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CTV News - Toronto Sunday, February 18, 2024 7:00 AM Feds rule out carbon price pause despite inflation       The federal government is ruling out any future pauses or exemptions to the carbon price, despite still-high inflation numbers contributing to the cost of living, according to Government House Leader Steven MacKinnon.

CTVNews.ca - Top Stories - Public Sunday, February 18, 2024 7:00 AM Feds rule out carbon price pause despite inflation       The federal government is ruling out any future pauses or exemptions to the carbon price, despite still-high inflation numbers contributing to the cost of living, according to Government House Leader Steven MacKinnon.

CTVNews.ca - Top Stories - Public Sunday, February 18, 2024 8:06 AM Canada holds 'workshops' for Indian officials on rule of law amid Trudeau, Modi spat       As experts urge Canada to ease the strain after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau accused India of helping kill a Canadian, Ottawa is turning to the world of slideshows and flow charts.

CTVNews.ca - Top Stories - Public Sunday, February 18, 2024 7:54 AM Ottawa late to respond to Emergencies Act commission findings       The Liberal government has missed a deadline to respond to the findings and recommendations of Justice Paul Rouleau, who headed a federal inquiry into the government's first and only use of the Emergencies Act in 2022.

CTVNews.ca - Top Stories - Public Sunday, February 18, 2024 7:44 AM Homeless N.L. man lives on $175 a month. Federal housing monitor says it's not enough       People on government income support programs are increasingly ending up in tents or homeless encampments, community workers said as they applauded Canada's housing advocate's recent call to boost minimum wages and social assistance rates.

Sunday, February 18, 2024 9:35 AM Young shoppers keeping beauty industry hot despite inflation       Even in the middle of an economic downturn, social media and influencing have shown to be major drivers in growing the beauty industry.

Sunday, February 18, 2024 8:42 AM 'Resilience and bravery:' Nova Scotia honours first Black man to win Victoria Cross       On Monday, Nova Scotia's annual Heritage Day, the province will pay tribute to Hall, who was born in Horton's Bluff, N.S., in April 1827.

Sunday, February 18, 2024 8:31 AM What's open and closed for Heritage Day in Halifax       Monday is a designated retail closing day in Nova Scotia. Here's a list of what businesses will be open, operating on reduced hours, or closed for Heritage Day.

Sunday, February 18, 2024 8:05 AM Canadian authorities cautious, nervous about AI in political campaigns       Artificial intelligence tools are being increasingly used and, some fear, abused in the U.S. But in Canada, political actors are just starting take up AI tools.

Sunday, February 18, 2024 7:00 AM Germany has taken in 1.1M Ukrainians and is running out of places to house them       A decommissioned airport in Berlin was supposed to house Ukrainian refugees for one or two days. Now, thousands have been living there for months with nowhere else to go.

Toronto Sun Sunday, February 18, 2024 9:57 AM Ottawa late to respond to Emergencies Act commission findings       OTTAWA — The Liberal government has missed a deadline to respond to the findings and recommendations of Justice Paul Rouleau, who headed a federal inquiry into the government's first and only use of the Emergencies Act in 2022. One year ago, Rouleau issued his final report on the government's decision to declare a public order […]

Toronto Sun Sunday, February 18, 2024 9:56 AM Canada holds 'workshops' for Indian officials on rule of law amid Trudeau, Modi spat       OTTAWA — As experts urge Canada to ease the strain after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau accused India of helping kill a Canadian, Ottawa is turning to the world of slideshows and flow charts. Canadian officials are offering their Indian counterparts "workshops" on the rule of law — at least as Canada sees it — even […]

Toronto Sun Sunday, February 18, 2024 9:54 AM Homeless N.L. man lives on $175 a month. Federal housing monitor says it's not enough       ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — People on government income support programs are increasingly ending up in tents or homeless encampments, community workers said as they applauded Canada's housing advocate's recent call to boost minimum wages and social assistance rates. Colin Young lives in an emergency shelter in St. John's, where he gets $175 a month through […]

Toronto Sun Sunday, February 18, 2024 9:52 AM Israel strikes across Gaza as U.S. says it will block another cease-fire resolution at UN       RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli strikes across Gaza killed at least 18 people overnight and into Sunday, according to medics and witnesses, as the United States said it would veto another draft U.N. cease-fire resolution. The U.S., Israel's top ally, instead hopes to broker a cease-fire agreement and hostage release between Israel and Hamas, […]

Toronto Sun Sunday, February 18, 2024 9:51 AM SEX FILES: Love by the numbers in 2024       In 2023 it felt like everything was falling apart. My Dad got sick and passed away. Family connections disintegrated. My relationship imploded suddenly. So many things I thought I could count on simply evaporated. It felt like the emotional equivalent of walking through fog with nothing but a dull, flickering headlamp to lead the way. […]

Toronto Sun Sunday, February 18, 2024 9:49 AM Over 400 detained in Russia as country mourns the death of Alexei Navalny, Putin's fiercest foe       Over 400 people were detained in Russia while paying tribute to opposition leader Alexei Navalny, who died at a remote Arctic penal colony, a prominent rights group reported Sunday. The sudden death of Navalny, 47, was a crushing blow to many Russians, who had pinned their hopes for the future on President Vladimir Putin's fiercest […]

Toronto Sun Sunday, February 18, 2024 8:00 AM SIMMONS SAYS: Practice, and more practice, turns slap shot into a potent new weapon for Auston Matthews       As a rookie, Auston Matthews scored no goals using a slap shot. In his second and third NHL seasons, he combined to score just three with the big windup. And even back then, as he led the NHL in even-strength goal-scoring, he was best known for his quick delivery, his impossible to detect off-angle shots […]

Toronto Sun Sunday, February 18, 2024 6:00 AM DEAR ABBY: Woman feels unloved after three decades of marriage       DEAR ABBY: My husband and I have been married 32 years. I cannot remember the last time he asked me about my day, let alone my life, without a prompt from me. I feel ignored and emotionally neglected. After years of this treatment, I'm no longer willing to tolerate it. He doesn't engage with me […]

CityNews Toronto Sunday, February 18, 2024 9:55 AM G1 driver from Brampton charged after driving in wrong lane: OPP       A G1 driver from Brampton has been charged after Ontario Provincial Police reported that the car was driving the wrong way on the highway Sunday morning. The driver was reportedly on Highway 403 going eastbound in the westbound lanes, dodging vehicles along the way. Afterwards the driver then slid into the ditch. Mississauga OPP charged […]

CityNews Toronto Sunday, February 18, 2024 9:48 AM Rain pushes Daytona 500 to Monday in first outright postponement since 2012       DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — NASCAR has postponed the season-opening Daytona 500 until Monday because of two days of rain at Daytona International Speedway. The race was scheduled to begin Sunday afternoon but amid heavy doubts that the green flag would wave on time, if at all. The final practice for the event was canceled […]

CityNews Toronto Sunday, February 18, 2024 8:30 AM German labor union calls on Lufthansa ground staff to strike at 7 airports on Tuesday       BERLIN (AP) — A labor union in Germany has called on ground staff for Lufthansa to walk off the job at seven airports on Tuesday following a similar strike earlier this month. The Ver.di union said Sunday that the one-day strike will affect the airports in Frankfurt and Munich, Lufthansa's two main hubs, as well […]

CityNews Toronto Sunday, February 18, 2024 7:46 AM GOP candidates elevate anti-transgender messaging as a rallying call to Christian conservatives       COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Thousands of people in one of South Carolina's most conservative counties roared when Donald Trump promised to cut federal funding on "Day 1" for schools pushing what he called "transgender insanity" onto children. "And I can't even believe I have to say it, but I do have to say it," Trump […]

CityNews Toronto Sunday, February 18, 2024 7:46 AM Turkey detains company director as part of inquiry into gold mine landslide that left 9 missing       Istanbul (AP) — Authorities in Turkey detained Sunday the director of the company managing a gold mine where a massive landslide in the country's east left nine workers missing, local media said. A huge landslide engulfed Tuesday the Anagold Madencilik company's Copler mine in the town of Ilic in Turkey's mountainous Erzincan province, trapping the […]

CityNews Toronto Sunday, February 18, 2024 7:28 AM Jordan kills 5 drug smugglers on the Syrian border. The area is known for an addictive amphetamine.       AMMAN, Jordan (AP) — Jordanian soldiers have killed five smugglers who allegedly tried to bring drugs into the country from neighboring Syria, the country's military. The army said the incident occurred early Sunday. It said four other suspected smugglers were wounded and "large quantities of drugs" were seized. It vowed to "strike with an iron […]

CityNews Toronto Sunday, February 18, 2024 7:00 AM 'Always a reason to buy beauty': Young shoppers keep cosmetics hot despite inflation       TORONTO — In Keon Zhang's household, it started with a rite of passage: his eight-year-old discovering a pimple. "She was like, 'Daddy, I need to get rid of them … I need a skin care routine,'" said the chief executive of beauty brand Back to Earth Skin.  "And then, here my son comes up and […]

CityNews Toronto Sunday, February 18, 2024 6:49 AM Republican opponent of US aid to Ukraine brings his case to an international conference       MUNICH (AP) — A Republican opponent of new U.S. funding for Ukraine argued at an international security conference Sunday that the package stuck in Congress wouldn't "fundamentally change the reality" on the ground and that Russia has an incentive to negotiate peace. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris and others have advocated […]

CityNews Toronto Sunday, February 18, 2024 6:00 AM Homeless N.L. man lives on $175 a month. Federal housing monitor says it's not enough       ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — People on government income support programs are increasingly ending up in tents or homeless encampments, community workers said  as they applauded Canada's housing advocate's recent call to boost minimum wages and social assistance rates. Colin Young lives in an emergency shelter in St. John's, where he gets $175 a month through […]

CityNews Toronto Sunday, February 18, 2024 6:00 AM Ottawa late to respond to Emergencies Act commission findings       OTTAWA — The Liberal government has missed a deadline to respond to the findings and recommendations of Justice Paul Rouleau, who headed a federal inquiry into the government's first and only use of the Emergencies Act in 2022. One year ago, Rouleau issued his final report on the government's decision to declare a public order […]

CityNews Toronto Sunday, February 18, 2024 6:00 AM Canada holds 'workshops' for Indian officials on rule of law amid Trudeau, Modi spat       OTTAWA — As experts urge Canada to ease the strain after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau accused India of helping kill a Canadian, Ottawa is turning to the world of slideshows and flow charts. Canadian officials are offering their Indian counterparts "workshops" on the rule of law — at least as Canada sees it — even […]

CityNews Toronto Sunday, February 18, 2024 6:00 AM Timeline of recent tensions between Canada and India       OTTAWA — Canada and India have not had a perfect relationship, and issues over Sikh separatism have continue to simmer for decades. But tensions hit a boiling point in the past year. Here's a timeline of the diplomatic row. June 2023 Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's national security adviser calls out India as being among the […]

CityNews Toronto Sunday, February 18, 2024 5:47 AM 'Oppenheimer' aims for a record haul as stars shine at the British Academy Film Awards       LONDON (AP) — Atom-bomb epic "Oppenheimer" could smash a 53-year-old record at the British Academy Film Awards on Sunday if it makes good on its field-leading 13 nominations. Christopher Nolan 's biopic of physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer is up for trophies including best film, best director and best actor for star Cillian Murphy. A good […]

CityNews Toronto Sunday, February 18, 2024 5:00 AM 'Resilience and bravery:' Nova Scotia honours first Black man to win Victoria Cross       HALIFAX — Against a backdrop of unimaginable racism and hardship, William Hall's courage on the battlefield in 1857 led him to become the first Black person awarded the Victoria Cross, Britain's highest military decoration. On Monday, Nova Scotia's annual Heritage Day, the province will pay tribute to Hall, who was born in Horton's Bluff, N.S., […]

CityNews Toronto Sunday, February 18, 2024 4:55 AM US condemns Rwanda's support of armed M23 rebels in eastern Congo and calls for troop withdrawal       KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — The U.S. has condemned Saturday Rwanda's support of the armed M23 group in eastern Congo, whose rebellion has caused the displacement of hundreds of thousands of people, and called on the rebel group to "cease hostilities." The U.S. State Department in a statement strongly criticized "the worsening violence … caused by […]

G-Alt cp24.com Sunday, February 18, 2024 7:23 AM CTV National News: Global call for a ceasefire - CTV News Toronto       Sean Leathong reports on global demonstrations calling for a ceasefire in Israel and what protestors in Toronto are demanding.

G-Alt cp24.com Sunday, February 18, 2024 5:57 AM CTV National News: Israel ramps up Gaza invasion - CTV News Toronto       Jeremie Charron reports on how Israel's ramped up strikes in Gaza has left 1.4 million Palestinian civilians with few options.

Windsor Star Sunday, February 18, 2024 7:00 AM Guest column: Provinces could do more to save news journalism jobs       Opinion: The premier's outspoken support for local journalism was admirable. We hope that unwavering support and passion will continue into next week's speech from the throne prior to provincial budget day

Windsor Star Sunday, February 18, 2024 4:13 AM Seattle and Detroit square off for non-conference matchup       Detroit Red Wings (28-20-6, fifth in the Atlantic Division) vs. Seattle Kraken (23-21-10, fifth in the Pacific Division) Seattle; Monday, 3:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: The Seattle Kraken take on the Detroit Red Wings in a non-conference matchup. Seattle is 23-21-10 overall and 11-9-4 at home. The Kraken have a 19-2-7 record in games they […]

Ottawa Sun Sunday, February 18, 2024 5:00 AM YOU SAID IT: Another waste of money       Here are today's Ottawa Sun letters to the editor.

Saskatoon StarPhoenix Sunday, February 18, 2024 8:00 AM Sask. spring is coming, and it is time to think about seeds, catalogues       The challenge of seed catalogue shopping is not to overspend and purchase more cultivars than you have space for in your garden.

Montreal Gazette Sunday, February 18, 2024 9:55 AM Timeline of recent tensions between Canada and India       Issues over Sikh separatism have continue to simmer for decades, but tensions hit a boiling point in the past year.

Montreal Gazette Sunday, February 18, 2024 9:41 AM Ottawa late to respond to Emergencies Act commission findings       Justice Paul Rouleau found the government was justified in invoking the act, but made 56 recommendations for the future, including several suggested amendments to the law itself.

Montreal Gazette Sunday, February 18, 2024 9:34 AM Canada holds 'workshops' for Indian officials on rule of law amid Trudeau, Modi spat       "How India defines extremism or even terrorism does not always compute in our legal system."

Montreal Gazette Sunday, February 18, 2024 9:11 AM Will Josh Anderson, Joel Armia or David Savard get traded? | HI/O Bonus       Canadiens general manager Kent Hughes could be a very busy man before the NHL's March 8 trade deadline.

Montreal Gazette Sunday, February 18, 2024 9:10 AM Top UN court to hold hearings on legality of Israeli occupation of Palestinian-claimed lands       Six days of hearings are scheduled at the International Court of Justice, during which an unprecedented number of countries will participate.

Montreal Gazette Sunday, February 18, 2024 8:53 AM Israel strikes across Gaza as U.S. says it will block another ceasefire resolution at UN       Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu calls Hamas' demands "delusional" and rejects U.S. and international calls for a pathway to Palestinian statehood.

Montreal Gazette Sunday, February 18, 2024 7:00 AM About Last Night: Slafkovsky, Suzuki extend streaks in loss to Capitals       Nick Suzuki scored his 20th goal of the season in a 4-3 Canadiens loss to the Capitals on Saturday at the Bell Centre.

Montreal Gazette Sunday, February 18, 2024 6:11 AM Juhl: How to cry like a girl       Despite a decades-long campaign to show that it's normal and good for boys to cry, girls are still leaders in the waterworks department.

Montreal Gazette Sunday, February 18, 2024 6:00 AM Pro-Palestinian Jewish Montrealers speak out against Israel's actions in Gaza       'I'm speaking up because of Judaism, really. This is what I was always taught to do,' says war crimes lawyer-turned-comedian Jess Salomon.

Montreal Gazette Sunday, February 18, 2024 6:00 AM I'm almost sure on Quebec Liberal leadership run, Denis Coderre says       "I'm talking to a lot of people," the former Montreal mayor said. "Frankly, the enthusiasm is there."

Calgary Sun Sunday, February 18, 2024 7:00 AM Mike Drew: Birds in the snow       Sharptail grouse look pretty funny when they're running on snow. It's not so much that their feathery, snowshoe-like feet kick up puffs of snow as they scoot along — although that makes me smile, too — it's more that their oval bodies look like tumbling balls kicked across a snowy playground. They kind of bounce […]

Calgary Sun Sunday, February 18, 2024 7:00 AM Letters, Feb. 18, 2024: 'Guilbeault's road plan downright dangerous'       Perfectly inadequate (Re: "Grits' Hidden Agenda" Sun, Feb. 15.) Lorne Gunter reported the Federal Minister of Environment and Climate Change of Canada, Steven Guilbeault stated, "Our government has made the decision to stop investing in new road infrastructure …there will be no more envelopes from the federal government to enlarge the road network." According to […]

Vancouver Sun Sunday, February 18, 2024 9:00 AM Surrey committee tells crime prevention society to align itself with RCMP or lose funding       Council committee wants to see measurable outcomes from the society's programming on a year-to-year basis.