| | | Hello, these are your top stories for Wednesday, January 15, 2025. Get up-to-date news any time on our website. | | | | | January 15 , 2025 at 12:04:47 p.m. EST • : | Israel and Hamas have reached a deal to pause the fighting in Gaza, release hostages in exchange for Palestinian prisoners and open a path to an end to 15 months of bloodshed in the devastated enclave, Qatar's prime minister announced Wednesday. | Read more | | | | January 15 , 2025 at 04:00:00 a.m. EST • : | Ontario Premier Doug Ford said Wednesday the country's leaders must put Canada first and forcefully hit back against president-elect Donald Trump if he goes ahead with punishing tariffs on all of our goods while also singling out Alberta Premier Danielle Smith for her reluctance to go all-in on retaliation. | Read more | | | | January 15 , 2025 at 06:04:53 p.m. EST • : | Hundreds lined up as early as 2 a.m. in the cold Wednesday after word got around that a doctor is setting up a new family medicine practice in Walkerton, in a scene that illustrates Ontario's severe family doctor shortage in rural areas. | Read more | | | | | January 15 , 2025 at 06:00:00 a.m. EST • : | A national Muslim advocacy organization says it's "deeply alarmed" a candidate to lead Manitoba's Progressive Conservative Party shared a Facebook entry that declared his Muslim rival must be prevented from winning the race. | Read more | | | | January 15 , 2025 at 08:00:00 a.m. EST • : | A woman is challenging herself to do 30 activities to make friends in Vancouver, a city with a reputation for being unfriendly, and documenting her journey on TikTok, garnering her hundreds of thousands of views. | Read more | | | | | | January 15 , 2025 at 10:21:54 a.m. EST • : | | Read more | | | | | | January 15 , 2025 at 03:04:45 p.m. EST • : | | Read more | | | | | | January 15 , 2025 at 05:27:26 p.m. EST • : | | Read more | | | | | | January 15 , 2025 at 04:00:00 a.m. EST • : | | Read more | | | | | | January 15 , 2025 at 11:35:32 a.m. EST • : | | Read more | | | | Enjoying this newsletter? You may also like CBC News Morning Brief, the news you need to know to start the day. Delivered weekday mornings. Sign up here | | | January 15 , 2025 at 07:11:48 a.m. EST • : | | Read more | | | | January 15 , 2025 at 05:22:24 p.m. EST • : | | Read more | | | | January 15 , 2025 at 04:00:00 a.m. EST • : | | Read more | | | | January 15 , 2025 at 01:07:07 p.m. EST • : | | Read more | | | | January 15 , 2025 at 02:41:04 p.m. EST • : | | Read more | | | | | That's all for now. Check cbc.ca/news throughout the day for the most recent headlines. | | | | | |