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Self-help, fantasy and a wildly popular wimpy kid: Vancouver's most-borrowed library books of 2025
1+ hour, 59+ min ago (665+ words) The Vancouver Public Library's most borrowed books of 2025 are always a good inspiration for your reading list next year. In 2024, the library system said it had nearly 6.5 million visits, and it remains the most-visited urban library system in Canada per…...
Putin’s Ally, 71, Humiliated in Ice Hockey Game Wipeout
4+ hour, 12+ min ago (224+ words) An aging Eastern European despot and key ally of Russian tyrant Vladimir Putin took a nasty tumble while skating out on the ice during an amateur hockey match Sunday. Alexander Lukashenko, who at 71 years old has ruled the repressive former…...
Man who had charges dismissed in high-profile murder case due in court to face OVI charges
4+ hour, 41+ min ago (36+ words) Man who had charges dismissed in high-profile murder case due in court to face OVI charges'Yahoo News Canada Man who had charges dismissed in high-profile murder case due in court to face OVI charges...
Can border control use Face ID to unlock my phone?
5+ hour, 59+ min ago (374+ words) Face ID makes it easy to unlock your phone, including for U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents when you're entering the country. CBP has long had the authority to search the contents of electronic devices to verify someone's identity or assess…...
Britain needs new defence pact with Europe amid fears Trump won’t defend it from attack, voters say
6+ hour, 8+ min ago (621+ words) Britain should join forces with Europe in a new defence pact because it can no longer trust Donald Trump's America to defend it in the event of a military attack by Russia, voters believe. That is the stark outcome of…...
Israel-Gaza live updates: Netanyahu to meet Trump at Mar-a-Lago on Monday
6+ hour, 9+ min ago (261+ words) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will travel to Florida for talks with U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday. The ceasefire in Gaza is broadly holding, despite sporadic clashes between the Israel Defense Forces and Gaza militants -- plus deadly IDF strikes. Israeli…...
Edmonton to seek province's permission to bring back automated traffic enforcement at some intersections
6+ hour, 59+ min ago (421+ words) In an interview with CBC News on Dec. 17, Transportation and Economic Corridors Minister Devin Dreeshen said if municipalities wish to reinstate more automated traffic enforcement, they need to provide very good reasons for doing so. "We need to see the…...
Overnight fire at Lancaster Township apartment complex
7+ hour, 25+ min ago (32+ words) Overnight fire at Lancaster Township apartment complex'Yahoo News Canada Fire crews responded to a blaze at Kensington Club Apartments in Lancaster Township, bringing it under control by midnight, though injuries remain unconfirmed....
War graves lit up in Christmas tribute
9+ hour, 9+ min ago (470+ words) War graves are being lit up for Christmas as a tribute to soldiers who lost their lives in conflict. The tradition began in the Netherlands after World War Two, but has spread to the UK in the past few years....
Speeds reduced on Maine Turnpike due to freezing rain
10+ hour, 20+ min ago (33+ words) Speeds reduced on Maine Turnpike due to freezing rain'Yahoo News Canada The Maine Turnpike Authority has reduced speeds to 45 mph on the entire length of the Maine Turnpike due to winter weather...