A nearly six-metre-high snow pavilion made from Clear Lake ice blocks will open this weekend at Riding Mountain National Park and is intended to support winter activities and year-round tourism.
A former acquaintance says ex-Winnipeg constable Elston Bostock supplied drugs at parties and to colleagues; he has pleaded guilty to drug trafficking and earlier corruption-related offences and has not yet been sentenced.
Red Deer Public Library reports more people experiencing homelessness using its branches and has shifted hiring priorities and staff training to better serve the public. Provincial and city officials have announced shelter funding and short-term warming supports, and the city has issued a request for proposals for a permanent shelter operator.
Global equities edged higher as investors awaited December U.S. jobs data and a U.S. Supreme Court decision on the legality of President Donald Trump's global tariffs. Oil and defence names were supported by rising geopolitical tensions and supply concerns.
The Globe and Mail published a business and investing quiz that notes recent reporting saying U.S. President Donald Trump captured Venezuela's President Nicolás Maduro in a weekend military operation and is focusing attention on Venezuelan oil.
Some London businesses say they are stopping or changing recycling practices after Ontario shifted Blue Box responsibility to producers on Jan. 1 and removed businesses from weekly curbside collection.
The article reports Venezuela holds about 303 billion barrels of proven oil reserves—roughly 17% of the world total—mostly in the heavy-crude Orinoco Belt, while 2024 production was about 960,000 barrels per day, ranking 21st globally.
Kilmarnock supporters told the club they want at least four players in the January window under new boss Neil McCann, naming a goalkeeper, centre-back, midfielder and striker among priorities; the team sits second-bottom as the window opens.
Mayor Olivia Chow plans a 2.2 per cent property tax increase for Toronto's 2026 budget, made up of a 0.7 per cent general residential hike and a previously approved 1.5 per cent city building fund increase; the draft budget will be tabled this week and is scheduled to be finalized in February.
Toronto hospitals report a rise in older patients admitted with influenza; people 65+ accounted for nearly 32% of detections for the week of Dec. 20 and made up 72% of influenza admissions at Sunnybrook.
