93 minutes ago Winter is hitting Gaza and many Palestinians have little protection from cold

KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip — Winter is hitting the Gaza Strip and many of the nearly 2 million Palestinians displaced by the devastating 14-month war with Israel are struggling to protect themselves from the wind, cold and rain. There is a shortage of blankets and warm clothing, little wood for fires, and the tents and […]

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4 hours ago Israeli expert urges justice for both Israeli, Palestinian victims of sexual violence

The Israeli expert leading a civilian commission into sexual violence by Hamas and Israeli soldiers is calling for global bodies to recognize "a new crime against humanity."

Events

5 hours ago More than 50 Liberal MPs leave call with ‘consensus’ Justin Trudeau should step down: CBC

That would represent about a third of the Liberal caucus, which has 153 seats in Canada’s House of Commons

Politics

5 hours ago Workers helping the homeless in Montreal feel powerless as crisis deepens

As temperatures drop in Montreal, homeless shelters are overcrowded and warming stations — furnished with chairs, not beds — are at full capacity

Society

6 hours ago Canada’s efforts to combat abuse in sports saw slow progress this year

This year, a national commission began cross-country public consultations and an online registry of people sanctioned or under investigation for maltreatment in sport went live.

Sport

7 hours ago How changing demographics and tastes are shaping Canada’s grocery stores

It’s mid-December at a large supermarket in Mississauga, Ont., and Christmas music plays softly over the speakers as customers roam the aisles, picking the perfect lemon and eyeing the large olive counter in the middle of the store. But this isn’t just any grocery store. Walk past the produce and the olives, and you’ll see […]

Other

7 hours ago Respiratory illness on the rise as B.C. residents begin busy holiday season

B.C. health officials expect the peak of respiratory illness this season will be in the coming weeks.

Society

8 hours ago RCMP informant’s decades of spying on social reformers are chronicled in new book

Frank Hadesbeck was alone, broke and looking for work in Alberta when the RCMP recruited him as an informant, on condition he join the Communist Party to establish a cover

Society

8 hours ago B.C. mayor gets calls from across Canada about ‘crazy’ plan to recruit doctors

The mayor of the suburban Victoria community of Colwood says an 'out-of-the-box' plan some called 'crazy' to recruit family doctors by hiring them as city workers is gaining interest across Canada

Science