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• Exploding nitrous oxide canisters no laughing matter for garbage collection

  12-12-2025 19:20 via sudbury.com
  
  VANCOUVER — Canisters of nitrous oxide, also known as laughing gas, sold under the guise of whip cream chargers are increasingly showing up at Metro Vancouver waste facilities, and they're causing dangerous explosions.
  
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• This is what Canada's pain medication shortages have been like for chronic pain patients

  18-12-2025 10:20 via sudbury.com
  
  TORONTO — Amanda Godda has been bedridden since August.That's when her prescription of acetaminophen with oxycodone was hit by a nationwide supply shortage.
  
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• Jewish organization calls for action to protect community after Sydney shooting

  18-12-2025 10:20 via sudbury.com
  
  OTTAWA — A Jewish organization is calling on all levels of government to protect communities in Canada following a mass shooting at a Hanukkah celebration in Australia.
  
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• In the news: Tories ponder the year ahead, Jewish organizations sounding the alarm

  18-12-2025 10:20 via sudbury.com
  
  Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed … Rattled Conservatives look ahead to 2026
  One year ago, Pierre Poilievre appeared to be on the cusp of achieving two things he'd wanted for a long time: the
  
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• Feds defend $1.1-million Deloitte contract for AI advice after firm admitted mistakes

  18-12-2025 10:20 via sudbury.com
  
  ST. JOHN'S — The federal government is defending its decision to award a contract worth up to $1.
  
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• Conservatives look to turn the page after 'terrible disappointment' of 2025

  18-12-2025 10:20 via sudbury.com
  
  OTTAWA — One year ago, Pierre Poilievre appeared to be on the cusp of achieving two things he'd wanted for a long time: the end of Justin Trudeau's political career, and a majority Conservative government with himself at the helm.
  
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• Winter storm system that brought traffic chaos to Prairies moves into Ontario, Quebec

  18-12-2025 09:50 via sudbury.com
  
  Blizzard conditions continue across Saskatchewan and Manitoba today.
  
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• Second-degree murder charge laid in death of Onigaming First Nation man

  18-12-2025 04:50 via sudbury.com
  
  KENORA — Provincial Police in Ontario say a 23-year-old man has been charged with second-degree murder in the death of a man from Onigaming First Nation.
  
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• US announces massive package of arms sales to Taiwan valued at more than $10 billion

  18-12-2025 04:05 via sudbury.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration has announced a massive package of arms sales to Taiwan valued at more than $10 billion that includes medium-range missiles, howitzers and drones, a move that is sure to infuriate China.
  
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• Trump in White House speech announces $1,776 bonus for US troops, as he says economy is strong

  18-12-2025 03:35 via sudbury.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said in a White House speech Wednesday night that he was sending a $1,776 bonus check to U.S.
  
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• Trump gives a partisan prime-time address insisting the economy is stronger than many voters feel

  18-12-2025 03:35 via sudbury.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — PresidentDonald Trumpdelivered a politically charged speech Wednesday carried live in prime time on network television, seeking topin the blame for economic challengeson Democrats while announcing he is sending a $1,776 bonu
  
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• Pulitzer Prize-winning correspondent Peter Arnett, who reported from Vietnam and Gulf War, has died

  18-12-2025 03:35 via sudbury.com
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Peter Arnett, the Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter who spent decades dodging bullets and bombs to bring the world eyewitness accounts of war from the rice paddies of Vietnam to the deserts of Iraq, has died at 91.
  
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• Hearts heavy at Hanukkah ceremony in Sudbury this year

  18-12-2025 03:28 via thesudburystar.com
  Well over 100 people filled the foyer of Tom Davies Square on Wednesday evening to support the local Jewish community. The lighting of a menorah — the branched candelabrum used at Hanukkah — was held for the first time last year at city hall. This year, the event carried an extra gravity, coming just days after gunmen killed 15 people in an antisemitic attack at Bondi Beach in Australia. “I’m so proud of how many people came out today, to stand with our community and remi
  
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• US government admits negligence in helicopter-plane collision that killed 67 in Washington

  18-12-2025 01:35 via sudbury.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S.
  
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• Making lawyers swear Oath of Allegiance to monarch unconstitutional: Alberta court

  18-12-2025 01:20 via sudbury.com
  
  EDMONTON — Alberta's top court has ruled that requiring prospective lawyers to swear the Oath of Allegiance to the reigning monarch is unconstitutional and infringes on religious freedom.
  
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• Rain, potential for flash freeze in forecast for Thursday

  18-12-2025 00:59 via sudbury.com
  
  Up to 25 mm of rain is possible before the temperature drops on Thursday night
  
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• FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino says he plans to resign next month as bureau's No 2 official

  17-12-2025 23:35 via sudbury.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) —FBI Deputy Director Dan Bonginosaid Wednesday that he will resign from the bureau next month, ending a brief and tumultuous tenure in which he clashed with the Justice Department over the handling of the Jeffrey Epstein files and
  
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• Quebec man seeks bail as Ottawa investigates 1994 murder conviction

  17-12-2025 23:20 via sudbury.com
  
  MONTREAL — A Quebec man who spent more than 33 years behind bars for four murders will find out at the end of the week if he will get bail.Daniel Jolivet, now 68, was convicted in 1994 of four murders in Brossard, Que., south of Montreal.
  
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• Quebec man seeks bail as 1994 murder conviction likely a miscarriage of justice

  17-12-2025 23:20 via sudbury.com
  
  MONTREAL — A Quebec man whose murder conviction is being reviewed by the federal government will find out Friday if he can regain his freedom after more than three decades behind bars.
  
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• 'We're buddies now': Canada's foodies enlisted to host Americans and boost tourism

  17-12-2025 22:50 via sudbury.com
  
  TORONTO — Some of the country’s savviest home entertainers are on the front lines of a new tourism strategy to lure U.S. and international visitors, one home-cooked meal at a time.
  
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• Federal help with infrastructure is critical to trade, B.C. Premier Eby says

  17-12-2025 22:50 via sudbury.com
  
  VANCOUVER — Federal government investment in provincial transportation infrastructure is crucial to avoid long-term impacts on cross-Canada trade and companies' willingness to work in British Columbia, Premier David Eby says.
  
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• Federal help with infrastructure, critical to trade, B.C. Premier Eby says

  17-12-2025 22:50 via sudbury.com
  
  VANCOUVER — British Columbia Premier David Eby says federal government investment in provincial transportation infrastructure is crucial to avoid long-term impacts on cross-Canada trade.
  
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• Sudbury group aiming to build housing for veterans, first responders  

  17-12-2025 22:48 via thesudburystar.com
  Mike Jensen is marching forward with a plan to house homeless veterans. 
    Jensen, retired from the Canadian Navy and the City of Greater Sudbury, has launched a third career as an advocate for the city’s veterans and a quasi-project manager.   
    Jensen said there are about a dozen homeless veterans living in Greater Sudbury. The city reported recently that it has found housing for 11 of the 12. 
    That is good news, but the goal is to keep people h
  
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• Investigators seek older video that might show the Brown campus shooter days before the attack

  17-12-2025 22:35 via sudbury.com
  
  PROVIDENCE, R.I.
  
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• Food insecurity persists in Ontario cities that declared emergencies over past year

  17-12-2025 22:20 via sudbury.com
  
  TORONTO — More than a year since a growing list of Ontario municipalities began declaring food insecurity emergencies, hunger in those communities has not abated, food bank operators say.
  
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• FOWLER, Charlie

  17-12-2025 21:57 via sudbury.com
  
  It is with deep sadness that the family announce the passing of Charlie Lynn Fowler on Friday, December 12, 2025, surrounded by her loved ones
  
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• DEVER, Gerry

  17-12-2025 21:52 via sudbury.com
  
  It is with great sadness that the family of Gerry Dever announces his sudden & unexpected passing on December 9th, 2025, at the age of 59. Dear son of Irene and John Dever, predeceased. Beloved husband of his loving wife Angela.
  
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• Sudbury delivers once again for Edgar Burton Christmas Food Drive

  17-12-2025 21:47 via sudbury.com
  
  Amid cheque presentations, speakers pay tribute to Dan Xilon, the outgoing long-time executive director of the Sudbury Food Bank, for his contributions
  
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• Edgar Burton Christmas Food Drive in Sudbury continues to inspire

  17-12-2025 21:40 via thesudburystar.com
  Driven by compassion and community pride, the Edgar Burton Christmas Food Drive on Wednesday completed its 38th annual campaign, rallying businesses, organizations, and residents across Sudbury. This enduring tradition continues to make a profound impact, providing essential resources to the Sudbury Food Bank and bringing hope to thousands during the holiday season, organizers said in a release. As one of the largest food drives in Ontario, the Edgar Burton Christmas Food Drive is a source of co
  
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• In Ontario, Enbridge Gas gets to build pipelines on public land for free. Waterloo Region and Guelph want to change that

  17-12-2025 21:20 via sudbury.com
  A pivotal shift in Ontario’s relationship with natural gas seems to be underway, with Waterloo Region becoming the second municipality to resist renewing a contract that allows Enbridge Gas to build pipelines on public land for free.
  
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