Ontario takes over Peel District School Board, halts plan to lay off 60 teachers
Dave McGinn / theglobeandmail - Government also said it will take over York Catholic District School Board if it fails to address concerns in two weeks
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National summit on extortion crisis to be held in B.C., premier says
Amy Judd / globalnews - Premier David Eby said on Wednesday that the federal government is committing 20 more officers and helicopter support to police in B.C.
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Doug Ford: A Parti Québécois victory would be a ‘disaster’ for Canada
Harry North / montrealgazette - “There has never been a more important time in our history to make sure we act together,” he says as provincial leaders gather in Ottawa.
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Montreal police launch initiative to tailor 911 responses for autistic people
Felicia Parrillo / globalnews - The SPVM and Giant Steps School have launched a pilot project that aims to improve interactions between officers and autistic individuals during interventions.
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Canadiens fire goalie coach Eric Raymond amid down season for Montreal goalies
Globalnews Digital / globalnews - Montreal Canadiens' president of hockey operations Jeff Gorton announced Wednesday that the NHL club has fired goalie coach Eric Raymond.
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Ottawa remains open to deal with Meta to restore news to Facebook, Instagram
sootoday - OTTAWA — The Liberal government says it continues to be open to a deal to bring news back to Meta’s platforms. Meta removed news from Facebook and Instagram in response to the 2023 Online News Act, which the U.S.
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Canadian Food Inspection Agency cutting more than 1,300 jobs, union says
Catherine Morrison / theglobeandmail - More than 10,000 federal public servants have received notices this month warning their jobs may be eliminated
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BREAKING: Olympic flag bearers for Team Canada announced
Leah Mushet / westernstandard - CALGARY — Canadians have gotten a big update for the 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympics — the announcement of the Olympic flag bearers.
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Bank of Canada will make interest rate announcement and update economic forecasts
The Canadian Press / nationalobserver - The Bank of Canada is expected to make an interest rate announcement and release updated economic forecasts in its monetary policy report today.
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Magnitude 3.7 earthquake felt across Southern Ontario
Rob Westgate / theglobeandmail - Tremor was centred near the community of Orillia and occurred at a depth of five kilometres
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Union questions why Global Affairs issuing layoff warnings before its policy review
Dylan Robertson, Catherine Morrison / nationalobserver - Thousands of employees at Global Affairs Canada have been issued notices warning they may lose their jobs, months before a foreign policy review is completed to give the department updated priorities.
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Corb Lund sees anti-coal mining petition drive re-approved by Elections Alberta
Globalnews Digital / globalnews - Elections Alberta says the application to petition the government to pass a prohibition on all new coal exploration or coal mining activities in southern Alberta has been approved.
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Labs damaged in flood at Montreal mental health institute
theglobeandmail - Four labs were damaged after burst pipes sent water pouring through an aging building at a Montreal mental health hospital and research centre, in what a staff member describes as the latest sign the facility is in desperate need of repair.
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Man escapes Toronto jail by impersonating inmate set for release: Toronto police
Sean Previl / globalnews - Toronto police say the suspect was fitted with an ankle monitoring device on his release, but it was removed at a nearby gas station.
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Eight charged in alleged commercial driver exam bribery scheme in Ontario
Jeremy Borg / westernstandard - TORONTO — Eight people are facing charges following an investigation into alleged bribery connected to commercial driver examinations in Kingston and the Greater Toronto Area, police say.
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Canada and India vow to boost energy trade. What’s at stake?
Uday Rana / globalnews - Amid Carney’s calls to make Canada an 'energy superpower,' Ottawa sees potential in a renewed energy sector partnership with New Delhi.
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Justin Bieber and Tate McRae lead 2026 Juno nominations with six nods each
Nicole Thompson / theglobeandmail - Pop stars are both up for artist of the year and album of the year
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Montreal resto-bar among targets in 2 suspected overnight arsons: police
Sean Previl / globalnews - Montreal police said it's investigating a fire at a mixed commercial-residential building in Rosemont and a resto-bar in downtown Montreal.
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Montréal industrial AI scaleup Vention raises $110-million USD Series D
Madison McLauchlan / betakit - Company says it crossed $100-million CAD annual run rate as it looks to expand in Europe.The post Montréal industrial AI scaleup Vention raises $110-million USD Series D first appeared on BetaKit.
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Why two skulls unearthed in B.C. could be harbingers for future archeological woes
Globalnews Digital / globalnews - Last June, landscapers working on a site in Kamloops, B.C., came upon a troubling discovery — two human skulls and jawbones.
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