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By Staff The Canadian Press Posted January 2, 2025 6:13 am 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Ontario Provincial Police are investigating after a two-vehicle collision in Huron County killed one person and injured livestock on New Year’s Day. OPP officers, paramedics and firefighters attended the scene of a collision involving an SUV and a truck hauling cattle on Blyth Road near Hensall Road in Huron East. Get daily National news Get the day’s top news, political, economic, and current affairs headlines, delivered to your inbox once a day. The lone driver of the truck, a…
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted January 1, 2025 5:32 pm Updated January 1, 2025 5:33 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Authorities in Utah say a Canadian man has died in an avalanche while snowboarding in the mountains near Salt Lake City. The Salt Lake County sheriff’s office says the body of 38-year-old David Éthier was recovered Tuesday.Deputy Arlan Bennett says Éthier had been splitboarding in the Millcreek Canyon area on Saturday, but was swept under the snow during an avalanche. Get daily National news Get the day’s top news, political, economic, and…
Strong winds and almost freezing temperatures didn’t deter thousands of brave souls from jumping into icy cold water for across Canada in a New Year’s Day tradition. Some 750 people took part in the Courage Polar Bear Dip in Oakville., Ont., just west of Toronto on Wednesday.Aiden Peel, who travelled more than 100 kilometres from Innisfil, Ont., to take the plunge said it was his way to get a fresh start in the new year without a hangover.The Oakville-based polar bear dip into Lake Ontario has been running for 40 years, and is one of many such events across the…
Maybe it was sick. Maybe it was just exhausted. Whatever the reason, a golden eagle flapped down in the middle of a road in central Prince Edward Island one late afternoon in November.Golden eagles are not usually found in the Maritimes, and Hope for Wildlife in Seaforth, N.S., is waiting on good weather to return this special bird to the skies.It was found on Greys Road in Belle River, P.E.I., grounded and unwilling to fly, but now seems healthy and strong.The bird has had a remarkable journey so far.Candy Gallant of P.E.I. Wildlife Rescue and Rehabilitation Inc. got a call…
By Nicole Healey Global News Posted January 1, 2025 3:18 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size No-spend 2025 is making waves online as affordability is top of mind for Canadians heading into the new year. For the month of January, Canadians are trying to only spend money on essentials, such as monthly bills and food. Get weekly money news Get expert insights, Q&A on markets, housing, inflation, and personal finance information delivered to you every Saturday. They’re leaving out fast food, coffee runs and all those impulse buys you might want but not necessarily…
Island Health’s first baby of 2025 is here! Zion Ebo Zormelo-Kika was born at 12:07 am at Victoria General Hospital, weighing 8.3 lbs. Congratulations to the family! Happy new year everyone. pic.twitter.com/vS8uiM1VUN— Island Health (@VanIslandHealth) January 1, 2025 Source link
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Edmonton Police Service Chief Dale McFee will hand in his badge in 2025 as he accepts a top job with the Alberta government. Earlier this month, Alberta Premier Danielle Smith announced she’s hired McFee to be her new top bureaucrat.Starting early next year, McFee is to be deputy minister of executive council and head of the Alberta Public Service. Get breaking National news For news impacting Canada and around the world, sign up for breaking news alerts delivered directly to you when they happen. Before that, he sat down with Erik Bay to look…
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Is there a better way to celebrate the new year than with a newborn? A handful of Quebec parents rang in 2025 with little bundles of joy. Baby boy Aryan was born just as the clock struck midnight at St-Mary’s Hospital in Montreal.“Congratulations to the new parents and welcome Aryan!,” regional health authority CIUSSS de l’Ouest de l’Île de Montréal wrote on social media. Get breaking National news For news impacting Canada and around the world, sign up for breaking news alerts delivered directly to you when they happen. A few hours…
Tenants of an apartment building in Montreal’s Lachine borough say they’ve been without heat for more than a month in the winter. Despite multiple problems in the building and appeals to address the issue, they claim they haven’t heard from the property owner. Now, they’re hoping that the borough will be able to intervene. Get daily National news Get the day’s top news, political, economic, and current affairs headlines, delivered to your inbox once a day. Tenant Vera Nikolajew says she’s at her wit’s end. She has been relying on a space heater and the oven for heat.“We’re tired and…
Descrease article font size Increase article font size As 2025 dawns, hospitals in and around Toronto are marking the first births of the new year. Just minutes after the clock struck midnight, staff at North York General Hospital were able to celebrate the first birth of the year.At 12:05 a.m. on Jan. 1, the hospital said Chris and Machaela welcomed their baby Harper — weighing seven pounds and 14 ounces — into the family.A few hours later to the north, the Cortellucci Vaughan Hospital saw its first birth of the year. Get daily National news Get the day’s top news,…