Chinese ambassador pitches new EVs as a first step to new Canadian jobs, cheaper cars
Dylan Robertson / nationalobserver - As critics attack Ottawa's agreement last week to start allowing a small number of Chinese electric vehicles into Canada, China's envoy to Ottawa says Beijing wants to partner with Canadian autoworkers to create good jobs and build cheaper cars.
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WATCH: Protestors at UBC force Dallas Brodie, Frances Widdowson off campus
Jarryd Jäger / westernstandard - When OneBC leader Dallas Brodie and former professor Frances Widdowson arrived at the University of British Columbia on Thursday morning, they were greeted by hundreds of protestors.
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Eby tells anti-extortion chief to demonstrate urgency or step down
sootoday - British Columbia Premier David Eby has warned the head of a police anti-extortion task force to step aside if he cannot demonstrate "a sense of urgency" in the fight against blackmailers who have been shooting up homes and businesses in the Lower Mai
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Canada’s TikTok operations ban overturned by Federal Court
Globalnews Digital / globalnews - In November 2024, Canada's industry ministry ordered TikTok's business to be dissolved, citing national-security risks but allowing users to continue.
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Former flight attendant from Toronto posed as pilot and received hundreds of free flights: U.S. authorities
sootoday - HONOLULU (AP) — A former flight attendant for a Canadian airline posed as a commercial pilot and as a current flight attendant to obtain hundreds of free flights from U.S. airlines, authorities said.
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Montreal’s Jacques Cartier Bridge closed after building fire
theglobeandmail - Fire is in a vacant building on the Montreal side of the span, at the intersection of De Lorimier Ave. and Logan St.
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Air Force One turns around, returns to D.C area after ‘electrical issue,’ White House says
Globalnews Digital / globalnews - Lights in the press cabin of the aircraft went out briefly after takeoff, according to a reporter who was on-board Air Force One at the time.
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Brooks RCMP charge man with human trafficking, believe there may be more victims
Ken MacGillivray / globalnews - RCMP have charged a 46-year-old Brooks man with a number of offences involving allegations of human trafficking and believe there may be other victims.
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Calgary man arrested after two-year international child abduction
Western Standard News Services / westernstandard - A Calgary man has been charged with child abduction more than two years after allegedly fleeing the city with his five-year-old son, authorities confirmed.
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Burner phones, security warnings and no ‘megaphones’: How Carney’s trip to Beijing struck a surprising new tone with China
Christopher Nardi / nationalpost - Before entering Chinese airspace, all political staff were required to power down their usual work and personal devices and stash them in a faraday bag
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High-speed trains collide after one derails in southern Spain, killing at least 21
sootoday - BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — A high-speed train derailed, jumped onto the track in the opposite direction and slammed into an oncoming train Sunday in southern Spain, killing at least people 21 and injuring dozens more, the country's transport minister sa
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Durham, Ont. police say officer shot when responding to armed person call
Sean Previl / globalnews - Durham Regional Police say officers were responding to a call about an armed person in Oshawa, Ont., when both the suspect and an officer were shot.
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Carney ‘concerned’ about U.S. ‘escalation’ on Greenland after tariffs
Kyle Duggan / theglobeandmail - PM says territory is protected through NATO
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Details of compensation plan for owners of banned firearms to be announced today
sootoday - OTTAWA — Owners of banned firearms can expect to learn more today about federal plans to compensate them for turning in or permanently deactivating their guns.
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Judge rules feds in Minneapolis immigration operation can’t detain or tear gas peaceful protesters
sootoday - MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Federal officers in the Minneapolis-area participating in its largest recent U.S.
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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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Killer of Lapu Lapu suspect’s brother apologizes for ‘ripple effect’ of festival attack
Brieanna Charlebois / theglobeandmail - Court hearing was attended by Adam Kai-Ji Lo, who is charged with 11 counts of murder and 31 counts of attempted murder over the attack
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Government's use of Emergencies Act in 2022 was 'unreasonable': Court of Appeal
Jim Bronskill / nationalobserver - The decision issued Friday affirms a 2024 Federal Court ruling that rejected use of the emergencies law and found invocation of the act led to the infringement of constitutional rights.
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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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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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