Alberta’s auditor general says taxpayers lost $109M in lab testing debacle
Globalnews Digital / globalnews - Alberta's Auditor General said Wednesday that the UCP government's failed effort to privatize lab services in the province cost taxpayers about $109 million.
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4th youth charged with 1st-degree murder in death of Calgary teen
Ken MacGillivray / globalnews - A fourth Calgary teen has now been arrested and charged with first-degree murder in the death of 16-year-old Carter Spivak-Villeneuve on Aug. 1, 2025.
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BREAKING: Ex-Canadian Olympian Ryan Wedding sanctioned as global fugitive drug kingpin
Jeremy Borg / westernstandard - The U.S. Department of the Treasury has sanctioned former Canadian Olympic snowboarder and FBI Most Wanted fugitive Ryan James Wedding along with nine other individuals and nine associated entities.
- Allegations of witness murder and legal maneuvers complicate case (5)
- Canadian authorities crack down with multiple domestic arrests (3)
- Global manhunt intensifies amid sanctions and fugitive status (5)
Allegations of witness murder and legal maneuvers complicate case
Canadian authorities crack down with multiple domestic arrests
Global manhunt intensifies amid sanctions and fugitive status
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Canadians are set to get a nationwide emergency test alert within hours
Uday Rana / globalnews - The test message will simulate an emergency alert, beginning with the alert tone. The message will indicate that it is a test and does not require action from the public.
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School boards caught unprepared in mass student data breach: provincial watchdogs
Michael Ranger / citynews - Privacy watchdogs in Ontario and Alberta issued their findings Tuesday after investigating a mass data breach of a student information system used across Canada, concluding that school boards lacked adequate breach response plans, among other issues. Onta…
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Two arrested after hundreds of cemetery thefts across Ontario
theglobeandmail - Charges include indignity to a dead body as police recover thousands of dollars’ worth of jewellery and other stolen property
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Kinew, Carney announce another step forward for Port of Churchill project
Gabrielle Piché / winnipegfreepress - New cash for the Port of Churchill, and a commitment to further the project, came from the province Sunday as Prime Minister Mark Carney met with Premier Wab Kinew. They […]
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Calgary man dead, five-year-old daughter missing after California drowning tragedy
Jackson Loy / westernstandard - The Monterey County Sheriff's Office has identified the man who died attempting to save his daughter from a large wave off the California coast as Calgary native Yuji Hu.
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Driver killed in wrong-way crash involving multiple vehicles on Sarcee Trail
Drew Stremick / globalnews - Calgary police are investigating after a man in his 40s died in a head on collision while driving his vehicle towards oncoming traffic on Friday night.
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Pilot dead after two small planes collide in Ontario: OPP
Prisha Dev / globalnews - One pilot is dead after two small planes collided near Martintown, Ont., OPP say. One aircraft landed safely and the Transportation Safety Board is investigating.
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CRIME SCENE: Woman, 34, accused of hate-motivated harassment of youths on TTC
Chris Doucette / torontosun - The accused was arrested just days after investigators released an image of an unidentified suspect to the public.
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Warning issued about infant formula purchased online for possible botulism contamination
John Marchesan / citynews - Canadian officials have issued a warning to parents who purchased infant formula online about potential botulism contamination. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency says ByHeart Whole Nutrition Infant Formula should not be consumed because it may be contam…
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‘Whiplash’ and ‘scar tissue’: conservation authorities grapple with Ontario’s most dramatic overhaul yet
Fatima Syed / thenarwhal - Nearly 80 years after their creation, the Doug Ford government is reducing the unique environmental agencies from 36 to 7, in a move staff say may ‘slow approvals, create confusion’ over development and flood protections
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Pedestrian killed in Mississauga hit-and-run crash, police say
Denio Lourenco / citynews - A pedestrian has died after being struck by a driver during a hit-and-run collision in Mississauga, authorities say. According to Peel Regional Police, the crash happened just after 9 p.m. in the city’s East Credit area, near Eglinton Avenue West and Fall…
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Family rescued after getting lost on a hike in GTA park
Denio Lourenco / citynews - A couple and their 1-year-old child were rescued by police after getting lost on a hike in Rouge National Urban Park earlier this month. According to Toronto police, the family became “disoriented” in dense bush while hiking near a stream in the park on S…
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Montreal transit strike averted after tentative deal reached with drivers’ union
Alessia Simona Maratta / globalnews - The strike was scheduled to begin early Saturday and last until Monday, but the Société de transport de Montréal says it reached a deal late Friday.
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Human remains found in northwest Calgary park
Ken MacGillivray / globalnews - Calgary police are investigating after a pedestrian discovered what they believed to be human remains in Nose Hill Park on Friday morning.
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Two men charged, third sought in Vaughan attempted murder and Bolton homicide
Jane Stevenson / torontosun - A $50,000 reward is also being offered
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As speed cameras are banned in Ontario, Toronto says it needs more funds to cope
Isaac Callan / globalnews - Automated speed enforcement programs in the province officially came to an end after a lightning-fast bill from the Ford government forbade their use on city streets.
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BREAKING: Three 15-year-old boys charged in murder of Calgary teen
Western Standard News Services / westernstandard - Three 15-year-old boys have been arrested in connection with the August killing of 16-year-old Calgary youth Carter Spivak-Villeneuve.
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