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December 1

Read Biden’s full statement on his decision to pardon son Hunter Biden
U.S. President Joe Biden, wearing a Team USA jacket and walking with his son Hunter Biden, heads toward Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, on July 26.
U.S. President Joe Biden pardons his son Hunter despite previous pledges not to
(FILES) US President Joe Biden and his son Hunter Biden hug on stage at the conclusion of the first day of the Democratic National Convention (DNC) at the United Center in Chicago, Illinois, on August 19, 2024. US President Joe Biden has signed a pardon for his son Hunter Biden, according to a statement issued on December 1, 2024. (Photo by Brendan SMIALOWSKI / AFP) (Photo by BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images)
A Mar-a-Lago coup with a value as unpredictable as Trump’s tweets
Campbell Clark
Lion Electric temporarily lays off 400 workers, gets extension from creditors
The Lion Electric Company's lithium-ion battery manufacturing facility in Mirabel, Que., Thursday, Sept. 14, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christinne Muschi
John Herdman may never coach in Canada again, but his legacy will be secured in short order
Cathal Kelly
Paladin’s deal to acquire Fission Uranium in doubt amid deepening national security probe involving China
Innovation, Science and Industry Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne announces the launch of the Canadian Artificial Intelligence Safety Institute in Montreal, Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christinne Muschi
CI Financial’s sale is more bailout than vindication
David Milstead
Canada Post disruption has revealed the hell that is paying people by cheque
Rob Csernyik
TMX expected to add Aecon, drop Algonquin Power in index update
People walk by the TMX Market Centre in Toronto, Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paige Taylor White
Ireland set to buck global trend of citizens booting out incumbent governments
Ballot papers are counted at the Dublin RDS centre, in Dublin, on December 1, 2024, on the second day of counting ballots in the Irish General Election. Smaller opposition parties like the Social Democrats, and Labour, as well as non-aligned independent candidates could be in the mix for coalition talks with the main parties, as they seek to make up an 88-seat majority in the Dail. (Photo by Ben STANSALL / AFP) (Photo by BEN STANSALL/AFP via Getty Images)
With CEO leaving, board set to change and stock up, activist has already shaken up Dye & Durham as decisive vote looms
Matt Proud, Dye & Durham Ltd. chief executive officer, the driving force behind the company’s rapid acquisition-fueled growth – and lightning rod for discontented investors who have mounted a series of governance challenges in the past year – is stepping down.
China new home price rises accelerate in November, survey finds
(FILES) A woman walks past an Evergrande Group residential complex called Evergrande Palace in Beijing on January 29, 2024. China's deeply indebted property giant Evergrande has been fined USD 576 million for fraudulent business practices, Beijing's financial regulatory body said on May 31, 2024. (Photo by GREG BAKER / AFP) (Photo by GREG BAKER/AFP via Getty Images)
Canada Post presents union with ‘framework’ to reach deal as strike continues
Canada Post says it has presented the union representing some 55,000 striking postal workers with a framework to reach negotiated agreements. Canada Post employees and supporters rally at Canada Post headquarters in Ottawa, Thursday, Nov. 28, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
My recipe box is a place for remembering old friends
Stellantis CEO Carlos Tavares resigns
FILE PHOTO: Carlos Tavares, Chief Executive Officer of Stellantis, speaks at the Paris Automotive Summit during the 2024 Paris Auto Show in Paris, France, October 15, 2024. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier/File Photo
Norway to stop deep-sea mining, says party supporting minority government
Jan Mayen Vent Fields on the Arctic Mid-Oceanic Ridge. University of Bergen/Handout via REUTERS
Ms. Rachel, Paw Patrol to fuel Spin Master sales as it faces fraught holiday season
Ms. Rachel Sing & Speak Dolls, from Spin Master, are displayed at the TTPM 2024 Holiday Showcase event, in New York on September 17, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP, Richard Drew
Guilbeault disappointed as talks to halt plastic pollution end without agreement
Canada's environment minister Steven Guilbeault says he's disappointed that international negotiations on a treaty to end plastic pollution finished this week without an agreement. Guilbeault arrives to a caucus meeting on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Wednesday, Nov. 27, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Quebec launches new health-care agency in bid to improve services, reduce wait times
A new Crown corporation officially takes the reins of Quebec’s health-care system today as part of the government’s effort to reduce emergency room wait times and surgery wait lists. Genevieve Biron, head of Sante Quebec speaks as Quebec Health Minister Christian Dube looks on, Monday, April 29, 2024 in Quebec City. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jacques Boissinot
Nugent-Hopkins gets goal and assist as Skinner stops 27 shots in Oilers’ 4-1 win over Avalanche
Edmonton Oilers right wing Corey Perry (90) fields a pass between Colorado Avalanche goaltender Alexandar Georgiev (40) and defenseman Devon Toews (7) in the second period of an NHL hockey game Saturday, Nov. 30, 2024, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
Trump tariff threat adds to pressure facing Quebec forestry industry, Legault says
Quebec Premier François Legault is raising concerns about the province's forestry industry in the face of U.S. president-elect Donald Trump's tariff threats. Logs are shown at a softwood lumber sawmill on Nov. 14, 2008 in Saguenay, Quebec. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jacques Boissinot
Intense Ontario snow knocks out power, leaves vehicles stranded as town calls emergency
Snow covers landscape as the effects of a snow storm are shown on a property near Meaford, Ontario on Sunday Dec. 1, 2024. Intense snow squalls battering Ontario moved south after burying some parts of the province under more than a metre of snow, stranding vehicles and prompting one town to declare a state of emergency. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Andrew Leach
Canada promised helicopters, more border security in a bid to get Trump to walk back tariff plan
Transport trucks are seen leaving and entering Canada on the Ambassador Bridge in Windsor, Ont., Tuesday, Nov. 26, 2024.
Trump picks in-laws Charles Kushner and Massad Boulos to lead international files
FILE - Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump, center, listens to Albert Abbas, owner of The Great Commoner, left, as Massad Boulos looks on during a visit to the cafe, Nov. 1, 2024, in Dearborn, Mich. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson, File)
Moana 2 sets box office record with $221-million opening as Hollywood celebrates a moviegoing feast
Auli'i Cravalho, left and Dwayne Johnson pose for photographers upon arrival at the UK premiere of Moana 2 on Sunday, Nov. 24, 2024, at a central London cinema. (Photo by Scott A Garfitt/Invision/AP)
More than 40 people hospitalized in Georgia as tens of thousands protest suspension of EU talks
Demonstrators use firecrackers against police during a rally against the government's decision to suspend negotiations on joining the European Union for four years, outside the parliament's building in Tbilisi, Georgia, early Sunday, Dec. 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Zurab Tsertsvadze)
Israeli strikes hit southern Lebanon days after reaching ceasefire deal with Hezbollah
Smoke rises over southern Lebanon, after a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah, as seen from Israel's border with Lebanon, in northern Israel, December 1, 2024. REUTERS/Stoyan Nenov
Sex workers in Belgium can now sign contracts, gain benefits and safety protection
A view of an empty chair inside of a sex worker's booth, in Antwerp, Belgium, Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo, File)
Romania’s leftists set to top polls in parliamentary election, but far-right populists see big gains
Romanian Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu, of the Social Democratic Party or PSD, watches exit polls in the country's parliamentary elections, in Bucharest, Romania, Sunday, Dec. 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Alexandru Dobre)
Alberta town begins work to restore one of last remaining Quonset-style theatres
Fred Bradley, who leads efforts to refurbish a Quonset hut theatre originally built in 1948, is seen through the theatre's ticket window in Coleman, Alta., Monday, Nov. 25, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
Fake cosmetic surgeon charged after allegedly injecting four women he met at dog park
A Toronto Police Service logo patch is shown in Toronto, on Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2023. Toronto police say a man who allegedly fired shots at multiple vehicles along Highway 401 on Tuesday morning, has been arrested following a carjacking attempt on Wednesday night in the city's east end. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Spencer Colby
A landmark climate change case will open at the top UN court as island nations fear rising seas
FILE -Vanuatu Prime Minister Charlot Salwai Tabimasmas addresses the 79th session of the United Nations General Assembly, Friday, Sept. 27, 2024. (AP Photo/Richard Drew), File)
Recess appointments could put Trump at odds with conservatives on the Supreme Court
Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., left, is interviewed by Bret Baier, during a taping of FOX News Channel's Special Report with Bret Baier, Thursday, Nov. 14, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
Potential unmarked graves identified at former residential school in central B.C.
A graveyard is seen on the grounds of the former Lejac Residential School in Fraser Lake, B.C., on Monday, December 11, 2017. THE CANADIAN PRESS/James Doyle
Trump’s potential tariffs, Canada Post strike and Canadian media companies sue OpenAI: Must-read business and investing stories
U.S. president-elect Donald Trump has threatened to impose 25 per cent tariffs on all Canadian goods coming into the U.S.
UN halts aid shipments through Gaza’s main crossing, citing lack of safety; strikes kill 6 people
Shireen Daifallah, who was displaced with her children from northern Gaza, checks the fire next to their tent at a camp for displaced people in Deir al-Balah. Gaza Strip, Saturday, Nov. 30, 2024. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)
Syria launches counterattacks in an attempt to halt insurgency as Iran’s top diplomat meets Assad
People check the damage at the scene of a Syrian regime airforce strike that targeted a neighbourhood in Syria's rebel-held northern city of Idlib on December 1, 2024. A Syria war monitor said rebels seized Aleppo's civilian airport on November 30, the first time they have taken such a facility, along with key towns in Idlib and Hama provinces as they waged a days-long offensive. (Photo by MUHAMMAD HAJ KADOUR / AFP) (Photo by MUHAMMAD HAJ KADOUR/AFP via Getty Images)
The benefits disconnect: Why most Canadians don’t fully use the perks meant to enhance job satisfaction
For employees, benefits can be a valuable part of compensation and a way to protect their health and well-being.
Is it legal to drive without clearing the snow off your car?
Car on a street covered with big thick snow layer after heavy snowfall. Extreme blizzard aftermath. Vehicle windshield with frozen window and wipers.
‘Everyday moms struggling with high grocery prices welcome the relief.’ GST holiday, plus other letters to the editor for Dec. 1
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau visits Vince’s Market, a grocery store in Sharon, Ontario, on Thursday November 21, 2024. The government on Thursday announced a sweeping promise to make goods like groceries, children's clothing, Christmas trees and restaurant meals free from GST/HST between Dec. 14 and Feb. 15. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young
Your lookahead horoscope: December 1, 2024
Sagittarius.
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