Alberta town pitches itself for Hallmark's next movie | Hanomansing TonightNewsDuration 4:16Megan Hanson, mayor of Sylvan Lake, is inviting Hallmark to film movies in her town. She says Sylvan Lake’s 'stunning backdrops' make it the perfect destination for Hallmark’s next holiday movie.
Michel Breau, who spent a decade working for Liberal ministers Mélanie Joly and Pablo Rodriguez, does not think the decision, in itself, could hurt Carney in Quebec. But it could pile on to a series of decisions or comments that seem insensitive to the province. Advertisement AdvertisementAdvertisement Advertisement“Mark Carney is proving once more that he is adhering to the good old federal tradition of not caring about Quebec,” said Parti Québécois MNA Pascal Paradis. “To name an ambassador who is openly indifferent, even hostile, to the values and the interests of Quebec is in itself an aberration. He also said that his government supports supply management and that it will not be on the chopping block.
Vandhana Mohanraj and her partner Faisal Fakhani had just finished their regular grocery run when the couple decided to stop for coffee. Caffeo is just one small example of an intriguing trend: retail-level enterprises that harness technology to operate without customer-facing staff. Lisa Hutcheson of JCWG Retail Consultants said she recently saw a demonstration of robots that can actually stock store shelves. Though she was once a skeptic about its impact, she now sees the technology potentially replacing almost any type of worker. Using it to assemble an espresso-based beverage, said Fakhani, was “less charming” than visiting an independent coffee shop, a couple of doors away.
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Norwegian biathlon Olympic hopeful Sivert Guttorm Bakken has died suddenly. "The International Biathlon Union is deeply saddened to learn that Norwegian biathlete Sivert Guttorm Bakken has passed away at the age of 27 during a training camp in Italy," the sport's governing body said Tuesday. Bakken was found dead in his hotel room in the alpine town of Lavaze in the Trentino region of Italy, Norwegian TV NRK said. "The IBU is deeply shocked and saddened by the tragic news of Sivert Bakken's sudden death," IBU president Olle Dahlin said. "The IBU's thoughts are with Sivert's family and friends, his team and all members of the Norwegian biathlon family at this very difficult time."
Latest batch of Epstein documents released by U.S. Justice departmentNewsDuration 4:40The U.S. Department of Justice has released the latest batch of documents from its investigations into sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, revealing U.S. President Donald Trump travelled on Epstein's private jet at least eight times between 1993 and 1996, according to an email in the release from a U.S. attorney. Shortly after releasing the latest trove, the Justice department stated some documents contain 'untrue and sensationalist claims' against Trump.
A segment on CBS’s 60 Minutes about the Trump administration’s deportation of Venezuelans was made available to viewers in Canada on Monday after being pulled in the U.S. a day before. “When you get there, you already know you’re in hell,” former prisoner Louise Munoz Pinto told 60 Minutes reporter Sharyn Alfonsi in the interview, viewed by National Post after it was shared widely online following its inadvertent and brief availability on Global TV’s app and website. “My job is to make sure that all stories we publish are the best they can be,” she said in a statement. The Ellisons then acquired Weiss’s media startup, the Free Press, and made her the head of CBS News. ICE records reviewed by 60 Minutes confirmed that just three per cent had been sentenced.
By Joe Adam George, December 23, 2025Last Friday, three men were arrested in Toronto and charged with hate-motivated extremism targeting women and members of the Jewish community. One of them, 26-year-old Waleed Khan, also faces terrorism charges linked to ISIS, an exceptionally violent Sunni jihadist group also known as the Islamic State. In Australia, an ISIS-inspired — or possibly directed — attack on a Hanukkah celebration at Sydney’s Bondi Beach left 15 people dead. According to the Washington Institute’s map of Islamic State activity, ISIS-linked attacks over the past year total 1,142 worldwide, causing 5,393 casualties. Far from fading into irrelevance, the group continues to operate at scale, exploiting political instability, social fractures and digital ecosystems across continents.
Windsor senior vows to never buy gift cards again after embarrassing scamNewsDuration 2:08Mark Duguay of Windsor says he gave $275 worth of Tim Hortons cards to friends — and none of the cards were redeemable. They'd all been drained by a scammer. CBC's Dalson Chen reports.
Torquay Elementary School’s Orffestra took top spot in the CBC Music Class Challenge. (Photo courtesy of Torquay Elementary)Swipe or click to see moreTorquay Elementary School’s Orffestra took top spot in the CBC Music Class Challenge. (Photo courtesy of Torquay Elementary)Swipe or click to see moreSaanich elementary school students claimed first prize in the junior instrumental category of the CBC Music Class Challenge Fall 2025. The Challenge took place in early October, giving students time to practice and record until late November. Torquay students placed second in last year’s CBC Music Class Challenge.
Lights of Christmas past glow for Watt A Season displayNewsDuration 3:58A festive display at the Manitoba Electrical Museum shows off Christmas lighting through the decades; from carefully watched open flames, to energy-saving LEDs. Watch as Chloe Friesen tours the trees of the past.
Social media search launched to find stranger who helped man in Whistler, B.C. NewsDuration 2:14A man is lucky to be alive after a stranger saved his life at a restaurant in Whistler. He and his family went on a social-media search to try and find the person who saved him. As Alanna Kelly reports, with the help of people online they managed to find her.
Power has been restored to most of Haines Junction after a problem earlier on Monday at the local generating station. The power went off on Monday morning following an exhaust leak at the station, ATCO Electric Yukon said in a statement late Monday afternoon. The temperature in the community was below –40 C, and the leak “prevented the facility from operating efficiently,” according to the company. This resulted in a full power outage to the community,” the statement read. Haines Junction resident Kari Johnston says she saw a huge plume of black smoke rising over the generating station as she drove into town around 11:40 a.m.
The review found neither the CBSA nor Shared Services Canada (SSC) is prioritizing solutions to dated technology that should be declared "a top government risk." He said CBSA IT outages have been a common occurrence over the last decade. What caused the 2 outagesThe outages happened after two separate, planned IT changes: a database upgrade and a firewall patch. Patch led to communication breakdownWhile teams were dealing with the database issue, an emergency security patch was installed Sept. 29 on a CBSA system that helps airlines determine who is on the "no-fly list." The government will also seek a cultural change to "improve personal and collective accountability" after finding that the SSC is "not sufficiently aware of the real-world business impacts of CBSA system outages."
More details on Maritime Electric’s plans for rotating power outages in P.E.I. this winterNewsDuration 6:52Maritime Electric says it has now officially filed its plans for rotating power outages with the Island Regulatory and Appeals Commission. CBC News: Compass host Louise Martin asks the utility’s CEO, Jason Roberts, about those details and the strain on P.E.I.’s power grid.
