Doug Ford: A Parti Québécois victory would be a ‘disaster’ for Canada

Harry North / montrealgazette - “There has never been a more important time in our history to make sure we act together,” he says as provincial leaders gather in Ottawa.

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Montreal police launch initiative to tailor 911 responses for autistic people

Felicia Parrillo / globalnews - The SPVM and Giant Steps School have launched a pilot project that aims to improve interactions between officers and autistic individuals during interventions.

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Canadiens fire goalie coach Eric Raymond amid down season for Montreal goalies

Globalnews Digital / globalnews - Montreal Canadiens' president of hockey operations Jeff Gorton announced Wednesday that the NHL club has fired goalie coach Eric Raymond.

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Ottawa remains open to deal with Meta to restore news to Facebook, Instagram

sootoday - OTTAWA — The Liberal government says it continues to be open to a deal to bring news back to Meta’s platforms. Meta removed news from Facebook and Instagram in response to the 2023 Online News Act, which the U.S.

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Canadian Food Inspection Agency cutting more than 1,300 jobs, union says

Catherine Morrison / theglobeandmail - More than 10,000 federal public servants have received notices this month warning their jobs may be eliminated

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BREAKING: Olympic flag bearers for Team Canada announced

Leah Mushet / westernstandard - CALGARY — Canadians have gotten a big update for the 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympics — the announcement of the Olympic flag bearers.

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Magnitude 3.7 earthquake felt across Southern Ontario

Rob Westgate / theglobeandmail - Tremor was centred near the community of Orillia and occurred at a depth of five kilometres

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Union questions why Global Affairs issuing layoff warnings before its policy review

Dylan Robertson, Catherine Morrison / nationalobserver - Thousands of employees at Global Affairs Canada have been issued notices warning they may lose their jobs, months before a foreign policy review is completed to give the department updated priorities.

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Corb Lund sees anti-coal mining petition drive re-approved by Elections Alberta

Globalnews Digital / globalnews - Elections Alberta says the application to petition the government to pass a prohibition on all new coal exploration or coal mining activities in southern Alberta has been approved.

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Labs damaged in flood at Montreal mental health institute

theglobeandmail - Four labs were damaged after burst pipes sent water pouring through an aging building at a Montreal mental health hospital and research centre, in what a staff member describes as the latest sign the facility is in desperate need of repair.

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Man escapes Toronto jail by impersonating inmate set for release: Toronto police

Sean Previl / globalnews - Toronto police say the suspect was fitted with an ankle monitoring device on his release, but it was removed at a nearby gas station.

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Eight charged in alleged commercial driver exam bribery scheme in Ontario

Jeremy Borg / westernstandard - TORONTO — Eight people are facing charges following an investigation into alleged bribery connected to commercial driver examinations in Kingston and the Greater Toronto Area, police say.

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Canada and India vow to boost energy trade. What’s at stake?

Uday Rana / globalnews - Amid Carney’s calls to make Canada an 'energy superpower,' Ottawa sees potential in a renewed energy sector partnership with New Delhi.

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Justin Bieber and Tate McRae lead 2026 Juno nominations with six nods each

Nicole Thompson / theglobeandmail - Pop stars are both up for artist of the year and album of the year

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Montreal resto-bar among targets in 2 suspected overnight arsons: police

Sean Previl / globalnews - Montreal police said it's investigating a fire at a mixed commercial-residential building in Rosemont and a resto-bar in downtown Montreal.

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Montréal industrial AI scaleup Vention raises $110-million USD Series D

Madison McLauchlan / betakit - Company says it crossed $100-million CAD annual run rate as it looks to expand in Europe.The post Montréal industrial AI scaleup Vention raises $110-million USD Series D first appeared on BetaKit.

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Why two skulls unearthed in B.C. could be harbingers for future archeological woes

Globalnews Digital / globalnews - Last June, landscapers working on a site in Kamloops, B.C., came upon a troubling discovery — two human skulls and jawbones.

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Toronto’s Eglinton LRT could open on Feb. 8, Ford says

theglobeandmail - Construction on the line started 15 years ago and it was originally supposed to open six years ago

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Former MP for Etobicoke North, Kirsty Duncan, passes away after cancer fight

Michael Talbot / citynews - Former Liberal cabinet minister, Kirsty Duncan, has passed away after a years-long battle with cancer. She was 59. Duncan represented the riding of Etobicoke North as MP from 2008 until 2025, winning five consecutive elections. She announced she was takin…

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