2 h. ago Husband facing murder charge after wife dies in B.C. hospital: RCMP

A 49-year-old man has been charged with second-degree murder in connection to the death of his wife in British Columbia earlier this week.

Events

3 h. ago Carney names new deputy ministers for defence, justice, finance

In one notable move, Quebec Court of Appeal judge Marie-Josée Hogue, who led Ottawa's foreign interference inquiry, becomes deputy minister of justice.

Events

3 h. ago Judge protects Alzheimer’s patient from husband ‘trying to kill her’

B.C. man spoke openly about 'death plan' for wife, 77, if she became ineligible for MAID, over her objections

Events

4 h. ago Former Liberal cabinet minister Randy Boissonnault gets default judgment in suit against ex

"There is no relationship left between us whatsoever," said Boissonnault. "And the association with him cost me my political career"

Politics

16 h. ago S3NS Announces SecNumCloud Qualification for PREMI3NS, its Trusted Cloud Offering

PREMI3NS, S3NS’ (pronounced “sense”) trusted cloud offering, has now received ANSSI’s SecNumCloud qualification, meeting the most stringent protection requirements against extraterritorial laws in France and Europe The fruition of the partnership between Thales and Google Cloud enables organizations from the private and public sectors to innovate and transform with one of the broadest ranges of […]

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17 h. ago Fausse note dans un plan d’action sur l’alzheimer privé de musique

Qui humanisera les soins et pèsera sur tous les boutons qui donnent accès à de l’aide à vivre?

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21 h. ago 'The system failed us today': Judge lifts injunction on Alberta gender

A lawyer for the province argued that once the notwithstanding clause was invoked, the legal foundation for the injunction disappeared

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26 h. ago 'We're all on the same page' about protecting French, Marc Miller says

The federal minister doesn't regret his comments earlier this month despite backlash from politicians, including Premier François Legault.

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28 h. ago HYCU® Sets New G2 Milestone with 62 Badges and Recognition Across 136 Reports in Winter 2026

Company earns highest-ever number of badges and expands leadership across key backup and disaster recovery categories. Boston, Massachusetts, Dec. 18, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — HYCU, Inc., the fastest-growing data protection as a service company, today announced its most expansive recognition to date in G2’s Winter 2026 Grid® Reports. HYCU was featured in 136 reports and […]

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28 h. ago Federal banking regulator holds domestic stability buffer at 3.5 per cent

Canada’s federal banking regulator says it is keeping its domestic stability buffer unchanged at 3.5 per cent as it judges major vulnerabilities in the banking system remain elevated but are stable. The buffer is part of the amount of money Canada’s big banks must keep on hand in case of economic shock. It applies to […]

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29 h. ago Toronto apartment building could be torn down for enormous 59

A midtown Toronto apartment building could soon be torn down to make way for a towering redevelopment scheme that would soar high above its surroundings.Property owner Starlight Investments has filed plans with the City of Toronto to redevelop its property at 250 Roehampton Ave., just northwest of the soon-to-open Mount Pleasant Station on the TTC Line 5 Eglinton.Starlight plans to demolish the existing 11-storey apartment building known as The Ambassador and replace it with an enormous tower designed by architects BDP Quadrangle, rising just shy of 200 metres.While the current apartment building lacks heritage protections, it represents one of the more stylized examples of a once-ubiquitous style of residential development in the city, boasting mid-century modernist influences on top of the then-typical slab-style massing.250roehamptonave.comThe plan contemplates 711 rental units, including 92 which would serve as replacement units for the current building and be offered at lower r...

Society

30 h. ago More than 450 square kilometres of forestry land now protected in southeastern B.C.

The Nature Conservancy of Canada says the effort is one of Canada’s largest private land conservation projects to date.

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32 h. ago Birchtech Receives Decision Increasing Its Judgment Amount to Approximately $78 Million from U.S. District Court of Delaware in Patent Infringement Case Against Major Energy Companies

Capital from Judgment Provides Launchpad for Novel Water Purification Technologies CORSICANA, Texas, Dec. 18, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Birchtech Corp. (TSX:BCHT) (OTCQB:BCHT), a leader in specialty activated carbon technologies for sustainable air and water treatment, today announced that U.S. District Court Judge Christopher J. Burke has issued a final memorandum opinion and called for a […]

Economics

33 h. ago Parker: Bravo Target Safety partners with STARS Vigilant to protect remote workers

The STARS Vigilant announcement caps a busy past 18 months for Bravo

Society

35 h. ago DEAR ABBY: Wife thinks camper guest is getting a little too cozy

DEAR ABBY: My 58-year-old husband recently shared a bed in our camper with a 21-year-old family friend. The friend is female. This happened in my absence. He thinks of her as a “daughter,” and although I’m not concerned about anything inappropriate happening between them, I still feel it was inappropriate. I expressed my feelings to […]

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36 h. ago Pesticides Coalition: Canada Must Choose Science and Health Over Lobbyists

MONTREAL, Dec. 18, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — A coalition of nearly 30 civil society and academic organizations is urging the federal government to halt plans announced in the latest budget to weaken Canada’s pesticide process, and instead launch a long-overdue public debate and comprehensive reform. The Coalition warns that the proposed changes would reduce protections […]

Science

41 h. ago Garantie: Québec imposera une garantie de bon fonctionnement aux appareils électroménagers et électroniques

Les Québécois bénéficieront d’une protection accrue lorsqu’un électroménager brise trop rapidement

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42 h. ago Ghislaine Maxwell seeks release, citing ’new evidence’ in sex

Jeffrey Epstein's former girlfriend asked a federal judge on Wednesday to set aside her conviction

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46 h. ago Making lawyers swear Oath of Allegiance to monarch unconstitutional: Alberta court

The Appeal Court's three-judge panel has declared the Oath of Allegiance requirement unconstitutional and of no force or effect, meaning it is no longer required in Alberta.

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50 h. ago Federal judge blocks Whitmer from shutting down submerged Great Lakes pipeline

A federal judge on Wednesday blocked Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer ‘s attempt to shut down an aging oil pipeline running beneath a channel linking two of the Great Lakes, finding that only the federal government can regulate interstate pipeline safety. Whitmer, a Democrat, ordered regulators in 2020 to revoke an easement that allows Enbridge Inc. […]

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