2 h. ago Empty Stocking Fund: It’s a Whitecaps wonderland as players recount the joys of Christmas

Donating to The Province Empty Stocking Fund can make kids' Christmas. Sports gifts are a wonderful way to brighten a family's season.

Economics

2 h. ago India’s Parliament approves bill to open civil nuclear power sector to private firms

NEW DELHI (AP) — India’s Parliament approved new legislation Thursday that enables opening the tightly controlled civil nuclear power sector to private companies. The government termed it a major policy shift to speed up clean energy expansion while the opposition political parties argued that it dilutes safety and liability safeguards. The lower house of parliament […]

Economics

5 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 […]

Other

14 h. ago U.S. government admits liability in deadly D.C. collision of military helicopter, passenger jet

The disaster marked the deadliest crash of a U.S. commercial flight in decades and prompted tighter air safety protocols at Reagan Airport

Events

15 h. ago Riley Keough is biological mom of John Travolta’s son, lawsuit claims

Legal action filed by Priscilla Presley’s former business partner Brigitte Kruse

Other

15 h. ago U.S. admits liability in D.C. plane crash lawsuit from victim’s family

The U.S. government acknowledged that the Federal Aviation Administration and the Army played a role in causing the collision last January that killed 67 people.

Events

17 h. ago Pop Mart’s 40% Stock Rout Shows Growing Worry Over Labubu Crash

Labubu mania appears to be ebbing as quickly as it surged, driving a roughly 40% rout for former market darling Pop Mart International Group Ltd. that’s raising questions over the company’s long-term prospects.

Economics

20 h. ago Quick response by family, Ottawa police thwarts 'grandparent scam'

A 35-year-old man from Terrebonne, Que., has been charged with one count of fraud over $5,000.

Events

20 h. ago NYPD reportedly probing stabbing of Jewish man in Brooklyn as hate crime

The victim heard the attacker curse Jews as he went by, according to a Chabad spokesman

Events

21 h. ago World’s Finest Shows Fined $40,000 Following Amusement Ride Incident at Brigden Fairgrounds

Toronto, ON, Dec. 17, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — World’s Finest Shows has pleaded guilty to two safety violations following a serious amusement ride incident at the Brigden Fairgrounds in 2023. The Ontario Court of Justice has imposed a total fine of $40,000, plus a 25% victim surcharge, for two offences under the Technical Standards and […]

Economics

22 h. ago $18M proposed settlement reached in 2015 Air Canada crash landing in Halifax

A proposed settlement of $18 million has been reached in a class action filed on behalf of passengers of Air Canada Flight 624, 10 years after the crash landing.

Economics

23 h. ago Banned and Bankrupted by B.C. Government, Canada’s Heritage and Artisanal Mink Breeders Withdraw Their Lawsuit

VANCOUVER, British Columbia — After more than four years in front of courts, and legal fees far beyond their means, the British Columbia Mink Producers Association and the Canada Mink Breeders Association are dropping their petition for judicial review of the Province of British Columbia’s decision to impose a ban on their industry. The result […]

Politics

27 h. ago L’un des deux auteurs présumés de l’attentat de Sydney inculpé pour terrorisme et 15 meurtres

Les premières obsèques des victimes de l’attentat se sont déroulées sous haute sécurité mercredi à Bondi.

Other

35 h. ago Vast Toronto parking lot to be transformed with 6 towers as tall as 60 storeys

Ontario's housing market may be in the midst of a crash, but that hasn't stopped the provincial government from pressing forward with its plans to inject density into sites surrounding transit stations.A new Transit-Oriented Community (TOC)  — provincially-led projects that aim to promote transit use by leveraging underutilized land — has been tabled for a vast tract of surface parking lot at 4105 Kingston Rd., next to Guildwood GO station in Scarborough.The proposal would replace the commuter lot serving the regional rail station with a complex of six towers up to 60 storeys tall, introducing 2,534 new residential units to the currently underbuilt site.In line with the TOC model of integrating density with transit, the proposed complex would place its tallest towers closest to the GO station, with the tallest measuring in just shy of 193 metres. The heights are still quite significant in the local context, with the surrounding neighbourhood exclusively...

Other

36 h. ago L'Australie commence à enterrer les victimes du massacre de la plage de Sydney

L'Australie commence à enterrer les victimes du massacre de la plage de Sydney.

Society

40 h. ago «On est vraiment au pied du mur»: cette famille victime d’un incendie ravageur juste avant les Fêtes se cherche un toit

À quelques jours de Noël, une famille de Lanaudière se retrouve sans toit, sans cadeaux et sans sapin après avoir tout perdu dans un incendie.

Events

41 h. ago Massive rat scurrying through plane cabin halts Caribbean vacationers’ trip

It is unclear how the animal got on board the flight

Transport

41 h. ago Billy Crystal reportedly saw dead bodies of Rob and Michele Reiner

Crystal and Reiner's friendship began in 1970s, when they appeared together on All in the Family

Events

43 h. ago Canadian bakin’: Get festive in the kitchen with these homeland brands

There’s baking and then there’s Christmas baking. The elevated latter version involves sprinkles. It involves candy cane flavour infusions. It involves a bit more time and energy — but it also involves family or friends bonding in the kitchen. Up the festive fun factor with these five Canadian-made finds.   Sweetapolita Festive Fun Decorating Kit […]

Other

44 h. ago States sue Trump administration again over billions in withheld electric vehicle charging funds

DETROIT (AP) — Sixteen states and the District of Columbia are suing President Donald Trump’s administration for what they say is the unlawful withholding of over $2 billion dollars in funding for two electric vehicle charging programs, according to a federal lawsuit announced Tuesday. The lawsuit filed Tuesday in the U.S. District Court for the […]

Politics