39 m. ago Family, friends of Calgary woman killed by husband issue warning to other women

Allan Shyback was sentenced to seven years in prison for manslaughter and causing an indignity to a body in the 2012 death of his common-law wife, Lisa Mitchell.

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55 m. ago Gene Hackman and his wife were not killed by carbon monoxide, sheriff says

It would be unlikely for a person who tests negative for carbon monoxide initially to later be found to have been poisoned by it, a doctor said

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98 m. ago Trudeau attending European defence summit for Ukraine in London

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will travel to London this weekend to attend a European defence summit seeking to set the conditions toward a lasting peace in Ukraine. The summit was announced earlier in the week to involve European leaders but will now take place after an explosive meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump […]

Politics

2 h. ago Former gang member speaks out on rising crime among Saskatoon’s youth

Discussions about crime in Saskatchewan suggest more youth are getting involved. A former gang member turned advocate explores why young people are drawn to the lifestyle.

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2 h. ago Truck hits overpass at north end of Iron Workers Memorial Bridge

"Officers attended the scene learned that a grader being transported on a flat deck tractor trailer had struck the Main Street overpass," said Sgt. Vanessa Munn in a news release.

Society

3 h. ago Two youths charged with attempted murder, robbery in Vaughan

Two youths aged 15 and 17 have been charged with attempted murder after a firearm was discharged during an alleged robbery in Vaughan. York Regional Police said the victim met with the suspect on Jan. 18 at midnight at Teston Rd. and Jane St. to sell him a phone. Police alleged that the suspect stole […]

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3 h. ago Elon Musk's daughter speaks out about idea that Canada become 51st state

The estranged daughter of Elon Musk is clapping back at her dad and U.S. President Donald Trump's administration for its "Canada as the 51st state" threats.Vivian Jenna Wilson is one of the children Musk had with his first wife, Canadian author Justine Wilson.As the convicted felon-turned-president continues to push what even some American citizens are calling "ridiculous rhetoric" of Canada becoming the 51st state, Canadians’ animosity towards members of Trump's administration grows ever stronger.Musk has felt the brunt of the hatred, with hundreds of thousands of Canadians signing a parliamentary e-petition calling for his Canadian citizenship to be revoked.The petition accuses Tesla's CEO and now senior advisor to Trump of "engaging in activities that go against the national interest of Canada."Elon Musk says Canada isn't real in response to demands his citizenship be revokedhttps://t.co/b5rQ5OHWKa— blogTO (@blogTO) February 25, 2025It cl...

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3 h. ago Illinois landlord guilty of murder, hate crime in 2023 attack on Palestinian American boy

JOLIET, Ill. — A jury found an Illinois landlord guilty of murder and hate crime charges Friday for a brutal 2023 attack on a Palestinian American family that killed a 6-year-old. Joseph Czuba, 73, was charged in the fatal stabbing of Wadee Alfayoumi and the wounding of his mother, Hanan Shaheen on Oct. 14, 2023 […]

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4 h. ago City seeks feedback on major Vancouver General Hospital expansion

The city is now seeking feedback on the hospital's rezoning application, which would see the block at 900 and 990 West 12th Avenue become the site of two new hospital towers housing a long-term care home, a daycare, a public plaza and more.

Politics

4 h. ago Youth killed after being towed behind pickup truck in Vaughan

A 17-year-old has been charged with dangerous driving.

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4 h. ago Edmonton man dead after being struck by vehicle on Highway 2: RCMP

An Edmonton man is dead after being struck by at least one vehicle on Highway 2 Thursday evening. Mounties responded at roughly 11:25 p.m. Thursday to a collision between a vehicle and a pedestrian on Highway 2 near Township Road 484, Leduc RCMP said in a news release. When police arrived, they found a 57-year-old […]

Transport

4 h. ago Southern Alberta author writes newest children's book on role Canadian soldiers played in liberation of the Netherlands

A southern Alberta children’s book author has written a new story dedicated to the Canadian soldiers who played a crucial role in the liberation of the Netherlands towards the end of the Second World War. Julia Sinke says her third self-published book, called Canada and the Netherlands: A World War II Story, pays tribute to […]

Events

5 h. ago Residences evacuated after fire and possible explosion in Township of Langley

Shortly before 11 a.m., RCMP received a report of a possible explosion and fire at a residence located in the 7300-block of 196th Street.

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5 h. ago Clandestine drug lab found below garage of home in small Quebec mountain town

RCMP in Quebec said Friday that officers were dismantling a clandestine drug lab beneath a garage in a small community in the heart of the Laurentian Mountains.

Other

5 h. ago Two Nova Scotia fire chiefs discharged from volunteer duties after fire truck crash

A report submitted to council said the pair should have known their actions were "inappropriate in the extreme" and displayed "extremely poor judgment."

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8 h. ago Cyclone Garance hits French Indian Ocean island of Reunion; police report 3 deaths

PARIS (AP) — French police said at least three people were killed when a tropical storm packing fierce winds and torrential rains thumped the French Indian Ocean island of Reunion on Friday. Residents were ordered to stay at home as Tropical Cyclone Garance brought heavy rain and winds exceeding 200 kilometers per hour (124 mph), […]

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20 h. ago Trump makes US copper mining a focus of his domestic minerals policy

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — President Donald Trump is taking a step toward granting the U.S. mining industry’s biggest wishes by singling out one metal as a focus of his domestic minerals policy: copper. From talk of acquiring Greenland and its vast mineral wealth to prodding Ukraine for minerals in exchange for help fending off Russia’s […]

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21 h. ago Banff, Lake Louise businesses say TFW program changes will lead to closures

Hundreds of hospitality workers are set to leave Alberta's resort town of Banff and Lake Louise after sweeping changes to the federal government's temporary foreign worker program.

Economics

22 h. ago 84 Indonesians freed from scam centers in Myanmar are set to go home

MAE SOT, Thailand (AP) — Eighty-four Indonesians freed from scam centers in Myanmar were set to return home Friday as the repatriation of thousands of such workers after a crackdown strains regional resources. The Indonesians were among more than 7,000 people being held in the Myanmar border town Myawaddy following a crackdown on the scam […]

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22 h. ago Private plane crash that killed pilot could be tied to known landing gear issue: NTSB

Prior damage to the landing gear on a private jet owned by Mötley Crue singer Vince Neil could have contributed to a fatal crash earlier this month, according to a preliminary report from the National Transportation Safety Board. Months before the aircraft veered off a runway in Arizona and hit a business jet, killing one […]

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