MORNING NEWS SCRAMBLE

Driving home for Christmas? Holiday travel alert: More snow on the way today

Environment Canada has issued a winter weather travel advisory for Monday with 5-10 cm on the way.

The latest: Jewelry store CRASH and grab

At least one person was injured after suspects drove a vehicle into the front of a jewelry store in north Etobicoke Sunday and got away with some merchandise.

Check your oysters

Oysters distributed in Ontario, Alberta and B.C. have been recalled due to possible norovirus contamination.

Latest Trump Target: Panama Canal

Donald Trump suggested Sunday that his new administration could try to regain control of the Panama Canal that the United States “foolishly” ceded to its Central American ally, contending that shippers are charged “ridiculous” fees to pass through the vital transportation channel linking the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. Source: AP

King Charles to continue cancer treatment

Word emerged Friday King Charles, who was diagnosed with an undisclosed form of cancer early this year, will carry on with his treatment in 2025. It's been a difficult year for the Royals as Charles and Catherine, Princess of Wales were both diagnosed with cancer. 

Piers Morgan ‘disgusted’ by cheering of Luigi Mangione during ‘Weekend update’ on SNL this weekend

Blake Lively strikes back

The Daily Mail reports Blake Lively made 30 demands of her It Ends With Us co-star, and others on set. This, before she sued her director and costar Justin Baldoni for sexual harassment and trying to destroy her reputation.

Pickleball has arrived!

The Australian Open will host the inaugural AO Pickleball Slam on the final weekend of next month's tennis major with $100,000 in prize money.

Halton Police catch the Grinch!

Halton Police say they’ve caught the Grinch! They started looking for a porch pirate in November, and on Friday tracked him down. He was nabbed with hundreds of items of stolen Christmas loot including gifts, ornaments and Christmas trees. He also had a sled alleged to have been used to transport the stolen goods. It seems his ultimate plan to “steal Christmas” has been thwarted!

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KEEP THE CHANGE

Canadians are spending

Canadian retail sales rose 0.6% in October. We spent less at grocery stores and on alcohol, but more on new cars.

Final tax tips

The team at RBC has put together a list of things to consider for tax purposes before the year wraps up. The list includes making charitable donations, topping up RESPs, and considering selling certain investments at a loss for tax purposes.

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HEALTHY START

New definition for “healthy”

The Food and Drug Administration in the United States has updated its rules around what allows a food manufacturer to claim a product is “healthy”. To claim a product is healthy it must have a certain amount of food from a recommended food group and stick to certain limits for saturated fat, added sugar and sodium.

AND… ANOTHER THING!

Scrub, scrub, scrub!

You might be doing a lot of dishes over the holidays. If so, Good Housekeeping has ranked what it says are the best dishwashing liquids. It’s an American article, but most of the soaps appear available for sale here too.

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