Family of First Nation man shot 5 times by police officer calls for changes at Ontario’s SIU – CBCDec 19, 2025Joshua Frogg says police watchdog shouldn’t be staffed by former officersJoshua Frogg says he isn’t surprised about the outcome of the investigation into his nephew’s death, but wants to see changes to prevent former police officers from being involved in these types of cases. Eric Nothing, 40, was shot and killed by a Nishnawbe Aski Police Service (NAPS) officer on July 22 in Deer Lake First Nation, a remote Oji-Cree community about 580 kilometres northwest of Thunder Bay, Ont. Read More: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/thunder-bay/eric-nothing-siu-report-reaction-9.7021477

December 19, 2025 22:03 UTC

LOCAL authorities should not depend solely on state or federal funding to implement small-scale projects that facilitated last-mile connectivity. Ng said this in his speech before launching the Petaling Jaya Urban Transportation Master Plan (PIP) 2.0 yesterday. The plan outlined development strategies and initiatives covering traffic management, public transport, pedestrian walkways and connectivity. On the launch of the Petaling Jaya City Council’s PIP 2.0, Ng hoped it would serve as a reference for other local authorities in Selangor. TOD is a sustainable urban planning strategy that focused on creating dense, walkable, mixed-use communities centred around high-quality public transportation hubs.

December 19, 2025 21:49 UTC

Users of Toronto transit may soon be compensated if they are left waiting too long for their ride. On Wednesday, Toronto City Council voted to explore the possibility of refunding TTC riders if they are delayed 15 minutes or longer. Bradford intended his proposed measure to be a full money-back guarantee, but council voted to amend the proposal. Advertisement AdvertisementAdvertisement AdvertisementTransit riders deserve better than what they are getting today, Bradford said during the council discussion. Advertisement AdvertisementAdvertisement AdvertisementMeanwhile, said Bradford, the TTC collects two thirds of its revenue from the fare box, but ridership still hasn’t returned to pre-covid 19 levels.

December 19, 2025 21:36 UTC

FBI director Kash Patel has called Wedding the new El Chapo. The former Sinaloa cartel leader was extradited from Mexico to the U.S. in 2017 and remains in prison. An armoured truck from the Sinaloa State Police rolls to a crime scene in Culiacán on Dec. 10. “I don’t think the Sinaloa cartel could be protecting him right now because the cartel is going through circumstances that could lead to its collapse,” he said. The Sinaloa cartel has had a presence in Canada for at least 25 years and is involved in everything from cocaine to methamphetamine and fentanyl trafficking, said the cartel operative.

December 19, 2025 21:32 UTC

BANGKOK: Malaysia’s newly appointed Youth and Sports Minister Dr Taufiq Johari wasted no time making his presence felt as he turned up at the Thailand SEA Games on Friday (Dec 19). Taufiq expressed his delight with the Malaysian contingent’s performances and congratulated the team on surpassing the 50-gold milestone at the Games. Malaysia also exceeded their 200-medal target on the same day Taufiq officially took office on Thursday. “I’m proud of the team’s achievements and hope we can go on to achieve even more,” said Taufiq. “We have passed our 200-medal target, which is encouraging.

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Canada, an organization dedicated to supporting marginalized Jewish women and the community. “I had seen dozens of posts of people asking for alternatives (to Uber), and this is not okay,” she said. “In Canada today, people are afraid to speak Hebrew in public, afraid to identify as Jewish, and afraid to disclose their identity while using ride-sharing services. It is a lived reality for many in the Jewish community. Blinick said Uber does not share information about the outcome of an investigation, barring an “extraordinarily definitive” incident.

December 19, 2025 21:07 UTC

Prime Minister Mark Carney has announced a large shuffle of deputy ministers and senior public servants in a shake-up at the top of the public service that has long been expected around Ottawa. In all, 12 individuals are receiving new assignments and eight departments will have new deputy ministers. Prime Minister Mark Carney announced Friday that Hogue will be the new deputy minister of justice and deputy attorney general. (Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press)Chris Fox, who had been deputy clerk of the privy council, is becoming deputy minister of defence. The clerk of the Privy Council is the most senior member of the public service and deputy ministers are the senior public servants in government departments.

December 19, 2025 20:38 UTC

Skate Canada has been great on these issues — inclusion in general across the board, Weaver said. In recent years, Skate Canada has also outlined its transgender policy that states in domestic events, transgender skaters can compete in the gender category with which they identify. Skate Canada says when it comes to international events, it works with coaches, athletes and Sport Integrity Canada to determine skater eligibility. 'Skate tough'Historically, the sport has reinforced stereotypical ideas of femininity and masculinity, reads a post this year by Skate Canada (new window). Meanwhile, some countries have joined Skate Canada in redefining their terminology.

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Snow lodge being built in Flin Flon to host eventsNewsDuration 2:29Construction is underway on what planners are calling a “snow lodge” in Flin Flon, Man. The space, which is scheduled to open in late January, will be built mostly from snow and ice harvested from a nearby pond and will host concerts and events. Local leaders are already looking into expanding the project in the future.

December 19, 2025 20:18 UTC

December 19, 2025 —Throughout 2025, University of Manitoba experts and researchers made headlines across local, national, and global media. Featured by CBC Manitoba, CTV Winnipeg, and national outlets. His expertise, from a Lancet cover feature to CBC Manitoba and SciTechDaily, highlighted Canada and UM’s global health leadership. Featured on CTV National, CBC News, CJOB Radio and Winnipeg Free Press. His CBC Manitoba commentary cemented him as a definitive voice on provincial governance.

December 19, 2025 20:16 UTC

A 77-year-old woman with advanced Alzheimer’s has been granted protection “against the likelihood of death at the hands of her husband” by the B.C. The case involves a woman, identified in court files as E.W., and her husband, identified as T.W.. T.W. The “Death Plan,” as it was described by T.W. never expressed agreement with the Death Plan. After E.W.’s diagnosis, health-care providers suggested that she and her husband plan for future care, as her illness was progressing.

December 19, 2025 19:33 UTC

Khan was also charged by Toronto police and Peel police, along with two other Toronto men — Osman Azizov, 18, Fahad Sadaat, 19. The Toronto charges include kidnapping, attempted kidnapping with firearms, conspiracy to commit sexual assault, hostage taking, motivated, at least in part, by hate-motivated extremism. The incidents are related to attacks in Toronto where men appeared to be hunting Jewish women for capture and abuse. “We have arrested three individuals for offences targeting women and members of the Jewish community,” said Toronto Police Chief Myron Demkiw. Investigators also uncovered links to terrorism, prompting a separate but parallel RCMP investigation,” Toronto police said in a release.

December 19, 2025 17:11 UTC

A study out of Sweden has found that eating high-fat cheese is associated with a lower risk of all forms of dementia. The researchers looked for all-cause dementia, a blanket term that includes Alzheimer’s, vascular dementia and other conditions. They found that eating 50 grams or more of high-fat cheese daily correlates with a lower risk of developing dementia. Even after adjusting for age, sex, education and overall diet, people who ate more than 50 grams of high-fat cheese per day had a 13 per cent lower all-cause dementia risk than those who ate less than 15 grams. “Not all dairy products are equal when it comes to brain health,” said Sonestedt.

December 19, 2025 17:07 UTC

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