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CBC.ca

Children among 4 dead in birthday party mass shooting, California police say

Authorities in California asked the public for tips on Sunday in finding the person responsible for a shooting a day earlier that left four people dead, three of them children, at a family gathering at a banquet hall in Stockton and wounded many more.

Ottawa Charge head coach Carla MacLeod diagnosed with breast cancer

Carla MacLeod says that while she'll begin treatment this week and will miss the Charge's upcoming game on Tuesday, she plans to return to the PWHL club later this season.

Environment minister disputes Guilbeault’s claim that Canada is cutting climate policies

Environment and Climate Change Minister Julie Dabrusin is pushing back against claims from Steven Guilbeault, who resigned from cabinet this week over Ottawa’s memorandum of understanding with Alberta and said Canada is dismantling several pieces of its climate plan.

Netanyahu submits request for a pardon during his ongoing corruption trial

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday asked the country’s president to grant him a pardon from corruption charges — seeking to end a long-running trial that has bitterly divided the nation.

Death toll in Hong Kong apartment complex blaze rises to 146 as the city mourns

The death toll in Hong Kong’s apartment complex  blaze rose to 146 on Sunday as investigators discovered more bodies in the burned-out buildings. A steady stream of people placed bouquets of flowers at an ever-growing makeshift memorial at the scene of the disaster, among the worst in the city’s history.

Should kidfluencers be banned? That’s the plan in the EU

With the top kidfluencers in the world earning millions a year, leaders in the EU are worried the lure of lucrative sponsorship deals may tempt some parents to expliot their children in sponsored posts online. So this week, the EU announced plans to ban social media platforms from providing financial or material incentives for kidfluencing. Experts says Canada needs to come up with its own law.

Restorative justice helped me turn my life around — and it started with one drum

Ruby Harry spent many years inside correctional institutions. It wasn't until she learned about restorative justice that she found her way back to her culture and began healing.

What science can tell us about our relationship to pets and our desire to clone them

More than half of Canadian households have at least one pet. Humans are eager to deepen their connection with animals, but the current science of cloning and decoding animal communication doesn't bring us close enough.

Trump sent federal troops to 'save' Chicago. The 'Midway Blitz' raids forced the Windy City to defend itself

After the death of MAGA activist Charlie Kirk, U.S. President Donald Trump promised "to save Chicago" from crime and migrants. But in the wake of violent immigration raids, Chicagoans themselves are divided over who the criminals are — and who is ultimately responsible for keeping their city safe.

Neil deGrasse Tyson on deepfakes, being a 'buzzkill' and what keeps him up at night

Renowned astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson is perhaps best known for his podcast “Star Talk,” where he discusses covers various topics with scientists from around the world. He sat down with CBC News recently to talk about being deepfaked and what it is about the cosmos that keeps him up at night.
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Toronto Star

Dr. Giles Bryant, beloved pioneer of St. Paul’s Bloor Street Christmas concert, dies at 91

Renowned organist and choir director remembered not only for excellence, but for the warmth, generosity and humanity he brought to each interaction.

Passengers face delays at Pearson due to baggage checking issues

The issue is impacting systems in Terminal 3 but not in Terminal 1, the airport said in a post on social media.

Trump says he'll release MRI results; he doesn't know what part of his body was scanned

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Sunday that he would release the results of his MRI test that he received in October.

Evacuation from Thorncliffe buildings hit by fire set to drag into Monday

Hundreds of Thorncliffe Park residents forced out of their condos by a stubborn fire had, as of Sunday, no word about when they can return home.

Maple Leafs break out the C word with Atlantic Division rivals on deck

Two wins in three games before flying to Florida have at least kept a playoff spot within reach.

RCMP have charged a Nova Scotia man with child sexual abuse and exploitation

HALIFAX - Nova Scotia RCMP have arrested and charged a Chapel Island man with multiple counts of child sexual abuse and exploitation.

Suspect arrested after one dead, another injured at Ontario home: police

A suspect in a homicide investigation was arrested at a southern Ontario home where one person was found dead and another seriously injured.

McLaren's botched strategy call helps Verstappen win Qatar GP as F1 title fight goes to final race

One week after losing all their points from the Las Vegas Grand Prix, McLaren threw away a bunch more in an increasingly tense Formula 1 title race.

Post-Thanksgiving travelers in Chicago see hundreds of flights canceled and delayed after snowstorm

A Delta Connection flight landing from Detroit slid off an icy runway on Saturday night.

Strong winds, rain and flurries in the forecast for the Toronto area amid special weather statement

Environment Canada warned of an additional two to four centimetres of snowfall on Sunday, as well as winds that could cause local power outages.
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Globe and Mail

Is Marjorie Taylor Greene’s resignation a bellwether for Trump losing touch with his base?

Ms. Greene joins a long list of the President’s allies who have experienced a falling-out with him

Bipartisan support surfaces for congressional reviews of Trump’s military strikes on boats

Lawmakers said they did not know whether report that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered all crew members to be killed in Sept. 2 attack was true

Israel's Netanyahu seeks pardon in corruption trial

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu asked the country's president on Sunday for a pardon in his long-running corruption trial, arguing that criminal proceedings were hindering his ability to govern and a pardon would be good for Israel.

Hong Kong fire toll rises as Beijing warns against protests

The death toll in Hong Kong's deadly housing complex fire rose on Sunday to at least 146, drawing large crowds to turn up and pay tribute to the victims, amid warnings from Beijing that it would use a national security law to crack down on any "anti-China" protest in the wake of the blaze.

U.S. and Ukrainian negotiators meet as Trump seeks to broker end to the war

Top Trump administration officials met with Ukrainian negotiators in Florida on Sunday, pushing to broker an end to Russia's war in Ukraine and setting the stage for key talks planned this week in Moscow with Russian leader Vladimir Putin.

U.S.-Ukraine talks ‘productive,’ but more work needed to reach peace deal, Rubio says

Negotiations in Florida come days before U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff will be in Moscow to meet Putin

Death toll in Wang Fuk Court fire rises to 146 as Hong Kong mourns

Officials announced late Saturday they had ordered the immediate suspension of work on 28 building projects undertaken by the same contractor for safety audits

Pope Leo calls on Lebanese political leaders to be true peacemakers

Country’s political system has been prone to deadlock with lengthy power vacuums and regular stalemates over controversial issues

Netanyahu seeks pardon in years-long corruption trial

Lawyers argued that criminal proceedings against the Israeli PM had deepened societal divisions and that ending the trial was necessary for national reconciliation

Airlines race to fix Airbus jets as U.S. reports little disruption

Overnight effort appears to help head off the worst-case scenario, capping the number of flight delays in Asia and Europe
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Global News

U.S., Ukraine officials meet for latest talks on Trump’s peace plan

Secretary of State Marco Rubio and other U.S. officials held talks with a Ukrainian delegation to further hash out the details of a proposed peace framework.

Netanyahu asks Israel’s president for pardon amid ongoing trial

Netanyahu, who has been at war against Israel’s legal system over the charges, said the request would help unify the country at a time of momentous change in the region.

UNAIDS chief urges Carney to reverse planned global health funding cuts

The head of the United Nations' HIV/AIDS program is urging Prime Minister Mark Carney to reverse his government's planned cuts in global health funding and foreign aid.

Canadian watched childhood home burn as Hong Kong blaze killed more than 100 people

A Toronto man says he’s heartbroken after a deadly fire tore through the Hong Kong apartment complex where he grew up, leaving more than 100 dead and many missing.

Donald Trump says airspace in and around Venezuela ‘closed’

U.S. President Donald Trump said Saturday that the airspace above and surrounding Venezuela should be considered 'closed in its entirety' to airlines, drug dealers and traffickers.

Man attacked by bear outside public toilet in busy Japanese city

The building where the bear attack occurred is centrally located, close to homes and restaurants, and only 1 kilometre from city hall.

Airbus issues ‘significant’ A320 recall after flight-control incident

Airbus said a recent incident involving an A320-family aircraft had revealed that intense solar radiation may corrupt data critical to the functioning of flight controls.

U.S. tourist found dead in Tobago, suspect in police custody

The victim, identified as Christopher Brown, 43, of Colorado, reportedly left his friends to go buy marijuana.

Consular services won’t be affected by Global Affairs Canada cuts: minister

The recent federal budget includes a $561 million cut to the department's budget next year, which increases to a $1.1 billion cut two years later.

Ukraine’s top peace negotiator resigns after anti-corruption raid on home

Andrii Yermak, the powerful chief of staff to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, resigned hours after his residence was searched by anti-corruption investigators.
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New York Times

Hong Kong’s Migrant Domestic Workers Mourn Their Losses in Deadly Fire

At least eight workers died, and many of those who survived, after saving children and others in their care, are worried about losing their jobs and being forced to leave.

How Trump’s Actions Could Affect Honduran Elections

President Trump weighed in heavily on Honduras’s elections. Will voters be influenced on Sunday by his pardon of an ex-president or his pick in this year’s race?

Lawmakers Suggest Follow-Up Boat Strike Could Be a War Crime

Top Republicans have joined Democrats in demanding answers about the escalating military campaign the Trump administration says is aimed at targeting drug traffickers.

As a Script Doctor, Tom Stoppard Was Stealthily Erudite

The playwright won an Academy Award for “Shakespeare in Love.” But he also helped provide dialogue for the likes of Obi-Wan Kenobi and Indiana Jones.

Rubio Says ‘Much Work’ to Be Done After Talks With Ukrainian Officials

Secretary of State Marco Rubio and other U.S. officials met with a Ukrainian delegation led that was without Andriy Yermak, who resigned as chief of staff to Ukraine’s president on Friday.

College Student Is Deported During Trip Home for Thanksgiving

Any Lucia López Belloza, 19, was detained by immigration agents at the Boston airport before a flight to surprise her family in Texas for Thanksgiving. She is now in Honduras.

Storm Threatens to Bring ‘Widespread and Impactful’ Snow and Ice to Northeast

A potential nor’easter could leave as much as a foot of snow in the Poconos in Pennsylvania, the Catskills in New York, and parts of Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Vermont, a forecaster said.

Silicon Valley’s Man in the White House Is Benefiting Himself and His Friends

David Sacks, the Trump administration’s A.I. and crypto czar, has helped formulate policies that aid his Silicon Valley friends and many of his own tech investments.

4 Dead, Including 3 Children, After Shooting at Banquet Hall in California

The shooting in Stockton, a city in California’s Central Valley, left 11 others wounded. The authorities said they were looking for a suspect.

Stream Movies Written by Tom Stoppard: ‘Shakespeare In Love’ and More

Spinning off Shakespeare, waltzing through Imperial Russia, bantering about literature or diving deeply into history, Stoppard shared his gifts on the screen.

CNBC

CNBC Daily Open: Will December bring joy to round off the year?

Markets will be looking an early Christmas gift from the U.S. Federal Reserve as the central bank meets for its final meeting of the year next week.

Asia-Pacific markets start December mostly lower with China’s manufacturing data in focus

Traders are increasingly expecting a rate cut in the upcoming U.S. Fed meeting on Dec. 10.

American Airlines says all planes impacted by Airbus glitch have been fixed

American Airlines said Saturday that aircrafts impacted by an Airbus recall have received the software fixes necessary to resume flying.

China factory activity edges up but remains in contraction as fading holiday demand hits services

The National Bureau of Statistics said the manufacturing purchasing managers index rose to 49.2, up 0.2 points from October and in line with forecasts in a Reuters poll.

Silver hit record highs in 2025 – here's why the 'Devil’s metal' has further to run

While industrial demand for silver is expected to decline slightly in 2025, the metal is increasingly used in electric vehicles, for AI components and in photovoltaics.

AI is taking jobs — here’s Coursera CEO's No. 1 tip for grads to stay competitive

"They're [recruiters] going to be assessing your mindset and your traits as a human being more than your experience," Coursera's CEO told CNBC Make It.

Millennials are driving a sports tourism boom — and spending big to do it. Here's why

The $707 billion sports tourism market is set to nearly triple by 2032, with Asia-Pacific as the fastest growing region.

Goldman Sachs polled institutional investors on gold, and found many expect it to hit $5K next year

Goldman Sachs polled 900 institutional investor clients and found they believed gold prices could reach an all-time high in 2026.

Switzerland has long welcomed the ultra wealthy. A referendum on a new tax has riled them up

Switzerland looks set to reject a proposal for a 50% tax on inheritances and gifts of more than 50 million Swiss Francs.

Washington Post

Trump says Hegseth told him he didn’t order killing of boat crew

The president also said he would not have wanted a second strike on a boat allegedly carrying drugs, which occurred after U.S. forces realized the initial attack left two survivors, as The Post reported.

As Pope Leo visits Lebanon, Christians are fleeing the Middle East

Christians are still the largest religious minority in the Middle East, the region where Jesus was born, lived and died, but the community is shrinking.

As Trump vows to pardon ex-president, Honduras votes in tense election

Trump’s endorsement of the conservative candidate in Honduras has injected the United States into a tight, potentially volatile presidential election.

In embrace of ‘remigration,’ Trump echoes Europe’s far right

The term “remigration” probably entered President Donald Trump’s orbit via the politics of ascendant far-right parties in Germany and Austria.

More than 500 dead across Southeast Asia after record rainfall, floods

Rain caused by Cyclone Senyar prompted deadly flooding and landslides in Indonesia and Thailand. Effects from a separate cyclone in Sri Lanka killed nearly 200.

Acclaimed ‘Inconvenient Indian’ reveals he’s not Indigenous

King said he was told as a child that his father was part Cherokee. A genealogist traced his paternal lineage and found no Indigenous ancestry.

Climate change, aging farmers endanger Japan’s ‘Rolls-Royce of pearls’

Japan’s famous akoya pearls have never been more in demand but, as seas warm and younger generations move to the city, the industry’s future is uncertain.

Indian outreach to Taliban is ratcheting up Afghan-Pakistani tensions

Afghanistan and Pakistan appear headed toward a new military escalation.

Here are the Caribbean allies helping the U.S. against Venezuela

The Dominican Republic and Trinidad and Tobago are hosting U.S. forces and facilities. Grenada is considering it.

Trump says airlines should consider Venezuelan airspace closed

President Donald Trump’s announcement follows growing U.S. threats to attack Venezuela.

BBC

SAS war crime evidence suppressed, inquiry hears

An officer tells the Independent Inquiry relating to Afghanistan UK Special Forces leadership was "very much suppressing" the allegations.

David Dimbleby: Can William's 'ordinary Joe' approach win back more support for the monarchy?

Polls suggest public approval for the monarchy has declined, which raises the question of what King Charles and Prince William could do to win back more support for the institution.

Feuds, boycotts and the birth of Your Party

The path to this weekend's founding conference has been overshadowed by splits in the party.

An angry confrontation and online abuse: Inside the asylum protests in a divided town

A Disclosure documentary uncovers the figures behind the protests around asylum hotels which have divided communities.

WW1 toxic compound sprayed on Georgian protesters, BBC evidence suggests

Anti-government demonstrators are likely to have been targeted with camite, our investigation finds.

Greek sheep and goat cull raises fears of feta cheese shortage

Livestock is being culled across the country due to an infectious disease outbreak.

Ukraine talks 'productive' but more work needed, Rubio says

American and Ukrainian delegations meet in Florida to discuss the outlines of a peace deal with Russia.

Reeves denies she misled public over UK's finances in run-up to Budget

Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch says she's not satisfied with the chancellor's denial of lying and called on her to resign.

'I saw them driving over injured people' - the terrifying escape from war in Sudan

The BBC visits a camp where people are taking refuge after the fall of el-Fasher city.

'Rage bait' named Oxford word of the year 2025

The phrase - meaning to get angry scrolling through social media - beats aura farming and biohack to the title.

The Independent

Trump frees New York private equity executive who defrauded victims of $1.6B

The news was announced on Thanksgiving by Trump’s “pardon czar”

Princess Aiko's popularity sparks calls to change Japan's male-only succession law

Princess Aiko's increasing popularity is sparking discussions about changing Japan's male-only succession law

Trump unleashes latest insult at female reporter as he says he will release MRI results

The president claimed once again that he had ‘aced’ a cognitive test but told the reporter that she would be ‘incapable’ of doing the same

The top photos of the day by AP's photojournalists

From front-page news to powerful moments you may have missed, this gallery showcases today’s top photos chosen by Associated Press photo editors.

Trump mocked by ‘Stocktwits’ X account after his claim that drug prices have fallen by ‘700%’

President boasted that drug prices were falling ‘700%’, a mathematical impossibility, as a result of his executive actions

Blow for Reeves as business confidence at near record low after Budget

Labour chancellor under pressure to do more to improve the prospects for economic growth

Report says world's biggest arms producers increased revenue by 5.9% last year to record level

A new report says that the world’s biggest weapons-producing companies saw a 5.9% increase in revenue from sales of arms and military services last year as demand was fed by the wars in Ukraine and Gaza as well as countries’ rising military spending

Special forces chief knew UK soldiers were executing Afghans but covered it up, whistleblower claims

Senior officer issues extraordinary plea to the UK special forces community to ‘decide what you stand for’

Woman told to endure heavy periods diagnosed with painful Endometriosis

A London woman has recounted the harrowing reality of her decade-long battle with endometriosis, describing how she passed blood clots "the size of a golf ball" and developed a phobia of blood due to the severity of her symptoms.

Post Office issues warning to anyone sending parcels ahead of Christmas

Post Office branches can be used to collect or drop off prepaid parcels