Dr. Myrna Dawson, sociology professor and founder of the Centre for the Study of Social and Legal Responses to Violence who co-authored a new report on femicide in Atlantic Canada, spoke with CBC News about the factors that made New Brunswick the province with the highest rates of femicide in the country.
Warner Bros. In a letter to shareholders, Warner Bros.' board said Paramount's revised $108.4-billion US hostile bid amounted to a risky leveraged buyout that investors should reject. "Our binding agreement with Netflix will offer superior value at greater levels of certainty, without the significant risks and costs Paramount's offer would impose on our shareholders," Warner Bros. WATCH | More on Paramount's offer to Warner Bros.: Paramount launches hostile takeover bid for Warner Bros. | Duration 2:03 Paramount Skydance made a hostile takeover bid for Warner Bros. The company's hostile bid is still on the table, and Warner shareholders currently have until Jan. 21 to "tender" their shares.
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The snow blanketing B.C.’s north Okanagan has created slippery conditions for the region’s working horses. She custom-makes special winter horse shoes used for traction, so the horses don't slip, and to prevent buildup of snow and ice. Advertisement AdvertisementAdvertisement AdvertisementShe also adds a hot pink snow pad to his shoe to prevent buildup of snow and ice in the crooks of his hoof. MacDonald uses antique corks in the horse shoes of the 900-kilogram Percheron horses that work at the Caravan Theatre. Jenn Thiele adds a snow pad to a horse's shoe.
Enjoy your winter and travel well!.”About one million Canadian snowbirds have migrated south to the U.S. in recent years, according to the CSA. More than 30 per cent of snowbirds also own properties in the U.S. “If you own a property, you’re going to go to that property. You’re not going to let it sit vacant for the winter,” Fine said. Some of them are concerned, but they’re going anyway. “A small subset of our membership have had issues at the border,” Rachkovsky, of Canadian Snowbirds Association, said.
Prime Minister Mark Carney says he's not worried about the prospect of increased oil production from Venezuela challenging Canada's energy exports because Canadian oil is cheaper, cleaner and lower-risk. "That makes Canadian oil competitive for the medium and long term." After launching military strikes against Venezuela and arresting Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro, Trump said U.S. oil companies would go into the country, fix the oil infrastructure and oversee the industry. Oil wealth will help Venezuelans, Carney saysCanada's oilsands produce nearly five million barrels of oil per day, the vast majority of which is exported to the U.S. "Every barrel the United States sources from Venezuela could mean one less barrel these refineries would buy from Canada.
CBC News is calling 2025 a “turbulent” year for Canada’s auto sector — one dominated by tariff whiplash, softened EV demand and major production shifts that hit workers from Windsor to Oshawa and Ingersoll in Ontario. Auto-specific tariff threats followed, and OEMs reported billions in hits as steel and aluminum levies added pressure. In September, Prime Minister Mark Carney paused and launched a review of Canada’s EV sales mandate, saying the move is meant to relieve some of the “extreme pressure” automakers face from tariffs. In October, Stellantis scrapped plans to build the Jeep Compass at its Brampton assembly plant, leaving roughly 3,000 workers facing uncertainty. General Motors, meanwhile, announced it would cut a third shift in Oshawa — a move expected to eliminate about 750 GM jobs and trigger further supplier layoffs.
Transit service changes start Jan. 5, 2026 for passengers across the Lower Mainland, impacting 37 bus routes and the SeaBus service. The transit authority says the changes will address overcrowding, improve convenience and extend the hours of service. Notable bus changes include more trips for route 609 that go to and from Tsawwassen. Denis Agar, the executive director of transit rider advocacy group Movement, rode the first additional route 80 bus service on Jan. 5. More details on services changes can be found on translink.ca.
We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. What a job promise meansPremier Tim Houston announced the policy at the same time he announced a plan to allow people to enter education programs without having completed an undergraduate degree. The latter plan never came to fruition, in part because such a change cannot happen without the agreement of the teachers union. Still, Day called for the creation of a comprehensive recruitment and retention plan that makes clear how people can get into the education system and stick around once they’re there. Union representatives for other people who work in the same system made their own case for enhanced retention efforts.
Aden found employment, during the night shift, as a laundry attendant at a hotel in Niagara Falls. She walked to that job, always escorted by her mother.”Minutes after Bonaldo left the restaurant, he struck the mother and daughter. Ms. Aden sustained life altering injuries. “Within ten months of arrival, the dreams Ms. Hasan and Ms. Aden brought to Canada were shattered,” said the judge. Advertisement AdvertisementAdvertisement Advertisement“As a result of the collision, Ms. Aden was thrown an approximate distance of 13 meters and slid another four meters southbound on the roadway.
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Winds SSE at 10 to 15 mph..TonightRain showers in the evening will evolve into a more steady rain overnight. Low near 50F. Winds S at 15 to 25 mph. Chance of rain 80%. Rainfall around a half an inch.
Operators of Memorial University's campus radio station — CHMR-FM — in St. John's say they're facing financial pressures and a changing media landscape, meaning the station is having to adapt in order to survive. And while the station used to focus solely on radio, station manager Rhea Rollmann says they’re now shifting to include more podcast and video content. Advertisement AdvertisementAdvertisement Advertisement“We're kind of starting to increasingly envision ourselves as kind of a community access media lab,” Rollmann told CBC News. Meanwhile, a recent survey conducted by the National Campus and Community Radio Association suggests campus and community radio listenership has doubled since 2017. MUN student Andrew Connors, who also produces CHMR's Sports on the Rock, says a rising interest in podcasting could drive more students to join the university's radio station.
's Sunshine Coast by swimming close to shore and rubbing their bellies on the rocks. Ryan Chilibeck lives in Gibsons, across Howe Sound from West Vancouver, and on Jan. 2 heard that killer whales were swimming by Secret Beach Park. Photographer Carl Olsen saw a group of six northern resident killer whales passing Gospel Rock in Gibsons on Jan. 2. WATCH | Orcas seen displaying unique behaviour: Pod of killer whales seen rubbing bellies on rocks off Sunshine Coast, B.C. People watched the whales swim back and forth rubbing their bellies on the pebbles at Secret Beach Park on Jan. 2.
