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Spirit Airlines stock plunges 59% amid report of bankruptcy deal

Spirit Airlines' stock plunged 59% on Wednesday as the budget airline worked with creditors to restructure debt amid reports the company could file for bankruptcy protection within the next few weeks.




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Pritzker, Polis launch coalition to safeguard democratic institutions

Democratic Govs. J.B. Pritzker of Illinois and Jared Polis of Colorado on Wednesday announced the launch of a non-partisan coalition of governors aimed at protecting state-level democratic institutions.




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Oakland airport ordered to stop using 'San Francisco' in its name

A judge has temporarily ordered Oakland International Airport in California to stop using the name "San Francisco Bay Oakland International Airport" as the cities' legal battle plays out.




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Several Former Red Wings Hit Waivers

A few familiar faces to Detroit Red Wings fans have recently hit the waiver wire.




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Toronto Maple Leafs Recall Jani Hakanpaa From Conditioning Loan

32-year-old recorded 12 points in 64 games last season, expected to make Maple Leafs debut tonight




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Sabres defenseman Samuelsson out indefinitely with lower-body injury; Thompson, Luukkonen day to day

Mattias Samuelsson is out indefinitely with a lower-body injury and coach Lindy Ruff called the severity of the injury “pretty strong.”




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Islanders Place Defenseman Mike Reilly On Injured Reserve, Recall Travis Mitchell

Mitchell is on the Islanders NHL roster for the first time in his career.




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Like many before him, veteran Nate Schmidt enjoying resurgence with Florida Panthers

Schmidt has become a stable, steady force along Florida's blueline since signing with the Panthers over the summer




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Washington Capitals' Top Center Rips Off Bust Label As Ovechkin's Helper

Washington Capitals center Dylan Strome needed time and three NHL teams to develop into a force. But his three seasons with the Caps so far have removed any bust labels.




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Penguins V. Red Wings Preview: Pittsburgh Looks To Have Short Memory, Malkin's 500th Goal Celebration

Pittsburgh looks to erase Monday from their memory as they look ahead to their matchup against the Detroit Red Wings




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Former Canadiens Player Turned Media Personality Takes A Break

One half of the La Poche Bleue podcast and former Montreal Canadiens player Guillaume Latendresse has announced he is taking a break.




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Golden Knights Exchange Forwards With AHL Affiliate Ahead Of Road Matchup Against Ducks

The Vegas Golden Knights have recalled Grigori Denisenko from the Henderson Silver Knights and have sent down Jonas Rondbjerg.




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Americans Fell in Love With Science When the Breathtaking Leonid Meteor Shower Lit Up the Skies Across the Nation

In 1833, hundreds of thousands of shooting stars inspired songs, prophecies and a crowdsourced research paper on the origins of meteors




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Harriet Tubman Just Became a One-Star General, More Than 150 Years After Serving With the Union Army

The celebrated Underground Railroad conductor received posthumous recognition for her service as a spy, scout, nurse and cook during the Civil War




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Watch a Starlink Satellite Plummet Through the Atmosphere in Videos Captured Last Weekend

The fireball—one of many decommissioned satellites from SpaceX's internet service—was spotted by dozens of people across at least four states, and many mistook it for a meteor




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Voyager 2 Measured a Rare Anomaly When It Flew Past Uranus, Skewing Our Knowledge of the Planet for 40 Years, Study Suggests

The roughly six-hour flyby in 1986 revealed Uranus' protective magnetic field was strangely empty. Now, researchers say that the data could have been affected by a solar wind event




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See Rare First-Edition Copies of Jane Austen's Novels at the Cottage Where She Wrote and Revised Them

A new exhibition at the author's home in Chawton, which has never previously displayed all six first-edition books together, is part of preparations for the author's 250th birthday celebrations




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The Secretive Spaceplane of the U.S. Space Force Conducts First-of-Its-Kind Maneuvers

Called aerobraking, the technique allows the highly classified craft to change orbit without using propellant—and some are wondering why the agency has let us in on this news




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Hospital closures, highway construction among key issues in Hants West

If the PCs are to hold or even grow their majority this election, Hants West is one of the seats they need to win again. The district is also emblematic of some key markings of the Houston government’s first term.



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Former MLA who switched to PCs admits he took Liberal Party information

Former Northside-Westmount Liberal MLA Fred Tilley says he accessed Liberal Party data before he crossed the floor to the PCs, but has not used it in the provincial election campaign.



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NDP election platform promises affordability and better access to housing, health care

Promises to build 30,000 affordable rental homes, make Halifax ferries free and temporarily remove the provincial tax on gasoline were centrepieces of the Nova Scotia NDP election platform released Wednesday.



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Town, N.W.T. gov't side with Imperial Oil while Indigenous governments push for environmental assessment

In submissions on the issue, four Indigenous governments argued in favour of the Sahtu Secretariat’s right to refer Imperial Oil to environmental assessment, while the Town of Norman Wells and Northwest Territories government supported Imperial Oil’s application to stop the assessment.



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Feds commit $25M for Taltson hydro expansion project in N.W.T.

The N.W.T. government is getting up to $25 million in new federal funding for a hydro expansion project that would double the territory's current hydro-generating capacity.



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Brush cutters describe exploitative work conditions by Hydro-Québec subcontractors

Radio-Canada spoke with 15 brush cutters who worked for two Hydro-Québec subcontractors this summer, finding the companies failed to meet basic standards for health, safety, transportation and accommodation.



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Montreal dockworkers' union to challenge minister's binding arbitration decision

The union representing Montreal dockworkers is planning a legal challenge of the federal labour minister's decision to end lockouts at ports by sending the disputes to binding arbitration.



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Nantes, Que., withdraws from Lac-Mégantic rail bypass talks with federal government

Elected officials of Nantes, Que., are putting an end to talks with the federal government about the Lac-Mégantic rail bypass, citing a lack of communication about the file.



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I am a product of a strong ESL program. As a teacher, I wish more students had access to it

After moving to Canada, Aldona Dziedziejko credited her ESL program for planting a love of English in her and her bright future. As a teacher, she wishes more students had access to the same opportunities as her.



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Scant support for higher property taxes in Edmonton, city survey shows

The online survey shows only 16 per cent of respondents are comfortable with further tax increases than what was already approved for the 2023-26 operating and capital budgets. 



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Charlottetown spends over $6 million on 4 new electric transit buses

The City of Charlottetown is getting ready to electrify the transit system in the capital region, but it might be a while before routes are expanded.



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Charlottetown mayor says Myers can't tell council what to do on future of outreach centre site

The mayor of Charlottetown says P.E.I. Housing Minister Steven Myers is trying to usurp his council's power when it comes to a decision about the Community Outreach Centre’s future.



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It's not just Edmonton and Calgary. Smaller places are facing an intense rental squeeze

It took 25-year-old Kimberly Doyle eight months to find a rental in her budget in Red Deer County, Alta. With two kids and two dogs, finding a place to live on a bus driver’s salary is a challenge.



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'Been waiting 46 years': Bruce Springsteen fans on fire for the Boss's 1st Winnipeg show

They weren't exactly dancing in the dark — more like shuffling in the pre-dawn chill to stay warm — but Bruce Springsteen fans in Winnipeg are most certainly in their glory days as the Boss is finally here.



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Woman also charged with 2nd-degree murder in August North End shooting

A 28-year-old woman from Winnipeg is now the third person charged in a shooting on a summer night at a home in the city's North End. Raine Jannelle Dakota Gauthier has been charged with second-degree murder in the death of Colin Bernardin Hebert.



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Psychologist alleges wrongful dismissal by U of Manitoba, Shared Health after she filed complaint: lawsuit

A clinical psychologist hired to teach students and care for sick kids is suing the University of Manitoba and Shared Health, alleging she was fired without cause after issuing a complaint. 



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Northern Manitoba vet shortage leaves animals out in the cold

Keri Hudson Reykdal will be closing the doors of her North 55 Veterinary Services on Dec. 31. Once she's gone, it will leave her more than 5,000 patients without a vet in Thompson.



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Raising the Roof unveils first Winnipeg home, plans for additional projects to combat homelessness

As the need for affordable housing in Winnipeg continues to grow, organizations like Raising the Roof are stepping up to help families in need.



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Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew brings 3 new ministers into cabinet in minor shuffle

Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew is shuffling his cabinet just over a year after his government was sworn in, creating new departments and assigning new responsibilities to ministers already in cabinet.



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High turnover at Transit Plus blamed for assessment backlog

Disability advocates sounded the alarm at Winnipeg city hall over Transit Plus users experiencing long delays for assessments to receive accommodations, leading to a loss of trust between the accessible transit service and the community. 



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Greater Sudbury city council dismisses integrity commissioner

Councillors narrowly voted to terminate David Boghosian’s employment contract with the city after several around the council table expressed dissatisfaction with his reports and investigations.



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Sudbury college unveils 'Heart of Fire' Pavilion to ignite Indigenous connections

Collège Boréal has opened the Shkode “Heart of Fire” Pavilion in Sudbury, a new space dedicated to supporting First Nations, Métis, and Inuit communities.



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Ford's plan to remove Toronto bike lanes will cost at least $48M: city staff report

The city estimates that it will cost $48 million to remove bike lanes in Toronto, a city staff report says.



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Toronto city council passes plan to entice developers to build rental homes

Toronto city council approved on Wednesday a plan to support the building of 20,000 new rental homes in the city.



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NextStar 'full speed ahead' with Windsor EV battery production amid Trump tariff uncertainty

Windsor, Ont.,'s massive electric vehicle battery plant expects to start producing cells by July — amid uncertainty surrounding possible automotive-related tariffs imposed by the U.S., as threatened by Donald Trump during his election campaign.



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Windsor Regional Hospital fundraiser aims to pay for key hospital equipment

The foundation that benefits the Windsor Regional Hospital is making an urgent fundraising appeal to buy new patient equipment. 



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Forced treatment approach for mental health, addictions likely to fail health-care CEO says in opposition

As some politicians across the province show support for a forced treatment model for people struggling with mental health and addictions, the CEO of Windsor's leading treatment centre says he doesn't support that.



  • News/Canada/Windsor

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Q&A: What new right to repair laws mean for Canadians with products in need of a fix

New changes to Canada's Copyright Act are aimed at making it easier for people and independent repair technicians to fix the products they own. Afternoon Drive spoke with Alissa Centivany, an assistant professor at Western University and right to repair expert, who helped advise on the new legislation.



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Toronto teen charged after man found dead outside Kitchener home in January

A 28-year-old man was shot and killed outside a Kitchener home on Jan. 25. Now, police say a Toronto teen has been charged with first-degree murder and a second suspect is sought in the case.



  • News/Canada/Kitchener-Waterloo

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City budget comes with 3.9% tax increase for most homes

Ottawa city staff have drawn up a budget that would hike taxes and transit fares to patch over a gaping transit deficit.



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2nd man charged with murder in connection with August homicide in Saskatoon

A second man has been charged with second-degree murder in the Aug. 15 death of Jordan Lee Morin.



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Notwithstanding clause architect Howard Leeson remembered for his love for Sask. and the country

Howard Leeson — a Regina resident instrumental to helping write Canada's constitution — died at the age of 82 on Sunday. 



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