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Federal government announces $24M toward affordable housing in Yellowknife
14 Feb 2026
Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations Rebecca Alty made the announcement at a news conference at the N.W.T. legislative assembly on Friday. She said the housing will be for individuals at risk of homelessness.
Military fuel truck spill near Kakisa, N.W.T., now estimated at 2,300 litres
14 Feb 2026
The N.W.T. government says it's working with a Canadian Armed Forces contractor to remove contaminated material from the site.
New organization aims to better help unhoused people in Yellowknife
14 Feb 2026
A group of Indigenous women say they're launching a new organization to better support vulnerable people on Yellowknife's streets. They launched the Yellowknife Street Support Network on Friday by serving up soup and bannock outside the post office.
Vice-principal charged with child luring, sexual exploitation: Waterloo police
14 Feb 2026
Waterloo Regional Police say they have charged a vice-principal in a child luring and sexual exploitation investigation.
'Just crazy, just horror': Fire that sent 3 to hospital leaves neighbours shaken
14 Feb 2026
Neighbours say they were shaken by a fire that gutted a home in Winnipeg's West Broadway area Thursday evening.
Winnipeg police arrest 2 men for sexual offences allegedly involving teens they met online
14 Feb 2026
Two men have been arrested in connection to separate sexual assault cases involving teenage victims they contacted through social media, Winnipeg police said Friday.
Missing man last seen Sunday near King's Park in Winnipeg
14 Feb 2026
Winnipeg police are asking for help finding a 30-year-old who went missing near the University of Manitoba.
Saskatoon jury finds man guilty of manslaughter in 2024 shooting death of Arden Panipekeesick
14 Feb 2026
A Saskatoon jury has found Katlim Desjarlais-Kelly guilty of manslaughter, rejecting a more serious charge of second-degree murder in the 2024 shooting death of Arden Panipekeesick.
Man in custody following suspicious death in Rundle: Calgary police
14 Feb 2026
The Calgary Police Service's homicide unit is investigating a suspicious death that occurred in the northeast community of Rundle on Friday morning.
Alberta school boards to undergo safety audits after Tumbler Ridge shooting
14 Feb 2026
Education Minister Demetrios Nicolaides says he will direct school boards to audit their security measures, and will conduct a review of provincial standards, after Alberta RCMP responded to firearm-related calls at three schools this week.
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