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Suspect arrested, accused of stealing mainly meat in Winnipeg grocery robberies

Suspect arrested, accused of stealing mainly meat in Winnipeg grocery robberies

WINNIPEG — Police in Winnipeg have made an arrest in a string of grocery store robberies where they allege the suspect stole large quantities of meat.
Elon Musk's X to pay legal bills for Canadian doctor chastised over COVID-19 tweets

Elon Musk's X to pay legal bills for Canadian doctor chastised over COVID-19 tweets

Elon Musk's X said it's funding legal bills for a Canadian doctor previously chastised by regulators for her tweets about COVID-19.
Aysanabee, Tate McRae, Tobi lead Award winners at pre-telecast Junos

Aysanabee, Tate McRae, Tobi lead Award winners at pre-telecast Junos

HALIFAX — Artists from three corners of Canada's music scene emerged as big winners at the Juno Awards industry gala on Saturday as rapper Tobi, alternative singer Aysanabee and pop star Tate McRae came out on top.

Five things to watch for in the Canadian business world in the coming week

TORONTO — Five things to watch for in the Canadian business world in the coming week: Bank of Canada Bank of Canada senior deputy governor Carolyn Rogers will give a speech in Halifax on Tuesday.
Alberta scientists band together to shift climate change focus to health impacts

Alberta scientists band together to shift climate change focus to health impacts

EDMONTON — Bodies and minds are just as affected by climate change as sea ice and forests, says University of Alberta scientist Sherilee Harper. "Climate change impacts everything we care about," she said. "It's not just an environmental issue.
Two daughters, two parents, and echoes of a murder that rocked Indigenous activism

Two daughters, two parents, and echoes of a murder that rocked Indigenous activism

VANCOUVER — In Halifax, Denise Pictou Maloney says the trauma and grief from the 1975 murder of her mother, Indigenous activist Anna Mae Aqaush, has never dimmed. Pictou Maloney was nine when she last saw her.
Rise of the techie cargo thieves: How digitally savvy theft has invaded trucking

Rise of the techie cargo thieves: How digitally savvy theft has invaded trucking

MONTREAL — One day last spring, Peel police Det. Mark Haywood executed a search warrant on a property west of Toronto and found a semi-trailer loaded with snowmobiles.
Anti-authority narratives could tear 'fabric of society,' intelligence report warns

Anti-authority narratives could tear 'fabric of society,' intelligence report warns

OTTAWA — Threats against politicians have become "increasingly normalized" due to extremist narratives prompted by personal grievances and fuelled by misinformation or deliberate lies, warns a newly released intelligence report.
Mother says package presenting cannabis like 'treat' put children in N.S. hospital

Mother says package presenting cannabis like 'treat' put children in N.S. hospital

HALIFAX — The mother of a nine-year-old boy says packaging that depicts highly potent cannabis as a "treat" led her son and several classmates at a Halifax school to consume them and become violently ill earlier this week.
Short season on Ontario southern ice road makes First Nation life unpredictable

Short season on Ontario southern ice road makes First Nation life unpredictable

This winter marked the shortest ice road season anyone can remember on Temagami First Nation.