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New data from the Angus Reid Institute is reflecting lingering frustration among Canadians with our seeming inability to find consensus. This disaffection is slowly unhooking our attachment to each other and the country, according to the pollster’s survey released on Friday. Read More

Every morning at work, she alleges that Senator Don Meredith would require his “daily hug.” Read More

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s office confirmed he acquired tickets to see Taylor Swift in Toronto directly from the company managing her Eras Tour, but is keeping quiet about the exact price he paid, saying only that he paid in full. Read More

A Canadian was arrested at an airport in Australia, Thursday, after 11 kilos of cocaine were allegedly found in his luggage after arriving on a flight into Sydney. Read More

The annual Geminid meteor shower is expected to reach its peak on Friday night and into Saturday morning, with up to 120 meteors per hour, or about two per minute. Though a nearly full moon may hamper viewing (it’s best if the sky is as dark as possible) it’s still the best chance to take a look. Read More

A Montreal man died one day after he posted on social media about giving up waiting at the hospital for medical attention. Read More

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was in the hot seat (so to speak) on Thursday, appearing on the latest episode of Hot Ones Quebec. The show, which appears on the streaming platform of Videotron, is a French-language adaptation of Hot Ones, an American YouTube-based show in which celebrities are interviewed while eating increasingly spicy chicken wings. Here’s what we learned from Trudeau’s appearance, which was filmed on Nov. 24. Read More

The office of the Deputy Prime Minister can be thought of as the prime minister’s right hand. But what about the right hand’s left hand? Read More

OTTAWA — Federal Labour Minister Steven MacKinnon said Friday that he is pausing the Canada Post work stoppage until spring, adding that small businesses who’ve lost revenues over peak holiday shopping season will not be compensated for losses. Read More

Those hoping to receive holiday presents by mail sent via Canada Post will not be getting a Christmas miracle. It could take around a month to clear the backlog of packages and letters, estimates one expert. Read More

Swedish scientists recently set out to assess the impact a bad night’s sleep has on subjective age, meaning how old people feel. “Do we not all want to feel young and rejuvenated,” they asked, somewhat rhetorically. Read More

OTTAWA — Federal Immigration Minister Marc Miller says he’s eyeing changes to Canada’s asylum system “that could potentially address” people who take advantage of the Safe Third Country Agreement. Read More

Air Canada’s treatment of a married couple intending to get away on their first vacation without the kids has earned the airline a suitcase full of embarrassment, lightened by the $10K it had to pay, as ordered by the Yukon Small Claims Court on Dec. 9. Read More

OTTAWA – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s office won’t say how he managed to secure multiple tickets to Taylor Swift’s notoriously inaccessible Eras Tour, something many of the superstar’s staunchest fans could only imagine in their wildest dreams. Read More

The driver accused of killing Johnny and Matthew Gaudreau in an alleged drunk driving incident in New Jersey this summer is facing new, more serious charges, which upon conviction could result in a lengthy prison sentence. Read More

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s latest swipe at U.S. President Donald Trump, calling opponent Kamala Harris’s loss a setback for women’s progress, was “not helpful” to ongoing negotiations over a potential 25-per-cent border tariff, said Alberta Premier Danielle Smith on Thursday. Read More

Police in Hamilton, Ont., have arrested a man after a routine patrol of a public park revealed a network of underground tunnels. Read More

More details are emerging about Luigi Mangione, the suspected gunman charged in the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, who was fatally shot in New York City last week. Read More

A plurality of Torontonians wants new leadership at city hall, according to a new poll from Leger 360. Though, those folks are not in a majority. Read More

Nearly half of all Canadians believe that mass deportations are necessary to stop illegal migration, new polling shows. Read More