LOS ANGELES (AP) -- California has seen its share of bears breaking into cars. But bears caught on camera entering luxury cars tipped off insurers that something wasn't quite right. Read More

President-elect Donald Trump has tapped former Democratic Rep. Tulsi Gabbard to be the next director of national intelligence, a powerful position that sits atop the nation's spy agencies and acts as the president's top intelligence adviser. Read More

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Worried about money? Statistically, you probably are: New research from Meridian Credit Union asked more than 1,500 people from coast to coast about how they really feel about their finances. Experts predicted it wouldn’t be great, but no one knew it would be this bad: More than half of Canadians — and nearly two-thirds (62 per cent) of Ontarians — reported their lifestyle was becoming unaffordable due to rising costs. Forty per cent of women (compared to 18 per cent of men) worry about their long-term financial future. Read More

A Nova Scotia mother who had already seen nine of her children placed in the care of others has lost permanent custody of a tenth child. Read More

OTTAWA – For years, the Liberal Party of Canada touted Employment Minister Randy Boissonnault as an Indigenous MP and part of the “largest number of Indigenous MPs” ever elected in a Canadian government, despite the fact Boissonnault now says he has never claimed Indigenous status. Read More

Randy Boissonnault, also known as the Strong Eagle Man, needs to soar away from public office. The politician — who once regaled Parliament with the story of his alleged Cree bird-of-prey title — must resign from cabinet. Read More

On Oct. 28, the Alberta government revealed its proposed amendments to the Alberta Bill of Rights, which would among other things include the addition of a novel right to keep arms and a novel right to refuse vaccination. Read More

Forty-five per cent of Canadians don’t believe the Canadian government will meet its target of spending two per cent of GDP on defence eight years from now, according to a new poll. Read More

Currently, as the rules stand, migrants from the United States can cross into Canada, wait two weeks, and become eligible to file a refugee claim here. The northern border sure must be looking like a home-free line, now that Donald Trump has been elected on a promise to carry out mass deportations of illegal migrants. Read More

The Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs (CIJA) and B’nai Brith both say they’re “alarmed” by news that “the government of Canada is considering a definition of anti-Palestinian racism.” Read More

Donald Trump’s triumph in the United States, and the success of populist politicians in other western democracies, puts moderate politicians, especially liberals, in a very difficult spot. How can we tackle the issues that concern voters, first and foremost immigration, while keeping true to our values and principles? Populists promote radical, simplistic solutions to complex issues. We moderates prefer a pragmatic, principled approach. But what happens if voters prefer the formers’ way? Read More

It should have been obvious that the anti-Canadian left would come for Remembrance Day eventually. The bigger surprise was how long they waited before incorporating ritual humiliation and scolding into the ceremonies of Nov. 11. Read More

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — President-elect Donald Trump chose Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida to serve as his attorney general on Wednesday, bypassing more experienced options in favor of a loyalist who has built a national reputation as a disruptor and whom Trump has tasked with dramatically overhauling the Justice Department. Read More

A B.C. teenager who tested positive for bird flu — caused by the H5N1 strain of avian influenza — is now in critical condition and being treated in B.C. Children’s Hospital, the provincial health officer says. Here's what to know. Read More

Ahn Nguyen fled Vietnam with her parents when the communists took over in 1975. They lost their home and land but considered themselves fortunate to be able to start over again in Canada. Read More

OTTAWA — Jewish-Canadian groups are voicing concerns after special anti-Islamophobia representative Amira Elghawaby met with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau last week to urge him to adopt a federal definition of "anti-Palestinian racism." Read More

Parliamentarians are calling for an emergency probe into Canada’s vulnerability to Islamist terror after the RCMP foiled an alleged terrorist attack against a pro-Israel rally on Parliament Hill. Read More

A 56-year-old B.C. man who confessed to documenting the sexual assault of a teenage girl and told the court he didn’t need consent to have sex with women, has been jailed after a judge rejected his request to have the case tossed over court delays. Read More

A U.S. government employee has been arrested and charged for leaking secret files related to Israel’s preparations to retaliate for Iran’s Oct. 1 missile attacks, according to court documents filed on Wednesday. Read More

At the headquarters of the United Nations, surrounded by leaders of countries across the globe, Brazil President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva launched into a tirade about the evils of gambling. Read More

Justin Trudeau is flying to Bermuda Wednesday to deliver a personal eulogy at the funeral of close family friend Peter Green. A statement from the office of the prime minister notes that he will travel from and return to Ottawa on the same day, adding that the event is closed to media. Read More