbreak linked to Malichita and Rudy brand cantaloupes.

Ottawa Citizen Friday, December 8, 2023 8:24 PM
     An 18-year-old from Drummond-North Elmsley Township died from injuries caused by a two-vehicle collision in Lanark County, Ontario Provincial Police said Friday. In an online post, the OPP said its Lanark County detachment was investigating the fatal crash, which occurred on the Drummond Concession 2 roadway. The investigation was being conducted in conjunction with OPP […]

Ottawa Citizen Friday, December 8, 2023 7:31 PM
     It's time again for the Winter Lights Across Canada, the striking display of holiday lights winding across the national capital region. The display began in 1985 to highlight sites along "Confederation Boulevard," the ceremonial route around the heart of Canada's capital region. Since then, a number of dazzling light shows with thousands of lights have […]

Ottawa Citizen Friday, December 8, 2023 6:09 PM
     "The point we're trying to make is that the rhetoric we hear about these high home prices and rents is that there is a lack of supply. And the solution is 'supply, supply, supply.'"

Ottawa Citizen Friday, December 8, 2023 5:33 PM
     Governor General Mary Simon played post-pandemic catchup by fêting four years' worth of visual/media arts winners on Friday at Rideau Hall. 

Ottawa Citizen Friday, December 8, 2023 4:40 PM
     The $514-million contract was awarded to Canada Life in November 2021 following a multi-year retendering process.

Windsor Star Friday, December 8, 2023 5:42 PM
     More than 600 people hungry for spuds flocked to downtown Windsor on Thursday for the eighth annual Potato Fest. Hosted by In Honour of the Ones We Love, the standing-room-only event saw potatoes prepared in pies, pasta, soup, and more at St. Clair College Centre for the Arts. "It was fabulous," sad Anita Imperioli, the […]

Windsor Star Friday, December 8, 2023 4:00 PM
     In some respects, many Canadians have rebounded from three years of social isolation. Our unemployment levels have dropped and our sporting and cultural activities have ostensibly returned to normal. However, our desire to "return to pre-COVID normalcy" has been somewhat of a struggle and the pandemic's legacy continues. Governments which struggled to respond to the […]

Windsor Star Friday, December 8, 2023 3:24 PM
     Kingsville town council approved a municipal tax rate hike Wednesday for 2024 that will see an increase of $158 on a homeowner's tax bill for every $250,000 worth of assessed home value. Mayor Dennis Rogers said the town is not releasing the traditional percentage increase. "We're getting away from the percentage game," Rogers said. "Because […]

Windsor Star Friday, December 8, 2023 3:04 PM
     A 21-year-old man has died following a motor vehicle collision Wednesday and the teenage driver is facing several charges including impaired driving. Police were called to a crash Wednesday, shortly before 12 a.m., in the 200 block of Cameron Avenue. The 19-year-old driver of a vehicle travelling northbound is alleged to have been travelling at […]

Windsor Star Friday, December 8, 2023 3:00 PM
     The Windsor Spitfires are hoping home can become sweet again. The Spitfires, along with North Bay, were the only two Ontario Hockey League teams to post a combined 50 regular-season wins at home over the previous two seasons, but it's been rough start this season. The Spitfires snapped a four-game losing skid at home with […]

The Province Friday, December 8, 2023 7:12 PM
     The Canucks have a grind in front of them; do fans think they can get some good results before Christmas?

The Province Friday, December 8, 2023 5:59 PM
     With the 2024 world juniors — their world juniors — just around the corner, this crop of players is poised for its moment.

The Province Friday, December 8, 2023 5:08 PM
     The pesky Canucks winger is in a scoring funk, but his line is playing well.

Saskatoon StarPhoenix Friday, December 8, 2023 5:46 PM
     The forensic evidence was presented during the second-degree murder trial of Afrah Ahmed Abdi, accused of fatally shooting Logan Nayneecassum.

Saskatoon StarPhoenix Friday, December 8, 2023 5:31 PM
     Acting Deputy Chief Dave Haye — who has been a member of the force in Saskatoon for 39 years — will serve as the city's interim police chief.

Regina Leader-Post Friday, December 8, 2023 8:20 PM
     A 29-year-old from Fort Saskatchewan, Alta., faces five charges, including assaulting a peace officer, after the incident on Thursday.

Regina Leader-Post Friday, December 8, 2023 5:05 PM
     A fiery fall sitting heard plenty of back-and-forth accusations from both sides of the room, most over a protest in mid-November that stopped proceedings temporarily.

National Observer Friday, December 8, 2023 8:43 PM
     It emits a potent greenhouse gas at a higher rate than almost anywhere else in North America, according to new research from one of Canada's premier climate labs.

Montreal Gazette Friday, December 8, 2023 7:53 PM
     "The government is eliminating the essential and critical decision-making power of the community in relation to the revocation of the bilingual status of our institutions."

Montreal Gazette Friday, December 8, 2023 7:35 PM
     The United States' isolated stand reflected a growing fracture between Washington and some of its closest allies.

Montreal Gazette Friday, December 8, 2023 7:25 PM
     Paves the way for legal oversight of technology used in popular generative AI services like ChatGPT.

Montreal Gazette Friday, December 8, 2023 7:07 PM
     "I've been in that situation (getting sent down to the AHL) multiple times, but it's different when you've been in the NHL," Kovacevic says.

Montreal Gazette Friday, December 8, 2023 6:34 PM
     Additional Exo bus lines can be ridden at no charge and free transit tickets will be handed out at train stations.

Montreal Gazette Friday, December 8, 2023 5:04 PM
     Police responded to a call Tuesday about a child under the age of three with serious injuries.

Montreal Gazette Friday, December 8, 2023 4:58 PM
     The unanimous decision says the territory's government should have considered the preservation and development of minority language communities.

Montreal Gazette Friday, December 8, 2023 4:46 PM
     Some Albertans have expressed concern that should Alberta adopt the Quebec model, pension benefits could be at risk through politically driven investment in dicey pet projects and sweetheart business deals.

Montreal Gazette Friday, December 8, 2023 4:41 PM
     "I'm not in politics to win a popularity contest," the premier said. "I'm in politics for results, for changing things for the good of Quebecers."

Montreal Gazette Friday, December 8, 2023 4:41 PM
     "The methods of disclosure are not well known enough and many people fear reprisals if they decide to make a complaint."

Calgary Herald Friday, December 8, 2023 7:34 PM
     Calgary police have released security camera images of someone investigators believe to be responsible for a stabbing at the Marlborough CTrain station late last month. Someone was working on a laptop at the LRT station around 3 p.m. on Nov. 27 when he was approached by a suspect who showed interest in the electronic device, […]

Calgary Herald Friday, December 8, 2023 7:06 PM
     As Canada's oilpatch tries to figure out how a federal emission cap will work, a more immediate concern is its impact on investment.

Calgary Herald Friday, December 8, 2023 6:19 PM
     The sentencing hearing for a Calgary man who killed his domestic partner in a northeast hotel room will take place early in the new year. Defence counsel Adriano Iovinelli and Crown prosecutor Terry Mazerolle appeared in Calgary Court of King's Bench on Friday to set a full-day hearing for Jan. 5. Iovinelli's client Vladimir Ngbangbo […]

Calgary Herald Friday, December 8, 2023 6:08 PM
     I am writing this from COP28, which I am attending as part of the Alberta and Canadian delegation. Watching some of the media messaging back home, I felt the need to address why Alberta has such a large delegation attending COP28 led by Premier Smith and Environment Minister Rebecca Schulz. The delegation includes key government […]

Calgary Herald Friday, December 8, 2023 5:58 PM
     BANFF, Alta. — An independent review into a prescribed fire that led to evacuations in a popular tourist town in Banff National Park has made a series of recommendations to try to prevent it from happening again. The review, which was released by Parks Canada this week, was ordered by the federal agency after the […]

Calgary Herald Friday, December 8, 2023 5:49 PM
     A mental health review board has rejected a discharge request from a man who killed five people at a Calgary house party almost a decade ago. Matthew de Grood was found not criminally responsible for the 2014 stabbing deaths of Zackariah Rathwell, Jordan Segura, Kaiti Perras, Josh Hunter and Lawrence Hong. A court determined he […]

Calgary Herald Friday, December 8, 2023 5:29 PM
     The NDP called it another example of how the UCP is crafting key policies on the back of a napkin

Calgary Herald Friday, December 8, 2023 5:04 PM
     Murder suspect Gerald Russell Frommelt will stand trial next fall for the murder of a 23-year-old woman in northeast Calgary home.

Calgary Herald Friday, December 8, 2023 3:43 PM
     'I wanted people to know the mayor wasn't choosing a side in something that honestly has no sides,' Gondek told Postmedia

Calgary Herald Friday, December 8, 2023 3:23 PM
     In 2017, an original painting by Maud Lewis was unearthed at a thrift store in New Hamburg, Ont. Fished out of a donation bin, the undated piece — titled Portrait of Eddie Barnes and Ed Murphy, Lobster Fishermen, Bay View, N.S. — was later sold at a charity auction for $45,000 to an unnamed Calgary […]

Calgary Sun Friday, December 8, 2023 4:24 PM
     Off-season acquisition brought in to help Calgary's NLL club score more goals

Calgary Sun Friday, December 8, 2023 3:40 PM
     'I think it's good. You see that every line's producing right now'

Vancouver Sun Friday, December 8, 2023 7:30 PM
     Opinion: It is riddled with limitations and contradicts the minister on one fundamental claim.

Vancouver Sun Friday, December 8, 2023 7:00 PM
     Re: Move to abolish Vancouver park board reveals rift in Mayor Ken Sim's ABC party I am glad to hear that Mayor Ken Sim is taking steps to end Vancouver's park board. I wish, however, he would go farther. Many more changes are needed for Vancouver to operate on a coherent, efficient, and democratic basis. […]

Vancouver Sun Friday, December 8, 2023 6:34 PM
     A first-degree murder conviction comes with a mandatory life sentence without the possibility of parole for 25 years.

Vancouver Sun Friday, December 8, 2023 6:22 PM
     A plan to abolish the city's elected park board reveals a rift within ABC that burst into public view this week had been developing quietly for months.

Vancouver Sun Friday, December 8, 2023 4:20 PM
     He says the officer accused in the complaints is no longer employed by the agency, as of Monday.

Vancouver Sun Friday, December 8, 2023 3:54 PM
     Mounties also identified the Richmond father as Derrek Chen, 46.

Vancouver Sun Friday, December 8, 2023 3:51 PM
     The S.S. Beaver went aground on the rocks off of Stanley Park in 1888 and fell into Burrard Inlet in 1892. But it lives on in souvenirs from the wreck.

Vancouver Sun Friday, December 8, 2023 3:40 PM
     About 37,000 people received emergency contraceptives through the program.