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What we learned from the new batch of Epstein photos

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'Cocaine lawyer' linked to fugitive Ryan Wedding could be killed if granted bail, court told

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Lawyer who admitted stealing millions of dollars from homeowners is disbarred

Photo shows suspended lawyer Singa Bui and her lawyer, Andrew Wray, leaving Superior Court in Toronto on Friday, October 25, 2024.

A Toronto real estate lawyer who admitted to embezzling from homebuyers and sellers in southern Ontario going back as much as a decade was disbarred Friday afternoon in a law society hearing. 

Time's almost up to claim a slice of the bread price-fixing settlement. But how safe is your data?

A person stocks bread in a grocery store

Canadians have until Dec. 12 to get their slice of a $500-million settlement in a class-action lawsuit related to the industry-wide price fixing of bread. But some have expressed concern about sharing their personal information online.

Hailee Steinfeld announces she and husband Josh Allen are expecting 1st child

Couple Josh Allen and Hailee Steinfeld posing for a photo

Actor Hailee Steinfeld and her husband, Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen, are expecting their first baby together.

The National | B.C.’s Fraser Valley bracing for more rain

Dec. 12, 2025 | Environment Canada says more rainfall is coming for parts of British Columbia already on flood alert. The federal Liberals suggest there could be more Conservatives jumping ship. And concern over AI toys that chat with children.

Another floor-crossing bookends a transformational year in Canadian politics

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'We need a little bit of help:' Floods put unhoused people in B.C.'s Fraser Valley at further risk

A group of people wearing high-vis vests carry a raft near floodwaters.

Abbotsford is the only area of B.C. that remains under flood warning on Friday, with hundreds still under evacuation orders including in areas where unhoused people were already living in vulnerable conditions.

Feeling lonely? Stop by a Grandma Stand for a heartfelt chat

A woman with long gray hair holds her hands to heart as she sits across from a young red-haired woman at purple stand with the words 'Grandma Stand.'

A volunteer army of grandmothers are dispensing wisdom and advice to complete strangers at Grandma Stands in cities around the U.S., and they may soon be coming to Canada.

Will 'Trump Accounts' make U.S. kids $1M by age 28? | About That

U.S. President Donald Trump.

American babies born during U.S. President Donald Trump's second term are set to receive $1,000: a gift of seed money that the government says — if contributed to maximally — will yield a return of more than $1 million by the time those children turn 28. Andrew Chang does the math to calculate the extent to which this could actually be possible and fact-checks the claim that Trump Accounts will 'jumpstart the American dream.' Images provided by The Canadian Press, Reuters and Getty Images

Toronto axes traffic camera pilot to fight gridlock after Ford government's speed camera ban

An aerial view of backed up traffic in downtown Toronto.

Toronto has cancelled an automated traffic enforcement pilot intended to help fight congestion in the wake of the provincial government’s ban on speed cameras in Ontario, CBC Toronto has learned.

Canadian boycott of U.S. hitting border states hard, U.S. congressional report finds

The Canada-U.S. border crossing in Surrey, B.C.

Conservative MP laughs off missing Secret Santa gift from floor-crosser Michael Ma

A man in a suit smiles as he rests his hand on a desk.

Conservative MP Jamil Jivani might have the most personal reason to have a blue Christmas after Michael Ma's surprise defection to the Liberals on Thursday: he was left without a Secret Santa gift.

Heated Rivalry is getting a 2nd season on Crave

two men in tuxedos hold their heads together in a gentle embrace

The drama series, based on books by Nova Scotian author Rachel Reid, has been picked up outside of Canada by broadcasters in the U.S., New Zealand and more, and been a hit with fans.

'I know what I'm charged with': Scottish men accused in Owen Sound restaurateur's death address Ontario court

Three men in prison prison garb stand in the Ontario Court of Justice in Owen Sound.

Flooding in B.C.'s Fraser Valley expected to peak Friday, with more rain on the way

DEC 12, 2025 ROSS SIEMENS, MAYOR OF ABBOTSFORD, B.C.

WestJet pauses move to install non-reclining seats after blowback

WestJet's new airplane seating configuration, with slimmer seats.

The airline announced in September it would reconfigure the seating on 43 Boeing 737 jets to install an extra row and divide the cabin into several tiers, some with more space — and pricier tickets — than others. WestJet has faced pushback from passengers and employers, and has paused the reconfiguration.

Bus carrying youth hockey team involved in non-fatal collision in northern Alberta

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A bus carrying a junior hockey team lost control on a highway in northern Alberta and entered a ditch in a heavily-wooded area early Friday morning.

15 extortion suspects are seeking refugee status, says Canada's border agency

A police officer holding a camera in front of a window shattered by two bullets.

The statement from CBSA neither reveals the nationalities of the individuals nor details about their applications — but Surrey, B.C., Mayor Brenda Locke says she's "appalled" to learn the suspects are claiming refugee status to evade deportation.

Bill 9 not discouraging 2SLGBTQ+ groups challenging Alberta laws affecting transgender youth

A sign that says 'protect trans kids' in pink and light blue.

Two 2SLGBTQ+ advocacy organizations plan to continue with a court challenge of a provincial law affecting gender-affirming care for youth, despite the Alberta government passing legislation that protects three of its laws affecting transgender youth from legal action.

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