Prosecutors seek to withdraw sex assault charge against Frank Stronach
Globalnews Digital / globalnews - Prosecutors are seeking to withdraw a charge of sexual assault against billionaire businessman Frank Stronach as his Toronto trial continues.
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New study finds sharp rise in young men contacting Ontario gambling helpline
sootoday - The rate of young men contacting Ontario’s mental health helpline for gambling-related problems has increased by more than 300 per cent after the province allowed private online gambling, a new study suggests.
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Cold warnings across southern Ontario as temperatures feel like -30 to start March
John Marchesan / citynews - A cold warning is in effect for most of southern Ontario, excluding Toronto, as a system of very cold air moves through the region. Environment Canada says wind chill values of between -25 and -30 are expected Sunday night into Monday morning for Mississa…
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Ottawa Senators deliver knockout punch to Toronto Maple Leafs in Battle of Ontario
Bruce Garrioch / ottawacitizen - The victory to start a five-game road trip moved the Senators to within five points of the final wildcard spot in the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League.
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‘Polarized’ world is fuelling a growing number of protests in Canada, police say
News Staff / citynews - For hours, protesters slowly marched shoulder to shoulder down Toronto’s Yonge Street in what seemed like an endless throng. The scale of the rally could only be truly appreciated in photos taken far above street level, showing a kilometre-long stretch of…
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Anand won't say if Ottawa believes India still engaged in foreign interference
sootoday - MUMBAI — Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand is refusing to answer questions about whether the government believes India is still engaged in foreign interference.
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Another rent strike brewing in Toronto as landlord seeks retroactive increase
John Marchesan / citynews - Residents of a west-end Toronto apartment building say they will be going on a rent strike to protest the landlord’s application for a retroactive 2025 rent increase that would amount to more than five per cent. Luz Flores, who lives at 75 Spencer Avenue …
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Vancouver man faces six charges in human trafficking investigation
Western Standard News Services / westernstandard - A Vancouver social media influencer has been charged with multiple human trafficking offences following a multi‑province investigation by the BC Counter Human Trafficking Unit.
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Poilievre to travel to London and Berlin next week
Jordan Gowling / nationalpost - Poilievre's trip comes just days after delivering a speech where he laid out the trade challenges Canada faces globally
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TransAlta signs Alberta data centre deal with CPP Investments and Brookfield
Lauren Krugel / nationalobserver - TransAlta said Friday that the memorandum of understanding with the two investment firms sets out a framework for the development of a data centre at its Keephills power plant, which was retooled to run on natural gas instead of coal in 2021.
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Canadians urged to leave parts of Middle East as conflict risk grows: Anand
Alessia Simona Maratta / globalnews - The statement says Canadians in Israel, Palestine and Lebanon should consider departing while commercial options are still available.
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Witness denies Vancouver officers on Myles Gray's back before his death
sootoday - VANCOUVER — One of the Vancouver officers who responded to the scene after a man was beaten by police in 2015 faced questioned of discrepancies between notes he took that day and how he describes the situation more than 10 years later. Const.
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Solomon to meet OpenAI CEO Altman in wake of mass killings in Tumbler Ridge, B.C.
sootoday - VANCOUVER — Federal Artificial Intelligence Minister Evan Solomon will meet with OpenAI chief executive Sam Altman next week looking for a plan on how the company might prevent another tragedy like the mass killings in Tumbler Ridge, B.C.
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Temitope Oriola: A look inside how the RCMP disciplines its own
Bill Mah, Edmonton Journal / edmontonjournal - The Canadian federal police “quietly released” on Jan. 21, its latest Report on the Management of the RCMP Conduct Process. The 22-page report covers disciplinary issues reported in 2024 involving sworn officers and civilian employees of the RCMP. Some ke…
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Parkland RCMP lay multiple charges in cross‑country extortion and shootings investigation
Western Standard News Services / westernstandard - Parkland RCMP have charged three men and issued a Canada‑wide arrest warrant in connection with an ongoing extortion and firearms investigation targeting the South Asian community.
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U of T investigating dean of dentistry over claims of antisemitic course materials
Dee Burman / citynews - The University of Toronto has launched an investigation after claims that the dean of dentistry shared course materials that included antisemitic and anti-Israel imagery. The university says Anil Kishen is on leave pending the outcomes of the investigatio…
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Brady Tkachuk denies insulting Canada after White House shares video: ‘It’s clearly fake’
Chris Knight / nationalpost - 'It’s not my voice and not my lips moving,' says team member, who also captains Ottawa Senators. 'I don’t like that video'
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Seven people charged in Ontario drug trafficking investigation: police
sootoday - Ontario Provincial Police say seven people are facing multiple charges in a drug-trafficking investigation that stretched from the Toronto area to Napenee.
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Deputy police chief in Durham Region suspended over ‘racially inappropriate term’
Globalnews Digital / globalnews - A high-ranking police officer east of Toronto has been suspended after allegedly using a racially inappropriate term.
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Statistics Canada to report GDP data for the final quarter of 2025
Craig Lord / nationalobserver - Statistics Canada is set to report this morning on how the economy closed out 2025.
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