Calgary police investigating stabbing outside southwest high school

Ken MacGillivray / globalnews - Calgary police say a 17-year-old was taken to hospital in life-threatening condition following a stabbing near Henry Wise Wood High School in southwest Calgary on Friday afternoon.

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Saskatoon murder trial witness excused after vomiting on stand

Michael Joel-Hansen / thestarphoenix - Stephanie Halkett-Stevenson said she never admitted to shooting Taya Sinclair up with fentanyl while Sinclair was confined in a basement.

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Canadiens send rookie Jacob Fowler to AHL Laval, ending three-goalie rotation

Manoj Subramaniam / citynews - The Montreal Canadiens have sent rookie Jacob Fowler to the American Hockey League’s Laval Rocket, ending a three-goalie rotation. The Canadiens announced the move Friday, a day after Fowler gave up four goals on 26 shots in a 5-3 loss to the Buffalo Sabr…

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Five Brampton men charged following tow truck-related fight

Jane Stevenson / torontosun - Charges relate to a fight that broke out on Halloween

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City streets fared poorly during fourth snowstorm of the season

Jason Magder, Montreal Gazette / montrealgazette - Slick conditions Thursday as ice turned to snow and blanketed the Montreal region snarled motorists, buses and the REM.

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Crown says Calgary man who joined ISIS should serve a 16-year terrorism sentence

Globalnews Digital / globalnews - Crown prosecutors are calling for a 16 year prison sentence for a Calgary man who travelled to the Middle East to join the terror group ISIS in 2013.

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Cypress Mountain chairlift fall claims life of Maple Ridge man

Western Standard News Services / westernstandard - An 18-year-old man from Maple Ridge has died following a fall from a chairlift at Cypress Mountain Resort, West Vancouver Police confirmed Friday.

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Southern Alberta farmers express relief, optimism after Canada reaches deal with China over canola, pea tariffs

Stephen Tipper / calgaryherald - Canola farmer expects prices to increase as a result of deal with China

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Calgary lifts all water-use restrictions after tests on repaired pipe successful

sootoday - CALGARY — The City of Calgary says tests have been successful on a ruptured and repaired water main, so restrictions affecting its 1.6 million people are immediately lifted.

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Details of federal firearm buyback program to be announced Saturday

sootoday - OTTAWA — The Liberal government plans to announce details of its national program to compensate owners of banned firearms at a briefing in Montreal on Saturday.

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Police watchdog investigates after man shot dead by officers in Brantford, Ont.

Globalnews Digital / globalnews - Ontario's police watchdog is investigating after it says a 33-year-old man was shot dead by police in Brantford early this morning.

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Driver who towed sledders in parking lot faces stunt charge: Guelph police

Globalnews Digital / globalnews - An 18-year-old Oakville man faces stunt driving charges after police say he towed people on sleds and had a passenger in an open trunk.

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WestJet will reverse cramped seat configuration after widespread backlash

Sean Boynton / globalnews - The airline said select flights that were recently reconfigured with the new seating arrangement will be changed again to remove the extra row of seats.

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Nova Scotia lobster industry surprised, elated by suspension of Chinese tariff

Globalnews Digital / globalnews - In 2024, live lobster exports to China represented 40 per cent of Nova Scotia's export market, generating about $600 million in revenue.

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Carney says he spoke with Xi about Greenland sovereignty

theglobeandmail - Prime Minister Mark Carney says he and Chinese President Xi Jinping talked about Greenland's sovereignty and the U.S. president's threats to the territory during their meeting in Beijing.

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Saskatchewan Premier Moe says trade deal with China 'very good news'

sootoday - REGINA — Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe is hailing Canada's new trade deal with China as "very good news" as his province looks to restore exports for a major Prairie crop.

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Man wanted for allegedly setting fires on University of Toronto campus: police

Globalnews Digital / globalnews - Toronto police say they're looking for a suspect who allegedly set several fires on the University of Toronto's downtown campus Wednesday afternoon.

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OPP officer injured after cruiser rear-ended on Highway 401 in Pickering

Lucas Casaletto / citynews - A Toronto OPP officer was injured on Friday morning after their cruiser was rear‑ended while they were investigating an earlier collision on Highway 401. The crash happened near Whites Road, where the officer was responding to a separate incident in the e…

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Doug Ford criticizes Canada’s tariff deal on Chinese EVs

Laura Stone / theglobeandmail - Beijing now has a foothold and will use it at the expense of Canadian workers, Ontario Premier says

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