Father starts petition to make education a constitutional right for son with learning disabilities
After waiting four years to get his son the support the family says he needs to navigate school with learning challenges, a father from London, Ont. Richard Hackett, 41, started a petition earlier this month calling on Ottawa to recognize them under the consitution. “We shouldn’t be in this mess,” said Hackett, noting the petition garnered almost 5,000 signatures in three weeks. Richard Hackett, 41, started a petition on December 4th, calling for the government to recognize health and education as constitutionally protected rights. In the meantime, Hackett and his family hope that his son can get the help he needs in time.
Source:CBC News
December 28, 2025 14:34 UTC
Before robbing trains in the States, the Sundance Kid was a cowboy in Alberta
Harry Longabaugh — better known as the Sundance Kid — is perhaps most famous for his daring bank and train robberies as part of Butch Cassidy’s Wild Bunch. But the American outlaw’s short stint as a cowboy and businessman in southern Alberta is a lesser-known chapter of Wild West history.
Source:CBC News
December 28, 2025 14:05 UTC
Dallas Scored 94 Times on 1,036 Plays: 3 Facts Cowboys Fans Need
I love watching Dallas Cowboys football, and when I see the ball snap I see it like any other fan. Dallas has run 1,066 plays and produced 94 scoring plays. The Cowboys Lead the League in PlaysWe know the Dallas Cowboys run a lot of plays. The League Average OffenseIn the NFL, the league average across 16 games is 8.18%. At the end of the day, the Cowboys’ offense gives you a scoring result once every 11 plays.
Source:thestar
December 28, 2025 14:04 UTC
Saving the petrel: Volunteers keep moving with patrol to save stranded sea birds
Advertisement AdvertisementAdvertisement AdvertisementKaren Gosse is a volunteer with Rock Wildlife Rescue, one of the groups — alongside individual volunteers — committed to the cause. The birds are then transported to other volunteers who bring them back to a beach in Witless Bay each night. They said they usually try to make the journey to release the stranded birds on the same night they're found. Volunteers collect stranded Leach's storm petrels and release them. Advertisement AdvertisementAdvertisement AdvertisementAnd though the numbers may still sound high in the millions, it doesn’t mean the birds aren’t at risk.
Source:CBC News
December 28, 2025 14:03 UTC
Head of the Piano Piano restaurant empire shares nine Toronto spots he’s obsessed with — and the only panettone he’ll eat
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Source:thestar
December 28, 2025 13:41 UTC
John Ivison: In these dark days, look to Irwin Cotler
No wonder hope seems so much harder to conjure up than despair when one reads the daily news. In particular, the counter-revolution against the post-war liberal consensus being led by Donald Trump inspires dread and fear. If Trump is the symbol of ethical rot, Cotler is the personification of moral regeneration. “While one is not obliged to complete the work, one is not free to neglect it,” it reads. “He has sown thousands of seeds all over the world,” said his former chief of staff, Howard Liebman.
Source:National Post
December 28, 2025 12:36 UTC
Amid a civil war, polls open in Myanmar for 1st time since military coup 5 years ago
Voters went to the polls Sunday for the initial phase of Myanmar's first general election in five years, held under the supervision of its military government while a civil war rages throughout much of the country. Security in Yangon had visibly stiffened on Saturday, with armed guards stationed outside polling stations and military trucks patrolling the roads. Election officials set up equipment and installed electronic voting machines, which are being used for the first time in Myanmar. residents come together to help those affected in Myanmar: British Columbians coming together to help people impacted by the civil unrest in Myanmar | Duration 5:33 As the civil war and humanitarian crisis worsens across Myanmar, some B.C. The ensuing civil war has left more than 3.6 million people displaced, according to the U.N.A new Election Protection Law has added harsh penalties and restrictions, effectively barring all public criticism of the polls.
Source:CBC News
December 28, 2025 10:46 UTC
Two killed in northern Alberta shooting, suspect arrested
One man is in custody after two people were killed near Grande Prairie, Alta. Alberta RCMP arrested a 42-year-old man after issuing a dangerous person alert for northwestern Alberta around 11:30 a.m. In the alert, he was described as armed and dangerous, having already fired on multiple individuals. Police say the suspect and the deceased were known to each other and there is no ongoing danger to the public. Grande Prairie RCMP are investigating.
Source:CBC News
December 28, 2025 09:46 UTC
Bold soccer predictions for 2026: Canada nabs more than first World Cup win
If the past 12 months are anything to go by then 2026 should be a banner year for Canadian soccer. Before that, it was France in 1998 when it won the World Cup for the first time on home soil in 1998. Los Cafeteros impressively finished third in South American World Cup qualifying with a 7-7-4 record, behind Argentina and Ecuador, and just ahead of Uruguay and Brazil. AFC Toronto wins Northern Super League titleAFC Toronto were unquestionably the best team in the Northern Super League for most of 2025. They added another trophy to their bulging cabinet last week when they beat Brazilian outfit Flamengo in the FIFA Intercontinental Cup final held in Qatar.
Source:CBC News
December 28, 2025 08:30 UTC
Canada announces $2.5B in aid for Ukraine
Canada announces $2.5B in aid for UkraineNewsDuration 4:23Prime Minister Mark Carney and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met on Saturday in Halifax to discuss economic aid amid the Russia-Ukraine war. This comes ahead of Zelenskyy’s plans to meet with U.S. President Donald Trump to discuss a peace deal.
Source:CBC News
December 28, 2025 08:23 UTC
Could a simple diet change prevent a heart attack? A Mount A prof is using fish to find out
A New Brunswick biochemist says fish and humans have something in common — and it could change how we look at promoting heart health. He discovered this while studying cuttlefish in Portugal and found they have a lot of taurine in their bloodstreams and hearts. MacCormack manipulates their diet and monitors their heart rate with the help of swim tunnel respirometers. MacCormack and his team are currently using swim tunnel respirometers to understand the impact that a change in diet can have on fish heart health. (Pierre Fournier/CBC )He said this research could also help provide a solution to help fish cope through rising water temperatures because of climate change.
Source:CBC News
December 28, 2025 07:59 UTC
Jenner scores shootout winner as Charge defeat league-leading Fleet
Harry Longabaugh — better known as the Sundance Kid — is perhaps most famous for his daring bank and train robberies as part of Butch Cassidy’s Wild Bunch. But the American outlaw’s short stint as a cowboy and businessman in southern Alberta is a lesser-known chapter of Wild West history.
Source:CBC News
December 28, 2025 07:54 UTC
Alberta orders review after man dies waiting in Edmonton emergency department
The Alberta government has ordered a review after a 44-year-old man died while waiting in an emergency department in Edmonton earlier this week. Varindar Bhullar, a family friend, said in a phone interview that initial checkups didn't show anything abnormal but his blood pressure kept climbing. Prashanth Sreekumar died from an alleged cardiac arrest soon after triage. Bhullar recalled Prashanth Sreekumar as a good friend, a person who loved his family and lived an active life, often playing cricket. Acute Care Alberta, a new provincial health agency, said it will participate in the review and implement any recommendations.
Source:CBC News
December 28, 2025 07:40 UTC
Canada has a 'disturbing undercurrent of Jew hatred,' advocate Aviva Klompas says
They’re publishing a database of Canadian Jewish institutions. I’m not entirely sure what the prime minister thought he was accomplishing by preemptively trying to recognize a Palestinian state. Now I hope the Prime Minister feels quite embarrassed, because declaring Palestinian statehood did not free the hostages. If you’re looking at Canadian Jews or American Jews, and what you’re seeing is the Israeli government, we have an enormous problem. We are a story of resilience, and I think Jewish people can take great pride in that.
Source:National Post
December 28, 2025 00:30 UTC
Carney pledges another $2.5B in economic aid to Ukraine during Zelenskyy's stopover in Canada
Prime Minister Mark Carney announced more financial aid for Ukraine ahead of a meeting with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Halifax on Saturday. The two met at the city’s airport, where Zelenskyy landed en route to peace talks scheduled with U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday. It also allows the European Bank to offer a loan guarantee of up to $322 million for energy security reinforcement. Advertisement AdvertisementAdvertisement AdvertisementAt the G7 Summit in Alberta this summer, Carney announced a $2 billion aid package to help Ukraine make military purchases. Advertisement AdvertisementAdvertisement Advertisement“At a crucial moment in this process, under President Zelenskyy’s leadership, we have the conditions, the possibility of a just and lasting peace,” Carney said Saturday.
Source:National Post
December 27, 2025 22:20 UTC