55 h. ago Canada’s most wanted: Quebec street gang leader arrested in Rome hideout

MONTREAL — Canada’s most wanted fugitive has been arrested in Italy after more than 600 days at large and now faces extradition to stand trial, Quebec City police said Friday. Dave (Pik) Turmel, alleged by police to be the head of the Quebec street gang Blood Family Mafia, was arrested in Rome early Thursday after […]

Politics

3 d. ago Former deputy chief alleges head of Lethbridge police broke COVID rules in 2021

A former Lethbridge deputy chief alleges that police chief Shahin Mehdizadeh engaged in discreditable conduct and broke public health restrictions during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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4 d. ago Election campaign all about rescuing the Canadian economy: Desjardins

Watch: Randall Bartlett, deputy chief economist at Desjardins, talks with FP Video about the top economic issues in the 2025 election

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5 d. ago Two teenage boys taken to Lethbridge hospital Tuesday morning after vehicle hit them in crosswalk

Two 17-year-old boys were taken to Lethbridge hospital Tuesday morning after they were struck by a vehicle in a crosswalk. Lethbridge police responded at roughly 7:45 a.m. to a pedestrian collision along the 1700 block of 3 Avenue South. An SUV travelling eastbound along 3 Avenue South struck the two teenagers as they were in […]

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7 d. ago Woman attempts to burn hijab atop alleged assault victim’s head in Ajax, Ont.: police

Alleged attack took place at a public library

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2 w. ago Bank of Canada could slash rate below 2% if ‘madness continues:’ Benjamin Tal

Watch: 'We are toying with a recession,' says deputy chief economist of CIBC World Markets

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3 w. ago Veteran police officer Gene Bowers named Winnipeg’s next top cop

Gene Bowers, who started with the service in 1989 and has served as deputy chief since last September, officially got the nod at Friday's police board meeting.

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3 w. ago LCBO website offline in Ontario as retailer scrambles to remove U.S. products

Ontario has initiated its retaliation against U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs, perhaps most noticeable at LCBO locations, where American alcohol products are rapidly being pulled from shelves.Newly re-elected Ontario Premier Doug Ford is following through on his pledge to remove U.S.-produced alcohol from LCBO locations across the province, a move that has resulted in the provincial retailer's website being taken offline temporarily.Doug Ford's deputy chief of staff, Ivana Yelich, took to X on Tuesday morning to inform LCBO customers that the provincial liquor retailer's website had gone offline as part of the premier's plan to pull U.S. alcohol products from LCBO shelves.At the direction of Premier @fordnation, U.S. products are being removed from @LCBO shelves. pic.twitter.com/BOX1csH972— Ivana Yelich (@yelich_ivana) March 4, 2025Visitors to the LCBO website on Tuesday are being greeted by a message explaining that the website is unavailable while staff make chang...

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