Yorkdale GO bus shooting: Murder charge laid in Toronto’s 1st homicide of 2026
Gabby Rodrigues / globalnews - Toronto police have laid a first-degree murder charge in connection to a fatal shooting on board a Yorkdale GO bus earlier this week, marking the city's first homicide of 2026.
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Deloitte sees Canadian economic growth slowing to 1.5% in 2026
Daniel Johnson / theglobeandmail - But chief economist Dawn Desjardins optimistic economy will gain momentum through second half of the year
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Richmond Hill home targeted by second drive by shooting in 14 months
Jeremy Borg / westernstandard - York Regional Police are investigating a drive-by shooting in Richmond Hill early Wednesday after multiple rounds were fired at a residence that had been targeted in a previous incident last fall.
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Canadian agencies embrace AI tools to defend national security
Jim Bronskill / nationalobserver - The national spy watchdog is reviewing the use and governance of artificial intelligence by Canada’s security agencies.
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Novo Nordisk may compete with generics through renamed lower-price Ozempic
Nicole Ireland / nationalobserver - Novo Nordisk Canada is considering competing with generic versions of its brand-name Ozempic and Wegovy drugs by introducing renamed, lower-priced copies of the medications.
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Toronto real estate slumps in 2025, with sales and prices both down
Sammy Hudes / theglobeandmail - Regional real estate board says economic uncertainty weighed on the GTA housing market last year
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'Lucky nobody was seriously hurt': Calgary woman charged after traffic pylon thrown from downtown high-rise balcony
Scott Strasser / calgaryherald - 'Throwing any object off a high-rise is incredibly dangerous,' said Staff Sgt. Paul Ralstin of the Calgary Police Service
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Residents allowed back into one of two Thorncliffe Park condos evacuated due to fire
Globalnews Digital / globalnews - The City of Toronto says it has given the green light for most residents to return to one of two highrises evacuated due to a fire that smouldered inside the walls for weeks.
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Canada co-signs pact to help secure Ukraine after an eventual peace deal
sootoday - PARIS — Canada and Ukraine's other allies in the "coalition of the willing" signed a statement Tuesday pledging to help secure Ukraine from further Russian invasions if there is a viable peace deal.
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Quebec Superior Court approves class action against Ticketmaster over service fees
sootoday - MONTREAL — The Quebec Superior Court has authorized a class-action lawsuit against Ticketmaster that accuses the American company of charging abusive service fees on ticket sales.
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Air Transat pilots overwhelmingly ratify new contract after narrowly avoiding strike
Christopher Reynolds / theglobeandmail - Aviators voted 91 per cent in favour of five-year contract which includes large raises for most pilots
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Nova Scotia youth attacked by three dogs has died, school officials say
theglobeandmail - The ‘large-breed’ dogs attacked a child on Upper Sandy Cove Road in the community of Welshtown on Saturday, RCMP say
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Suspect in Desjardins data leak involving 9.7 million members arrested in Spain
sootoday - MONTREAL — Quebec provincial police say a suspect in a major data leak at Desjardins was arrested in Spain in November 2025.
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Ontario senior accused of triple shooting murder-suicide, ex-partner seriously injured
theglobeandmail - An 81-year-old man in Cornwall shot an 80-year-old woman and her friend before turning the gun on himself, police say
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Charles Milliard to enter race to replace Pablo Rodriguez as Quebec Liberal leader
sootoday - QUÉBEC — Businessman Charles Milliard is the first candidate to announce he's entering the race to lead the Quebec Liberal Party. Milliard, born in 1979, published a video on social media today in which he promised to fight for Quebecers.
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New Ontario online courts portal brings delays and ‘snafus,’ Toronto lawyers say
Lucas Casaletto / citynews - A new online portal meant to streamline access to Ontario’s court system is leaving some lawyers grappling with unpredictable delays and facing new hurdles in managing their cases, they say, months after the platform’s initial rollout. The Ontario Courts …
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B.C. approves extending life of Mt. Milligan copper and gold mine to 2035
theglobeandmail - Operator can expand the mine’s area, boost production and increase height of tailings storage dam
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School buses cancelled in parts of GTA as region expects blast of icy weather
theglobeandmail - Student transportation services cancelled in Durham District, York Region and Halton District school boards
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‘No guarantee’ Bearspaw South Feeder Main will not break again: City of Calgary
Ken MacGillivray / globalnews - More water restrictions will be part of the 'new reality of water usage' warned Mayor Jeromy Farkas, as the city provided an update Monday on the rupture of a major water main.
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Quebec students must address teachers as ‘Mr.’ and ‘Ms.’ under new civility rules
Globalnews Digital / globalnews - Quebec students returning to class after winter break will now have to use formal language to address their teachers under new rules designed to foster civility.
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