Sophie Kinsella, author of best-selling ‘Shopaholic’ books, dies at 55

Denette Wilford / torontosun - Kinsella’s works have sold more than 50 million copies

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Fire destroys former home of St. Catharines Standard newspaper

sootoday - ST. CATHARINES — A fire has destroyed a the former home of the St. Catharines Standard newspaper. The City of St. Catharines says the fire broke out Friday night and was extinguished late Saturday afternoon.

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Paramount makes $108.4-billion hostile bid for Warner Bros. Discovery

theglobeandmail - Offer follows Netflix’s $72-billion deal to acquire Warner Bros.’ film studios and streaming assets, announced Friday

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Netflix set to buy Warner Bros studios, streaming unit for US$72B

Globalnews Digital / globalnews - The agreement follows a weeks-long bidding war where Netflix seized the lead with a nearly US$28-a-share offer that eclipsed Paramount Skydance's nearly US$24 bid.

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Federal judge orders release of Epstein grand jury transcripts

Globalnews Digital / globalnews - The U.S. Justice Department has requested the unsealing of documents from three Epstein-related cases from 2006-2007, 2019 and Ghislaine Maxwell’s 2021 sex trafficking case.

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Justin Trudeau takes ‘partner’ Katy Perry to lunch with former Japanese prime minister and wife

National Post Staff / nationalpost - Perry's Lifetimes tour was in Tokyo this week where she was joined by her new beau, the former Canadian prime minister

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Marc Miller hurt by Legault’s ‘disgrace to all Quebecers’ comment

News Staff / citynews - The new minister responsible for official languages in Mark Carney’s government, Marc Miller, says he’s hurt by comments from Quebec Premier François Legault, who accused him of being “a disgrace” and spreading “nonsense.” “It hurts me,” said Miller on We…

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Epstein island photos seen in new photos, video released by Dems

Ian Shantz / torontosun - The images from Little Saint James and Great Saint James islands came from the U.S. Virgin Islands Department of Justice

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Franklin the Turtle book publisher condemns ‘violent’ post by U.S. defense secretary

News Staff / citynews - The publisher of the Franklin series of children’s books says an online post by U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth depicting the titular character as a bazooka-wielding soldier is denigrating and violent. Hegseth shared on social media Sunday a mock cove…

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Montreal museum spotlights sex workers history of activism and resistance

Globalnews Digital / globalnews - When community group Mile End Chavurah held an event in 2023 to name Jewish Montreal's "new patron saint," Maimie Pinzer was the winning choice.

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British playwright Tom Stoppard, who won Academy Award for 'Shakespeare In Love,' has died at 88

sootoday - LONDON (AP) — British playwright Tom Stoppard, a playful, probing dramatist who won an Academy Award for the screenplay for 1998’s “Shakespeare In Love,” has died. He was 88.

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3 Calgary police officers accused of sexual misconduct on the job

Karen Bartko / globalnews - Three Calgary Police Service officers have been relieved without pay and one fired after alleged offences ranging from having sex on the job to sharing nudes without consent.

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Hong Kong high-rise fire: 3 arrested, at least 44 dead and 279 still missing

Globalnews Digital / globalnews - Officials said the fire started on the external scaffolding of one of the buildings, a 32-storey tower, and later spread to inside the building and then to nearby buildings.

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'A true legend who shaped the sport we love': Curling world mourns death of Colleen Jones

Todd Saelhof / calgaryherald - Stars in the sports world and broadcasting industry — both big stages for the Nova Scotia native — share their emotions.

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Pentagon probing Sen. Mark Kelly’s ‘illegal orders’ video, war secretary says

Ian Shantz / torontosun - Pete Hegseth slams video made by ‘Seditious Six,’ says on social media it was 'despicable, reckless, and false'

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J.D. Vance roasts CBC and Canada’s ‘immigration insanity’

Mark Daniell / torontosun - 'The fault lies with your leadership, elected by you'

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LILLEY: Ryan Wedding’s cartel ties expose Canada’s growing global drug-trade footprint

Brian Lilley / torontosun - A Canadian has become one of the most high-profile members of a major Mexican drug cartel

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Fire forces evacuation at COP30 climate summit in Brazil

Jeremy Borg / westernstandard - A fire at the COP30 climate summit forced the evacuation of delegates, staff, and media on Thursday in the host city of Belem.

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Lululemon goes dark red, arctic green for Winter Games

Globalnews Digital / globalnews - Lululemon's Olympic Winter Games collection leans heavy on darker reds and maroons, glacier-inspired blue-greens and some giant maples leaves.

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‘I am traumatized. I am not stupid’: Epstein victims demand Trump release files

Rachel Goodman / globalnews - President Trump continues to insist that the push to release the Epstein files stems from a Democrat-orchestrated hoax to distract from the successes of his presidency.

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