Wednesday, December 17, 2025 5:23 PM Residents of Outlook, Sask. could remain without safe drinking water for several days, with an official saying it's "difficult to say" when access will return. |
Wednesday, December 17, 2025 5:15 PM U.S. oil producers will likely be the first to cut output should crude prices continue to languish, but their Canadian peers should be able to keep chugging along, experts say. |
Wednesday, December 17, 2025 5:03 PM Police said in late November, a man allegedly followed and intentionally squirted an unknown substance resembling semen on several women shopping at West Edmonton Mall. |
Wednesday, December 17, 2025 5:00 PM Speaking to reporters on Tuesday, Chow said there would be an update on the status of the rapid transit line next month, confirming it would not be open to the public before. |
Wednesday, December 17, 2025 4:55 PM The European Union's parliament voted on Wednesday in favour of the 'My Voice, My Choice' citizens' initiative, which will be considered by the European Commission in March. |
Wednesday, December 17, 2025 4:21 PM Since applying a cap on international students at the beginning of 2024, the federal government has been reducing the number of applicants each year. |
Wednesday, December 17, 2025 4:10 PM Putin said 'if the opposing side and its foreign patrons refuse to engage in substantive dialogue, Russia will achieve the liberation of its historical lands by military means.' |
Wednesday, December 17, 2025 4:06 PM Manitoba Progressive Conservative Ron Schuler has announced he will not seek re-election. |
Wednesday, December 17, 2025 4:00 PM Statistics Canada said Wednesday the national population fell by 76,068 people, or 0.2 per cent, in the third quarter of this year. |
Wednesday, December 17, 2025 3:52 PM Fans are gearing up for puck drop as the PWHL holds two games in Halifax, and it's igniting talk around the possibility of a team coming to the city one day. |
CityNews Toronto Wednesday, December 17, 2025 5:43 PM City Council has approved a motion by Toronto mayor Olivia Chow to increase the land transfer tax on the sale of luxury homes over $3 million. Tax from the luxury home market is projected to add $14 million in 2026 to the city's bottom line. Tax from luxury home sales amounts to $138 million a year, […] |
CityNews Toronto Wednesday, December 17, 2025 5:03 PM NEW YORK (AP) — Jeffrey Epstein's former girlfriend and longtime associate Ghislaine Maxwell asked a federal judge on Wednesday to set aside her sex trafficking conviction and free her from a 20-year prison sentence, saying "substantial new evidence" has emerged proving that constitutional violations spoiled her trial. Maxwell maintained in a habeas petition she has […] |
CityNews Toronto Wednesday, December 17, 2025 4:52 PM Brampton Mayor Patrick Brown is calling on the province and the federal government for help as his city and the surrounding Peel region continue to struggle with a disturbing rise in extortion-related crimes. Last week, Caledon resident, Ranbir Mand, shared with OMNI News the terrifying moment he awoke to the sounds of gunshots hitting his […] |
CityNews Toronto Wednesday, December 17, 2025 3:30 PM Police in London, Ont., say a Toronto man is facing charges after allegedly writing a hit list of people he wished to kill and uttering death threats at a local university. Police say on Sunday morning, a man was sitting in a common area with several residents of the same building on Epworth Avenue at […] |
CityNews Toronto Wednesday, December 17, 2025 3:10 PM Claims that Ontario Place construction will send heaps of raw sewage into Lake Ontario are unfounded, the Ministry of Tourism responded on Wednesday after a group that opposes the plan accused the Ford government of flushing public health concerns. Ontario Place for All held a morning news conference, accusing the province of skirting public consultation […] |
CityNews Toronto Wednesday, December 17, 2025 1:32 PM Ontario Premier Doug Ford made a case Wednesday for Toronto as the headquarters for a new global bank for defence spending — but the city is facing competition from Ottawa, Montreal and British Columbia. "We know there's a fierce global competition to host the bank. If we want Canada to be selected as the host, […] |
CityNews Toronto Wednesday, December 17, 2025 1:20 PM The red paint identifying the Bathurst Street priority transit lanes is already peeling off the road a little over a month after they were installed. The lanes from Bathurst Station to Dundas Street West were painted starting on Nov. 5 by the City of Toronto and the TTC. Work from Dundas to Bloor Street continued […] |
CityNews Toronto Wednesday, December 17, 2025 1:17 PM The Toronto Blue Jays provided Canadians with a wild mix of hope, joy, and agony, when they came within inches of winning the World Series against the L.A. Dodgers. Canada's only MLB team may not have toppled the mighty Ohtani-led Dodgers after a Game 7 heartbreaker, but they dominated the nation's online searches, according to […] |
CityNews Toronto Wednesday, December 17, 2025 1:06 PM In a seismic shift for one of television's marquee events, the Academy Awards will depart ABC and begin streaming on YouTube beginning in 2029, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced Wednesday. ABC will continue to broadcast the annual ceremony through 2028. That year will mark the 100th Oscars. But starting in 2029, […] |
CityNews Toronto Wednesday, December 17, 2025 12:15 PM OTTAWA — Statistics Canada says the country's population edged down 0.2 per cent in the third quarter as the drop in the number of non-permanent residents posted its largest decline on record. The agency says preliminary estimates indicate the population fell by 76,068 people over the July 1 to Oct. 1 period to bring the […] |
CityNews Toronto Wednesday, December 17, 2025 11:49 AM NEW YORK (AP) — Warner Bros. is telling shareholders of the company that it believes a $72 billion buyout offer from Netflix is superior, and to reject a hostile takeover bid from Paramount Skydance. Paramount went hostile with its bid last week, asking shareholders to reject the deal with Netflix favored by the board of […] |
Ottawa Citizen Wednesday, December 17, 2025 5:20 PM The federal government decided against pursuing a new report's recommendation to collect data on public service productivity. |
Ottawa Citizen Wednesday, December 17, 2025 4:42 PM Erica Geller, Justine Walker, Chelsea Roggie and Mandy Read enjoyed a special moment with the brothers at Canadian Tire Centre on Monday. |
Ottawa Citizen Wednesday, December 17, 2025 4:04 PM While the injured defenceman hit the ice for Ottawa, the team's starting goalie was forced to leave practice early. |
Ottawa Citizen Wednesday, December 17, 2025 3:06 PM A 35-year-old man from Terrebonne, Que., has been charged with one count of fraud over $5,000. |
Ottawa Citizen Wednesday, December 17, 2025 1:55 PM Steven Deans, a supervisor at Best Green Hedges, was acquitted of criminal negligence causing death in November. |
Ottawa Citizen Wednesday, December 17, 2025 12:18 PM Environment Canada is forecasting high temperatures well above freezing for the next three days. |
Ottawa Citizen Wednesday, December 17, 2025 11:57 AM Slow starts are common for the Ottawa Charge. Two years ago, in the Professional Hockey League's inaugural season, the Charge sputtered out of the gate with three wins in its first 10 games just four in its first 17. When the 24-game campaign had concluded, Ottawa sat in second-last place with a 8-1-6-9 (wins, overtime […] |
Ottawa Citizen Wednesday, December 17, 2025 11:37 AM The Ottawa Senators fired the coach of their struggling farm club, naming assistant Andrew Campbell as the interim coach. |
Ottawa Citizen Wednesday, December 17, 2025 11:00 AM Every year, the residents of Taffy Lane light up their Orleans street with spectacular decorations on just about every house. Savvy spectators arrive early on weeknights to avoid the weekend traffic jams along the small street, which lies just north of the intersection of Highway 174 and Orleans Boulevard. Inspired to follow Taffy Lane's lead? You […] |
Windsor Star Wednesday, December 17, 2025 5:23 PM Emergency crews converged on a Windsor residence Tuesday afternoon in response to reports of a barricaded individual, a Windsor police spokesperson told the Star. Police said the individual is now in custody. Shortly after 1:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Windsor police tweeted about an active investigation in the Devonshire Heights neighbourhood. Police advised the public to […] |
Windsor Star Wednesday, December 17, 2025 2:10 PM A 19-year-old man is facing numerous charges following a road rage incident involving a firearm. Windsor police responded to a report of a road rage incident Dec. 11, just before 8 p.m., near Jefferson Boulevard and Wyandotte Street East in the city's Riverside area. Police said the investigation revealed a verbal dispute had occurred between […] |
Windsor Star Wednesday, December 17, 2025 12:52 PM The study looked at odds of mortality in long-term care homes in the province during extreme heat between 2010 and 2023. |
Windsor Star Wednesday, December 17, 2025 12:52 PM FedDev Ontario, the federal economic development agency, is providing $5 million in loans to three area manufacturers. |
Windsor Star Wednesday, December 17, 2025 12:36 PM Lakeshore has decided to limit free false alarm service calls by the OPP and the fire services to one, after which residents will be charged a fee. The fee for an OPP false alarm call has been set at $400 and for a fire call at $570. Those who are not registered with the program will […] |
Windsor Star Wednesday, December 17, 2025 12:31 PM It's an irresistible little ping — Is it a news alert? An overbearing boss? Did the future love of your life just swipe right? Cellphones are like an appendage for most people, and judging by new police statistics, the constant urge to talk, text, and surf is making us irresponsible drivers. Essex County OPP saw […] |
Windsor Star Wednesday, December 17, 2025 12:25 PM A refurbished Wheatley water treatment plant is providing water to about 8,500 customers in Wheatley and Tilbury more than two years after the facility was damaged by fire. |
Windsor Star Wednesday, December 17, 2025 11:52 AM LaSalle police are warning the public about banking scams, after a resident alerted them to a suspicious phone call alleging a bank card had been compromised. Officers responded Sunday evening to a report of an attempted fraud involving a resident who received a suspicious call from an individual claiming to be from their bank. Policed […] |
The Province Wednesday, December 17, 2025 12:38 PM The 22-year-old forward from Richmond notched her first PWHL goal in dramatic fashion and helped bring her Vancouver Goldeneyes to a 2-1 win over the Ottawa Charge on Tuesday. |
The Province Wednesday, December 17, 2025 11:15 AM New Canucks fuel first back-to-back wins since October |
Saskatoon StarPhoenix Wednesday, December 17, 2025 5:30 PM The shutdown leaves about 28,000 people living in and around Outlook without water. A local state of emergency is in effect until Friday. |
Saskatoon StarPhoenix Wednesday, December 17, 2025 5:22 PM Partners Lane and Rebecca Genik, along with their five children, were told by crews they were 'very lucky' not to have been home when a suspected faulty gas fireplace torched their beloved home. |
Regina Leader-Post Wednesday, December 17, 2025 5:36 PM The waste disposal company denies allegations of defamation and calls the lawsuit an abuse of process. |
Regina Leader-Post Wednesday, December 17, 2025 5:16 PM "Delegates made very clear we don't want to see a drastic increase to taxes, but at the same time don't want to see services cut that make our city liveable." |
Regina Leader-Post Wednesday, December 17, 2025 1:58 PM A letter from the U of R president indicates the new organization received a "definitive" endorsement from students. |
Calgary Herald Wednesday, December 17, 2025 5:53 PM 'With strokes, just as with heart attacks, every minute counts,' said Dr. Bijoy Menon |
Calgary Herald Wednesday, December 17, 2025 5:36 PM Police previously said suspect is victim's son |
Calgary Herald Wednesday, December 17, 2025 5:22 PM 'The typical outcomes are that small increases in speed tend to increase fatalities and injuries at a higher rate than the speed increases,' said Robert Harper, president of the Alberta Motor Transport Association |
Calgary Herald Wednesday, December 17, 2025 4:56 PM WATCH BELOW: On the latest episode of Hot Topics, Postmedia's Rob Wong chats with Postmedia Calgary Flames writers Wes Gilbertson and Danny Austin about the Flames' 6-3 loss to the Sharks in San Jose, and what the Quinn Hughes trade could mean for the potential return in a deal for Rasmus Andersson. |
Calgary Herald Wednesday, December 17, 2025 4:47 PM The ban only applies to other countries' national flags and does not include the pride flag, Metis flag or other cultural banners, Ward 13 Coun. Dan McLean said |
Calgary Herald Wednesday, December 17, 2025 4:21 PM The big winger provides a solid net-front presence when the Calgary Flames are pushing late for goals in close games. |
Calgary Herald Wednesday, December 17, 2025 4:10 PM Ward 5 councillor says his motion also directs the city to better collaborate with local faith groups to explore the possibility of providing alternative, sanctioned cultural celebrations |
Calgary Herald Wednesday, December 17, 2025 3:55 PM Chestermere's rapid growth has necessitated the need for more transit options, says mayor |
Calgary Herald Wednesday, December 17, 2025 3:51 PM Decision in rape trial will be handed down in March |
Calgary Herald Wednesday, December 17, 2025 3:36 PM Driver struck another vehicle, hit a concrete median and rolled over |
Vancouver Sun Wednesday, December 17, 2025 5:39 PM Two women were found stabbed to death in an east Vancouver condo unit on Sept. 5. A third was found gravely injured nearby and later died. |
Vancouver Sun Wednesday, December 17, 2025 4:24 PM 'Castle Fun Park survived the flood,' an upbeat Brian Wiebe said in a video posted to Instagram |
Vancouver Sun Wednesday, December 17, 2025 3:39 PM The B.C. Conservation Officer Service investigated four people for illegal hunting, one of whom pleaded guilty earlier this month |
Vancouver Sun Wednesday, December 17, 2025 2:00 PM Opinion: It's time to stop chasing foreign companies and build the conditions that allow local firms to emerge, grow, reinvest, and stay rooted in our communities |
Vancouver Sun Wednesday, December 17, 2025 2:00 PM A deliciously festive breakfast, brunch or edible gift to try for the holidays |
Vancouver Sun Wednesday, December 17, 2025 11:06 AM Vancouverites, are you the next reality TV star? |