Large-scale Russian strikes killed at least three people and cut power to thousands in freezing winter temperatures across Ukraine on Tuesday, officials said, as US-led talks to end the nearly four-year war faltered. Read More

Vince Zampella, the acclaimed co-creator of video gaming juggernaut "Call of Duty," has died in a car crash, gaming giant Electronic Arts confirmed on Monday. He was 55. Read More

Thousands of new documents linked to the case of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein were made available Tuesday by the US Department of Justice (DOJ), amid mounting criticism over the pace of the publication and heavy redactions. Read More

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Most Canadians will be inclined to wish others a Merry Christmas this season, but some of them will do so with the stress of the season hidden behind the festive greeting, a new survey has found. Read More

The death of Rob Reiner and his wife is a horrific tragedy, and the details are hard to read. The grim particulars need not be repeated here. It is enough to acknowledge that Reiner gave us some of the most enduring and entertaining films of the 20th century. Read More

Last Friday, three men were arrested in Toronto and charged with hate-motivated extremism targeting women and members of the Jewish community. One of them, 26-year-old Waleed Khan, also faces terrorism charges linked to ISIS, an exceptionally violent Sunni jihadist group also known as the Islamic State. According to the RCMP, Khan allegedly conspired with “persons known and unknown” in Toronto and elsewhere in Ontario to commit murder — a chilling indication that other extremist elements could be involved. It is the third ISIS-related arrest in Canada this year, following earlier cases in Montreal and Newmarket, bringing the total number of arrested suspects linked to the group since 2023 to 23. Read More

Lilly and Jack Sullivan’s names grace decorations on their paternal grandmother’s Christmas tree, but Belynda Gray is under no illusion the children are still alive. Read More

Are our values being so warped in the name of accommodation and diversity that we can no longer stand up for what is right? Read More

OTTAWA — An Alberta cabinet minister is calling on the federal government to clamp down on immigration abuses in the commercial trucking sector, warning that inaction is putting lives at risk. Read More

U.S. President Donald Trump announced the Navy will build a new “Trump-class” battleship as part of the White House push to modernize a fleet that’s been hobbled by years of cost overruns and delays. Read More

President Donald Trump reiterated his desire for U.S. control over Greenland on Monday, after announcing plans to appoint Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry as a special envoy to the island. Read More

Coffee prices in Canada have skyrocketed. Read More

More than a dozen staffers departed the Heritage Foundation over the weekend to join a rival organization, the latest sign of ideological tumult at the think tank once considered the central node in Washington’s conservative ecosystem and an intellectual bastion for President Donald Trump. Read More

Russia on Monday expressed "full support" for Venezuela as the South American country confronts a blockade of sanctioned oil tankers by U.S. forces deployed in the Caribbean. Read More

Osman Azizov is out on bail. It cannot be, and yet, apparently, it is. Among the 14 charges against the 18-year-old Toronto man, and two alleged accomplices, are sexual assault with a weapon, attempted kidnapping, impersonating a police officer and unauthorized possession of at least one firearm. Read More

The coming of the New Year, and its attendant celebrations, are all about hope. Read More

Every year between Christmas and New Year’s Day, I make a ta-da list. The other 51 weeks of the year, I’m consumed with to-do lists, but not now. The end of the year is a natural time of reflection, so I pore through my calendar, jotting down my big wins and notable events for the year. Read More

Food is so much more than energy. It brings comfort, memories, and connection. Sharing meals — especially during the holidays — is a wonderful way to keep traditions alive and strengthen ties with family, friends, and community. Research on healthy aging shows that social connection matters just as much as balanced eating and regular physical activity. This season, consider eating with others to lift your spirits and support your overall well-being. Read More

Activists in Canada and elsewhere who want to "globalize the intifada" are effectively calling for the murder of Jews. There should be no doubt this is what the phrase means for many of those who would put it into action. To naively — or cynically — argue otherwise is to wilfully ignore reality and risk Canadian lives. Read More

Canada Post and the Canadian Union of Postal Workers say they have reached tentative agreements. Read More

Canada will scrap a border entry program next year that made it easy for thousands of people annually, predominantly Americans, to travel into remote areas of Ontario and Manitoba without having to report to a customs checkpoint. Read More

US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff said that President Donald Trump’s officials held “productive and constructive” meetings with Ukrainian and European counterparts in Florida as part of efforts to end Russia’s war. Read More

The U.S. Coast Guard abruptly deleted language from its new workplace harassment policy on Dec. 18 that had described swastikas and nooses as “potentially divisive,” the Washington Post reported. Read More