8 h. ago DEAR ABBY: Friends’ holiday card never includes wife in the address

DEAR ABBY: Every year like clockwork, we receive a holiday card from friends, which the wife addresses only to my husband. It is always a jolly card filled with their family adventures and achievements for the year, and it invariably leaves me wondering why she thinks it’s OK to leave me off the envelope. My […]

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44 h. ago More than $122M worth of illicit cannabis seized in eastern Ontario: police

OPP seize $122M in illicit cannabis on Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory; 10 charged in organized crime probe tied to environmental damage and land misuse.

Economics

46 h. ago 'We will not stop until we get answers': How the intense search for Darius unfolded

The six-year old autistic boy was last seen walking with family members about four kilometres south of Crowsnest Pass

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46 h. ago 'We will not stop until we get answers': How the intensive search for Darius unfolded

The six-year old autistic boy was last seen walking with family members about four kilometres south of Crowsnest Pass

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46 h. ago Family of missing Alberta boy releases new photos, say they have ‘not given up hope’

The family of six-year-old Darius MacDougall is sharing new photos of the Alberta boy wearing the clothing he had on when he went missing in the Crowsnest Pass area on Sept. 21.

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46 h. ago Unprovoked stranger attack leaves two Nova Scotia artists with serious injuries

'Without warning or provocation, a stranger brutally attacked them and left them with life-threatening injuries,' family of the victims say

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49 h. ago U.K. synagogue attacker: Briton of Syrian descent from ‘nice family’

London (AFP) — The attacker who targeted the British synagogue, Jihad al-Shamie, was a British citizen of Syrian descent who liked weightlifting and came from a “nice family”, U.K. media and officials reported Friday. Police late Thursday had named 35-year-old Shamie as the perpetrator of the attack in Manchester, in which two people were killed […]

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49 h. ago Canada unveils stunning new 3D coin with beavers in rippling water

Canada's national animal just got its very own coin, and you can own it for a hefty price.The Royal Canadian Mint recently released the Canadian Symbol: The Beaver – Fine Silver Coin with a cool 3D design inspired by the semiaquatic rodent."An official emblem of Canada since 1975, the beloved beaver is a natural ecosystem engineer, known for altering the environment to suit its needs," reads the coin description."Though many of Castor canadensis' busy building activities are obscured from our land-based view, its labours are front and centre on this coin, where the two-sided design welcomes you into the beaver's secret world by presenting different views of the same scene."Photo: Royal Canadian Mint.The designCanadians who decide to add this coin to their collection will essentially get two designs in one.The reverse shows a birds-eye view of a family of beavers — an adult male and female, and their two kits — building a lo...

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55 h. ago Murdered Canadian golfer Mike Robinson who ‘made life lighter’ laid to rest

Friends, family and community said goodbye Thursday to Giovanni “Mike” Robinson, who was cruelly gunned down during a golf trip to Wisconsin. Robinson, 32, a new father who had just shot his first hole-in-one, was shot and killed in a drive-by shooting after leaving a Sheboygan Falls watering hole last week. He died at the […]

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2 d. ago U.S. citizen sues federal government after being detained twice by ICE

The filing claims that immigration authorities are enacting policies that 'grant federal immigration officers sweeping search and seizure powers.'

Politics

2 d. ago Family, friends, community members hold vigil for missing Alberta boy

Just hours after the ground search for a missing Alberta boy was called off, family, friends and community members held a vigil to pray for a miracle he will be found.

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2 d. ago Hackers stole data from British nursery schools — then apologized to parents

LONDON – In late September, parents at a chain of British nursery schools got shocking news: They’d been hacked. Cybercriminals had pilfered photographs and sensitive family data on thousands of children and demanded ransom not to release it. A week later, the gang behind the hack contacted parents with news maybe even more shocking: Never […]

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2 d. ago Winnipeg man accused of pointing air pistol at family, group of youths: police

A 19-year-old suspect is facing weapons charges after he allegedly pointed a gun at a woman and her children, as well as a group of young people, Winnipeg police say.

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3 d. ago Lewis Hamilton thanks ‘overwhelming’ response to dog Roscoe’s death

Lewis Hamilton on Thursday thanked people around the tight-knit Formula One family and beyond for their messages of support following the death of his beloved dog, saying the response had been “quite overwhelming”. Seven-time Formula One world champion Hamilton said it had been the “hardest decision” of his life to put his 12-year-old bulldog Roscoe […]

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3 d. ago A postman, his family, and a chair: Van Gogh museum’s surprising reunion exhibition

AMSTERDAM (AP) — The Van Gogh museum is bringing a scattered family back together this fall to honor a postal worker, his wife and their children who sat as models for the Dutch master at at time when he was struggling to make friends in a French town. Portraits from the late 1880s of the […]

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3 d. ago Spread the Joy With Up to 50% Off Ikon Pass Friends & Family Tickets Throughout the 25/26 Winter Season

Ikon Pass Holders Have One Week to Get the Current Low Rates for 25/26 DENVER — For a limited time, Ikon Pass holders can offer discounted lift tickets to their crew that provide up to 50% off window rate, up from 25% off, at select Ikon Pass destinations. Find more joy at your favorite Ikon […]

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3 d. ago Trump uses government shutdown to dole out firings and political punishment

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump has seized on the government shutdown as an opportunity to reshape the federal workforce and punish detractors, by threatening mass firings of workers and suggesting “irreversible” cuts to programs important to Democrats. Rather than simply furlough employees, as is usually done during any lapse of funds, White House press secretary […]

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3 d. ago Modern Toronto mansion that feels like art gallery costs a whopping $25 million

If you've ever wondered what it would be like to live in a high-design art gallery that also happens to be a house, one of Toronto's newest luxury listings might answer that for you.The 211 Dunvegan Rd. estate in the ritzy Forest Hill neighbourhood just hit the market for a casual $25,000,000, and it's the kind of place that makes you stop and stare.The façade alone makes a grand statement before even stepping inside. Defined by elongated horizontal brickwork and huge panes of glass, the design feels both sculptural and grounded — a deliberate effect, according to listing agents Adam Weiner and Michael Silverberg.The dramatic, sculptural staircase. "This is not merely the premier residence in Forest Hill," Silverberg told blogTO. "It stands among the most significant works of residential architecture in all of Toronto."The kitchen and family room. Even the doors are entirely unique to this property, with each door prin...

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3 d. ago Two men accused in murder of Abbotsford couple apply to delay trial a third time

'Every time another delay occurs, our lives are again placed on hold as we wait for justice and closure' — statement by the family of Arnold and Joanne De Jong

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3 d. ago Golden State Lumber + Showroom Acquires The Window and Door Shop

Family-owned building supplier strengthens window and door offerings in Sacramento region PETALUMA, Calif. — Golden State Lumber + Showroom announces the acquisition of The Window and Door Shop-Sacramento, a respected window and door showroom serving the Sacramento region since 2009. It will officially open as a Golden State Lumber + Showroom location on Oct. 1, […]

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