8 h. ago Racial slurs, swastika and nudity: Pickering meeting under police investigation

Durham Regional Police say the disturbing and hate-motivated disruptions took place at a city Zoom meeting on Feb. 12.

Economics

9 h. ago Man injured while trying to break up fight dies in Calgary hospital, charges pending

A man who Calgary police said tried to break up a fight at a restaurant in the city's southeast has died in hospital, and now charges are pending in the investigation. 

Events

11 h. ago Privacy commissioner launches third investigation into Alberta's withholding of pension survey data

The investigation is the third prompted by Postmedia following complaints that the province was stonewalling efforts to release the results of its survey on a potential provincial pension plan

Society

11 h. ago CRIME SCENE: 2 men, 2 women in Oshawa charged for meth possession, trafficking

Two men and two women from Oshawa are facing multiple drug-related charges. Durham Regional Police said on Feb. 13 around 7:15 p.m. they responded to an unwanted person call at 25 John St. in Oshawa and investigated four people causing a disturbance and allege they found a large quantity of methamphetamine and Canadian currency. Sarah […]

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12 h. ago Captain, first officer in Pearson plane crash ‘qualified and FAA certified’

The cause of Monday’s crash remains under investigation

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12 h. ago Man is seriously injured in attack at the Holocaust memorial in Berlin, police say

BERLIN (AP) — An assailant seriously injured a man in an attack at Berlin’s Holocaust Memorial on Friday evening, police said. German media reported that the man was stabbed. Police said they were investigating the attack at the memorial, a field of 2,700 gray concrete slabs near the Brandenburg Gate in the heart of Berlin. […]

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13 h. ago Explosion at a beachside resort in Hawaii injures 7 people and scatters debris

HONOLULU (AP) — An explosion at a Hawaii beachside resort injured seven people, including three in critical condition, and left a pile of debris in a popular tourist area of west Maui, according to police and video footage. Preliminary investigations suggested liquefied petroleum gas, which supplies barbecue grills in the resort’s common area, was involved […]

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16 h. ago TMR Capital Sends an Open Letter Regarding Opportunistic MBO of WM Technology, Inc. (MAPS) and Urges Company to Buy Bitcoin Instead and Become the MicroStrategy (aka Strategy) for Cannabis

MIAMI BEACH, Fla. — TMR Capital (hereinafter referred to as “we” or “our firm”) is a shareholder of MAPS. We believe that WM Technology, Inc. (hereinafter referred to as the “Company”) proposed privatization dramatically undervalues the Company and is not the best path to maximizing shareholder value. Instead, in our letter, we urge the Company […]

Economics

17 h. ago Grimes pleads with Elon Musk for him to contact her over child’s ‘medical crisis’

'This is urgent, Elon,' Grimes wrote in a series of now-deleted posts on X.

Other

20 h. ago Harvest Declares Big Pharma Split Corp. February 2025 Distribution

OAKVILLE, Ontario — Harvest Portfolios Group Inc. (“Harvest”) declares the monthly cash distribution payable for Big Pharma Split Corp. of $0.1031 for each class A share (PRM:TSX) for the month ending February 28, 2025. The distribution is payable March 7, 2025 to class A shareholders of record at the close of business February 28, 2025. […]

Other

31 h. ago Cops seeking suspects after pair assaulted, threatened with death near Eaton Centre

Police are asking for the public’s help in identifying three people being sought in an assault investigation. Toronto Police said they responded to reports of an assault on Jan. 12 at about 11:10 p.m. in the Bay-Edwards Sts. area north of the Eaton Centre, where two people were walking home before being approached by the […]

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32 h. ago Madison Pacific Properties Inc. (TSX: MPC and MPC.C) announces results of Annual General Meeting

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Feb. 20, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Madison Pacific Properties Inc. (the Company), reports the voting results of the Annual General Meeting of its shareholders held February 20, 2025 in Vancouver, British Columbia. The following five nominees were re-elected as directors of the Company by the following votes: Nominee Votes For Percent Votes […]

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32 h. ago Des propos de Poilievre sur l’accès à l’eau potable des Premières Nations critiqués

Il a indiqué qu’il encouragerait les dirigeants autochtones à soutenir les projets de ressources naturelles.

Politics

34 h. ago York Region’s Project Dusk charges 20 people in 47 home break

York Regional Police have charged 20 people, some from as far away from Chile and Albania, with 235 offences involving 47 residential breaks-ins following a four-month probe called Project Dusk. Between October 2024 and January 2025, investigators with the YRP Integrated Property Crime Task Force say they dismantled six separate alleged organized crime groups responsible […]

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35 h. ago Former Brampton teaching assistant accused of sexually assaulting child

A 35-year-old former teaching assistant is accused of sexual assaulting a child in Brampton during the 2017-18 school year. Peel Regional Police say an investigation began in January 2025 following allegations from a concerned parent who claimed that a child was sexually assaulted within the school. The incident allegedly occurred at a public school in […]

Events

35 h. ago Search for Atlanta coach continues after fiancée’s body found in Georgia lake

Police and volunteers continue to search for a missing Georgia coach celebrating his 50th birthday after the body of his fiancée was found floating in a lake earlier this month. The Putnam County Sheriff’s Office, which is overseeing the death investigation, said Gary Jones and Joycelyn Wilson checked into a hotel near Lake Oconee on […]

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36 h. ago Abraham, Fruchter & Twersky LLP Notifies Shareholders of a Class Action Lawsuit on Behalf of Investors who Acquired Shares of Block, Inc. (NYSE: XYZ)

NEW YORK, Feb. 20, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Abraham, Fruchter & Twersky, LLP (www.aftlaw.com), a nationally recognized securities fraud class action law firm announces that purchasers of Block, Inc. (NYSE: XYZ) Class A common stock between February 26, 2020 and April 30, 2024, inclusive (the “Class Period”), have until March 18, 2025 to seek appointment […]

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36 h. ago Truck strikes 2 Highway 1 overpasses in Langley, company is ‘known to police’

The initial investigation shows that a tractor-trailer towing a large vertical load struck both the 264 overpass and the CP Rail overpass travelling westbound.

Economics

36 h. ago Confrontation des 4 nations: «On veut l’emporter pour notre pays et pour Trump», a déclaré Noah Hanifin

Très enthousiaste et encore très sarcastique à l’endroit de Justin Trudeau, Donald Trump encourage l’équipe américaine à sa façon.

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37 h. ago Calgary police officer charged with assault over shooting incident

A Calgary police officer is facing an aggravated assault charge related to the discharge of his firearm while making an arrest. In a Thursday press release, the Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) said that following its investigation, its findings were forwarded to the Alberta Crown Prosecution Service who determined “the evidence did meet their […]

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