Filmmaker Johnny Ma wasn't exactly thrilled at the idea of changing plans to shoot his movie in Canada. So the Chinese-Canadian filmmaker took a shot at it, without knowing at the time the city that was meant to be the set would also become a character in his movie The Mother and the Bear. The idea for the movie stems from Ma's experience creating his first film in 2016, but the filmmaker says the movie changed after spending a winter in Winnipeg. After changing locations for the movie from Cincinnati, Ohio, to Winnipeg, Ma said he decided to spend a winter in Manitoba. Johnny Ma is the director of the 2024 film The Mother and the Bear.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he is closely monitoring developments in Iran and is supportive of the protests. It said that of those killed, 490 were protesters and 48 were with security forces. "Reports were received of surveillance drones flying overhead and movements by security forces around protest locations, indicating ongoing monitoring and security control." In Mashhad, Iran’s second-largest city some 725 kilometres northeast of Tehran, footage purported to show protesters confronting security forces. WATCH | Expert discusses whether the latest protests will be any different: Protests spread in Iran again — is this time different?

The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. A woman in her 80s has died after being struck by a tree branch in Mississauga, said police. Officers responded around 2:30 p.m. on Friday near High Street E. and Lakeshore Road E. for a medical assist call, said Peel police in an emailed statement. They located a woman who had been hit by a tree branch that had fallen due to high winds. She was later pronounced dead at the hospital, said police.

U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday said no more Venezuelan oil or money will go to Cuba and suggested the communist-run island should strike a deal with Washington, ramping up pressure on the longtime U.S. nemesis. "THERE WILL BE NO MORE OIL OR MONEY GOING TO CUBA — ZERO! I strongly suggest they make a deal, BEFORE IT IS TOO LATE," Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform on Sunday. "Cuba lived, for many years, on large amounts of OIL and MONEY from Venezuela." As its operational refining capacity dwindled in recent years, Venezuela's supply of crude and fuel to Cuba has fallen.

Liquidation-style grocery stores are rising in popularity across the country as Canadians grapple with high food costs . Experts say many shoppers are trying to stretch their cash amid rising food prices. In the last five years, grocery prices have shot up by more than 27 per cent, according to Statistics Canada . He adds that more people buying products from liquidation grocery stores means less food waste and less pressure on food systems to increase prices for everyone. Shifting attitudesDiscount food shopping is catching on at almost every socioeconomic level, says Ma, given that food insecurity and high food prices now affect more people .

Nickerson, 13, succumbed to his injuries two days after he was viciously attacked by two Cane Corsos and a Rottweiler, according to CBC, Global News and The Globe and Mail. "At this point we're collecting the facts and trying to understand the circumstances around this attack and why it happened," Macpherson told the outlet. “We have lost the kindest young soul,” Nickerson’s relative, Shawna Nickerson, said in a statement to The Globe and Mail. “Drew found great joy in soccer and in being part of his teams,” the organization wrote on Facebook. "He had a special love for horses and all animals, especially his loyal dog Zig whom he loved beyond words.”Read the original article on People

This will be the second of five Takeover Tour games for Montréal this season after topping Toronto 2-1 in a shootout in Halifax in the first game of the Takeover Tour on Dec. 17. The Victoire are 3-2-0-1 in games played in Canada this season (outscoring opponents 17-8) and 0-0-0-3 in games played in the United States (outscored 8-4). This is the eighth Takeover Tour game of the season, marking the halfway point of the league’s 16-game Takeover Tour schedule. Québec City is one of four returning Takeover Tour markets along with Denver, Detroit and Edmonton. This is the second time in PWHL history that two Takeover Tour games will occur on the same day, with Ottawa and Boston playing earlier this afternoon in Halifax.

A man in his 20s was airlifted to the hospital with life-threatening injuries from a house fire in Surrey, B.C., Friday evening. Jeff Klaassen, Surrey fire chief, said the man had second and third-degree burns. Police officers attended the scene and are investigating the cause of the fire. The Surrey Police Service (SPS) says officers attended the scene and that the fire is not suspicious. The RCMP Surrey Provincial Operations Support Unit will handle the investigation, it continues, noting a fire investigator and forensics service attended the scene to assist.

The NDP leadership race could be turning into a nail-biter with no clear winner in sight. McPherson, the only sitting MP in the race, speaks during an NDP leadership forum in Ottawa last fall. Plus, Alberta NDP members now have the choice of opting out of federal membership. While the NDP leadership campaign has the makings of a compelling political news story, for those outside the party, it's hard to tell. Former NDP leadership candidate Nathan Cullen reiterated his frustration expressed in 2011 that the party seems to be once again in "violent agreement."

Just days into the new year, Jignesh Thaker is faced with preparing to close his restaurant in Bedford, N.S. Thaker and his business partner have been trying since last spring to sell P eppercorns Eatery but there's been no intere st. CBC News talked to six restaurants in the Halifax area and all said they've been struggling to turn a profit, which aligns with a countrywide trend. About 41 per cent of restaurants across Canada are either operating at a loss or just breaking even, according to a Restaurants Canada report from July. Survival modeSherif Turk of USTA Turkish & Mediterranean Restaurant in Dartmouth is working 60 to 65 hours a week at his business to cut down on operating costs.

There are two primary suspects in solving the case of how the Dallas Cowboys’ 2025 season imploded into the 7-9-1 train wreck it became. Matt Eberflus’ one-year stint as Dallas’ defensive coordinator augured into the ground at high speed in less than a year. Kenneth Murray, who Dallas traded for, was second with 81. The Dirty DozenA total of 12 players saw action on the Cowboys’ defensive line in 2025. The Quinnen Williams trade, pairing him up with Osa Odighizuwa, was supposed to plug up the middle against the run.

John A. Macdonald is back, just in time to celebrate what would have been his 211th birthday on Sunday. It’s also the resurrection of a “Build Canada” ethos. Build Canada indeed. It got many of the details wrong about who John A. was and what he stood for. Advertisement AdvertisementAdvertisement AdvertisementNational PostChristopher Dummitt is a historian of Canadian culture and politics at Trent University.

Reports of an increase in guerrilla movements on both sides of the border have surfaced since the Jan. 3 attacks. (AFP/Getty Images)However, the ELN has long anticipated a U.S. attack in Venezuela, said Mantilla. In September, Pablo Beltrán, one of the ELN’s chief negotiators, suggested in an interview that the U.S. would attack Venezuela over its resources. The ELN has a long history with the Venezuelan regime dating back to the presidency of Hugo Chávez , who was elected in 1998, said Arias. The ELN’s leadership moved to Venezuela in 2002 and the group shares the same political ideology as the regime in Venezuela, said Arias.

Ian Gillies Jr. had just graduated from the College of North Atlantic. Along with constipation, Gillies Jr. was also bloating, and he spent hours in their hot tub trying to relieve the associated pain. At that point, Gillies Jr. had gained almost 60 pounds in the last month, as his body retained fluid. Advertisement AdvertisementAdvertisement AdvertisementDespite that blur, one trend was clear: one month into the mystery, Gillies Jr. was getting worse. Luckily, Gillies Jr. responded to a new treatment for it, the drug siltuximab, that's given intravenously.

The Newfoundland and Labrador government is expanding its ability to assess forest conditions with the purchase of 13 new weather stations. According to a list of recently released procurement contracts, in December the Department of Forestry, Agriculture and Lands awarded a contract for 13 new weather stations from British Columbia-based FTS Forest Technology Systems Ltd. for $466,927.42, exclusive of HST. CBC News asked for an interview with Forestry Minister Pleaman Forsey but spokesperson Linda Skinner sent an emailed statement on his behalf. On a daily basis, the statement said the province’s network of existing weather stations collects data on forest conditions, including temperature, relative humidity, wind, rain and moisture levels. Advertisement AdvertisementAdvertisement Advertisement“Thirteen new weather stations will be integrated into our current provincial network to bolster our ability to assess forest conditions and wildfire risk.”In a follow-up email, Skinner said these new weather stations are needed because wildfire analysts and managers use weather data to anticipate how fire will behave and how it could spread.