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City of Ottawa loses court appeal over property payments

sootoday - OTTAWA — The Federal Court of Appeal has dismissed a City of Ottawa request to overturn a lower court decision about property payments on federally owned buildings.

#canada #ontario #ottawa #legalaffairs #budget #infrastructure #government #canadianpolitics #compensation #finance

City of Ottawa loses court appeal over property payments

7 wks / sootoday

Federal Court dismisses City of Ottawa appeal over payments in lieu of taxes

7 wks / ottawacitizen / Aedan Helmer

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Toronto police officer arrested for multiple alleged thefts

Joseph Ryan / citynews - Toronto police say they have arrested and charged one of their officers for multiple alleged thefts. Investigators allege the accused took property that was delivered to 52 Division instead of logging it. Multiple items were allegedly recovered, including…

#canada #crime #security #toronto #publicsafety #legalaffairs #government

Toronto police officer charged in theft of government IDs, bank cards

7 wks / globalnews / Globalnews Digital

Toronto police officer charged in theft of government IDs, bank cards

7 wks / sootoday

Toronto police officer arrested for multiple alleged thefts

7 wks / citynews / Joseph Ryan

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Firefighters from three departments help battle huge house fire east of Calgary

Ken MacGillivray / globalnews - A total of five homes have been damaged by a massive fire just east of Calgary on Thursday. The fire was so big that firefighters from three departments had to be called in.

#canada #alberta #calgary #publicsafety #weather #emergencyresponse #legalaffairs #infrastructure #workplacesafety

Firefighters from three departments help battle huge house fire east of Calgary

7 wks / globalnews / Ken MacGillivray

Fire crews respond to structure fire east of Calgary

7 wks / calgaryherald / Daniel Gonzalez

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City began lengthy process to seize Manwin Hotel before massive fire

Joyanne Pursaga / winnipegfreepress - In the year between an order to force tenants out of the dilapidated Manwin Hotel and the building’s fiery demise this week, the City of Winnipeg says it regularly inspected the site and had begun a process to seize it.

#canada #winnipeg #manitoba #publicsafety #emergencyresponse #legalaffairs #infrastructure #workplacesafety #government

City began lengthy process to seize Manwin Hotel before massive fire

7 wks / winnipegfreepress / Joyanne Pursaga

Authorities investigate downtown Winnipeg hotel fire, cite past safety issues

7 wks / globalnews / Prisha Dev

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Charge being upgraded to manslaughter after woman fatally pushed from Montreal balcony

News Staff / citynews - A man arrested shortly after a woman was allegedly pushed to her death from the third-storey balcony of a Montreal apartment building will see the charge against him upgraded to manslaughter. James Theramene of Laval was initially charged with aggravated …

#canada #violence #crime #quebec #montreal #publicsafety #legalaffairs

Manslaughter charge laid against accused in death of woman who fell from balcony

7 wks / sootoday

Man charged with manslaughter after woman falls from a balcony on New Year's Day

7 wks / montrealgazette / Paul Cherry, Montreal Gazette

Man accused of pushing woman off Montreal balcony charged with manslaughter

7 wks / globalnews / Alessia Simona Maratta

Charge being upgraded to manslaughter after woman fatally pushed from Montreal balcony

7 wks / citynews / News Staff

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Maple Ridge city councillor charged with 4 counts of sexual assault

Amy Judd / globalnews - Last May, Coun. Ahmed Antar Yousef Mohamed announced he was taking leave to address 'personal matters' and that he hoped to return to council.

#canada #violence #crime #BC #vancouver #publicsafety #legalaffairs #government #canadianpolitics

Maple Ridge city councillor charged with 4 counts of sexual assault

7 wks / globalnews / Amy Judd

B.C. councillor charged with four counts of sexual assault involving two complainants

7 wks / sootoday

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N.S. missing kids: Mother accused partner of abuse, court documents reveal

Rebecca Lau / globalnews - Lilly and Jack Sullivan — aged six and four at the time — were reported missing on May 2, 2025, from their home in Lansdowne Station, N.S., in Pictou County.

#violence #crime #novascotia #childprotection #publicsafety #youth #legalaffairs

Mother of missing N.S. children accused ex partner of violence against her, RCMP documents reveal

7 wks / nationalpost / Stewart Lewis

N.S. missing kids: Mother accused partner of abuse, court documents reveal

7 wks / globalnews / Rebecca Lau

Mother of children missing for eight months accuses partner of abuse: documents

7 wks / sootoday

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Montreal police arrest four in auto-theft ring bust

Harry North / montrealgazette - Fourteen vehicles had been stolen by the group with an estimated collective value of about $1.15 million, police said in a statement.

#canada #heist #crime #security #quebec #montreal #publicsafety #legalaffairs

Four arrested, two sought in Montreal stolen vehicle exportation probe: police

7 wks / citynews / News Staff

Montreal police arrest four in auto-theft ring bust

7 wks / montrealgazette / Harry North

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Ontario man accused of assaulting someone for ice fishing too close: police

Globalnews Digital / globalnews - Ontario Provincial Police say a 72-year-old man has been charged with assault after he allegedly attacked someone for ice fishing too close to him.

#canada #violence #crime #ontario #publicsafety #legalaffairs

Ontario man accused of assaulting someone for ice fishing too close: police

7 wks / globalnews / Globalnews Digital

Ontario man accused of assaulting someone for ice fishing too close, police say

7 wks / sootoday

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RCMP say 'prolific offender' charged in horrific hit and run that killed five-year-old girl

Sarah Steger / edmontonjournal - The 34-year-old man was arrested three hours after the crash, following a coordinated effort in response and search

#violence #publicprotests #crime #alberta #childprotection #publicsafety #emergencyresponse #youth #legalaffairs

Girl, 5, killed in crash involving stolen truck northeast of Edmonton: RCMP

7 wks / globalnews / Karen Bartko

RCMP say 'prolific offender' charged in horrific hit and run that killed five-year-old girl

7 wks / edmontonjournal / Sarah Steger

Serial offender charged after hit-and-run kills five-year-old Alberta girl

7 wks / westernstandard / Jackson Loy

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Elon Musk’s X facing Canadian privacy probe over sexualized deepfake images

Alex Boutilier / globalnews - The Elon Musk-owned company announced Wednesday it would restrict AI chatbot from 'nudifying' images of real people in certain jurisdictions.

#humanrights #technology #cybersecurity #onlineplatforms #media #consumerprotection #legalaffairs #canadianpolitics #elonmusk

Canada’s privacy watchdog expands probe into X over Grok’s sexualized deepfakes

7 wks / theglobeandmail / Samantha Edwards

Elon Musk’s X facing Canadian privacy probe over sexualized deepfake images

7 wks / globalnews / Alex Boutilier

Federal privacy commissioner looking into sexualized deepfakes on X platform

7 wks / sootoday

Elon Musk’s X stops Grok from making sexualized AI images in some countries

7 wks / torontosun / Ling Hui

Back to Top / Thursday, January 15, 2026, 11:22 am / permalink 17906 / 4 stories in 7 wks


Federal officer shoots Venezuelan man in leg after shovel attack in Minneapolis: officials

Bloomberg News / nationalpost - Latest shooting incident unfolded against a backdrop of heightened tension in the city, where thousands of federal agents have been deployed to crackdown on immigration

#violence #humanrights #crime #security #publicsafety #emergencyresponse #legalaffairs #immigration

Another person shot in Minneapolis by federal officer: What we know

7 wks / globalnews / Katie Scott

ICE shoots Venezuelan immigrant after chase during arrest attempt

7 wks / westernstandard / Jeremy Borg

Federal officer shoots Venezuelan man in leg after shovel attack in Minneapolis: officials

7 wks / nationalpost / Bloomberg News

Martin: What happened in Minneapolis was not self-defence

7 wks / calgaryherald / Joe Langford

Fear and anger spread after another immigration shooting in Minneapolis

7 wks / sootoday

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