Welcome back to Your Midday Sun where coffee drinkers in Canada can get a decent cup for anywhere from $2 to about $8, depending on all the bells and whistles that come with it. That higher-end number sounds atrocious in itself but over in Scotland, a farm is selling the U.K.'s — and possibly the world's? — priciest cup of coffee. A flat white — that would be a double shot of espresso topped with a layer of steamed milk and a fleeting work of foam art — from a Scottish farm costs $480 (or 272 pounds). But it's all for the greater good, apparently.
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Kevin Kiermaier won over the hearts of Blue Jays fans when he patrolled the outfield for a season and a half with the team and fans clearly won over his heart, too.
Kiermaier delivered a special shout-out to his supporters in Toronto, fresh off a World Series win and two weeks into retirement. Dan Bilicki has the details.
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• A 31-year-old Clarington man accused of two "unprovoked" assaults on a Durham Region GO Transit train earlier this month was pinched by Toronto cops for other crimes and was convicted in a 2020 hate crimes investigation. More from Brad Hunter. • A man is dead and his 32-year-old son is in custody after a violent incident at a home in the Finch Ave. E. and McCowan Rd. area in Scarborough Wednesday night. • Four youths from the GTA — two males and two females ranging in age from 13 to 17 — have been charged in connection with a violent carjacking near Goreway Dr. and Queen St. E. in Brampton over the weekend. • U.S. authorities have added another Canadian trucker, a 22-year-old from Caledon, to their rapidly growing roster of drivers accused of cross-border drug smuggling. Hunter has the latest. • Amid "hostile" and "negative" rhetoric, it looks like it's going to be a merry Christmas once again in City Hall after Toronto councillors voted 11-4 in favour of honouring Christian Heritage Month motion next month. Justin Holmes has the story. |
The International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, his former defence minister and Hamas officials, accusing them of war crimes and crimes against humanity over the war in Gaza and the Oct. 7, 2023, attacks that triggered Israel’s offensive in the Palestinian territory. Netanyahu and other Israeli leaders have condemned ICC Chief Prosecutor Karim Khan’s request for warrants as disgraceful and antisemitic, while U.S. President Joe Biden also blasted the prosecutor and expressed support for Israel’s right to defend itself against Hamas. Hamas also slammed the request.
This comes as local health officials said the death toll in the Gaza Strip from the 13-month-old war has surpassed 44,000, and while the count does not distinguish between civilians and combatants, the Gaza Health Ministry said more than half of the fatalities are women and children.
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• Ukraine claimed that Russia launched an intercontinental ballistic missile at the central city of Dnipro, and if confirmed, it would be the first time Moscow has used such a weapon in the war.
• The Parole Board of Canada says it is now working to allow victims’ families to attend Paul Bernardo’s parole hearing and deliver their victim impact statements in person, after the board initially said they could only mail them in and watch online the sex killer’s parole hearing next week in Quebec.
• A woman told police that she was sexually assaulted in 2017 by Pete Hegseth, a Fox News personality and President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee to be defence secretary, according to a detailed investigative report. |
Canadians are getting early Christmas gift from the federal government this year.
Starting Dec. 14, Justin Trudeau announced the feds will enact a two-month exemption period on GST from all groceries, sit-down and take-out restaurant meals, beer and wine, children’s clothing and toys and diapers, Bryan Passifiume reports.
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh is taking credit for the move, saying the announcement aligns with his calls for tax relief.
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Premier Doug Ford doubled down on his stance on why free trade needs to be fair, and told reporters that he has spoken to premiers across the country and they are unanimous in wanting to cut Mexico out of NAFTA to protect Canadian jobs. As Brian Lilley noted, the Trudeau government would be wise to lean on Ford in dealing with the incoming Trump administration.
In dealing with President-elect Donald Trump, Ford is in a stronger position than Trudeau and represents the province that would be the third largest trading partner of the Americans if Ontario were its own country.
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Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi are reportedly moving overseas after Donald Trump was re-elected U.S. president earlier this month. It seems they were already gearing up for the bad news. Prior to the election, the couple bought a U.K. property in the Cotswolds and their Montecito estate is on the market. Over to Mark Daniell with more.
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Reach out to someone you admire, PISCES. The response will lead to a positive exchange of ideas and actions. GEMINIs, it's up to you to make changes that suit your needs. Speak up, be direct and counter with what works best for you.
LEOs, take part in something that moves you mentally and emotionally. The insight you gain into others will help you decide with whom to spend your time. LIBRAs, personal growth is your ticket to solving problems and new beginnings.
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