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• Fact File: How Canadian accounts got swept up in X's location feature accuracy issues

  28-11-2025 23:20 via sudbury.com
  
  Last week the X platform, formerly Twitter, began its rollout of a new location feature meant to disclose which country account holders post from.
  
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• Intergenerational daycare aiming to strengthen bonds between kids and 'grandfriends'

  20-12-2025 12:20 via sudbury.com
  
  Among the thousands of new child-care spaces opening up across the country is a unique centre in Ottawa nestled at the heart of a long-term care campus, a dementia- and kid-friendly space meant to truly integrate the children and the seniors they swe
  
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• Hundreds of pests found in federal buildings as feds draft back-to-office plan

  20-12-2025 12:20 via sudbury.com
  
  OTTAWA — Insects, bats, rodents and other pests have been spotted in federal buildings more than 500 times in the Ottawa area this year, as the government makes plans to get public servants to spend more time in the office.
  
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• Carney has sketched the broad strokes of an AI policy, but details remain vague

  20-12-2025 12:20 via sudbury.com
  
  OTTAWA — At the Paris AI Action Summit in February, then-prime minister Justin Trudeau and other world leaders watched as U.S. Vice President JD Vance took the stage to rail against AI regulation.
  
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• Anti-immigrant sentiment rises with loss of consensus on immigration policy

  20-12-2025 12:20 via sudbury.com
  
  OTTAWA — Canada's long-held consensus on immigration — that it's a net positive for the country — has been coming apart in recent years.
  
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• Pakistani court sentences former Prime Minister Imran Khan and wife to 17 years in graft case

  20-12-2025 11:05 via sudbury.com
  ISLAMABAD (AP) — A Pakistani court convicted and sentenced imprisoned formerPrime Minister Imran Khanand his wife on Saturday to 17 years in prison after finding them guilty of retaining and selling state gifts, officials and his party said.
  
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• Police in Welland, Ont., continue negotiations with man suspected of shooting officer

  20-12-2025 10:50 via sudbury.com
  
  The man suspected of shooting a police officer in a city southwest of Niagara Falls remains barricaded inside a home as investigators try to coax him out.
  
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• Police in Welland, Ont., arrest man suspected of shooting officer

  20-12-2025 10:50 via sudbury.com
  
  WELLAND — Police say a man suspected of shooting a police officer in a city southwest of Niagara Falls has been taken into custody after an hours-long standoff.
  
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• Passenger, 19, killed in single-vehicle crash near London, Ont.

  20-12-2025 06:20 via sudbury.com
  
  LONDON — Police in Ontario say a 19-year-old was killed and two others were injured in a single-vehicle crash Friday on Highway 401 near London.The Oxford Ontario Provincial Police say the crash happened just after 6:30 p.m.
  
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• THE PAIKIN PODCAST: How Trudeau spoiled Canada’s consensus on immigration

  20-12-2025 04:14 via sudbury.com
  
  Hosted by one of Canada's most respected journalists, Steve Paikin's new podcast is featured here every Saturday morning in cooperation with Village Media
  
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• Man charged with second-degree murder in woman's death in London, Ont.

  20-12-2025 01:50 via sudbury.com
  
  LONDON — A London man has been charged with second-degree murder in the death of a 47-year-old woman in the city.
  
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• Man found guilty of murder in shooting that killed woman near Toronto consumption site

  20-12-2025 01:20 via sudbury.com
  
  TORONTO — A man accused in a Toronto shooting that cast a spotlight on supervised consumption sites has been found guilty of second-degree murder.
  
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• Certain salads sold in Western Canada recalled for possible listeria contamination

  20-12-2025 01:20 via sudbury.com
  
  OTTAWA — Five food products ranging from salads to noodle bowls distributed across Western Canada have been recalled due to possible listeria contamination.
  
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• Nuts recalled in Ontario over possible salmonella contamination

  20-12-2025 00:20 via sudbury.com
  
  OTTAWA — The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has issued a recall for two nut-related products sold in Ontario due to possible salmonella contamination.
  
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• US military launches strikes in Syria against Islamic State fighters after American deaths

  20-12-2025 00:05 via sudbury.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration launched military strikes Friday in Syria to “eliminate” Islamic State group fighters and weapons sites in retaliation for an ambush attack that killed two U.S.
  
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• Hegseth announces operation to 'eliminate' Islamic State fighters in Syria after deaths of Americans

  20-12-2025 00:05 via sudbury.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has announced the start of an operation to “eliminate ISIS fighters, infrastructure, and weapons sites” in Syria following the deaths of three U.S. citizens.
  
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• Hegseth announces operation in Syria to 'eliminate' Islamic State fighters after deaths of Americans

  20-12-2025 00:05 via sudbury.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Friday announced the start of a military operation in Syria to “eliminate ISIS fighters, infrastructure, and weapons sites” following the deaths of three U.S.
  
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• Judge says Freedom Convoy organizer Chris Barber gets to keep his truck

  19-12-2025 23:20 via sudbury.com
  
  OTTAWA — One of the main organizers of the 2022 "Freedom Convoy" won't have to forfeit a long-haul truck used in the 2022 protest, following a court ruling today.
  
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• CP NewsAlert: Alberta government panel urges referendum to quit Canada Pension Plan

  19-12-2025 23:20 via sudbury.com
  
  EDMONTON — An Alberta panel re-examining the province's relationship with Ottawa says it’s time to ditch the RCMP and hold a referendum on quitting the Canada Pension Plan.
  
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• Alberta Next panel recommends ditching RCMP, referendum to quit CPP

  19-12-2025 23:20 via sudbury.com
  
  EDMONTON — Alberta Premier Danielle Smith’s hand-picked panel re-examining the province's relationship with Ottawa says it’s time to ditch the RCMP and hold a provincewide referendum on quitting the Canada Pension Plan.
  
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• Alberta government panel calls to ditch RCMP, hold referendum to quit CPP

  19-12-2025 23:20 via sudbury.com
  
  EDMONTON — Alberta Premier Danielle Smith’s handpicked panel re-examining the province's relationship with Ottawa says it’s time to ditch the RCMP and hold a provincewide referendum on quitting the Canada Pension Plan.
  
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• Fact File: The truth behind common dental myths

  19-12-2025 22:50 via sudbury.com
  
  Anxiety, distrust and misinformation about dental care is abundant on social media, where posts containing false or out-of-context claims about dentistry can receive millions of views.
  
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• Rep. Elise Stefanik says she's suspending her campaign for New York governor, won't seek reelection

  19-12-2025 22:35 via sudbury.com
  
  ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Rep. Elise Stefanik announced Friday that she is suspendingher campaignfor New York governor and will not seek reelection to Congress.
  
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• Rep. Elise Stefanik ends her campaign for New York governor and won't seek reelection to House

  19-12-2025 22:35 via sudbury.com
  
  ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Rep. Elise Stefanik announced Friday that she is suspendingher campaignfor New York governor and will not seek reelection to Congress.
  
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• Flu season hits Sudbury, and the province, early and hard

  19-12-2025 22:12 via thesudburystar.com
  The good news is there have been no flu-related deaths so far this year in the Greater Sudbury and Manitoulin regions. But the bad news is that there have been at least a dozen hospitalizations, with more likely to come.“In the past week, we’ve had 12 hospitalizations linked to influenza,” said Katie Junkin, a health protection specialist at Public Health Sudbury and Districts. “Of those hospitalizations, we don’t know what the strain is. The flu can be quite severe
  
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• Justice Department begins releasing long-awaited files tied to Epstein sex trafficking investigation

  19-12-2025 22:05 via sudbury.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department on Friday began releasing its files onJeffrey Epstein , a convicted sex offender and wealthy financier known for his connections to some of the world’s most influential people, including Donald Trump, who as
  
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• Prime Minister Carney hands off G7 presidency to France

  19-12-2025 21:50 via sudbury.com
  
  OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney spoke with French President Emmanuel Macron today to hand over the G7 presidency.
  
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• STEPHENS, Douglas

  19-12-2025 21:32 via sudbury.com
  
  It’s with great sadness to announce the passing of Douglas “Doug” Wayne Stephens at the age of 80 on December 18th, 2025
  
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• Judge grants bail to Quebec man as 1994 murder conviction under review

  19-12-2025 21:20 via sudbury.com
  
  MONTREAL — A Quebec judge has granted bail to a man who has spent 33 years behind bars for four murders, after concerns were raised about the fairness of his trial.
  
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• Multiple sexual assaults reported after drinks spiked at illegal downtown bar: GSPS

  19-12-2025 21:14 via sudbury.com
  
  An illegal, after-hours bar on Cedar Street has been shut down by the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario, but only after a party in which drinks were believed to have been spiked
  
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