25 minutes ago Calgary police chief says shootings are down in the city, welcomes more focus on border control

The Calgary Police Service's chief spoke about a number of issues in a year-end interview with Global News.

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81 minutes ago Judge rejects lawsuit tied to controversial Montreal Formula E car race

MONTREAL — An entrepreneur who sued the City of Montreal for not considering his bid to organize a 2017 electric car race has failed to obtain the more than $3 million in compensation he was seeking. A judge suggested there’s no proof Alexandre Choko would have made money — even if he had been selected […]

Transport

2 hours ago Inside the charges against man accused of killing UnitedHealthcare CEO

NEW YORK — A triptych of criminal charges paints a searing, sometimes disparate portrait of the man accused of ambushing and killing UnitedHealthcare’s CEO Brian Thompson as the executive arrived at a Manhattan hotel for his company’s annual investor conference. Filed separately in state courts in New York and Pennsylvania, and a federal court in […]

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4 hours ago Taxable definition of French fried potato processing hashed out in Alberta court

The judge dismissed Cavendish's arguments, concluding the City of Lethbridge hadn't created a new recipe to determine such a case and its contention was baked in by previous court rulings

Economics

5 hours ago Student charged, firearms seized after threats against Ontario school: police

York Regional Police say officers attended an unnamed high school after the alleged threat was made last Wednesday.

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5 hours ago AHS reports no new cases of measles after child became infected while travelling

Alberta Health Services (AHS) says there have been no new cases of measles so far since a single case was reported last week. Last Thursday, AHS issued a release saying a Calgary child had contracted the infection in another country. The child also travelled to certain places in the city while infectious, potentially exposing others […]

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5 hours ago Texans WR Tank Dell out for season after dislocating knee, tearing ACL

Houston Texans receiver Tank Dell will miss the remainder of the season after dislocating a knee and tearing an ACL in a loss to Kansas City on Saturday. Coach DeMeco Ryans revealed the details of his injury Monday before announcing that Dell would have season-ending surgery for a second straight year. He fractured his fibula […]

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6 hours ago ‘EXTREMELY CONCERNING’: Woman tries to bring fireworks, knives and firearms on flight

If you’ve watched Die Hard recently, it’s always a little surprising to see John McClane and his holstered gun on a plane in the opening scene. It appears a woman trying to travel to Philadelphia from Los Angeles International Airport thought it was 1988 again because she attempted to bring a “gamut of prohibited items” […]

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6 hours ago Book of condolences for deceased Toronto Police Det. John Park available in person, online

Those wishing to pay their condolences to Toronto Police Det. John Park, who died after a medical episode while executing a search warrant on Dec. 19, can do so in person and online. Books of condolence are available to honour Park, a 14-year-old veteran officer, at Toronto Police headquarters, 33 Division, 22 Division, and online […]

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7 hours ago Death of former OpenAI engineer and whistleblower confirmed as suicide: authorities

Suchir Balaji, 26, helped train the artificial intelligence systems behind ChatGPT and later said he believed those practices violated copyright law

Economics