TORONTO STAR Saturday, December 24, 2022 7:00 AM From daycare fees to a Santa clause in a Kringlewood sale, we've selected some of the best long reads of the week from the Star. |
TORONTO STAR Saturday, December 24, 2022 7:00 AM Critics say the changes will "completely undermine the protection of wetlands" while doing little for housing. |
CTV News - Toronto Saturday, December 24, 2022 7:43 AM Environment Canada is warning that frigid temperatures and blowing snow will persist across the GTA and Ontario through Saturday as a winter storm system continues to move across the region. |
CTVNews.ca - Top Stories - Public Saturday, December 24, 2022 8:25 AM Weather warnings remain in place across the country as major storms continue to dump snow and freezing rain on Quebec, Ontario and B.C., and batter the Atlantic provinces with heavy rain and powerful winds. |
CTVNews.ca - Top Stories - Public Saturday, December 24, 2022 8:24 AM Tens of thousands of Ukrainian newcomers marking their first Christmas in Canada while worrying about the loved ones they had to leave behind. |
CTVNews.ca - Top Stories - Public Saturday, December 24, 2022 8:00 AM From bees and beef to famous photos and even someone's home, a number of strange thefts were reported this year. CTVNews.ca looks at some of the more unusual stolen items that made the news in 2022. |
CTVNews.ca - Top Stories - Public Saturday, December 24, 2022 8:00 AM While Norad's Santa-tracking program is probably its most visible operation, the binational defence group aims to track everything that flies in and around American and Canadian airspace. |
CTVNews.ca - Top Stories - Public Saturday, December 24, 2022 9:09 AM Convicted killer Charles Sobhraj, suspected in the deaths of at least 20 tourists around Asia in the 1970s, arrived in Paris as a free man Saturday after being released from a life sentence in a Nepal prison. |
CTVNews.ca - Top Stories - Public Saturday, December 24, 2022 8:47 AM An advocacy group for those who reveal wrongdoing says it cannot support a new task force looking at the federal whistleblowing regime because it lacks someone with "lived experience" as an actual whistleblower. |
Saturday, December 24, 2022 9:35 AM In a tweet at around 7 a.m., on Saturday, the city said all of its streets are "temporarily closed" as a result of the storm. |
Saturday, December 24, 2022 9:20 AM The group also raises concerns about the independence of the task force, given that four of the nine members are current or former employees of various levels of government. |
Saturday, December 24, 2022 9:14 AM A man has been transported to the QE2 Hospital with life threatening injuries after he was found unresponsive on the sidewalk of Prince Street in Halifax on Saturday morning. |
Saturday, December 24, 2022 9:03 AM Environment Canada issued the advisory early Saturday morning, saying strong wind gusts between 70 and 80 km/h are possible. |
Saturday, December 24, 2022 8:20 AM In a tweet, Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) urged motorists to "reconsider travel plans until the weather improves and the roads are reopened." |
Saturday, December 24, 2022 8:00 AM Canada's top doctor says street drugs in Canada have become so toxic that offering a safe supply of opioids is one way to prevent deaths. |
Saturday, December 24, 2022 6:01 AM Here are the business and services you can count on to be open in Montreal — and those that will be closed - from Christmas and heading towards 2023. |
Saturday, December 24, 2022 6:00 AM From picking the right Christmas tree to lighting and decorating and disposing of the tree afterward, here are some precautions to take over the holidays. |
Toronto Sun Saturday, December 24, 2022 9:52 AM OTTAWA — An advocacy group for those who reveal wrongdoing says it cannot support a new task force looking at the federal whistleblowing regime because it lacks someone with "lived experience" as an actual whistleblower. In a letter to Treasury Board President Mona Fortier, Whistleblowing Canada Research Society president Pamela Forward calls the absence a […] |
Toronto Sun Saturday, December 24, 2022 9:48 AM OTTAWA — Many Canadians will be saying "good riddance" to 2022 as it draws to a close, a new poll suggests, with more people comparing it unfavourably to 2021 than saying it was a better year. Polling firm Leger asked Canadians at the beginning of December what their impressions were of the past year and […] |
Toronto Sun Saturday, December 24, 2022 9:38 AM Disgraced Prince Andrew has now been booted out of Buckingham Palace by his brother, King Charles. The 62-year-old Puke of York fell out of favour after he was ensnared in the Jeffrey Epstein-Ghislaine Maxwell sex trafficking scandal. Andrew shelled out nearly $20 million in an out-of-court settlement to Virginia Roberts who claimed she had underage […] |
Toronto Sun Saturday, December 24, 2022 8:00 AM The Witcher's first live-action spinoff called Blood Origin stars Michelle Yeoh |
Toronto Sun Saturday, December 24, 2022 7:56 AM It took dealing a top prospect and a starting outfielder to land one, but the Blue Jays finally have a proven left-handed bat to balance out their attack. The Jays rocked the last-minute shopping world on Friday afternoon, acquiring outfielder/catcher Daulton Varsho from the Arizona Diamondbacks for catching prospect Gabriel Moreno and another fan favourite […] |
Toronto Sun Saturday, December 24, 2022 6:00 AM Dear Amy: I recently ended an emotionally abusive relationship with my best friend of one year. We met when we were both very lonely. We are in a challenging graduate program together. Our friendship progressed rapidly but turned toxic. She has high emotional needs, and I started to feel more like her therapist than her […] |
CityNews Toronto Saturday, December 24, 2022 9:46 AM KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The Taliban government in Afghanistan on Saturday ordered all foreign and domestic non-governmental groups to suspend employing women, the latest restrictive move by the country's new rulers against women's rights and freedoms. The order came in a letter from Economy Minister Qari Din Mohammed Hanif, which said that any NGO found […] |
CityNews Toronto Saturday, December 24, 2022 9:31 AM A treacherous winter storm that hit southern Ontario hard on Friday — interrupting air travel and causing havoc on the highways — has apparently significantly disrupted rail travel on a number of passenger trains. CityNews has received numerous reports of a VIA rail passengers travelling between either Ottawa, or Montreal, and Toronto that have become […] |
CityNews Toronto Saturday, December 24, 2022 9:17 AM The U.S. military agency known for tracking Santa Claus as he delivers presents on Christmas Eve doesn't expect COVID-19 or the " bomb cyclone " hitting North America to affect Saint Nick's global travels. NORAD, the North American Aerospace Defense Command, is responsible for monitoring and defending the skies above North America. But the Colorado […] |
CityNews Toronto Saturday, December 24, 2022 9:16 AM MISSION, Kan. (AP) — A wild winter storm continued to envelop much of the United States on Saturday, bringing blinding blizzards, freezing rain, flooding and life-threatening cold to most of the country. A major electricity grid operator that serves 65 million people across the eastern U.S. says power plants are having difficulty operating in the […] |
CityNews Toronto Saturday, December 24, 2022 9:05 AM CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico (AP) — After fleeing violence in their Guatemalan town, but with their way to relatives in California blocked by continuing U.S. asylum restrictions, a family of 15 joined an Advent candlelight ceremony organized by their shelter just south of the border. The evening service in the Buen Samaritano shelter's small Methodist church, […] |
CityNews Toronto Saturday, December 24, 2022 8:46 AM BAZHOU, China (AP) — Yao Ruyan paced frantically outside the fever clinic of a county hospital in China's industrial Hebei province, 70 kilometers (43 miles) southwest of Beijing. Her mother-in-law had COVID-19 and needed urgent medical care, but all hospitals nearby were full. "They say there's no beds here," she barked into her phone. As […] |
CityNews Toronto Saturday, December 24, 2022 8:46 AM BAZHOU, China (AP) — Yao Ruyan paced frantically outside the fever clinic of a county hospital in China's industrial Hebei province, 70 kilometers (43 miles) southwest of Beijing. Her mother-in-law had COVID-19 and needed urgent medical care, but all hospitals nearby were full. "They say there's no beds here," she barked into her phone. As […] |
CityNews Toronto Saturday, December 24, 2022 8:46 AM ATLANTA (AP) — Federal proposals that would have significantly boosted security funding for election offices and heightened penalties for threatening their staff failed to advance this year, leaving state officials looking to their legislatures for support. The massive budget bill that passed Congress on Friday will send $75 million in election security grants to states, […] |
CityNews Toronto Saturday, December 24, 2022 8:46 AM PITTSBURGH (AP) — Josh Shapiro will be taking office as Pennsylvania's next governor in January after running a campaign in which he spoke early and often about his Jewish religious heritage. At a time of rising concern about overt expressions of antisemitism, some observers are seeing a bright spot in his decisive victory, particularly coming […] |
CityNews Toronto Saturday, December 24, 2022 8:39 AM MEXICO CITY (AP) — For Miguel Zadquiel, the secret to staying in step as he dances at the front of the annual Christmastime procession through his neighborhood is in the bass drum. "For every sound it makes, I move one foot, then another one, then I jump around, then I move my shoulders," he said. […] |
CityNews Toronto Saturday, December 24, 2022 8:32 AM PARIS (AP) — Kurdish activists, left-wing politicians and anti-racism groups demonstrated Saturday in Paris after three people were killed at a Kurdish cultural center in an attack that prosecutors say was racially motivated. The shooting in a bustling neighborhood of central Paris also wounded three people, and stirred up concerns about hate crimes against minority […] |
CityNews Toronto Saturday, December 24, 2022 8:03 AM KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Just a year ago, Sophia Square in Kyiv was all about the big Christmas tree and thousands of lights spreading over the plaza. These final days of 2022, in the middle of a war that has ravaged the country for 10 months, a more modest tree stands there, its blue and […] |
CityNews Toronto Saturday, December 24, 2022 8:02 AM NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Cyprus' Orthodox Church on Saturday elected Paphos Bishop Georgios as its new leader following the death last month of Archbishop Chrysostomos II. The 73-year-old cleric received nine votes from the 16-member Holy Synod, the church's highest decision making body, against four for runner-up Limassol Bishop Athanasios. There was also one blank […] |
CityNews Toronto Saturday, December 24, 2022 8:02 AM BETHLEHEM, West Bank (AP) — The biblical town of Bethlehem marked what was shaping up to be a merry Christmas on Saturday, with thousands of visitors expected to descend upon the traditional birthplace of Jesus as it rebounds from the coronavirus pandemic. Tourism is the economic lifeblood of this town in the occupied West Bank, […] |
CityNews Toronto Saturday, December 24, 2022 7:32 AM PARIS (AP) — Convicted killer Charles Sobhraj, suspected in the deaths of at least 20 tourists around Asia in the 1970s, arrived in Paris as a free man Saturday after being released from a life sentence in a Nepal prison. It was the latest twist in a dramatic life trajectory depicted in a series co-produced […] |
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Ottawa Citizen Saturday, December 24, 2022 9:44 AM Watch this file for updates on the snowstorm that the City of Ottawa has declared a "significant weather event" as we track cancellations, closures, parking bans and more |
Ottawa Citizen Saturday, December 24, 2022 8:00 AM My father and my son taught me something about the presents we get — and give. |
Ottawa Citizen Saturday, December 24, 2022 7:00 AM Saturday, Dec. 24: One family describes an unexpected Christmas visitor. You can write to us at letters @ottawacitizen.com |
Ottawa Citizen Saturday, December 24, 2022 6:00 AM Will future generations have a white Christmas in this city? Environment Canada's senior climatologist says the chances aren't as good. |
Ottawa Citizen Saturday, December 24, 2022 6:00 AM It took only minutes as cold air from Michigan blew east into Ontario and formed a violent storm. The result was devastating. |
Windsor Star Saturday, December 24, 2022 6:00 AM By Monique Potvin Kent We are risking our children's health by leaving social media out of planned federal regulations to limit marketing of unhealthy food and drinks. "tell me ur Halloween costume" This tweet was posted on Halloween by one of Canada's largest fast-food chains to their more than 168,000 Twitter followers. It was a […] |
Windsor Star Saturday, December 24, 2022 6:00 AM I am in agreement with many others who have lamented changes to the puzzle and comic section of the Windsor Star. Reading the newspaper is one of the best parts of my day. It is one those few minutes I take to actually sit and have some "me" time, while keeping up with current events. […] |
Ottawa Sun Saturday, December 24, 2022 7:37 AM Looking ahead to the 2023 Canadian Premier League season, Atletico Ottawa made a couple of big moves Thursday, while a couple of star players will get a look in Mexico. Former club captain Drew Beckie has been named team manager. The 32-year-old Beckie recently decided to step away from professional soccer as a player after an […] |
Ottawa Sun Saturday, December 24, 2022 5:30 AM Here are today's Ottawa Sun letters to the editor. |
Saskatoon StarPhoenix Saturday, December 24, 2022 9:21 AM "Once coach (Dennis) Williams knocked on our door and told me that I made the team, it was a rush. No better feeling in the world." |
Saskatoon StarPhoenix Saturday, December 24, 2022 8:00 AM A reader thinks it's important that fans at sporting events engage in actions that enhance their humanity, instead of degrading it. |
Saskatoon StarPhoenix Saturday, December 24, 2022 7:02 AM The province is promising to provide further information in early January. |
Saskatoon StarPhoenix Saturday, December 24, 2022 7:00 AM Sometimes publication bans that aim to protect victims end up obstructing justice and protecting perpetrators. |
Saskatoon StarPhoenix Saturday, December 24, 2022 7:00 AM Roddy Ross, a member of Canoe Lake Cree First Nation and a 22-year-old U of S goaltender, has been named to the Canadian men's hockey team that will compete at the World University Games next month. |
Saskatoon StarPhoenix Saturday, December 24, 2022 7:00 AM Dec. 21 is the shortest day of the year, otherwise known as the winter solstice, and it holds a special meaning to Indigenous people. |
Saskatoon StarPhoenix Saturday, December 24, 2022 7:00 AM It's heartening to see the response during tough times. |
Regina Leader-Post Saturday, December 24, 2022 8:00 AM They were now all black cats who spent a surprisingly amount of time hissing and clawing at each over who was truly the blackest. |
Regina Leader-Post Saturday, December 24, 2022 7:00 AM Regina Leader-Post sports editor Rob Vanstone conducts his annual holiday-season interview with Santa Claus, who is unusually reluctant. |
National Observer Saturday, December 24, 2022 6:10 AM Environmental scientist Thomas Elliot is calling on Canadians to cut back on the Christmas pork and turkey for the sake of the climate. |
National Observer Saturday, December 24, 2022 6:10 AM "I love those planes because to me, the sound of those engines is the sound of going home," says Bella Bella resident Josh Carpenter about flying on the historic Grumman Goose to his remote coastal community for the holidays. |
Montreal Gazette Saturday, December 24, 2022 9:56 AM His life is believed to be in danger. |
Montreal Gazette Saturday, December 24, 2022 9:47 AM The members of the FTQ-SCFP union have been without a contract for more than two years. |
Montreal Gazette Saturday, December 24, 2022 8:34 AM The Dallas Stars scored four unanswered goals for the comeback 4-2 win. Michael Pezzetta had the first multi-point game of his career. |
Montreal Gazette Saturday, December 24, 2022 8:28 AM The utility hopes to restore power to most of its clients by Sunday night, but warns some will still be in the dark on Monday and Tuesday in more remote areas. |
Montreal Gazette Saturday, December 24, 2022 6:50 AM "We fell in love" when discovering the old home, the owners say. It needed lots of extra work, but they felt up to the task. |
Montreal Gazette Saturday, December 24, 2022 6:00 AM The forecast for Christmas Eve is for flurries with local blowing snow. |
Montreal Gazette Saturday, December 24, 2022 6:00 AM That spark people feel at Christmas can't last of course. It's in the nature of sparks to blink out. But those best parts of ourselves we see, those can endure, and we can use them for the greater good. |
Montreal Gazette Saturday, December 24, 2022 6:00 AM "I miss reading fiction," says the 78-year-old. "I don't remember the stories, but I remember the feeling of not wanting a story to end." |
Montreal Gazette Saturday, December 24, 2022 6:00 AM My sturdy, reliable, no-nonsense hybrid bike is unquestionably the most useful gift I ever got. It also happens to be recycled. |
Montreal Gazette Saturday, December 24, 2022 5:50 AM We thought we'd escaped the COVID darkness. Boy were we wrong. More Quebecers died in the first six months of 2022 than in all of 2021. |
Calgary Herald Saturday, December 24, 2022 9:00 AM Re: CP plan aims to bring relief to paramedics, Dec. 22, and Smith's health-care team taking nuts and bolts approach to curing the system, Opinion, Dec. 22 As ER nurses, we see paramedics plugging up our hallways with patients too unstable to be downloaded to the ER waiting room. The paramedics are needed to monitor […] |
Calgary Herald Saturday, December 24, 2022 7:00 AM In 2022, the term "Wordle" was Googled more times than any other word or phrase, including that of Queen Elizabeth, FIFA World Cup and Ukraine. Why this fascination with a game that challenges players to discover a simple five letter English word in six guesses or less? Perhaps it's because it seems easy; the answer […] |
Calgary Sun Saturday, December 24, 2022 7:00 AM The air was full of ice crystals on Wednesday afternoon. And the light from the sun, now at the lowest point on the southern horizon as it was going to get all year, was being broken into its component colours by those billions of tiny, icy prisms. Around the bright orb, a pale circle was […] |
Calgary Sun Saturday, December 24, 2022 7:00 AM COLD-HEARTED The City of Calgary and the Homeless Foundation decided to remove shelter doors at Chinook Station. Let's dump the city's drug problems on the working poor and low-income seniors that depend on transit. It's so wonderful when privileged folk come up these great ideas that have little to no effect on them. Maybe one […] |
Calgary Sun Saturday, December 24, 2022 4:48 AM ANAHEIM — The Calgary Flames hit the road on a mission. They hit the NHL's holiday break in a playoff spot, accomplishing the goal that they'd mentioned over and over again for the past week. The Flames climbed into the elite eight in the Western Conference with Friday's 3-2 overtime triumph against the Anaheim Ducks, the […] |