Congress steered clear of a shutdown Thursday, but the parties are no closer to resolving the battle over President Donald Trump's wall as Democratic leaders prepare to meet with Trump next week. Democrats are urging Republicans to sidestep a ...and more »-- https://www.politico.com/story/2018/12/06/pelosi-schumer-trump-wall-funding-1046443

A U.S. military observation plane flew over Ukraine Thursday in direct response to Russia's "unprovoked attack" on Ukrainian Navy ships and sailors near the Kerch Strait last month, which the Defense Department described in a statement on Thursday as a ...and more »-- https://abc13.com/us-military-plane-flies-over-ukraine-in-response-to-russias-actions-in-kerch-strait/4847361/

TORONTO — Washington State regulators have rejected Hydro One Ltd.'s proposed takeover of Avista Corp., citing political interference in the Ontario utility by its largest shareholder — the provincial government. The Washington Utilities and ...and more »-- https://lfpress.com/news/canada/washington-state-regulators-rejected-hydro-ones-avista-takeover/wcm/05bcebad-651e-4172-b4d2-d8293fb6b6b9

TOKYO – Two U.S. Marines were rescued from the ocean Thursday but five remain missing after a fighter jet and a refueling plane collided in midair off the coast of Japan, Japanese and American officials said. Japan's Defense Ministry said its maritime ...-- https://nationalpost.com/news/world/two-u-s-marines-pulled-from-ocean-five-missing-after-fighter-jet-collides-with-plane-near-japan

QUITO, Ecuador — Ecuador's president on Thursday ramped up the pressure on Julian Assange to leave his country's embassy in London, saying Britain had provided sufficient guarantees that he would not be extradited to face the death penalty abroad.-- https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/06/world/americas/julian-assange-ecuador-lenin-moreno.html

Home-grown singer-songwriter Charlie Lim has beaten superstar JJ Lin in the popularity stakes on YouTube. His remake of We Are Singapore, the official National Day Parade theme song for 2018, was the top trending non-music YouTube video in ...and more »-- https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/local-content-tops-trend-list-for-youtube-spore

A majority of the Supreme Court sounded unlikely Thursday to overturn more than a century of doctrine that allows states and the federal government to prosecute someone for the same criminal conduct. While it went unmentioned at the oral argument, the ...-- https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/courts_law/supreme-court-seems-reluctant-to-prohibit-state-and-federal-prosecutions-of-same-crime/2018/12/06/78f0d820-f982-11e8-863c-9e2f864d47e7_story.html

A U.S.-sponsored draft resolution that for the first time would have condemned the militant Islamic group Hamas, which controls Gaza, failed to win the required two-thirds majority in the U.N. General Assembly. Before Thursday's vote, the 193-member ...-- https://vancouversun.com/pmn/news-pmn/us-israel-and-palestinians-spar-over-condemning-hamas/wcm/89d8598a-bb60-49a4-a336-ecc71ad9037e

WATCH ABOVE: Feb 22, 2016: There's new information about a troubling trend facing women in remote areas of Canada. They are twice as likely as their urban counterparts to be victims of domestic violence.-- https://globalnews.ca/news/4735054/domestic-homicide-study-women/

The Democratic candidate in a North Carolina congressional race rocked by allegations of election fraud has officially withdrawn his concession to his Republican opponent and accused him of "bankrolling" the operation in question.-- https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/election-fraud-north-carolinas-9th-congressional-district/story?id%3D59623215

(CNN) When Carlos Caicedo went to Costa Rica to search for his missing sister, he shook hands with the security guard at the apartment where she was staying and listened to what the man knew, Caicedo told CNN affiliate WPLG. Little did Caicedo know the ...-- https://www.cnn.com/2018/12/06/us/carla-stefaniak-costa-rica-tourist-death/index.html

The RCMP are appealing to people to come forward with information about the suspicious death of a young woman on the We'koqma'q First Nation in Cape Breton more than six weeks ago. Cassidy Bernard, 22, was found dead in a home in the community ...and more »-- https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/cassidy-bernard-waycobah-rcmp-suspicious-death-1.4934850

United Conservative Leader Jason Kenney says his party is investigating allegations of fraud and bribery in a nomination race in Calgary. Kenney declined to discuss the issue further, saying he doesn't want to compromise the review into the race that ...and more »-- https://globalnews.ca/news/4737526/united-conservative-party-bribery-allegations-calgary-nomination-race/

Author: Yasmin Jiwani, Professor of Communication Studies; Research Chair on Intersectionality, Violence and Resistance, Concordia University. The National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women falls on Dec. 6. The day, also called ...-- https://nationalpost.com/pmn/news-pmn/less-talk-more-action-national-day-of-remembrance-on-violence-against-women

HALIFAX -- Four emotional Filipino workers told a Nova Scotia court today they worked long hours for little pay, fearing they might be deported if they objected to the demands of a Halifax businessman. Hector Mantolino pleaded guilty last December to ...and more »-- https://atlantic.ctvnews.ca/filipino-workers-feared-deportation-if-they-didn-t-comply-with-boss-s-demands-1.4207624

Quebec has the oldest inhabitants in Canada and its overall population is growing at a slower pace than most other provinces. Andy Riga. Updated: December 6, 2018. Seniors in Montreal mark the United Nations International Day of Older Persons in ...-- https://montrealgazette.com/news/local-news/as-quebec-cuts-immigration-statistics-foreshadow-demographic-crunch

VANCOUVER - A family of five has been airlifted to hospital in serious condition after suffering carbon monoxide poisoning in Barriere, B.C.. Shannon Miller of Emergency Health Services says a quick acting 911 caller was able to get everyone out of the ...-- https://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/b-c-family-of-five-airlifted-to-hospital-in-latest-carbon-monoxide-case-1.4207918

HOUSTON (AP) — The Latest on events honoring former President George H.W. Bush (all times local):. 3:45 p.m.. A special funeral train carrying the casket of former President George H.W. Bush has rolled to a final stop near his burial site in Texas.-- https://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/2018/12/06/latest-people-pay-respects-bush-houston/

Police to make arrest as search wraps at Western Technical-Commerical School and Ursula Franklin Academy. CBC News · Posted: Dec 06, 2018 2:16 PM ET | Last Updated: December 6. Police searched Western Technical-Commercial School, shown here, ...-- https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/high-schools-on-lockdown-1.4935253

Fresh doubts about a wobbly truce in the U.S.-China trade war Thursday drove down stock markets in the United States and Europe following the arrest at U.S. request of a top Huawei Technologies executive. The Chinese government demanded the ...-- https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/china-protests-despicable-hooliganism-after-arrest-of-huawei-executive/2018/12/06/c5875820-f942-11e8-863a-8972120646e0_story.html

QUITO, Ecuador — Ecuador's president on Thursday ramped up the pressure on Julian Assange to leave his country's embassy in London, saying Britain had provided sufficient guarantees that he would not be extradited to face the death penalty abroad.-- https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/06/world/americas/julian-assange-ecuador-lenin-moreno.html

A Chinese government spokesperson on Thursday said Beijing was "full of confidence" it will strike a trade deal with the United States within the next 90 days, praising the recent meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi ...-- https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/china-promises-prompt-action-on-u-s-trade-pact-1.4934576

More than three quarters of Canada's domestic homicide victims were women, according to a new report released Thursday that said belonging to some specific demographic groups elevates the risk of a violent death even more. The report from the Canadian ...-- https://toronto.ctvnews.ca/more-than-three-quarters-of-canada-s-domestic-homicide-victims-were-women-report-1.4207652

The City of Moose Jaw's administration is proposing a 3.82-per-cent property tax hike to keep up with expenses in the face of stagnant revenues. Arthur White-Crummey, Regina Leader-Post. Updated: December 6, 2018. Former Moose Jaw mayor Glenn ...and more »-- https://leaderpost.com/news/local-news/moose-jaw-budget-pitch-status-quo-spending-and-3-82-per-cent-tax-hike

(CNN) When Carlos Caicedo went to Costa Rica to search for his missing sister, he shook hands with the security guard at the apartment where she was staying and listened to what the man knew, Caicedo told CNN affiliate WPLG. Little did Caicedo know the ...-- https://www.cnn.com/2018/12/06/us/carla-stefaniak-costa-rica-tourist-death/index.html

Police are renewing calls for information into the suspicious death of a 22-year-old woman from a tightknit Mi'kmaq community in October. Cassidy Bernard was found dead inside her home on We'koqma'q First Nation on Oct. 24. Police say two infants were ...-- https://globalnews.ca/news/4735373/cassidy-bernard-death-investigation/

Two males and a female in Cambridge are facing a number of drug and weapons charges after police executed search warrants at two residences Wednesday. Officers with the Waterloo Regional Police Service entered a residence on Glenmorris Street and ...and more »-- https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/kitchener-waterloo/fentanyl-carfentanil-meth-and-cocaine-seized-from-2-cambridge-homes-police-1.4934695

Members of the University of Toronto community will be placing roses on two benches across from Hart House this afternoon – each with a tag inscribed with the name of a victim of gender-based violence. For participants, the gesture is moving – and ...-- https://www.utoronto.ca/news/u-t-community-gathers-remember-support-victims-gender-based-violence

PARRY SOUND, Ont. -- Provincial police say two officers were sent to hospital while investigating a crash near Parry Sound, Ont., on Thursday morning. Investigators say the crash involved two commercial trucks, and resulted in a chemical spill on the ...-- https://toronto.ctvnews.ca/opp-officers-hospitalized-after-chemical-exposure-crash-in-parry-sound-1.4207673

New cabinet committee, economic development office, regional partners will spur growth, Pallister says. Ian Froese · CBC News · Posted: Dec 06, 2018 1:26 PM CT | Last Updated: December 6. Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister unveiled a new economic ...and more »-- https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/manitoba-economic-development-strategy-plan-1.4934863

OTTAWA — A group of First Nations chiefs is calling on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to apologize for making “patronizing” and “sexist” comments, further heightening tensions over Ottawa's position on the controversial Trans Mountain pipeline expansion.and more »-- https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/first-nations-chiefs-call-for-apology-after-trudeaus-patronizing-and-sexist-comments-on-trans-mountain

Five people have been airlifted to Vancouver for medical treatment after they were poisoned by carbon monoxide in Barriere, B.C. on Thursday. B.C. Emergency Health Services said two of the patients are adults and three are children. BCEHS spokesperson ...-- https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/barriere-carbon-monoxide-1.4935004

The Coalition Avenir Quebec (CAQ) government tabled one of its signature pieces of legislation — an act to establish a single school tax rate. READ MORE: Quebec announces tax breaks for families, businesses in economic update. If Bill 3 is passed, ...and more »-- https://globalnews.ca/news/4735449/quebec-single-school-tax-rate/

Late-night hosts discussed the president's presence at George HW Bush's funeral and the closing net of Mueller's investigation. Guardian staff. Thu 6 Dec 2018 13.57 EST Last modified on Thu 6 Dec 2018 14.05 EST. Share on Facebook · Share on Twitter ...-- https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2018/dec/06/stephen-colbert-trump-george-hw-bush-funeral

Carla Stefaniak went to Costa Rica to celebrate her 36th birthday, never dreaming it would be her last. After going missing for several days, she was found buried under plastic bags behind the AirBnB she was staying at. Now authorities are saying that ...and more »-- https://www.aol.com/article/news/2018/12/06/sexual-motive-in-killing-of-florida-woman-carla-stefaniak-while-vacationing-in-costa-rica-authorities-say/23610399/

Having grown up in predominantly Jewish communities, I was blissfully unaware of the realities of modern anti-Semitism for a very long time. To my eight-year-old self, anti-Semitism was black-and-white Holocaust movies, yellow stars, and the elderly ...and more »-- https://www.columbiaspectator.com/opinion/2018/12/06/addressing-the-endless-cycle-of-anti-semitic-violence/

If Oshawa is looking for lessons on its next steps following a pullout by General Motors, it need not look any further than St. Thomas, a southwestern Ontario community whose own automotive factories were wiped out by the fallout from the 2008 recession.-- https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/london/oshawa-st-thomas-assembly-plant-1.4932333

Former Adelaide Archbishop Philip Wilson's conviction for failing to report child sex allegations about Hunter priest Jim Fletcher to police has been overturned after a judge rejected substantial elements of the case against the archbishop, and ...-- https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/catholic-church-has-a-lot-to-answer-for-philip-wilson-s-conviction-overturned-20181206-p50kqg.html

VIENNA—OPEC, once the undisputed king of the oil market, is facing a convergence of oil-market pressures, geopolitical upheaval and internal strife that is undermining its traditional influence over crude prices. As the Organization of the Petroleum ...-- https://www.wsj.com/articles/a-weakened-opec-convenes-with-market-dominance-in-doubt-1544087560

Iranian state TV says a suicide car bomber has attacked a police headquarters in the port city of Chabahar, killing at least two police and wounding 28 people. Dec. 6, 2018, at 5:53 a.m.. More. U.S. News & World Report. State TV Says Suicide Car ...-- https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2018-12-06/iranian-tv-terror-attack-kills-3-in-southeastern-port-city

ROME—Pope Francis will visit the United Arab Emirates in early February, continuing the outreach to the Muslim world that has been a signature theme of his pontificate. The pope will visit Abu Dhabi in the U.A.E. from Feb. 3 to Feb. 5 to take part in ...-- https://www.wsj.com/articles/pope-to-continue-muslim-outreach-with-u-a-e-visit-1544101973

Why does every Edmonton Oilers game right now feel like it's Game Seven of the Stanley Cup Finals? I must be desperate for the team to win. Indeed, I am. Edmonton's season feels like it hangs in the balance, with the team scraping to get to .500 ...-- https://edmontonjournal.com/sports/hockey/nhl/cult-of-hockey/cult-of-hockey-player-grades-cam-talbot-wins-one-for-the-edmonton-oilers-against-st-louis

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — A Turkish official says Sean Penn is in Turkey working on a documentary about the slaying of journalist Jamal Khashoggi at the Saudi consulate in Istanbul. Yasin Aktay, an adviser to Turkey's president, tells The Associated Press ...-- https://www.sfgate.com/entertainment/article/Sean-Penn-working-on-documentary-on-Saudi-13446759.php

Cement is one of the world's most-used building materials, with production reaching 4.3 billion tons/year in 2014 and growing 5 percent to 6 percent annually. Today, it is responsible for 5.6 percent of global carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions and a major ...-- https://www.greenbiz.com/article/concrete-change-making-cement-carbon-negative

OnePlus is determined to be the driving force behind 5G – but that doesn't mean you won't be able to buy a 4G version of the OnePlus 7 in 2019. OnePlus CEO Pete Lau confirmed to TechRadar that the company plans to release a 4G variant of its phone ...-- https://www.techradar.com/news/oneplus-ceo-confirms-its-5g-phone-will-cost-dollar200-to-dollar300-more-than-oneplus-6t

Two thousand miles west of Cape Horn, in the Southern Ocean that circles Antarctica, a 29-year-old woman wondered “WHAT ON EARTH I'M DOING OUT HERE.” This desperate question was posed in a text that rang out Wednesday from Susie Goodall as ...-- https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2018/12/06/lone-female-sailor-round-the-world-voyage-madmen-is-stranded-southern-ocean/

MPs will vote on the proposed Brexit deal, agreed by the UK and the EU, on 11 December. If they reject it then a lot of different things could happen. Flowchart explaining what could happen after MPs vote on Theresa May's Brexit deal Presentational ...-- https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-46393399

CHEMNITZ, Germany — Two weeks after announcing that she would not seek another term, Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany was standing in an old locomotive factory in the eastern city of Chemnitz, the scene of far-right protests this year. Outside ...-- https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/05/world/europe/merkel-legacy-germany.html

A long-serving staffer of Democratic Senator Kamala Harris has resigned over harassment allegations. Larry Wallace stepped down after the Sacramento Bee questioned him over a 2017 $400,000 harassment settlement with his former executive assistant, ...and more »-- https://www.newsweek.com/kamala-harris-larry-wallace-aide-staffer-resigns-california-senate-1246402

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu briefed some 25 ambassadors in Misgav Am on Thursday about Operation Northern Shield, Israel's campaign to detect and destroy Hezbollah terror tunnels. By Herb Keinon. December 6, 2018 14:04. 1 minute read. >.-- https://www.jpost.com/Middle-East/Senior-official-Russia-helping-stop-weapon-transfers-to-Hezbollah-573647