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• Montreal-area home sales rise 8% in 2025 despite December decrease: real estate board

  09-01-2026 17:55 via globalnews.ca
  Quebec's real estate board says Montreal-area home sales fell on a year-over-year basis in December, despite more activity overall for the region in 2025.
  
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• Military will get to Manitoba First Nation dealing with water issues on Monday: CAF

  12-01-2026 15:04 via globalnews.ca
  The CAF confirmed Sunday afternoon that members of the Joint Operational Support Group, based in Kingston, Ont., are planning to be in the First Nation for two weeks.
  
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• Family identifies man who died after altercation with Saskatchewan hospital security

  12-01-2026 14:59 via globalnews.ca
  The family of a man who died last week after a physical altercation with security at Saskatchewan's largest hospital is identifying him as Trevor Dubois.
  
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• Charter challenge of religious exemption to assisted dying law heads to court in B.C.

  12-01-2026 14:54 via globalnews.ca
  The B.C. Supreme Court is set to begin hearing a case Monday that questions whether religious hospitals have the right to refuse certain procedures.
  
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• Canadians increasingly frightened in their own neighbourhoods: poll

  12-01-2026 14:00 via nationalpost.com
  Canadians are increasingly concerned about rising crime in their communities, according to a new Angus Reid Institute poll. “New data from Angus Reid,” says Shachi Kurl, president of the institute, “shows that three-in-five (62 per cent) Canadians believe crime has been rising in their communities over the last five years. That’s a lot more than the number of Canadians who say there’s been no change (24 per cent) or a decrease (five per cent).” The new percept
  
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• Toronto officials promise cost of hosting FIFA World Cup matches won’t rise again

  12-01-2026 12:00 via globalnews.ca
  Five group stage matches featuring the likes of Germany, Senegal and Côte d’Ivoire, as well as a Round of 32 knock-out, are scheduled to take place in Toronto this summer.
  
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• Experts shocked by magnitude of online misinformation around mammogram safety in Sask.

  12-01-2026 12:00 via cbc.ca
  Articles and posts about the age qualification drop to 43 in Saskatchewan were spread on social media as soon as the province announced it the first week of January, but a large chunk of the comments were filled with misinformation about the safety of mammograms.
  
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• Toronto recorded fewest traffic-related deaths in a decade in 2025: city data

  12-01-2026 11:00 via cbc.ca
  Numbers show 39 people died on Toronto's roads last year, half as many as when the city launched its road safety plan a decade ago. But some wonder if the number will go back up with speed cameras now gone.
  
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• What it takes to swim an 'Ice Mile'

  12-01-2026 10:00 via cbc.ca
  Ice swimmer Pamela Stewart recently completed a three-kilometre qualifying swim in 9 C water, making her eligible to attempt an official 'Ice Mile' in water no warmer than 5 C. Ottawa Morning's Rebecca Zandbergen went to watch a recent training session.
  
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• New program in Kingston aims to help human trafficking survivors break the cycle

  12-01-2026 10:00 via cbc.ca
  At least 75 per cent of human trafficking survivors referred to Victim Services of Kingston and Frontenac have already received some sort of support from the organization, according to staff. A new program aims to help them break free of that cycle.
  
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• Government documents suggest Ottawa stalled airline fee meant to fund passenger complaints system

  12-01-2026 10:00 via cbc.ca
  Over two and a half years ago, Parliament ordered the Canadian Transportation Agency to create a fee airlines would pay to cover some of the roughly $30-million taxpayer cost to process air passenger complaints. Internal documents obtained by Go Public suggest Transport Canada and transport ministers have been pushing to undermine that fee.
  
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• Daily Bread to cut off Scarborough food bank after reporting financial concerns to police

  12-01-2026 10:00 via cbc.ca
  Toronto’s Daily Bread Food Bank is cutting ties with one of its largest member agencies after the charity uncovered discrepancies with invoices Feed Scarborough provided to support grant funding and reported those and other financial management concerns to police.
  
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• As couple's trial restarts, advocate questions Children's Aid Society's 'outrageous' decisions before boy died

  12-01-2026 10:00 via cbc.ca
  As the trial for two women accused of killing a 12-year-old boy they were trying to adopt enters its final weeks, the public deserves to know if and how the Children's Aid Society (CAS) has been held accountable, says Ontario's former child advocate.
  
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• Canada's Milos Raonic announces retirement from tennis: 'The time has come'

  12-01-2026 02:41 via cbc.ca
  Canadian phenom Milos Raonic, a former Wimbledon finalist who has not competed since mid-2024, announced his retirement from professional tennis in an emotional social media post on Sunday.
  
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• Valkyrie, the black bear cub found with severe burns in December, is recovering well

  12-01-2026 02:08 via cbc.ca
  A black bear cub caught in a fire this past December continues to make a recovery in Smithers, B.C. Rescuers said the bear was burnt while hibernating in a slash pile set on fire near Dawson Creek, B.C.
  
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• Father-daughter team skis across Saskatchewan, goal to complete Western Canada

  12-01-2026 01:51 via globalnews.ca
  A father and daughter from B.C. proved the prairies are anything but flat. In their goal to ski all of Western Canada, the pair visited 11 Saskatchewan hills in 10 days.
  
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• Ice dance pair Gilles and Poirier lead Canadian figure skating contingent into 2026 Winter Games

  12-01-2026 01:42 via cbc.ca
  The experienced ice dance pair of Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier will headline a contingent of 12 athletes named to Canada's figure skating team for Milano Cortina 2026.
  
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• B.C. man charged in Saanich murder case

  12-01-2026 00:13 via globalnews.ca
  A man has been arrested and charged with murder in a case of alleged intimate partner violence in Saanich, B.C., after he was taken into custody earlier this week and released.
  
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• Pimicikamak First Nation in Manitoba prepares for military arrival after days in crisis

  11-01-2026 23:37 via globalnews.ca
  Chief Monias said the emergency in Pimicikamak First Nation is ongoing, and confirmed eight members of the Canadian Armed Forces will arrive Monday to support the community.
  
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• Protesters clash at Toronto city hall with 'eggs, used toilet paper' and perhaps urine

  11-01-2026 23:12 via nationalpost.com
  Eight people were arrested and 29 charges were laid following an explosive demonstration and counter-demonstration in downtown Toronto on Saturday afternoon, including three arrests for allegedly assaulting police officers. In a Sunday news release, the Toronto Police Service said officers were called to Nathan Phillips Square, near Queen Street West and Bay Street, after tensions escalated between opposing groups. While not identified by TPS, a large group of counter-protesters showed up to a C
  
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• Guard at Winter Olympic construction site dies in nighttime subfreezing temperatures

  11-01-2026 21:34 via cbc.ca
  A guard at a construction site near a 2026 Winter Olympic venue in the mountain resort of Cortina d'Ampezzo died during a frigid overnight shift, authorities confirmed on Saturday.
  
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• 13 blocks in Dawson City affected by frozen water or sewer lines following water main breaks

  11-01-2026 19:15 via cbc.ca
  The city says approximately 80 homes still have frozen water lines. A boil water advisory remains in effect.
  
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• Snow, high winds, and freezing rain in the forecast for Atlantic Canada

  11-01-2026 18:19 via globalnews.ca
  Environment Canada has issued a winter storm warning for western Newfoundland with up to 40 centimetres of snow expected and winds gusting to 120 kilometres an hour.
  
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• Canadian government mulls response to X’s AI-generated sexual abuse material

  11-01-2026 17:28 via globalnews.ca
  Canadian government officials are weighing options, including a potential RCMP investigation, into the ongoing publication of AI-generated sexual abuse imagery on X.
  
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• Kevlar in the classroom: teacher union warns of violence rise in Manitoba

  11-01-2026 16:21 via globalnews.ca
  Recent findings suggest violence against teachers in Manitoba schools is widespread, with more than half reporting they were threatened or injured during the 2023-2024 school year.
  
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• Rory Linkletter runs under 1 hour to break Canadian half marathon record for 2nd time in 4 years

  11-01-2026 16:20 via cbc.ca
  Rory Linkletter is the first Canadian to run a half marathon in under one hour, achieving the feat on a cool Sunday morning in Houston with a 59-minute 49-second clocking to beat former record holder Cam Levins by 69 seconds.
  
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• How 2 generations of Syilx Okanagan women reclaimed identity with language and QR codes

  11-01-2026 16:00 via cbc.ca
  Last year, Syilx Okanagan woman Llana Teichroeb and her daughter Kim Kosick pronounced a number of campus street names in the Nsyilxcn language and linked them to QR codes that people can scan.
  
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• Central Alberta farmers amazed to welcome triplet calves for 2nd year in a row

  11-01-2026 15:00 via cbc.ca
  Lucky 7 Cattle Co., near Sedgewick, Alta., started 2026 with a bang, welcoming a set of healthy triplet calves — for the second year in a row.
  
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• MP's petition to investigate Canadians who served in IDF is 'antisemitic witch hunt,' Jewish group says

  11-01-2026 13:00 via nationalpost.com
  A petition pushing for investigations into and even charges against Canadians who served in Israel’s military is an “antisemitic witch hunt,” says a Jewish advocacy group. The Jan. 7 petition, sponsored by Alberta MP Heather McPherson and directed at the Minister of Justice, alleges that there is “credible evidence of serious violations of international law by the IDF in the Middle East” that suggests the involvement of Canadian citizens or residents. McPherson
  
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• The NDP leadership race is a nail-biter. But is anyone paying attention?

  11-01-2026 10:00 via cbc.ca
  The NDP leadership race could be turning into a nail-biter with no clear winner in sight. But it's unclear if Canadians are tuning in.
  
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