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Couple with mild dementia found wandering near Toronto Pearson instead of being on Calgary-bound flight In the early morning hours on Boxing Day, Jason Mjulumba Ncube received a phone call from police informing him that his elderly parents, who should have been in Alberta, were instead found wandering in the cold near Toronto Pearson International Airport in search of help. B.C. man convicted 21st time for impaired driving, believed to be most in Canadian history: police A B.C. man has been sentenced to nearly five years in jail after receiving his 21st conviction for impaired driving — which police believe to be the most in Canadian history. 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Politics Federal Liberals will announce ‘renewed’ housing plan in 2024, minister says Housing Minister Sean Fraser says Canadians can expect to see a full plan from the federal government in 2024 that lays out how it will tackle the housing crisis. Gov. Gen. Mary Simon asks Canadians to commit to kindness in year-end message The Governor General says the year 2023 presented challenges brought on by climate change and global conflict. NDP’s Jagmeet Singh rules out coalition government with Liberals after next election NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh is ruling out the possibility of forming a coalition government with the Liberals if no party wins a clear majority after the next federal election. Health ‘We don’t deserve it’: B.C. man with Stage 4 cancer says he was denied insurance coverage A B.C. man says his insurance provider has decided to cancel his and his wife’s coverage for failing to disclose a visit to the emergency room to the insurance provider nearly three years before he was diagnosed with Stage 4 colon cancer. Another death reported since 2021 recall of home bed assist handles: Health Canada Health Canada is reminding Canadians about a recall of home bed assist handles after learning of an additional death Rates of long COVID significantly lower among children compared to adults: Canadian study A new study led by Canadian researchers has found that the rates of long COVID among children are substantially lower compared to adults. Sci-Tech New way of identifying water on exoplanets discovered by scientists An international team of researchers, including those from MIT and the University of Birmingham, have discovered a new way to determine whether exoplanets are habitable or potentially inhabited. Eclipse excitement: N.B. communities in ‘path of totality’ plan for perfect view in 2024 New Brunswick communities along the path of this spring’s total solar eclipse are already getting ready for the big day on Monday, April 8, 2024. U.S. military space plane blasts off on another secretive mission expected to last years The U.S. military’s X-37B space plane blasted off Thursday on another secretive mission that’s expected to last at least a couple of years. 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Air in Times Square filled with colored paper as organizers test New Year’s Eve confetti Visitors to Times Square got a small preview of New York City’s famed New Year’s Eve party on Friday, as the event’s organizers heaved handfuls of colored paper skyward in a promotional event to test their confetti. Stay Connected
Sam Bankman-Fried will not face a second trial, U.S. prosecutors decide
