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Murder charge | "No end in sight" to postal strike | Huge food drive results
Top of the morning! Cloudy with rain later on. A high of 7 degrees.
OAKVILLE’S MORNING NEWS SCRAMBLE
Gift of Giving Back
Oakville Hornets and Rangers Hockey Clubs raised over 110,000 pounds of food and more than $40,000 in cash over this weekend’s Gift of Giving Back Food Drive. The total value raised was $440,000!
Loyalist Trail Zoning change request
The town has received a request to convert employment lands at 15 Loyalist Trail, near Sixth Line to residential use. The owner wants to be able to put 40 stacked townhomes on the property.
Report a crash online
Halton Regional Police have rolled out a new “Start from Your Device” online collision reporting tool. You can input certain crash info online before heading to a collision reporting centre to make your visit faster.
Get on the bus!
Oakville Transit has released its holiday schedule. You can find it here.
No end in sight (they’re on the naughty list now)
A lonely Canada Post box in Toronto. Source: Cockadoodle News
What to do about those gifts or Christmas cards? After 25 days, Canada Post says the latest proposals from striking CUPW workers actually widen the gap between the two parties, claiming the union has in some cases increased its demands.
From Ivy league grad to accused murderer
Luigi Mangione has been charged with murder in the fatal shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in New York City, according to court records.
— NBC News (@NBCNews)
9:00 AM • Dec 10, 2024
Hoping for a Christmas miracle
An Ontario couple is pleading and praying for the return of their four month old puppy after their car was stolen outside an arena in Montreal on the weekend.
If you didn’t know already, travel is back
Krakow, Poland. Source: Cockadoodle News
U.N. Tourism says the global travel industry is set to fully recover from the Covid-19 pandemic this month. During the first nine months of 2024, international arrivals worldwide reached 98% of pre-pandemic levels and the remaining 2% gap will close this month. Asia-Pacific travel is expected to be the epicenter of global traffic growth in coming decades.
A “good looking guy”
Donald Trump pays Prince William a compliment after meeting in Paris this weekend. “"He looked really, very handsome last night. Some people look better in person. He looked great. He looked really nice, and I told him that.”
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KEEP THE CHANGE
Renewing in the new year?
If you’re renewing your mortgage in the New Year, the team at Money.ca has a list of ten things to consider preparing ahead of time.
Humbug!
If you’re thinking of going gift-free this holiday season to save some cash, here’s some help having conversations about it.
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HEALTHY START
Touch your toes
Ever wonder how long and how hard you need to stretch to see results? Research in The Conversation found 4 minutes was optimal, and you can still get results whether it’s an easy or a hard stretch.
Are “Blue Zones” a myth?
So-called “blue zones” where people live longer, healthier lives have been a hot topic over the last couple of years. But a new study is calling out potential flaws in the research around them and casting doubt on their validity.
AND… ANOTHER THING!
Star or Angel?
Here’s a bit of background on each one.
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