Former Toronto city councillor, Ontario MPP Giorgio Mammoliti dead at 64
sootoday - TORONTO — Giorgio Mammoliti, a former Toronto city councillor and member of the Ontario legislature, has died at 64. His son Chris Mammoliti confirmed the news to The Canadian Press this afternoon.
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Newsweek ranks UHN's Toronto General the second-best hospital in the world
sootoday - TORONTO — An annual hospital ranking by Newsweek magazine has deemed Toronto General the second-best in the world. The University Health Network (UHN) hospital has moved up a spot since last year, placing just behind Rochester, Minn.
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Vancouver councillor accuses colleagues of being 'drug dealers' in Mandarin-only social media clip
Marc Fawcett-Atkinson / nationalobserver - Over the weekend Lenny Zhou, a councillor with Vancouver's majority ABC party, posted a video to WeChat accusing the four city councillors who aren't part of the party of using and dealing drugs, a claim they stress is false.
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PINDER: Danielle Smith’s Alberta referendum is a strategic masterstroke and Ottawa should be worried
Herb Pinder / westernstandard - The focus in Alberta, less so in the country, has been on the forthcoming referendum regarding independence. But Premier Smith recently called for a different referendum, one that follows the Alberta Next Review Panel. Led by Smith, it toured the province…
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U.K police arrest former U.S. ambassador Peter Mandelson in Epstein probe
Globalnews Digital / globalnews - Police are investigating Mandelson over documents suggesting he passed sensitive government information to Jeffrey Epstein a decade and a half ago.
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Why Matt Jeneroux’s Floor Crossing Makes Sense—Even If It Feels Wrong
David Moscrop / thewalrus - When leaders dominate Parliament, switching parties is one of the few remaining acts of independenceThe post Why Matt Jeneroux’s Floor Crossing Makes Sense—Even If It Feels Wrong first appeared on The Walrus.
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Not just a Gold medal on the line for Canada but also the next line in Connor McDavid's legacy: 9 Things
Kurt Leavins / edmontonjournal - The hours and minutes are counting agonizingly down toward puck drop in the Olympic Gold Medal game between the U.S.A. and Canada. This game and its outcome stand for many things. The players can deflect on the political aspects of it, which I have no pro…
- Crosby's absence and McDavid's legacy headline Canada's roster storyline (4)
- Other: closing-ceremony flags, festivals and photographers' weekend snapshots (2)
- Overtime heartbreak: USA wins, nation reacts with grief and analysis (26)
- Pregame hype: fans and media build fever ahead of Canada-U.S. (6)
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Crosby's absence and McDavid's legacy headline Canada's roster storyline
Other: closing-ceremony flags, festivals and photographers' weekend snapshots
Overtime heartbreak: USA wins, nation reacts with grief and analysis
Pregame hype: fans and media build fever ahead of Canada-U.S.
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Annual Polar Bear challenge returns to Lachine Canal
News Staff / citynews - Montreal police officers and elected officials are preparing to dive into icy waters this morning for the SPVM’s 18th annual Polar Bear Challenge. The event takes place along the Lachine Canal, where Public Security Minister Ian Lafrenière and Mayor Soray…
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OpenAI did not mention Tumbler Ridge shooter’s posts in meeting with B.C. officials day after mass shooting: province
Mike Hager, Jesse Winter / theglobeandmail - Company handed over evidence that shooter had been banned from using its ChatGPT chatbot
- Mounties probe threats and safety in Tumbler Ridge community. (6)
- Officials probe why OpenAI didn't mention shooter's public posts. (7)
- Victims and survivors: funerals canceled, medical updates amid threats. (2)
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Mounties probe threats and safety in Tumbler Ridge community.
Officials probe why OpenAI didn't mention shooter's public posts.
Victims and survivors: funerals canceled, medical updates amid threats.
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Two Toronto Catholic school teachers on leave amid anti-Black racism allegations
John Marchesan / citynews - The Toronto Catholic District School Board says it has placed two Toronto high school teachers on leave following allegations they exchanged racist messages using a school social media page. Advocacy group Parents of Black Children says messages between t…
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WATCH LIVE: Smith’s big referendum gambit
Derek Fildebrandt / westernstandard - WATCH LIVE: Smith’s big referendum gambit
- Immigration fight: referendum's policies, costs and community backlash (17)
- Independence drumbeat: Referendum's separatist implications on Albertans' minds (5)
- Other: legal warnings, expert analysis and polling context (2)
- Political leverage: Referendum as bargaining chip, not governance (6)
Immigration fight: referendum's policies, costs and community backlash
Independence drumbeat: Referendum's separatist implications on Albertans' minds
Other: legal warnings, expert analysis and polling context
Political leverage: Referendum as bargaining chip, not governance
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NDP leadership candidates pitch their rebuilding plans to voters
sootoday - OTTAWA — The NDP leadership candidates began the final official debate with a general acknowledgment they agree on policies, but have different visions for how to achieve their most existential goal — rebuilding the party.
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Canada loses to U.S. in Olympics women’s hockey final
Adriana Fallico / globalnews - Canada has now lost eight straight games against the U.S. With the silver medal, Canada now has 15 medals at the 2026 Milan-Cortina Olympics.
- On-ice heartbreak: OT goal snatches gold from Canada (4)
- Policy fallout: format criticised, program reform urged immediately (4)
- Poulin's future uncertain as fans plead for one more (2)
- Pride and heartbreak: Canadians watch, gather, and grieve together (4)
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On-ice heartbreak: OT goal snatches gold from Canada
Policy fallout: format criticised, program reform urged immediately
Poulin's future uncertain as fans plead for one more
Pride and heartbreak: Canadians watch, gather, and grieve together
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Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office
News Staff / citynews - LONDON (AP) — A UK police force has arrested Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor on suspicion of misconduct in public office. The Thames Valley Police, an agency that covers areas west of London, including Mountbatten-Windsor’s former home, said it was “assessing”…
- A rare royal arrest echoes centuries-old historical precedent (3)
- Police detain former prince at his Norfolk home; investigation ongoing (6)
- Probe into alleged transfer of confidential documents to Epstein (3)
- Victims, activists and communities demand accountability and symbolic change (4)
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A rare royal arrest echoes centuries-old historical precedent
Police detain former prince at his Norfolk home; investigation ongoing
Probe into alleged transfer of confidential documents to Epstein
Victims, activists and communities demand accountability and symbolic change
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NDP leadership candidates try to break out from the pack as final debate approaches
David Baxter / nationalobserver - The memberships have been sold, entry fees have been paid and now the NDP leadership candidates are preparing for their second and final party-organized debate in BC on Feb. 19.
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A sign of hope amid true darkness
Editorial / winnipegfreepress - It’s been eight days since the mass shooting in Tumbler Ridge, B.C. Eight people were killed — five children between the ages of 11 and 13, an educational assistant, and […]
- Community mourns, requests privacy and healing space (4)
- Leaders visit, face fundraising scrutiny after Tumbler Ridge shooting (6)
- Local aftermath: stolen items, student heroism, school closures (4)
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Community mourns, requests privacy and healing space
Leaders visit, face fundraising scrutiny after Tumbler Ridge shooting
Local aftermath: stolen items, student heroism, school closures
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Poilievre distances himself from MP’s comments about anti-U.S. ‘hissy fit’
Stephanie Taylor / nationalpost - Conservative MP Jamil Jivani ‘speaks for himself and I speak for the party,’ Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre said on Tuesday
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Don Cherry, Edward Rogers among latest Order of Ontario recipients
Michael Talbot / citynews - Hockey personality Don Cherry and tech titan Edward Rogers are among 30 new recipients of the Order of Ontario. Lt.-Gov. Edith Dumont has announced the 2025 appointments, which include trade union leader Joe Mancinelli of the Labourers’ International Unio…
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Second witness expected to take stand at Frank Stronach’s sex assault trial
Globalnews Digital / globalnews - Stronach has pleaded not guilty to a dozen charges related to seven complainants over alleged incidents that date as far back as the 1970s.
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U.S. civil rights leader Jesse Jackson dies at 84: ‘A giant has gone home’
Eddie Chau / torontosun - Jackson's daughter, Sanita Jackson, confirmed that her father died at home in Chicago, surrounded by family
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