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• Hoverlink’s service between Niagara Region, Toronto delayed amid ‘complexities’ of project

  23-03-2023 22:08 via globalnews.ca
  
  A private Ontario transport operator planning to offer 30-minute hovercraft service between Niagara and Toronto says it's now re-evaluating its launch timelines.
  
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• New study finds AI chatbots can influence some Canadians to change their vote

  22-12-2025 10:00 via cbc.ca
  Talking with an AI chatbot can successfully convince people to change their votes and could affect the outcome of future elections, according to a newly published study. However, Canada has few, if any, rules to govern how artificial intelligence is used in future elections.
  
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• Analysts are torn on whether Ottawa’s next U.S. ambassador will be able to change the tone

  22-12-2025 10:00 via nationalpost.com
  The posh digs of the Canadian ambassador to the United States are set to welcome a new tenant early next year, following the recent announcement that Ambassador Kirsten Hillman – the first woman to serve as Canada’s top diplomat in Washington — is stepping down. The ambassador told Prime Minister Mark Carney last spring of her intention to resign ahead of next summer’s joint review of the Canada-U.S.-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA). Hillman was appointed in March 2020, having be
  
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• Mudslide closes part of Vancouver's Stanley Park Seawall after heavy rains

  22-12-2025 04:11 via cbc.ca
  A 'small slide of mud, rocks, and vegetation' has caused a section of Vancouver's iconic Stanley Park Seawall to close Sunday.
  
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• Calgary firefighters mark 80 years of giving

  22-12-2025 01:32 via globalnews.ca
  The annual Calgary Firefighters Toy Association celebrated 80 years of giving back to the community on Sunday with its annual Christmas party for families in need across Calgary.
  
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• Unfortunate events turns Alberta family’s road trip into unforgettable one

  22-12-2025 00:26 via globalnews.ca
  Janessa Kara hit the road with her three children and two dogs in the fall around the same time that Alberta teachers went on strike.
  
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• ‘Completely unacceptable’: Alberta mall Santa replaced after boy slapped

  22-12-2025 00:19 via globalnews.ca
  An Alberta mall Santa who the mall says slapped a boy's hand after the child pulled on his beard, has been relieved of his duties.
  
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• He gave away his art after learning he had 18 months to live. Now his cancer's in remission

  22-12-2025 00:00 via cbc.ca
  After Bill Staubi was diagnosed with terminal liver cancer, he was determined to find a home for his life's work: a 1,300-piece art collection, four decades in the making. But now that the cancer is in remission, he's starting anew.
  
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• Land where Youville Residential School stood set to be sold, raises concerns

  21-12-2025 23:53 via globalnews.ca
  St. Albert city council voted down a motion to pause the land sale for 13 Mission Ave., to do more consultation with Indigenous communities an organizations, raising concerns.
  
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• Canadian charities feeling financial crunch

  21-12-2025 23:38 via globalnews.ca
  Charitable organizations across the country say they are feeling the impact of the rising cost of living. In some cases, donations are down and need is up.
  
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• 'It's cool to see Winnipeg shine' as a hub of holiday movie industry, actor says

  21-12-2025 22:17 via cbc.ca
  Winnipeg has become a regular backdrop of popular holiday-themed movies, with local and international actors bundled up in cold-weather gear under Christmas lights at various filming locations around town.
  
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• Toronto Sceptres offset 2-goal effort by top pick of PWHL draft, winning 4-3 over New York Sirens

  21-12-2025 21:36 via cbc.ca
  Jesse Compher netted her first two goals of the season, scoring late in the third period to help the Toronto Sceptres hold off New York 4-3 on Sunday, offsetting a two-goal effort by the Sirens' Kristyna Kaltounkova — the top pick in this year's draft.
  
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• Measles outbreak grows to 8 cases in Quebec

  21-12-2025 19:15 via cbc.ca
  On Sunday morning, Dr. Antonio D'Angelo, the head of the pediatric emergency department at CHU Sainte-Justine, told Radio-Canada there had been two confirmed cases of measles at his Montreal hospital over the past week.
  
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• Here’s what you need to know about the B.C. oil tanker moratorium

  21-12-2025 15:00 via cbc.ca
  For years, oil tanker traffic has been prohibited off the coast of northern British Columbia in order to protect environmentally sensitive coastlines from disaster. But the federal government is now open to the idea of changing its moratorium — something the B.C. government and First Nations vehemently oppose.
  
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• Canadian miner's highly lucrative exit from the nuclear depression

  21-12-2025 15:00 via nationalpost.com
  We’re nearing year-end, and there’s much doom and gloom. Canada’s economy is falling behind its OECD peers while projected equalization numbers show all provinces from Manitoba east on the receiving end of federal transfers next year. A conversation with Tim Gitzel — CEO of Saskatoon-headquartered Cameco, the world’s largest publicly traded uranium company, valued at nearly US$40 billion — is a positive reminder of what’s working. “We just work har
  
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• 1 year ago, Alberta’s premier sought to lock down a ‘leaky’ border. Here’s what’s happened since

  21-12-2025 13:00 via cbc.ca
  Last December, Alberta rolled out its $29-million provincial border strategy in response to tariff threats from Donald Trump. But nearly one year later, Premier Danielle Smith says her government has learned the Coutts border crossing isn’t a hub of illicit activity — and that could lead to a focus on other areas.
  
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• Waterloo region cites water capacity issues amid population boom, aging infrastructure

  21-12-2025 12:00 via globalnews.ca
  Waterloo Region is facing a newly identified water capacity issue, raising concerns about growth, aging infrastructure and long-term climate resilience.
  
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• Sask. man has one of the largest known collections of hockey books. It all started with a hockey draft

  21-12-2025 12:00 via cbc.ca
  James Benesh of Regina has about 1,200 hockey books. The Society for International Hockey Research is aware of only two other private collections that are larger.
  
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• B.C. couple with two dogs and an infant denied boarding on Flair Airlines

  21-12-2025 12:00 via nationalpost.com
  A husband and wife travelling from British Columbia to Toronto for the holidays say they were prevented from boarding a Flair Airlines flight when they showed up at the gate with two dogs and their 10-month-old daughter. Ryan Coulson, an app developer, and Rebecca Bordeiasu, a grade-school teacher, booked their flight on Nov. 3 for a Dec. 12 departure from Abbotsford Airport, near their home in Langley, B.C. Their itinerary, shared with National Post, shows two adult passengers, an infant, and t
  
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• Police officers shouldn’t be leading mental health calls, Toronto police chief says

  21-12-2025 10:00 via cbc.ca
  For years, police have been on the front lines of mental health crisis calls in Toronto, but the city's police chief believes it's now time to rethink that approach.
  
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• In the trades, apprentices are increasing, but not enough are making it to certification

  21-12-2025 10:00 via cbc.ca
  More new apprentices are signing up than in the past 15 years, yet getting to certification remains a struggle. Financial concerns, difficulty finding employers and spotty guidance and mentorship for apprentices and journeypersons alike are among the barriers tripping up new tradespeople today.
  
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• International students at USask struggle to keep up with rising tuition costs

  21-12-2025 02:40 via globalnews.ca
  International students are concerned they may not be able to finish their studies at USask if tuition keeps rising, saying their families back home are heavily impacted.
  
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• Two teens arrested in stabbing of 12-year-old boy in Montreal: police

  20-12-2025 22:33 via globalnews.ca
  Montreal police have arrested two teens in the stabbing of a 12-year-old boy last month. The victim’s injuries are no longer life-threatening.
  
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• Edmonton police release photos of truck connected to multi-vehicle hit and run

  20-12-2025 22:22 via globalnews.ca
  According to police, on Dec. 16 at around 9:30 a.m., a Dodge Ram truck was driving north on 86 Street when it crossed onto 132 Avenue without stopping and hit a Honda CR-V.
  
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• US forces stop a second merchant vessel off the coast of Venezuela, American officials say

  20-12-2025 21:37 via globalnews.ca
  U.S. forces stopped another vessel off Venezuela as Trump escalates pressure on President Nicolás Maduro and enforces a blockade on sanctioned oil tankers.
  
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• US forces stop 2nd oil tanker off Venezuela coast as Trump follows promise to seize tankers

  20-12-2025 21:37 via globalnews.ca
  U.S. forces stopped another vessel off Venezuela as Trump escalates pressure on President Nicolás Maduro and enforces a blockade on sanctioned oil tankers.
  
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• Paraplegic engineer becomes the first wheelchair user to blast into space

  20-12-2025 19:42 via globalnews.ca
  A paraplegic German engineer fulfilled a lifelong dream Saturday, floating in space after launching aboard a Blue Origin rocket, calling it the "coolest" experience of her life.
  
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• BC Housing directed to investigate accused killer’s presence at SRO

  20-12-2025 19:14 via globalnews.ca
  The province has directed BC Housing to investigate how an accused killer, wanted on a Canada-wide warrant, was able to shelter in a single-room occupancy building in Vancouver.
  
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• Is the 'superflu' as bad as it sounds? Here's what to know about the new mutated variant surging in Canada

  20-12-2025 17:07 via nationalpost.com
  Matthew Miller recently had the “very unpleasant experience” of getting infected with influenza A. “Oddly enough, as someone who has spent their whole life studying flu, this was the first time that I know for sure it was a flu infection by virtue of a diagnostic test,” said Miller, who holds a Canada Research Chair in viral pandemics at McMaster University in Hamilton.Miller got infected two days post-abdominal surgery. “Coughing after having abdominal surgery is n
  
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• Shelter-in-place lifted after suspect, officer exchange fire in Welland, Ont: SIU probing

  20-12-2025 17:06 via globalnews.ca
  Police in Welland, Ont., have arrested a suspect in a stand-off during which an officer was shot. The officer was not seriously injured and has been released from hospital.
  
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