4 hours ago Thinking of building a secondary suite in B.C.? These programs may help pay for it

B.C. and Ottawa are offering loans to help with the cost of building secondary suites. Here's what you need to know about both programs.

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23 hours ago Major passion for World Juniors: 13th tournament for superfan Art Benjamin

The Winnipeg resident admits he has spent "a small fortune" attending Canadian team games at the world junior tournament over the past couple of decades.

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1 hour ago Police watchdog investigating after man seriously injured during Toronto arrest

The SIU says no officers were injured in the incident and is asking anyone with information to come forward.

Economics

3 hours ago ‘Let’s not panic’: Canada picks up the pieces after shocking loss to Latvia at world juniors

Canada was embarrassed on home soil 3-2 by Latvia -- a country it had thumped by a combined 41-4 score across four previous meetings -- in a shocking shootout Friday.

Sport

77 minutes ago Two Winnipeg teens facing weapons charges after alleged machete attack

WINNIPEG — Police in Winnipeg have charged two teenagers with weapons offences after they allegedly attacked a man with a machete on Friday night. Police say officers responded to a report of an assault in the city’s northeast and found a man in his 20s with significant upper body injuries. They say officers provided emergency […]

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19 hours ago World juniors: Reinforcements on way as Canada moves forward from devastating loss to Latvia

"We just didn't get the bounces to go our way and obviously didn't get the result we wanted."

Culture

4 hours ago Drivers escape injury as two recreation vehicles plunge through ice in eastern Ontario

Frontenac OPP says motorized snow machines fell through thin ice in two separate instances on Friday. Police were first called to Shabomeka Lake in North Frontenac, about 100 km north of Kingston and 200 km southwest of Ottawa, after residents reported snowmobile tracks leading to a large hole in the ice. “An investigation by officers […]

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6 hours ago TAIT: Growing popularity of MAID cause for concern in disability community

Dear 2025: Canadians with disabilities need your help. But, perhaps, come to think of it, Canadians without disabilities need more help. I am at a loss, really. I mean, we have a Canadian getting minted on five dollar bills who personifies what being Canadian is — resilient, tough, unselfish, helping others who need it more […]

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3 hours ago Police watchdog investigating after man seriously injured during arrest in Toronto

The SIU says that when officers arrived at the scene, the 56-year-old suspect approached them with the staple gun

Economics

26 hours ago Canadian NFL player Chuba Hubbard placed on Panthers’ IR for final 2 games with strained calf

Hubbard finished his season last week by running for 152 yards and two touchdowns.

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1 hour ago Man charged with murder after victim dies from knife injury: Red Deer RCMP

Police arrested a male suspect a short distance away, who has since been charged with murder

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38 hours ago After stunning loss to Latvia, Team Canada needs to wake up if it wants to push for gold medal

Holy crap! Maybe it wasn’t as shocking as a 6-3 loss to Kazakhstan in 1998, but Canada’s 3-2 shootout loss to Latvia Friday night at Canadian Tire Centre has to rank up there with the biggest-ever upsets at the world junior hockey championship.  Two games into the world juniors, a Canadian team that desperately wants […]

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7 hours ago GameDay: Ottawa Senators face brilliant goalie they gave away, Minnesota Wild

The stretch of nine consecutive road games continues with a Sunday night stop in Minnesota to face the Wild.

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43 hours ago Scottie Scheffler injures hand on broken glass, withdraws from PGA Tour opener in Hawaii

Scottie Scheffler injured his right hand on a broken glass preparing Christmas dinner, forcing the top-ranked player to withdraw from the PGA Tour’s season-opening event in Hawaii. “Scottie sustained a puncture wound to the palm of his right hand from a broken glass,” Scheffler’s manager, Blake Smith, said Friday in a statement. “Small glass fragments […]

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4 hours ago Azerbaijan’s president says crashed jetliner was shot down by Russia unintentionally

MOSCOW — Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev said Sunday that the Azerbaijani airliner that crashed last week was shot down by Russia, albeit unintentionally, and criticized Moscow for trying to “hush up” the issue for days. “We can say with complete clarity that the plane was shot down by Russia. (…) We are not saying that […]

Events

40 hours ago LEAFS TAKEAWAYS: Mitch Marner reaches for the heavy artillery with Matthews out

For a team that had to travel and play on Friday, the Leafs had lots of pep to put away the Red Wings 5-2, paced by Mitch Marner’s three goals, his 18th multi-point game this season.  Our takeaways:  NOT LOST WITHOUT AUSTON  Remember when everyone was on Marner to shoot more? Sheldon Keefe banged that […]

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15 hours ago TAKEAWAYS: On Leafs’ inconsistency, Matt Murray’s rust and William Nylander’s missed chances

The Maple Leafs have hit a pothole at home. And it’s taking a toll on their record at Scotiabank Arena, as the Leafs have now lost three in a row in their own building, dropping them to 14-7-0 in Toronto. Our takeaways from the Leafs’ 5-2 loss against the Washington Capitals on Saturday night: CONSISTENCY […]

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4 hours ago Tornadoes in southern U.S. kill 2 and injure 6 as severe weather system moves east

Strong storms moving across the Southeast are expected to continue producing "gusty, damaging winds," hail and tornadoes through Sunday.

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26 hours ago Canada suffers "big blow" with loss of Matthew Schaefer for the rest of World Juniors

The new Saturday morning was as devastating as it was expected: Standout Canadian defenceman Matthew Schaefer will miss the rest of the World Juniors with an injury suffered in Friday’s loss to Latvia. Respected hockey insider Bob McKenzie posted on ‘X’ that Schaefer broke his collarbone and is expected to be sidelined for  2-3 months. […]

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5 hours ago President of Azerbaijan says crashed jetliner was shot down by Russia unintentionally

The crash killed 38 of 67 people on board.

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26 hours ago Canada suffers 'big blow' with loss of Matthew Schaefer for the rest of World Juniors

"But that's the beauty of Canada in a lot of ways. It's the depth."

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23 hours ago Call of the Wilde: Montreal Canadiens continue decisive road trip, blank Florida 4

This is it for the Montreal Canadiens. This is the six-game road trip that will decide their fate for the season. The Canadiens need to make a move up the standings against some of the best competition in the league in the next 10 days. Game one of the trip was a loss in Columbus....

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35 hours ago Caldwell: These 2024 photos of Ottawa expose its struggles and small wins

From heartbreaking scenes in the ByWard Market to an ice-cold plunge for mental health, Tony Caldwell’s lens frames Ottawa’s year.

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24 hours ago Train collides with fire truck in Florida; 3 firefighters and several passengers hurt

DELRAY BEACH, Fla. — A collision between a high-speed passenger train and a fire truck on Saturday morning in Florida left three firefighters and multiple train passengers injured, authorities said. The crash happened at 10:45 a.m. in crowded downtown Delray Beach, multiple news outlets reported. The Brightline train was stopped on the tracks, its front […]

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24 hours ago Train collides with fire truck in Florida; 3 firefighters and 12 passengers hurt

DELRAY BEACH, Fla. — A high-speed passenger train collided with a fire truck at a crossing Saturday morning in Florida, injuring three firefighters and at least a dozen train passengers, authorities said. The crash happened at 10:45 a.m. in crowded downtown Delray Beach, multiple news outlets reported. The Brightline train was stopped on the tracks, […]

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24 hours ago ‘Unimaginable’: Sister of Quebec man killed in Florida boat explosion also injured, friend says

Sebastien Gauthier was celebrating the holidays with his family when the explosion occurred in Fort Lauderdale

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24 hours ago Sister of Quebec man killed in Florida boat explosion also injured: friend

Officials say a preliminary investigation in Fort Lauderdale showed a 37-foot vessel exploded after its engines were started, injuring all seven passengers on board.

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27 hours ago Canadian defenceman Matthew Schaefer out for rest of world juniors due to injury

Schaefer is projected to be one of the top picks in next summer's NHL draft.

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42 hours ago Penticton, B.C. man recovering from severe brain injuries after alleged random attack

In the middle of the night, Florence's parent received a terrifying call from a doctor at Kelowna General Hospital, where he was transported for brain surgery.

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