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Navy ponders concept of Canadian-built amphibious landing ship for Arctic operations
With Canada ramping up defence spending, the navy is looking at how it can move equipment and personnel quickly throughout the Arctic and the world. The answer might be an amphibious landing ship, says the commander of the Royal Canadian Navy. Source link
World Cup tickets in Toronto are expensive to begin with. Ontario's resale regulations don't help
With tickets to next year’s six World Cup games in Toronto selling out as quickly as they’re released, the only option for most soccer fans is the resale market. But a 2019 decision by the Ontario government has allowed tickets to those matches, and other major events, to go sky high. Source link
Major changes to Ontario law on job postings coming Jan. 1
Ontario will introduce new rules on how publicly advertised job can be posted from Jan. 1. Here’s what you need to know. Source link
Test your Canadian politics knowledge with The House's 2025 year-end quiz
See how you measure up by following along with 40 of this year’s questions below, as prepared by quizmaster Emma Godmere. Source link
Annette Dionne, last of the famed Canadian quintuplets, dies at 91
After she and her siblings were taken from their parents in the 1930s and put on display for tourists, Annette became a champion of children’s rights. She died on Christmas Eve, according to The Dionne Quints Home Museum in North Bay, Ont. Source link
Canada holds off Czechs in wild opener of men’s junior hockey worlds
Ethan MacKenzie scored the game-winning goal in the third period as Canada opened the world junior hockey championship with a nervy 7-5 victory over the Czech Republic on Friday. Source link
Overnight ER closures coming to B.C. hospital due to staffing challenge
Mission Memorial Hospital in B.C.’s Fraser Valley is closing its emergency department during overnight hours from from Dec. 29 to Jan. 6 due to staffing challenges. Source link
CF Montreal signs forward Prince Owusu to contract extension
CF Montreal has signed forward Prince Owusu to a five-year contract extension, the team announced Friday. Source link
Group of asylum seekers arrested in Montérégie, Que.
Nineteen asylum seekers of Haitian origin were arrested Thursday night in the Havelock area of Montérégie, Que., according to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. Source link
Rare painted bunting sighting a 'Christmas gem' for some N.B. birders
The painted bunting usually calls the southern U.S. home and travels south at this time of year, but one decided to spend its Christmas holidays up north in Bayfield, N.B. Source link