MORNING NEWS SCRAMBLE

Trudeau to resign: Globe and Mail

The Globe and Mail is reporting Justin Trudeau is expected to announce as early as today he will resign as Liberal Party Leader. This, as the Prime Minister faces a caucus revolt and polls show him losing in a landslide to Pierre Poilievre.

Could the Trudeau decision have something to do with the MILLIONS who’ve watched Jordan Peterson sit down with Pierre Poilievre?

The Conservative leader tells Peterson that a Liberal leadership race shouldn’t get in the way of an election:  "41 million people are not obliged to wait around while this party sorts out its sh**. Like, these guys could have got rid of Trudeau a year and a half ago.”

Flying out of Toronto Pearson today? Major U.S. storm impacting flights

U.S. storm impacting millions of Americans across dozens of states

Around 60 million Americans in 18 states, from the Dakotas to Delaware, are under winter weather alerts, spreading from Kansas to the East Coast.

TTC Special constables wearing bodycams

The TTC tells CTV News their special constables are wearing body-worn cameras starting today, followed by fare inspectors by the end of February.

Is your condo locker secure?

Toronto Police say two men entered the underground parking lot of a condo building in the Kingston Road and Beech Ave area, broke into multiple lockers and stole contents. Police have released photos of the suspects.

Festive RIDE results

The OPP says it laid more than 1,200 impaired driving charges during this year’s Festive RIDE campaign. 155 people also had their licences suspended because they were in the warn range. The service says “Unfortunately, too many drivers still choose to drive impaired, putting lives at risk”.

Pearson’s wettest year ever

Environment Canada says 2024 was the wettest year ever at the airport, in part because of two big summer storms. Pearson recorded 1,145mm or rain last year, which is 300mm (almost a foot) more than the 30-year average.

Award season off and running

A Golden Globes golden moment for Demi Moore. Also taking home Golden Globes last night: Zoe Saldana, Shogun and The Brutalist (but not much for Wicked).

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Annual grocery bill heading $801 higher

Canada’s Food Price Report predicts the average family of four will spend $16,833.67 on groceries next year, which is an $801 increase. The report also says 8.7-million Canadians struggle to afford the food they need.

Tips for your New Year’s finances

Money.ca has put together a list of money lessons from the last couple of years to make sure we start this year off right. It includes a check on how well Canadians are managing their debt loads and grocery costs.

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HEALTHY START

What’s OK: 2 or 15 drinks a week?

If you’ve poked around online for what’s a safe level of alcohol per week, you’ll know there’s little consistency out there. Canadian Press has put together a piece explaining the conflicting advice in Canada, including how a recent high-profile Canadian study urges 2 drinks a week, but how the government hasn’t budged on its 10-15 limit.

Waking up in the dark

Real Simple has put together a list of 6 things to make it easier to get out of bed when it’s dark outside. Seems consistency is key.

AND… ANOTHER THING!

Post-Christmas clean-up!

The American Cleaning Institute has four suggestions for your post-Christmas clean-up. Including a tip for getting tree sap out of anything!

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