Authorities ordered a temporary suspension of public internet access and deployed troops in parts of the capital in the days before Thursday's presidential vote.
President Trump said he had been told killings in Iran's crackdown were subsiding and he did not rule out U.S. military action; Iranian state media reported a planned execution had been postponed.
Toni Poirier of Caledonia was chosen at a special meeting to fill a vacant trustee seat on the Brant Haldimand Norfolk Catholic District School Board; the term runs until the municipal election in October.
Anne Thompson runs a monthly sit-down lunch at Faith United Church using donated food and volunteers to help reduce isolation among older adults; the first December meal drew about 20 people and volunteers planned about 40 for January.
Developer Dario Zulich has outlined a plan for the Kingsway Employment District that includes a casino, hotels and other facilities, and Sandy MacEwan captured the Northern Ontario men's curling title to qualify for the Brier.
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control, under Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., revised its childhood immunization schedule, reducing the number of vaccines listed as routine from 17 to 11 and moving six to optional status. Ontario's childhood immunization coverage is reported at about 75 percent for seven‑year‑olds, and Canada has lost its measles elimination status.
NJIT researchers traced gamma rays from a September 10, 2017 X8.2 solar flare to a compact region in the corona and identified a previously unknown, very high-energy particle population linked to bremsstrahlung emission.
Fans of the Crave series Heated Rivalry are visiting Guelph’s Sleeman Centre, where on-ice and locker room scenes were filmed, and city tourism staff report increased selfies and public-skate attendance.
Manitoba has limited the number of private nursing agencies it will work with to four starting Jan. 15, and the provincial travel nurse team has expanded to help fill gaps; the nurses' union says some hospitals are already reporting unfilled shifts.
Pakistan has launched Indus AI Week 2026, a week-long national platform organised by the Ministry of IT and Telecommunication to bring policymakers, tech leaders, universities, startups, students and the public together in Islamabad and across the country. The programme will include a national technology showcase, startup spotlights, skills training and certification, a gaming and experiential AI arena, and interactive public engagement activities.
