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N.W.T. MLA set for trial on impaired driving charges
12 Feb 2026
Nearly a year after he was charged, N.W.T. MLA George Nerysoo is set for trial for impaired driving charges. He'll be in court in June.
Porter Airlines plane slides off tarmac after landing in heavy snow at Halifax airport
12 Feb 2026
A passenger aboard the flight said the pilot tried to turn a corner to get the plane off the runway but was unsuccessful.
Water main break on Papineau Avenue stalls access to Jacques Cartier Bridge
12 Feb 2026
Montreal's Papineau Avenue is closed between Ste-Catherine Street and René-Lévesque Boulevard for an undetermined period of time after a water main broke Thursday morning.
Feeling the pressure to spend big this Valentine’s Day? You’re not alone
12 Feb 2026
The pressure to spend big on Valentine's Day is common and made easy by companies trying to sell their products, according to experts and data. Some people say they're trading in traditional flowers
Timeline: How the first 24 hours after the Tumbler Ridge, B.C., shooting unfolded
12 Feb 2026
The close-knit northeastern B.C. community of Tumbler Ridge has been shaken by a horrific pair of shootings that have left eight people dead, as well as the suspect, and 27 others injured. Here's how
Canadian mining company employees worked amid gunfire, Mexican cartel checkpoints, says family member
12 Feb 2026
Vizsla Silver Corp.'s workers laboured in an environment punctured by gunfire, cartel checkpoints and drones, says the brother of a geologist with the Canadian mining company in Mexico, who was among
Territorial capitals look to form 'united front' to advocate for defence spending
12 Feb 2026
The mayors of Canada's northern capitals are expected to sign a memorandum of understanding later this month, aimed at ensuring their cities benefit from military spending planned for the North.
'It's pretty special': Yukon well-represented at Olympics, and not just in competition
12 Feb 2026
Along with nordic skier Sonjaa Schmidt and biathlete Nadia Moser, there are several other Yukoners participating behind the scenes at the Winter Games this year.
Yukon Supreme Court orders former exec to pay $8K in costs to teachers' union
12 Feb 2026
The Yukon Supreme Court has ruled inter-union disputes are outside of its jurisdiction and awarded legal costs to the union.
Investigation into N.S. fire truck collision with snowmobiler concludes without charges
12 Feb 2026
No charges are being laid after an RCMP investigation into the collision in which a fire truck hit an injured snowmobiler who later died in Nova Scotia's Cumberland County.
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