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Half of Canadians support a new pipeline between Alberta and B.C.: poll

OTTAWA — Half of Canadians are in favour of building a new bitumen pipeline between Alberta and B.C., while fewer than one in five outright oppose it, a new poll suggests. The Leger poll, which was conducted online and can’t...

Dec 10, 2025 | Local

Hoekstra downplays fears of Trump administration meddling in Canada’s politics

OTTAWA — U.S. Ambassador to Canada Pete Hoekstra is downplaying concerns that America’s new national security strategy could lead to his government supporting politically aligned parties in Canada. While Hoekstra says he doesn’t see the U.S. getting involved in domestic...

Dec 10, 2025 | Local

Human remains in Niagara-on-the-Lake identified as missing Toronto man

Detectives with the Niagara Regional Police Service (NRPS) Homicide Unit have confirmed the identity of human remains discovered in Niagara-on-the-Lake earlier this year. Investigators say the remains of a human skull, located in August 2025, followed by full skeletal remains...

Dec 10, 2025 | Local

‘Never be the same:’ Brampton man speaks out after losing 5 family members in fatal...

Life will “never be the same” for a Brampton man who lost five family members, including his newborn son, in a devastating house fire.  Flames ripped through the rental property where 11 people were living on Banas Way in the...

Dec 10, 2025 | Local

Raptors eliminated from NBA Cup with loss to Knicks

Jalen Brunson had 35 points, including 20 in the first quarter, as the New York Knicks routed the undermanned Toronto Raptors 117-101 on Tuesday in an Emirates NBA Cup quarterfinal. New York advances to Las Vegas where it will face the Orlando Magic on...

Dec 10, 2025 | Local

Trump’s crackdown on immigration is taking a toll on child care workers

WASHINGTON (AP) — Not long after President Donald Trump took office in January, staff at CentroNía bilingual preschool began rehearsing what to do if Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials came to the door. As ICE became a regular presence in...

Dec 10, 2025 | Local

Kirsten Hillman, Canada’s ambassador to the U.S., resigning next year

Kirsten Hillman, Canada’s ambassador to the U.S., said Tuesday she will end her tenure in Washington, D.C., in the new year. In a statement posted to social media, Hillman said it’s the right to put in place a team to see through the...

Dec 10, 2025 | Local

Liberal MP Gould opts not to make bid for Ontario party leadership

OTTAWA — Ontario Liberal MP and former cabinet minister Karina Gould says she will not seek the leadership of the Ontario Liberal Party. Gould began exploring the possibility of a run after Bonnie Crombie said she would resign from the...

Dec 10, 2025 | Local

‘Monument of trauma’: Scarborough family’s beloved Christmas display destroyed by masked vandals

A Scarborough dad says a beloved decade-long family tradition that’s filled his Guildwood neighbourhood with joy has been reduced to a Christmas crime scene after masked vandals destroyed more than a dozen inflatables that adorned his front yard. The attack...

Dec 10, 2025 | Local

Police searching for missing vulnerable woman, 70, last seen in Brampton

Peel regional police are asking for help searching for a missing vulnerable 70-year-old woman who was last seen in Brampton on Monday. Donna went missing from the area of Chinguacousy Road and Bonnie Braes Drive around 4:30 p.m. She is...

Dec 10, 2025 | Local