50 minutes ago Border measures aimed at responding to Trump’s tariff threat begin to take effect

OTTAWA — Immigration measures announced as part of Canada’s border response to president-elect Donald Trump’s 25 per cent tariff threat are starting to be implemented, beginning with a ban on what’s known as “flagpoling.” This is when someone who was in Canada on a temporary visa leaves for the U.S. then quickly re-enters Canada to […]

Economics

94 minutes ago Pope Francis launches jubilee, bringing pilgrims and grumbling to Rome

ROME – Romans are gesticulating in overdrive and griping in snarled traffic as the Eternal City overhauls piazzas, fountains, bridges and tunnels. Even more are ranting about surging rents and greedy landlords poised to cash in on a coming tsunami of tourists. On Christmas Eve, Pope Francis will symbolically open the sealed Holy Door of […]

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2 hours ago Serial rapist Halifax police warned people about two years ago gets out on statutory release

Samuel Green committed five separate sexual assaults targeting women as they walked alone at night

Events

2 hours ago 3 kidnapping victims found inside Ontario home, 10 people facing charges

Ten people are facing charges after three kidnapping victims were found inside a Brampton home during a raid, Peel Regional Police say.

Society

3 hours ago What to know about the Panama Canal, which Trump is threatening to take over

President-elect Donald Trump on Sunday floated the idea of taking over the Panama Canal – a vital maritime route for global trade that was once under American control. At a rally in Arizona, Trump criticized fees to use the vital Latin American shipping lane, a day after complaining on social media that the United States […]

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3 hours ago City gardener: The top Christmas houseplants to grow (or not to grow) 

Houseplant lovers have a love-hate relationship with poinsettias, amaryllises and the other blooming plants that fill plant store shelves this time of year. For inevitably, just a few weeks later, they turn into Charlie Brown’s Christmas tree: they drop their leaves and wilt, the very picture of the February blahs.   Don’t beat yourself up – it’s […]

Culture

4 hours ago Man faces murder charges in the death of a woman who was lit on fire in New York City subway

A man is facing murder and arson charges in New York City for allegedly setting a woman on fire inside a subway train and then watching her die after she was engulfed in flames, police said Monday. The suspect, identified by police as Sebastian Zapeta, was taken into custody hours after the woman died on […]

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4 hours ago 'Break out the sunscreen and golf clubs': The great Calgary Christmas heat wave of 1999

Looking back to Christmas Eve in Calgary 25 years ago conjures up more-than-warm memories. That’s because our pretty little city on the Bow was experiencing a heat wave during the holiday season in 1999. The city hit a record December temperature of 17.6 degrees that day. Those mild temperatures continued for a few days, with […]

Culture

5 hours ago Outlook for commodities: opportunities in some lesser followed, but everyday important commodity markets

For commodities investors, ‘There’s a lot more to commodities than oil and gold,” says Calgary’s Auspice

Economics

6 hours ago Canadian jewelry heist: video shows vehicle crashing into store, owner assaulted

Police said they were called to the store, which is located on Rue De Liege in Montreal, around 6:30 p.m. on Sunday.

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