Bishop named Voter Registration Official of the Year
Auburn, IN (46706)TodayMostly cloudy with snow showers around before midnight. Brief white-outs in intense snow squalls. Low near 10F. Snow accumulations less than one inch..TonightMostly cloudy with snow showers around before midnight. Low near 10F.
Source:thestar
December 31, 2025 20:09 UTC
Last call for the landline. The wired communication world will soon be no more
So enamoured with this marvel of communication was I that for my third birthday, I asked for and received a toy version of our family’s rotary dial phone. The short-lived Calgary hangout’s calling card was a landline phone at each table where you rang up your fellow diners, a kind of analog version of today’s dating apps. They may have seen a rotary dial phone on the hit TV series Stranger Things , but might be stumped by how to operate one. In other words, even if you still covet your landline phone, it won’t be the same, ever again. Growing social anxietySpeaking of Gen Alpha, most wouldn’t know how to operate a rotary dial phone if their lives depended on it.
Source:National Post
December 31, 2025 19:05 UTC
Children's singer Raffi among 80 appointments to the Order of Canada
Children's singer Raffi among 80 appointments to the Order of CanadaNewsDuration 2:43Iconic children's entertainer Raffi is among the 80 people appointed to the Order of Canada Wednesday. Although he was first invested as a member of the order in 1983, he's now being promoted to companion.
Source:CBC News
December 31, 2025 18:58 UTC
Event Review: “Margaret Atwood in Conversation with Tara McCarthy”
On Saturday, December 13, Margaret Atwood came to Edmonton for “Margaret Atwood in Conversation with Tara McCarthy” to talk about her memoir, Book of Lives: A Memoir of Sorts. Atwood added Edmonton to her tour last minute after her book, The Handmaid’s Tale, was set to be pulled from Edmonton Public School’s library book shelves. The event was hosted by Audrey’s Books, a local book store, and moderated by Tara McCarthy from CBC Radio. When she published her first book in Edmonton in 1969, The Edible Woman, she received push back from many male interviewers. Her most popular book, The Handmaid’s Tale, was based on a dystopian Christian theocracy.
Source:CBC News
December 31, 2025 18:02 UTC
How do you feel about using drugs to lose weight?
The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. Listen to this articleComing up on Cross Country Checkup...Cheaper, generic versions of Ozempic and Wegovy are coming to Canada. Would you take a drug to lose weight? Join Ian Hanomansing live in Vancouver on CBC Radio, CBC News Network, CBC Listen and Gem!
Source:CBC News
December 31, 2025 17:58 UTC
School board conducting special meeting
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December 31, 2025 17:49 UTC
Toronto police need to take 'strong action' on anti-Israel mobs, says Ontario solicitor general
Ontario’s solicitor general wants the Toronto Police Service to urgently step up its enforcement of “hate, intimidation and harassment-motivated offences” plaguing the city. He is the York Centre Member of Provincial Parliament, the highest-ranking Jewish member of Ontario Premier Doug Ford’s government. While not mentioned by Kerzner, Jewish residents of two buildings in the Bathurst area had their mezuzahs — Hebrew prayer scrolls affixed to doorways — stolen or vandalized in December. Earlier in the month, about 200 anti-Israel protesters gathered outside Meridian Hall to oppose a debate featuring former Israeli officials. Groups that organized the protest called the Israelis “war criminals” and were upset that they were given a platform.
Source:National Post
December 31, 2025 16:59 UTC
John Ivison: Mark Carney’s conceivable tragic fall will come from hubris
It has been curious to watch Prime Minister Mark Carney’s parade of year-end interviews while reading Paul Litt’s excellent 2011 biography of former prime minister John Turner: Elusive Destiny. To this point, Carney has lived a charmed life with all three audiences. Absent details or results, Canadians have been willing to give the prime minister the benefit of the doubt. John Turner in 1984, during his brief time as prime minister. Friesen asked Carney about affordability, and it was an example of the prime minister at his least convincing.
Source:National Post
December 31, 2025 16:51 UTC
A memorial in the heart of Williams Lake, B.C., pays tribute to homeless, addicted people
It's called "Cheryl's Bench: Empathy in Action" or just the Cheryl Folden Memorial Bench, and was spearheaded by Stuart Westie, a retired teacher who got to know Folden after speaking to her while she was living on the streets along his regular bike route. "I'm really tired of the attitude that we treat the homeless and addicted and abused people with," he said. Advertisement AdvertisementAdvertisement Advertisement"They don't understand that these people didn't choose to be who they are." We should never look at people like that 'appear' to be, but why they are like that. "It's a monument right in the middle of town that says, 'Hey, look at who we are,'" he said.
Source:CBC News
December 31, 2025 14:37 UTC
Crew at site of IOC train derailment working 'day and night' to resume traffic
A train derailment on Sunday near the Nicman area on the main line of the Quebec North Shore and Labrador Railway disrupted traffic and paused services. In a statement Tuesday evening, Rio Tinto, the majority owner of IOC, said it is taking action to clear the tracks and resume rail traffic. Advertisement AdvertisementAdvertisement AdvertisementThe company said a train carrying four excavators from Sept-Iles arrived on the site, with another train carrying three excavators on its way from Labrador City. The Quebec North Shore and Labrador Railway is a private Canadian regional railway that connects Labrador City with Quebec. Tshiuetin Transportation Inc., which operates a passenger train service on the train line, also cancelled its runs for the time being.
Source:CBC News
December 31, 2025 14:33 UTC
Israel will ban dozens of aid groups from Gaza starting on New Year's Day
LISTEN | Full interview with Norwegian Refugee Council's Shaina Low: As It Happens 6:27 Israel will ban dozens of aid groups from Gaza in the new yearShaina Low had hoped to see truckloads of aid flowing into Gaza in 2026. Israel says the rules are aimed at preventing Hamas and other militant groups from infiltrating the aid organizations. And not only are they a party to the conflict, but they've killed hundreds of aid workers in Gaza,” she said. The decision not to renew aid groups' licenses means offices in Israel and East Jerusalem will close, and organizations won't be able to send international staff or aid into Gaza. But several of the groups, including NCR, said they will continue to operate programs inside Gaza with local staff.
Source:CBC News
December 31, 2025 14:09 UTC
Personal trainers share best tips for keeping New Year’s resolutions
Personal trainers share best tips for keeping New Year’s resolutionsNewsDuration 2:02The ending of a year is a time when many come up with a list of goals and resolutions for the year ahead. But after the initial motivation dies down, how do you stay consistent? The CBC's Arlette Lazarenko spoke with personal trainers in St. John's on what they believe works after the January rush.
Source:CBC News
December 31, 2025 14:02 UTC
‘The space to practise culture’: Handgames beginners in Whitehorse find community and confidence
Russell was at a workshop — handgames and drumming for absolute beginners — hosted by the Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in First Nation for Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in citizens living in Yukon’s capital. Russell is Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in from Dawson City, Yukon, but has lived in Whitehorse for more than 15 years. Roger Ellis is also a Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in citizen, and he was the teacher at the workshop. He’s been playing and teaching handgames and drumming for 45 years, having learned from players in Ross River and Pelly Crossing, Yukon. “I think it’s just such a blessing that we have the space to practise our culture again,” said Russell.
Source:CBC News
December 31, 2025 13:14 UTC
Andre De Grasse, Nardwuar among 80 new appointments to the Order of Canada
Gen. Mary Simon has announced 80 appointments to the Order of Canada — a list that includes Olympians, journalists, Indigenous leaders and doctors. Simon's office announced six new companions, the highest level of the Order of Canada; 15 officers; and 59 members, the introductory level in the order. Six appointments are a promotion within the Order of Canada and another is an honorary appointment. Nardwuar the Human Serviette says he dedicates his Order of Canada achievement to his late mother. "The motto of the Order of Canada is Desiderantes meliorem patriam, which is Latin for 'They desire a better country.'
Source:CBC News
December 31, 2025 13:07 UTC
Ex-Mountie has been fighting 20 years for compensation for injuries suffered during off-duty attack
Advertisement AdvertisementAdvertisement AdvertisementHe “suffered post-concussion difficulties, amnesia and cognitive and perceived neurological abnormalities,” as a result of the attack, Ngo said. The judge pointed to a hazardous occurrence investigation report prepared just days after the attack, while Christie was still in hospital. Veterans Affairs had discounted it for decades, believing wrongly that it was made two years after Christie’s assault. “After that, if I was ever late for something, she went into a panic.”Advertisement AdvertisementAdvertisement AdvertisementHis sons were “frightened to death” after the attack, Christie said. If another Mountie is injured while off duty, but acting as police officer, Christie hopes his example will help them get compensation.
Source:National Post
December 31, 2025 12:05 UTC