Eight of 10 people using bus to get downtown unhappy after system overhaul, BIZ survey reveals
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N.D.G.'s Empress Theatre to be demolished, turned into an outdoor cultural space
Jesse Feith, Montreal Gazette / montrealgazette - The theatre’s iconic Egyptian Revival facade will be saved to serve as a backdrop to the new space — essentially a courtyard closed in by two preserved walls.
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Ottawa spending $3 billion to boost military housing stock
sootoday - OTTAWA — Defence Minister David McGuinty is announcing a $3.7-billion plan today to build more housing units for Canada's military.
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Winter storm hammers Atlantic Canada
The Canadian Press / nationalobserver - More snow and strong winds are hitting Atlantic Canada today as a winter storm continues to batter the region.
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Loblaw plans $2.4-billion investment in 2026, including 70 new stores
Shantaé Campbell / financialpost - Part of its previously announced five-year plan to spend $10 billion by 2030
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Historic Montreal church destroyed by fire; flames spread to adjacent retirement home
sootoday - MONTREAL — A fire has destroyed a historic former church in southwestern Montreal and the flames spread to an adjacent seniors home. The fire broke out around 1:40 a.m. in the former Saint-Paul Church in the city's Sud-Ouest borough.
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At least 8 people rushed to hospital after bus crash on Hwy. 401 in Napanee
Denio Lourenco / citynews - At least eight people were injured and rushed to a hospital following a single vehicle collision involving a coach bus, according to police. Officers say the crash happened sometime after 8 p.m. on Highway 401 eastbound between County Road 4 and County Ro…
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Indigenous leaders outline priorities for spring sitting of Parliament
Globalnews Digital / globalnews - From clean drinking water legislation to self-government and better infrastructure, Indigenous leaders say they're looking for action from Prime Minister Mark Carney’s government.
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Update: REM service returns after another truck hit a viaduct
James Mennie, Montreal Gazette / montrealgazette - A similar incident at the same viaduct at Marcel-Laurin Blvd. disrupted REM service last November.
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Calgary to return to Stage 4 water restrictions for up to four weeks, starting March 9
Scott Strasser / calgaryherald - Nine sections of the Bearspaw South feeder main will be reinforced, requiring the twice-ruptured pipe to be shut down for much of March.
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Manitoba Premier hails launch of study to gather industry viewpoints on Port of Churchill expansion
Temur Durrani / theglobeandmail - Wab Kinew says Ottawa will lead the study canvassing business leaders at about 70 large companies for feedback
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Democrats say they’re escalating investigation into Gordie Howe bridge debacle
News Staff / citynews - WASHINGTON — Democrats say they are escalating an investigation into U.S. President Donald Trump’s threat to stall the opening of the Gordie Howe International Bridge. Democrats allege Trump’s social media post last week came hours after Commerce Secretar…
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Ontario Line costs triple what past subways did as Ford faces questions
Jeremy Borg / westernstandard - TORONTO — The Ontario government marked another milestone Tuesday in construction of the Ontario Line subway, but questions about soaring costs, lessons from past transit delays and shifting timelines quickly overshadowed the celebratory tone.
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Fire at Toronto apartment building leaves one person dead
sootoday - TORONTO — One person is dead after a highrise apartment fire in Toronto’s north end. Police say emergency crews were called to the area of Firgrove Crescent and Needle Firway shortly after noon on Tuesday.
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Road to ruin: Montreal’s pothole problems have solutions — but city lacks money
Globalnews Digital / globalnews - This winter has been perilous Montreal drivers, with officials reporting 3,824 pothole-related complaints between Jan. 1-27, compared to what was logged at the same time last year.
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Will BC Axe FireSmart Funding in Tomorrow’s Budget?
Tyler Olsen / thetyee - The province has suggested fire prevention funding will be centralized. Local officials are concerned.
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Head-on collision in Saint-Bernard-de-Lacolle: two dead and two seriously injured
Cole Fortner / citynews - Two people in their sixties died and two others are fighting for their lives in hospital after a head-on collision between two vehicles in Saint-Bernard-de-Lacolle, near the Canada-U.S. border, in Montérégie. Emergency services were called on Saturday, ar…
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Man killed after truck collides with car on Hwy. 407
Eddie Chau / torontosun - A 37-year-old man from Toronto was pronounced dead at the scene
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Ottawa vows to protect special postal rates for libraries and blind despite Canada Post deregulation bill
Western Standard News Services / westernstandard - The Liberal government is scrambling to calm backlash over proposed Canada Post changes, with Public Works Minister Joel Lightbound insisting cabinet will not scrap century-old preferential mail rates for libraries and blind Canadians despite language in …
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Road closure in effect after wire snaps detected on Calgary’s Bearspaw feeder main
Adam MacVicar / globalnews - The Bearspaw feeder main, which carries 60 per cent of the city's drinking water, has experienced two critical failures in less than two years.
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