Voters went to the polls Sunday for the initial phase of Myanmar's first general election in five years, held under the supervision of its military government while a civil war rages throughout much of the country. Security in Yangon had visibly stiffened on Saturday, with armed guards stationed outside polling stations and military trucks patrolling the roads. Election officials set up equipment and installed electronic voting machines, which are being used for the first time in Myanmar. residents come together to help those affected in Myanmar: British Columbians coming together to help people impacted by the civil unrest in Myanmar | Duration 5:33 As the civil war and humanitarian crisis worsens across Myanmar, some B.C. The ensuing civil war has left more than 3.6 million people displaced, according to the U.N.A new Election Protection Law has added harsh penalties and restrictions, effectively barring all public criticism of the polls.

One man is in custody after two people were killed near Grande Prairie, Alta. Alberta RCMP arrested a 42-year-old man after issuing a dangerous person alert for northwestern Alberta around 11:30 a.m. In the alert, he was described as armed and dangerous, having already fired on multiple individuals. Police say the suspect and the deceased were known to each other and there is no ongoing danger to the public. Grande Prairie RCMP are investigating.

If the past 12 months are anything to go by then 2026 should be a banner year for Canadian soccer. Before that, it was France in 1998 when it won the World Cup for the first time on home soil in 1998. Los Cafeteros impressively finished third in South American World Cup qualifying with a 7-7-4 record, behind Argentina and Ecuador, and just ahead of Uruguay and Brazil. AFC Toronto wins Northern Super League titleAFC Toronto were unquestionably the best team in the Northern Super League for most of 2025. They added another trophy to their bulging cabinet last week when they beat Brazilian outfit Flamengo in the FIFA Intercontinental Cup final held in Qatar.

Canada announces $2.5B in aid for UkraineNewsDuration 4:23Prime Minister Mark Carney and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met on Saturday in Halifax to discuss economic aid amid the Russia-Ukraine war. This comes ahead of Zelenskyy’s plans to meet with U.S. President Donald Trump to discuss a peace deal.

A New Brunswick biochemist says fish and humans have something in common — and it could change how we look at promoting heart health. He discovered this while studying cuttlefish in Portugal and found they have a lot of taurine in their bloodstreams and hearts. MacCormack manipulates their diet and monitors their heart rate with the help of swim tunnel respirometers. MacCormack and his team are currently using swim tunnel respirometers to understand the impact that a change in diet can have on fish heart health. (Pierre Fournier/CBC )He said this research could also help provide a solution to help fish cope through rising water temperatures because of climate change.

Harry Longabaugh — better known as the Sundance Kid — is perhaps most famous for his daring bank and train robberies as part of Butch Cassidy’s Wild Bunch. But the American outlaw’s short stint as a cowboy and businessman in southern Alberta is a lesser-known chapter of Wild West history.

The Alberta government has ordered a review after a 44-year-old man died while waiting in an emergency department in Edmonton earlier this week. Varindar Bhullar, a family friend, said in a phone interview that initial checkups didn't show anything abnormal but his blood pressure kept climbing. Prashanth Sreekumar died from an alleged cardiac arrest soon after triage. Bhullar recalled Prashanth Sreekumar as a good friend, a person who loved his family and lived an active life, often playing cricket. Acute Care Alberta, a new provincial health agency, said it will participate in the review and implement any recommendations.

They’re publishing a database of Canadian Jewish institutions. I’m not entirely sure what the prime minister thought he was accomplishing by preemptively trying to recognize a Palestinian state. Now I hope the Prime Minister feels quite embarrassed, because declaring Palestinian statehood did not free the hostages. If you’re looking at Canadian Jews or American Jews, and what you’re seeing is the Israeli government, we have an enormous problem. We are a story of resilience, and I think Jewish people can take great pride in that.

Prime Minister Mark Carney announced more financial aid for Ukraine ahead of a meeting with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Halifax on Saturday. The two met at the city’s airport, where Zelenskyy landed en route to peace talks scheduled with U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday. It also allows the European Bank to offer a loan guarantee of up to $322 million for energy security reinforcement. Advertisement AdvertisementAdvertisement AdvertisementAt the G7 Summit in Alberta this summer, Carney announced a $2 billion aid package to help Ukraine make military purchases. Advertisement AdvertisementAdvertisement Advertisement“At a crucial moment in this process, under President Zelenskyy’s leadership, we have the conditions, the possibility of a just and lasting peace,” Carney said Saturday.

Flames Game Day 38: The 269th Battle of Alberta (8pm MT, CBC/SNW)On Tuesday night in Edmonton, the Calgary Flames (15-18-4, 34 points) weren’t all that good in a 5-1 loss to the Edmonton Oilers (19-13-6, 44 points). Today’s broadcast begins at 8 p.m. MT on CBC, Sportsnet West, Ontario and East, and Sportsnet 960 The Fan. The Flames need to stay out of the box and keep things at five-on-five if they want a chance in this hockey game. McDavid and Draisaitl dominated the Flames on Tuesday. The Flames won Round 1 in October, while the Oilers won Round 2 on Tuesday.

On Boxing Day, a pro-Palestinian mob took over the Eaton Centre, one of Canada’s busiest and most iconic public spaces, chanting for “intifada” in the heart of Toronto. The Eaton Centre takeover matters not simply because it was disruptive, but because it crossed a critical line. The normalization of intimidation in shared public spaces. Advertisement AdvertisementAdvertisement AdvertisementLaw enforcement must enforce existing laws against incitement and public intimidation consistently and without political hesitation. When movements that glorify violence seize public spaces, the social contract begins to fracture.

The Toronto Sceptres have announced that defender Hanna Baskin has been signed to a 10-day contract ahead of today’s game. Baskin is a former alternate captain with the University of Minnesota-Duluth, originally signed to the Sceptres’ Reserve Player list to open the season. The Sceptres visit the Montréal Victoire at 2 p.m. ET at the Bell Centre, available live to Canadian viewers on CBC, CBC Gem, and streaming at cbc.ca. The game is available internationally on YouTube except in Canada, and in Czechia and Slovakia where it is available on Nova Sport.

Severe and deadly atmospheric river continues to cause flooding, mudslides in CaliforniaNewsDuration 3:17Several people have died as an atmospheric river continues to drench Southern California. The storm-hit state was still at risk on Friday of more floods hampering millions of motorists traveling after Christmas, but the National Weather Service predicts a drier weekend.

Prime Minister Mark Carney and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met today in Halifax to discuss economic aid amid the Russia-Ukraine war. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with Prime Minister Mark Carney in Halifax on Saturday during a stopover before heading to the U.S. to meet with President Donald Trump for talks aimed at ending the Russia-Ukraine war. "Under President Zelenskyy's leadership, we have the conditions, the possibility of a just and lasting peace," Carney told reporters before he and Zelenskyy left for their bilateral meeting. The prime minister also announced an additional $2.5 billion of economic aid for Ukraine. WATCH | The 20-point peace plan laid out by Zelenskyy: Zelenskyy open to demilitarized zone as part of peace plan | Duration 2:51 Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy laid out a 20-point peace plan that negotiators from Ukraine and the U.S. broadly hammered out recently.

I go way back with East Nashville troubadour Todd Snider, who died Nov. 14. One of my fondest memories comes from the 1990s, when his band, the Nervous Wrecks, were doing some dates with my band, the Rugburns. We played wiffle ball inside a club in Indianapolis in the middle of the day. Play wiffle ball inside a club during soundcheck.”Singer-songwriter Will Kimbrough was smiling the whole time as he pitched to me. He played lead guitar in the Nervous Wrecks and threw a mean curveball.