When to treat sick kids at home and avoid gatherings as hospitals hit with flu surge
News Staff / citynews - TORONTO — Health providers are asking parents to treat kids with mild flu symptoms at home and avoid large gatherings as influenza cases spike ahead of the holidays, pushing hospital emergency departments over capacity. The daily number of confirmed flu p…
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Rising costs and dwindling opportunities have some of Canada's youth feeling adrift
Craig Lord, Ritika Dubey / nationalobserver - Four months, 50 applications, two interviews, no job.
Back to Top / Tuesday, December 16, 2025, 8:21 am / permalink 17015 / 9 stories in 2 months
Kids mailing letters to Santa will receive a response after brief pause: Canada Post
Aaron Sousa / nationalobserver - Canada Post says the millions of Canadians who write to Santa Claus with their wish lists will get a response this year.
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From sushi delivery to oat milk lattes, 'little treats' provide sense of solace
Brenna Owen / nationalobserver - Young customers and families filter in and out of Foglifter, a bustling café in Vancouver's Mount Pleasant neighbourhood, ordering croissants and lattes.
Back to Top / Tuesday, December 16, 2025, 7:22 am / permalink 17011 / 3 stories in 2 months
Teen pleads guilty in arson attack at Evan Hardy high school in Saskatoon
Chris Vandenbreekel / globalnews - A teenage girl has pleaded guilty to charges in connection with an arson attack on a 15-year-old girl at Saskatoon's Evan Hardy Collegiate in 2024.
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Young people in Quebec happier than those in rest of Canada
Manoj Subramaniam / citynews - Joshua Bujold, an upbeat psychology student in his first semester at Montreal’s Dawson College, was taken aback to find out that happiness among young Canadians has plunged. Outside Quebec, that is. Bujold’s home province is an outlier among data showing …
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16-year-old boy shot in North York, police say
Denio Lourenco / citynews - Toronto police are investigating an alleged shooting in North York that injured a 16-year-old boy late Friday night. According to investigators the shooting happened in Toronto’s Englemount-Lawrence neighbourhood, near Varna Drive and Flemington Road, jus…
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Two injured after bus carrying junior hockey team crashes in northern Alberta
theglobeandmail - Crash sends two teens to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries
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Interference by police after Quebec teen killed by cops can’t go unpunished: lawyers
Globalnews Digital / globalnews - Lawyers representing the family of a Longueuil, Que., teen who was shot dead by police say they are shocked by allegations of police interference.
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A police cruiser turns the corner. Eight seconds later, 15-year-old Nooran Rezayi was shot dead
Harry North / montrealgazette - Lawyers for Nooran Rezayi's family released footage of the moments before and after he was shot by Longueuil police.
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Young Canadians increasingly tie immigration to home affordability problems, survey finds
Vanmala Subramaniam / theglobeandmail - Environics poll shows younger people are now more resistant to immigration than older demographic groups
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B.C. releases guidelines on involuntary care for youth mental health and substance-use
Chuck Chiang / theglobeandmail - Eby says guidance will not be universally well received, but the changes can significantly reduce childrens’ brain injuries and death
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Search for grizzly behind 'extraordinary attack' on B.C. school group is called off
sootoday - Conservation officers in British Columbia are no longer actively trying to capture the grizzly bear responsible for last month's "extraordinary attack" on a group of schoolchildren and teachers that left four with severe injuries.
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Two men, two boys charged after man kidnapped in Vaughan, Ont.: police
sootoday - Police say two men and two boys are facing criminal charges after a 24-year-old man was kidnapped in Vaughan, Ont., and held for several days.
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Standardized test results disappoint Ontario education minister
Joanne Laucius / ottawacitizen - Paul Calandra said the province would appoint an expert advisory body to review its approach to student assessment because the results showed 'insufficient progress.'
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Infant still in critical condition after Clareview house fire that left toddler dead
Karen Bartko / globalnews - The fatal fire broke out overnight on Friday, Nov. 28 at the Clareview Village townhouse complex near 31 Street and 132A Avenue in the Belmont neighbourhood.
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Man, 27, charged in deadly downtown shooting of 18-year-old
Chris Doucette / torontosun - Dylan Adams was killed in what Toronto Police describe as a shootout that also left the accused killer wounded
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RCMP arrest Ontario youth for sharing ISIS videos and seeking firearms
Jeremy Borg / westernstandard - A minor in Ontario has been arrested and charged with terrorism-related offences tied to ISIS propaganda, according to the RCMP.
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McGill’s decision to cut 25 sports teams called ‘unfortunate’ by U Sports CEO
Lucas Casaletto / citynews - U Sports chief executive officer Pierre Arsenault says McGill University’s decision to cut 25 sports teams following the 2025-26 season is “unfortunate.” The school said that it “carried out an extensive review process that involved discussions with inter…
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11 injured in grizzly bear attack on elementary class in Bella Coola, B.C.
Denette Wilford / torontosun - One male teacher 'got the whole brunt of it' and was among those who were taken from the scene by helicopter
Back to Top / Friday, November 21, 2025, 9:21 am / permalink 16176 / 6 stories in 3 months