TORONTO STAR Saturday, December 17, 2022 7:00 AM Carjackings are up more than 100 per cent in Toronto this year in a string of cases often involving armed youth. Behind the crime wave: organized crime, the opioid epidemic and the promise of "life-changing" money. |
TORONTO STAR Saturday, December 17, 2022 6:00 AM Canada's busiest airport expects to see as many as 130,000 travellers per day during the holiday season. |
CTV News - Toronto Saturday, December 17, 2022 8:05 AM A Mississauga city councillor wants to see more family-sized units included in new high-rises, arguing that the city needs to ensure it's "actually housing people instead of warehousing people" as it builds up. |
Saturday, December 17, 2022 9:54 AM Shoplifting has surged to an alarming level across Canada, industry insiders say, with inflation and labour shortages cited as major factors behind the increase. |
Saturday, December 17, 2022 9:17 AM Some progress on the new agreement to protect nature has been made on less controversial targets such as gender equity, but the marquee targets are still covered in maybes. |
Saturday, December 17, 2022 9:06 AM The federal government has committed $3.8 billion this year alone to foster mining and processing efforts, as well as component manufacturing and EV production. |
Saturday, December 17, 2022 9:00 AM The opioid epidemic is affecting families all over Edmonton, but is the province's recovery-only approach more harmful than helpful? Or do we need more harm reduction? |
Saturday, December 17, 2022 8:28 AM The hunt for Christmas trees has been so intense, one seller says some Nova Scotians have been following his truck right to the lot when they see a trailer loaded with evergreens. |
Saturday, December 17, 2022 8:13 AM Hockey Canada's previous board stepped down in October amid blistering criticism related to the scandal-plagued federation's past handling of sexual assault allegations. |
Saturday, December 17, 2022 8:00 AM In a year-end interview, Lawrence MacAulay confirmed the same veterans service agent was responsible for all four confirmed cases of discussions about assisted dying. |
Saturday, December 17, 2022 7:55 AM Experts say the real cause of inflation is more complicated and it's not new for "complex issues to be oversimplified by politicians of all political stripes." |
Saturday, December 17, 2022 7:00 AM A New Brunswick woman is visiting businesses in Greater Moncton with her miniature horse to spread holiday cheer. |
Saturday, December 17, 2022 6:00 AM The mortgage stress test is holding steady heading into 2023. For those boxed out of buying a home, is the alternative market an option? Here's what to know. |
Toronto Sun Saturday, December 17, 2022 9:53 AM A 25-year-old man was arrested Saturday and faces several charges in relation to the latest unprovoked TTC assaults |
Toronto Sun Saturday, December 17, 2022 8:36 AM A retired priest has been charged in an alleged historical sexual assault that investigators claim occurred in Mississauga four decades ago. Peel Regional Police say they received information in October that a Catholic priest who practised in Peel Region between 1980 and 1983 allegedly sexually assaulted a boy while he was attending church. On Thursday, […] |
CityNews Toronto Saturday, December 17, 2022 9:46 AM BERLIN (AP) — German authorities said Saturday that they have recovered a significant part of the 18th-century treasures stolen from Dresden's Green Vault museum in a spectacular break-in more than three years ago. Prosecutors and police said in a statement that they secured 31 items in Berlin overnight, including "several pieces that appear to be […] |
CityNews Toronto Saturday, December 17, 2022 9:16 AM LONDON (AP) — Leo Varadkar returned for a second term as Ireland's prime minister on Saturday as part of a job-sharing deal made by the country's centrist coalition government. Lawmakers voted to approve Varadkar's nomination to replace Micheál Martin during a special session of the Dail, the lower house of Ireland's parliament. His appointment was […] |
CityNews Toronto Saturday, December 17, 2022 9:08 AM CHENNAI, India (AP) — Arjun Viswanathan stood on the street, his hands folded, eyes fixed on the idol of the Hindu deity Ganesh. On a humid morning, the information technology professional was waiting outside the temple, the size of a small closet – barely enough room for the lone priest to stand and perform puja […] |
CityNews Toronto Saturday, December 17, 2022 9:03 AM TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — Tunisians are voting to elect a new parliament on Saturday, to the backdrop of a soaring cost-of-living crisis and concerns of democracy backsliding in the North African country — the cradle of Arab Spring protests a decade ago. Opposition parties — including the Salvation Front coalition that the popular Ennahda party […] |
CityNews Toronto Saturday, December 17, 2022 9:02 AM Sports fans who view their favorite players as role models might think twice before taking their financial advice, too. The bankruptcy of FTX and the arrest of its founder and former CEO are raising new questions about the role celebrity athletes such as Tom Brady, Steph Curry, Naomi Osaka and others played in lending legitimacy […] |
CityNews Toronto Saturday, December 17, 2022 9:00 AM Shoplifting has surged to an alarming level across Canada, industry insiders say, with inflation and labour shortages cited as major factors behind the increase. The uptick has triggered concern among Canadian grocers even as the rise in food prices helps pad their bottom lines. Grocery prices were up 11 per cent year-over-year in October and […] |
CityNews Toronto Saturday, December 17, 2022 8:46 AM BATANG KALI, Malaysia (AP) — Rescuers on Saturday found the bodies of a woman and two children, raising the death toll from a landslide on an unlicensed campground in Malaysia to 24 with nine others still missing. Selangor state fire chief Norazam Khamis told reporters the bodies of a mother and son were found buried […] |
CityNews Toronto Saturday, December 17, 2022 8:39 AM In the days after a gunman killed five people at a gay nightclub in Colorado last month, much of social media lit up with the now familiar expressions of grief, mourning and disbelief. But on some online message boards and platforms, the tone was celebratory. "I love waking up to great news," wrote one user […] |
CityNews Toronto Saturday, December 17, 2022 8:02 AM WASHINGTON (AP) — In his quest to rise to House speaker, Kevin McCarthy is charging straight into history — potentially becoming the first nominee in 100 years unable to win the job on a first-round floor vote. The increasingly real prospect of a messy floor fight over the speaker's gavel on Day One of the […] |
CityNews Toronto Saturday, December 17, 2022 7:36 AM BERLIN (AP) — Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Saturday inaugurated Germany's first liquefied natural gas terminal, declaring that the speed with which it was put into service is a signal that Europe's biggest economy will remain strong. The top three officials in the government — Scholz, Economy Minister Robert Habeck and Finance Minister Christian Lindner — […] |
CityNews Toronto Saturday, December 17, 2022 7:29 AM Hockey Canada's provincial and territorial members will vote today on whether to approve a slate of nominees to fill the organization's nine vacancies on its board of directors. Hugh L. Fraser, a retired judge with nearly three decades of experience at the Ontario court of justice, is the nominee for board chair. Former women's national […] |
CityNews Toronto Saturday, December 17, 2022 7:22 AM A rally will held Saturday in downtown Toronto to mark the sixth anniversary of the death of a 30-year-old with schizophrenia while being held in custody at an Ontario jail. Soleiman Faqiri died on Dec. 15, 2016, after being beaten, pepper sprayed and restrained in a prone position in a segregation cell at Central East […] |
CityNews Toronto Saturday, December 17, 2022 7:16 AM MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — An A-League soccer match between rivals Melbourne City and Melbourne Victory was abandoned Saturday after fans invaded the field and attacked City goalkeeper Tom Glover. Video on social media shows a fan throwing a metal bucket with a white substance at Glover, who was taken off the field dazed and bleeding. […] |
CityNews Toronto Saturday, December 17, 2022 6:53 AM BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — The leaders of Hungary, Romania, Georgia and Azerbaijan finalized an agreement Saturday on an undersea electricity connector that could become a new power source for the European Union amid a crunch on energy supplies caused by the war in Ukraine. The agreement involves a cable running beneath the Black Sea that […] |
CityNews Toronto Saturday, December 17, 2022 6:46 AM CAIRO (AP) — The International Monetary Fund has approved a deal that will provide a $3 billion support package to cash-strapped Egypt over a period of almost four years, with the agreement expected to draw in an additional $14 billion in financing for the Middle East country. The announcement from the IMF's executive board late […] |
Ottawa Citizen Saturday, December 17, 2022 9:40 AM Ottawa Fire Services were called just before 8 p.m. Friday for hazardous materials concerns at Gamma Dyna Care laboratory on Peter Morand Crescent near Roger Guindon Avenue in the Riverview district. A caller reported five people inside a medical lab could smell a propane-like smell and were experiencing watering eyes. The people were advised to […] |
Ottawa Citizen Saturday, December 17, 2022 9:31 AM Although a snowfall warning continues in the capital region, the season's first big snowstorm seemed to be winding down Saturday. But you can expect continued flurries and winds for a while as the storm makes its way out. Total snowfall from Friday's storm ranged from 20 cm to 30 cm, according to Environment Canada. The […] |
Ottawa Citizen Saturday, December 17, 2022 8:00 AM A cull may be the easy and cheap way out, but it is not the responsible way to manage wildlife. |
Ottawa Citizen Saturday, December 17, 2022 7:00 AM Saturday, Dec. 17: Readers aren't impressed with Ottawa bureaucrats' hesitation to return to the office part-time. You can write to us too, at letters@ottawacitizen.com |
Ottawa Citizen Saturday, December 17, 2022 6:00 AM The federal government's decision to send public servants back to the office at least two or three days a week could create a logistical nightmare as departments scramble to find space for workers, warns the president of The Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada. Jennifer Carr said the federal government gave up some […] |
Windsor Star Saturday, December 17, 2022 6:00 AM Thanks city council. You have just spent $100 million on Transit Windsor bells and whistles – none of which I feel will move riders around the city any faster. Kudos to two councillors who voted against this motion. The sell job the mayor has been broadcasting as to all the benefits transit riders will receive […] |
Windsor Star Saturday, December 17, 2022 6:00 AM National parks serve as pilgrimage sites, promote ecotourism, stimulate local economies, protect biodiversity and improve health and quality of life. Windsor's proposed Ojibway National Urban Park (NUP) I believe will reap benefits on both sides of the border. The most striking aspect of Ojibway is its urban biodiversity. This site hosts the most endangered ecosystem […] |
Windsor Star Saturday, December 17, 2022 5:47 AM On Sept. 22, 2015, Carol Culleton, Anastasia Kuzyk and Nathalie Warmerdam were murdered by a man with whom they had each been involved. Seven years later, the CKW coroner's inquest for the three women resulted in 86 recommendations for systemic changes — desperately needed if we are to save the lives of women and children. […] |
The Province Saturday, December 17, 2022 9:00 AM The NHL is looking at new iterations of the schedule, in an apparent effort to improve the bottom line. |
Ottawa Sun Saturday, December 17, 2022 5:30 AM Here are today's Ottawa Sun letters to the editor. |
Saskatoon StarPhoenix Saturday, December 17, 2022 8:00 AM A reader believes a program to train occupational therapists needs to be established at the University of Saskatchewan. |
Saskatoon StarPhoenix Saturday, December 17, 2022 8:00 AM One of the great traditions of First Nations culture is the practice of adopting friends as brothers and extending your family. |
Saskatoon StarPhoenix Saturday, December 17, 2022 7:00 AM "It seems to be a thing with me, the longevity." |
Saskatoon StarPhoenix Saturday, December 17, 2022 7:00 AM Mining firm's president for the Americas pleased with progress at site of new mine in 2022, |
Saskatoon StarPhoenix Saturday, December 17, 2022 7:00 AM ChiralGlitter is made of cellulose and mimics the natural processes that produce structural colours. It's environmentally harmless and even edible. |
Regina Leader-Post Saturday, December 17, 2022 8:20 AM Maybe what's needed is politicians as serious about offering workable solutions as they are about making a personal, political statements. |
Regina Leader-Post Saturday, December 17, 2022 8:00 AM I am proud to say "Saskatchewan farm girl" suits me just fine because for me its roots are deep and true, writes Lillian Ainley Burchill. |
Regina Leader-Post Saturday, December 17, 2022 8:00 AM Thousands of dollars pledged to various CBOs throughout Saskatchewan. |
Regina Leader-Post Saturday, December 17, 2022 7:00 AM Robservations … • Mini-rant coming up in five … four … three … two … one … go! … can the Saskatchewan Roughriders please dispense with the unconvincingly happy, conciliatory chatter regarding Cody Fajardo?! The niceties are incompatible with the inescapable reality that the CFL team's quarterbacking situation is in disrepair. • Reminder: With two […] |
National Observer Saturday, December 17, 2022 6:10 AM Nuclear fusion may still be decades away, but the global energy transition away from fossil fuels is only going to pick up speed in the months and years to come, writes columnist Max Fawcett. |
National Observer Saturday, December 17, 2022 6:10 AM With many nations already on board, 30 by 30 might be one of the few successes coming out of COP15. If so, time will prove it a pyrrhic victory. |
National Observer Saturday, December 17, 2022 6:10 AM Powerful lobby groups representing fossil fuel companies, big agriculture, banks and other industries threatening the environment are out in full force at the United Nations biodiversity conference in Montreal. |
National Observer Saturday, December 17, 2022 6:10 AM Indigenous traditional territories as a clearly defined category within the 30x30 framework are threatened by western nations, sources tell Canada's National Observer. |
Montreal Gazette Saturday, December 17, 2022 9:43 AM Next week, the days will start getting longer again, and eventually it'll stop feeling like midnight at 4:30 p.m. |
Montreal Gazette Saturday, December 17, 2022 9:27 AM Lightning are on a four-game win streak and are 8-2 in last 10 games, while Canadiens have lost two straight and are 4-5-1 in last 10. |
Montreal Gazette Saturday, December 17, 2022 8:26 AM A newly unveiled report confirms close ties between a crooked cop in charge of drug investigations and Montreal's powerful West End Gang. |
Montreal Gazette Saturday, December 17, 2022 7:59 AM Some people — mostly in lower income brackets — are owed as much as tens of thousands of dollars. |
Montreal Gazette Saturday, December 17, 2022 6:00 AM She taught science in high school before moving here, but Quebec doesn't recognize her degree. |
Montreal Gazette Saturday, December 17, 2022 6:00 AM A half century later, Reid's feel-good radio show about his own family Christmases never gets old with listeners. |
Montreal Gazette Saturday, December 17, 2022 6:00 AM The snow continues to fall today with a further 5 cm expected. |
Calgary Herald Saturday, December 17, 2022 9:52 AM Readers may recall I have often opined if you want an event to be successful, best put the ladies in charge. There is perhaps no better example of 'girl power' than the Children's Hospital Aid Society (CHAS). Formed in 1908, the invaluable organization has raised millions of dollars for myriad organizations that support the health […] |
Calgary Herald Saturday, December 17, 2022 9:09 AM A fresh dusting of Big White's famous champagne powder blankets "Brookie Cookie," the previously unnamed trail we're tracking our instructor Berne down. My 10-year-old daughter Brooklyn is delighted with Berne's new moniker for the route he created, piecing together the gentler sections of a few longer runs. It's our first ski day of Brooklyn's second […] |
Calgary Herald Saturday, December 17, 2022 9:00 AM I first met Josh Dueck, one of the most courageous athletes on the planet, I'd say, 10 years ago in Panorama. He was flying down an absurdly steep and icy downhill race course on his sit-ski. Paralyzed in a horrific 2004 skiing accident (he badly overshot a jump and injured his spinal cord), Dueck won […] |
Calgary Herald Saturday, December 17, 2022 9:00 AM An event guaranteed to get you into the seasonal spirit is the annual Christmas in Alberta celebration held in Gasoline Alley Museum at Heritage Park. That the event raises funds for not only Heritage Park, but Rosebud Theatre and School of the Arts as well adds to the evening's cache. The brainchild of renowned philanthropists […] |
Calgary Herald Saturday, December 17, 2022 9:00 AM I spent years trying to dodge the Christmas season, determined not to buy into the crass commercialization of what's essentially a Christian holiday. As an atheist, it never really held much allure outside of a few fun parties and family gatherings but having a child changes that. A kid's joy is infectious and, as such, […] |
Calgary Sun Saturday, December 17, 2022 7:00 AM EDMONTON GETS IT Today's Edmonton Journal on their city budget: Sweeping cuts to city administration. Our city council doesn't care about us property taxpayers, only themselves and their pet projects. Join them all together, save two councillors, they don't desire nor have the guts to cut people as the cull from COVID mandates at the […] |
Vancouver Sun Saturday, December 17, 2022 8:32 AM Four-bedroom residence took one week to sell. |
Vancouver Sun Saturday, December 17, 2022 8:00 AM Analysis: There are 35 chiefs or deputy chiefs who oversee 12 municipal police agencies plus the Transit Police in B.C. Only six are women |