Nigeria's president signs controversial bill for a presidential yacht and SUVs for lawmakers

Nigerian President Bola Tinubu's approval of a supplementary budget earmarking millions of dollars for a presidential yacht and sport utility vehicles for his wife and top government officials has again stoked anger among ordinary Nigerians over what they see as a growing economic disparity.

RCMP searching for missing Portage la Prairie man

Mounties in Portage la Prairie are asking for the public's help in finding a missing senior.
North Bay police investigating incident that triggered high school lockdown

There were some tense moments at North Bay high school on Friday that prompted a lockdown and police presence.
More information to be released about killings of 13-year-old boy, father in Richmond

Homicide investigators are set to provide more details about the victims and the suspect in a case where a 13-year-old boy and his father were killed in their Richmond home on Nov. 30.
Celebrity chef and Nova Scotia First Nation team up to create meal kits with venison

A First Nation in Nova Scotia has collaborated with a celebrity chef to create meal kits for band members that feature meat from nuisance deer shot by crossbow hunters during an annual cull.
Taylor Swift's Eras Tour is the 1st tour to gross over US$1B, Pollstar says

Taylor Swift's Eras Tour is the first tour to cross the billion-dollar mark, according to Pollstar's 2023 year-end charts.
What we know about Calgary's unsolved homicides of 2023

Of the 19 homicides Calgary has recorded so far in 2023, nine of them remain unsolved.
Monster storm in North Atlantic stretches cloud from Atlantic Canada to Portugal

A large low-pressure system centered about 750 kilometres to the northeast of Newfoundland is causing clouds to stretch all the way to Portugal.
Environment Canada warns of snow, high winds on Vancouver Island

Vancouver Island could see up to 10 centimetres of snow at high elevations Saturday morning, according to a special weather statement from Environment and Climate Change Canada.
Canada Bread denies price-fixing scheme in court filing, points finger at Maple Leaf

The bread supplier that admitted to price-fixing earlier this year says in new court filings that any anti-competitive behaviour it participated in was at the direction and to the benefit of its then-majority owner Maple Leaf Foods.