Articles

U.S. economy grew 2.8% in 2024

U.S. economy grew 2.8% in 2024

The American economy ended 2024 on a solid note, with consumer spending continuing to drive growth. GDP grew by 2.8 per cent, compared with 2.9 per cent in 2023.

Read More »
Police in Ejaz Choudry death tried to keep their identities secret. Now we know who they are

Police in Ejaz Choudry death tried to keep their identities secret. Now we know who they are

More than four years after Ejaz Choudry was shot and killed by Peel police, CBC News has learned the names of the officers involved that day — and for one of them, this wasn’t his first deadly encounter with a person in crisis. The revelations come after a lengthy court battle in which Peel police tried unsuccessfully to keep the officers’ identities hidden from the public.

Read More »
Ontario/Quebec

January 3, 2026

Police say 50-year-old man dead after snowmobile crash west of Ottawa

BECKWITH TOWNSHIP — Provincial police in eastern Ontario say a…

Read More >

Vance, most Republicans block U.S. Senate resolution to curb Trump's Venezuela efforts
Star

January 3, 2026

Vance, most Republicans block U.S. Senate resolution to curb Trump’s Venezuela efforts

U.S. Senate Republicans blocked a resolution on Wednesday that would…

Read More >

Drug probe wiretaps revealed Venezuelan military’s ‘Cartel of the Suns’ is real, says ex-Colombian agent
Star

January 3, 2026

Drug probe wiretaps revealed Venezuelan military’s ‘Cartel of the Suns’ is real, says ex-Colombian agent

The broker told his client he had a relative in…

Read More >

Venezuela's Maduro pleads not guilty to drugs, weapons charges as he tells U.S. court, 'I am a decent man'
Star

January 3, 2026

Venezuela’s Maduro pleads not guilty to drugs, weapons charges as he tells U.S. court, ‘I am a decent man’

Venezuelan government could become ‘instrument of Trump,’ scholar fearsA Venezuelan…

Read More >

Rubio says U.S. won’t govern Venezuela but will press for changes through oil blockade
Star

January 3, 2026

Rubio says U.S. won’t govern Venezuela but will press for changes through oil blockade

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio suggested Sunday that the United…

Read More >

Trump says U.S. is 'going to run' Venezuela until safe transition of power can take place
Star

January 3, 2026

Trump says U.S. is ‘going to run’ Venezuela until safe transition of power can take place

LatestThe United States says it captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro…

Read More >

Environment, Lifestyle, Ontario/Quebec

January 3, 2026

Giraffe dies after being caught in opening habitat door at Toronto Zoo

TORONTO — The Toronto Zoo says a 13-year-old giraffe has…

Read More >

Ontario/Quebec

January 2, 2026

Dog dead, pedestrian wounded in collision: Toronto police

Toronto police say a dog died and pedestrian was seriously…

Read More >

Justice, Ontario/Quebec

January 2, 2026

Child critically injured in Markham, Ont., house fire: police

MARKHAM — Police in York Region say a child was…

Read More >