
Good morning. We’re off until Monday, so let’s wrap up the week with a look back at the many twists and turns in Donald Trump’s trade war. (Merry Christmas!) More on that below, along with Mark Carney’s frequent flyer miles and Quebec’s latest leadership race. But first: Today’s headlinesA former Alberta Health Services board member obtains a rare court order, alleging intimidation by podcastersAccused Ryan Wedding lawyer Deepak Paradkar is granted bail in his extradition caseTrump flew on Epstein’s private jet at least eight times, an e-mail indicates
December 24, 2025 - 06:07 | Danielle Groen | The Globe and Mail
What was supposed to be a CA$30 Christmas gift shipped from Canada turned into a US$802 surprise for Boston’s Bonnie O’Connell after a customs paperwork error triggered the U.S. tariffs on Canadian goods.
The grandmother received the tariff bill from FedEx several weeks after a Barbie doll mailed from Nova Scotia was delivered to her home.
“I just got a pain in the pit of my stomach,” O’Connell told local
ABC affiliate WCVB in an...
December 24, 2025 - 06:00 | National Post Staff | National Post
It was presented to Canadians as an exceptional option to an already approaching natural death. How did doctor-assisted dying become so popular?
Nearly a decade after the Criminal Code was amended to permit doctors to end, under certain conditions, a consenting person’s life, one in 20 deaths in Canada now involve medical assistance in dying (MAID).
While proponents say the numbers reflect a pent-up demand for an end-of-life option that’s long had broad support among Canadians, critics fear MAID is being sold as a medicine, a “death therapy,” and that some lives are being ended...
December 24, 2025 - 06:00 | Sharon Kirkey | National Post
Hundreds of thousands of used tires are piling up in depots, lots and shops across Ontario as some of the companies responsible for tire recycling have stopped collecting, industry experts say.
December 24, 2025 - 06:00 | | CBC News - Ottawa
Women and children staying at Regina Transition House now have access to Santa’s workshop — a safe space where mothers can choose Christmas gifts for their children.
December 24, 2025 - 06:00 | | CBC News - Canada
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December 24, 2025 - 05:00 | Doug Menary, Ottawa Citizen | Ottawa Sun

