Unpublished Newswire
The initial decoration of a couple of 'eyesore' tree stumps in Creston, B.C. by an anonymous source, leads town staff on a holiday–season decorating mission to spruce up the remaining stumps. While reactions to the initiative are mixed, the festive stumps have certainly become a talking point in the normally quiet southeastern B.C., mountain town.
December 20, 2025 - 09:00 | | CBC News - Canada
A tense standoff in Welland, Ont., continued into a second day Saturday, after an officer was shot Friday during a confrontation at a former church occupied by a religious sect that has a history of disputes with the municipality.The shooting put people on high alert in a neighbourhood that includes the city’s main hospital, several schools, nursing homes and dozens of residences and businesses. The Welland County General Hospital and local schools were temporarily put in lockdown as a precaution, police said.
December 20, 2025 - 08:27 | Greg Mercer, Molly Hayes | The Globe and Mail
Reese Howden won gold at a ski cross event in Innichen, Italy, on Saturday for his second consecutive gold-medal result on the World Cup circuit.
December 20, 2025 - 08:18 | | CBC News - Canada
Show # 2 All Saints High School It’s a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play Director: Shawna Pasini Sarah Devlin, Lead Critic Redeemer Christian High School Long before movies and screens, stories were shared aloud, and All Saints High School’s It’s A Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play reminded us why that tradition still resonates. […]
December 20, 2025 - 08:00 | Lois Kirkup | Ottawa Citizen
In the months after British Columbia’s catastrophic 2021 floods, the City of Abbotsford got to work on a plan to ensure it would never happen again.The city brought in a top engineering consulting firm and drafted long-term flood mitigation options that ranged from basic upgrades to a sweeping multibillion-dollar overhaul of flood protections in B.C.’s agricultural heartland. It engaged with farmers, First Nations and the general public, who highlighted priorities around preserving farmland, protecting buildings and food security.
December 20, 2025 - 07:15 | Andrea Woo | The Globe and Mail
The Fron2 instrument is featured heavily on the soundtrack for an international feature film called Resurrection by acclaimed Chinese filmmaker Bi Gan. The soundtrack was put together by the French electronic rock group M83 after Joe Berry, one of its members, became captivated by the unique instrument, which is made up of strings held between two wheels, played with a bow.
December 20, 2025 - 07:00 | | CBC News - Canada
