The Canadian PressMIAMI (AP) — The first thing Miami rookie Jaime Jaquez Jr. did when the schedule was released this summer was check to see when the Heat play in his hometown of Los Angeles. The second thing was seeing if they played on Christmas. And it showed. Jaquez scored 31 points and got his first double-double, Bam Adebayo finished with 26 points and 15 rebounds and the Heat held on to beat the Philadelphia 76ers 119-113 on Monday night. “Great to get a win, career night, Chr

Quebec's provincial police is investigating the circumstances around the fatal collision on Christmas Eve. (Simon Rail-Laplante/Radio-Canada - image credit)Quebec provincial police say a 13-year-old boy has died after his off-road vehicle crashed into a pickup truck on Christmas Eve. Eve Brochu-Joubert says it looks like the off-road vehicle deviated from its lane and collided with the truck, which was approaching from the opposite direction. The two occupants of the pickup truck were not physically injured. Police are investigating the circumstances of the crash.

Début du widget Widget. Fin du widget Widget. While it hasn't been a terrific year for the Liberal government, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he has no intention of stepping aside. Carbon taxFaced with internal pressure from members of his Atlantic caucus (new window), Trudeau announced a carve-out for one of his key environmental policies in October. He pointed to the establishment of the National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians, a group of MPs who are given access to top secret information.

Terry Woolf continues tradition of Santa’s ‘ground-level training’ before Christmas Eve. Yellowknife’s Terry Woolf first dressed up as “Sled-dog Santa” 15 or so years ago. This year, Santa Claus — er, Woolf — made his trip at about 1 p.m. on Saturday, starting in Yellowknife’s Back Bay and riding through the town’s houseboat community before looping back. Woolf says that the dog-sled ride is a chance for Santa Claus to do some “ground-level training” before his big trip to deliver presents on Christmas Eve. But you won’t hear this Santa saying “Ho Ho Ho” on his sled-dog run.

(Emanata, Christopher Twin - image credit)An Edmonton-based comic creator has made the shortlist for the best Canadian comics of 2023 by CBC Books. Twin told CBC's Edmonton AM, one character in the book tells a story about little people who live near the river and play tricks on people passing by. "Another kid tells a story about a girl that gets abducted and [has to] fight for yourself," Twin said. Twin said he wanted to convey the Indigenous communities' tradition of oral storytelling that always ends in a lesson. He said his next book, which falls in the sci-fi genre, will also pull on his Indigenous roots.

Yellowknife’s Terry Wolfe dressed up as “Santa the Sled Dog” for the first time in 15 years or so. This year, Santa Claus – that is, Wolf – made his journey at around 1pm on Saturday, starting in Back Bay in Yellowknife and riding through the town’s sailboat community before heading back out. Wolf, who was dressed as Santa Claus, and his sled dogs slowed down so he could say hello to some children on Saturday. “Sled-dog Santa” and his team began their journey Saturday around 1 p.m., and finished the route about half an hour later. (Sarah Krymalowski/CBC)But you won’t hear Santa say “Ho Ho Ho” while running around on dog sleds.

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The Canadian PressKUNGSBACKA, Sweden — Montreal Canadiens prospect Lane Hutson scored the overtime winner as the United States defeated Canada 6-5 in a world junior hockey championship tune-up game Saturday. Hutson skated up the ice during the 3-on-3 extra period and lost the puck to Canada forward Owen Beck before stealing it right back and scoring to ice the game at 3:21. Ryan Leonard scored twice, while Quinn Finley, Sam Rinzel and Oliver Moore also scored for the United States. Hutson had an assist to go with

's energy regulator has shot down a proposed natural gas pipeline project in the Okanagan. Utilities Commission (BCUC) has rejected an application from FortisBC to build a natural gas pipeline worth $327 million in the Okanagan region. 's main natural gas utility, and argued they wouldn't be able to keep up with demand without the pipeline expansion. The intervener argued that those plans would likely lessen natural gas demand in those areas in the years to come. It has directed Fortis to examine other short-term solutions for anticipated natural gas demand and file a mitigation plan by the end of July 2024.

The Orange Art Gallery took residence at the former CN Rail bank building west of downtown Ottawa a decade ago. (Giacomo Panico/CBC - image credit)The Orange Art Gallery, a hub for local artists that's operated for the past decade at a 125-year-old former bank west of downtown Ottawa, will soon close its doors. Hollander fears that could be the reality once Orange Art Gallery moves out. Ingrid Hollander, co-owner of the Orange Art Gallery says the gallery will remain open to the public until their lease is up. Hollander says the Orange Art Gallery will remain open to the public until their lease is up on Dec. 31.

Un an après la tenue de la conférence sur la biodiversité, des biologistes et des environnementalistes font preuve d'optimisme. COP15 : sommet sur la biodiversité à Montréal Consulter le dossier complet COP15 : sommet sur la biodiversité à Montréal Consulter le dossier complet Suivre SuivreLe gouvernement fédéral s'est engagé à déposer un projet de loi destiné à fixer les objectifs de biodiversité au Canada et à les rendre contraignants. C'est certainement une première au Canada et probablement dans le monde aussi , estime l'avocat Josh Ginsberg, de l’organisation environnementale Ecojustice. Toutefois, le temps presse, rappelle la directrice principale de la section québécoise de la Société pour la nature et les parcs du Canada (SNAP), Alice de Swarte. C'est le cas notamment de la rainette faux-grillon et du caribou forestier, dont la stratégie de protection doit être annoncée par Québec à la mi-janvier, après plusieurs reports.

|Screenshot1 / 1 Jimmy Lai during a CBC interview, when asked about his twin sister in NOTL worrying about him. |Screenshot AdvertisementThe Niagara-on-the-Lake family of Jimmy Lai will be closely following the trial of the pro-democracy activist in Hong Kong, along with the rest of the world. “It’s a crazy trial, not a real trial the way we expect in Canada. On Friday, judges ruled against that defence, and the trial is expected to resume next week. Lai, the founder of Apple Daily, a Hong Kong media outlet openly critical of the Chinese Communist Party, has in the past taken to the streets in protest.

Psychologist Laura Casey Foss says making sure to make time to give back to yourself is just as important as giving to others this holiday season. (Hillary Johnson/CBC - image credit)Psychologist Laura Casey Foss says making sure to make time to give back to yourself is just as important as giving to others this holiday season. Psychologist Laura Casey Foss says making sure to make time to give back to yourself is just as important as giving to others this holiday season. (Hillary Johnson/CBC)A Corner Brook psychologist says making sure to make time to give back to yourself is just as important as giving to others this holiday season. All of those things are really important, especially when emotions are running really high."

Increased focus on the Arctic and North Atlantic will be amongst Copenhagen’s priorities when it takes over chairmanship of the Nordic Defence Cooperation (NORDEFCO) from Sweden on January 1, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said. “The Baltic Sea region, Arctic and the North Atlantic will be geographical areas of particular importance in 2024,” a ministry spokesperson told Eye on the Arctic in emailed comment on Friday. “Our ambition is to maintain the region as a region of low tension as we face new and special challenges in the North Atlantic and the Arctic region,” the ministry spokesperson said. “This is important for strategic lines of communication and supply, as well as for capabilities and operational cooperation. With Finland’s accession to NATO and Sweden’s future membership, Copenhagen says NORDEFCO’s work has more importance than ever.

Feature Interview with Heather Exner-PirotEye on the Arctic: What Arctic headlines stood out for you this year? Heather Exner-Pirot: For me, the big thing is the Arctic Council handover. Then there was the question of how they would resume the work of the Arctic Council. We’re also seeing very little prospects for mining development in the Canadian Arctic. We’ve made it so expensive, so difficult and so time consuming to do mining in Northern Canada, that investors aren’t interested.