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- Fête des neiges kicks off in Montreal
The 35th annual Fête des neiges kicked off its first weekend at Parc Jean-Drapeau, a chance for Montrealers to celebrate everything that is winter. - Fried Chicken Fest feeds hungry Winnipeggers
Fried Chicken Fest kicked off in the city Sunday; a chance for restaurant-goers to eat some of the tastiest chicken in Winnipeg and to ultimately decide who does it the best. - Montreal yoga studio holds fundraiser for Dans la rue
- OPP dive team pull body of missing snowmobiler from Sturgeon Lake
- FBI lost crucial text messages related to Hillary Clinton, Russia probes: Senator
- Plans in the works to transform, revitalize Bonnie Doon Shopping Centre
- Winnipeg’s Got Bannock? celebrates five years of ‘comfort food’
- Boy Scout troop among dozens left stranded on Mt. Washington after 100 cm of snowfall
- Investigation leads to drug trafficking charges against 2 people
- City crews repair more than 8,000 potholes around Toronto during weekend blitz
- Napanee born Hannah Barstow shines at a jazz concert in Kingston
The show was part of a winter concert series organized by the Kingston Jazz Society. - Saskatoon robotics club lets audience take fighting robots for a spin
The Saskatoon Combat Robotics Club let audiences test drive fighting robots at Centre Mall over the weekend. - From surf’s up to smashed trees: southern B.C. windstorm in pictures
- U.S. govt could reopen Monday if Republicans agree to address Democrats’ immigration concerns
- Tom Brady leads Patriots back to Super Bowl
- Kananaskis Country avalanche risk at ‘considerable’ levels due to ‘complex’ snow pack
- Citizenship ceremony at Saskatoon Blades game welcomes 30 new Canadians
- First funeral held for victim of fatal Pubnico Head fire
- Winnipeg ice cream shop created to help newcomer family
- This year’s Screen Actors Guild Awards will feature all-female presenters
15 hospitalized after train crashes into barrier in Sydney, Australia
Police looking for witnesses following shooting in southwest Edmonton
Southeast Saskatchewan under fog advisory
Threat of freezing rain in Toronto to appear less significant: Environment Canada
Alberta’s status of women minister slams UCP member for criticizing women’s marches
Saskatoon Blades lose 5-3 to Moose Jaw Warriors
Toronto Star
- 346 bird species in 365 days — how this guy frenetically criss-crossed Ontario to set a record
“I spent dozens of nights just driving through the night and not sleeping, through every and any weather condition, any terrain,” says Jeremy Bensette, 28, a birder who achieved a ‘Big Year.’ - Teachers who commit certain forms of sexual abuse allowed to keep their licences
A grey area in the Protecting Students Act contributes to a system allowing abusive teachers to be transferred between Ontario schools. The provincial government cracked down on a similar loophole for doctors this year. - Infamous serial stowaway sneaked past security — again — and flew to London
- Police visited auto parts shop where Bruce McArthur sold van, owner says
- Serial killers target people from marginalized communities, experts say
- Man rushed to hospital with severe burns after grease fire
- Security for British TV personality bolstered after interview with Jordan Peterson
- Marches against Trump turn into a wave of Democratic women running for office
- Man stabbed near Jane and Lawrence
- Four gunmen storm Kabul hotel, several people reportedly killed
- Tickets for dive to Titanic wreck are up for grabs — if you have $130K to spare
The first manned survey of the RMS Titanic in 13 years will depart this summer off the coast of Newfoundland, and there are still 3 spots available. - Snowmobiler’s body found after accident on Sturgeon Lake
It was initially believed that the two snowmobilers fell through the ice, but police say the drivers accidentally entered open water. One person was rescued and taken to hospital; the other was found dead. - Why a U.S. government shutdown holds risks for Democratic senators facing re-election
- Centrist U.S. Senators race to strike deal to end shutdown before workweek begins
- Census data says you’ll make a lot more than your immigrant parents, but your kids won’t make as much as you
- Federal Liberals considering a new paternity leave policy
- Star of popular North Korean girl band visits South Korea ahead of Olympic performances
- Montreal abolishes controversial traffic-ticket quota for police officers
- Taliban attack on Afghan luxury hotel kills 18, including 14 foreigners
- Freezing rain may lead to slippery Monday in Toronto
- TTC unveils strategy to grow transit ridership
Proposals include partnering with ride-hailing services and replicating the King pilot project, but advocates question whether it’s enough to reverse three years of stalled growth. - Yazidi boy who was reunited with family in Winnipeg after Daesh captivity wants to meet Trudeau
In a video posted to Facebook by the Yazidi Association of Manitoba, 13-year-old Emad Mishko Tamo holds up a sign thanking Canada for helping him, followed by another sign stating that he wants to share his story and be a voice for other Yazidi children still in captivity. - Canada faces angry Americans in pivotal Montreal NAFTA talks
- Man in life-threatening condition after Etobicoke shooting
- North Carolina doughnut-eating champ caught stealing from Dunkin’ Donuts
- New Mexico student, 9, unknowingly shares pot-laced candy with friends at school
- Second day of global women’s marches sees thousands take to the streets of Europe
- ‘Illegal alien’ or ‘undocumented immigrant’? U.S. split over what words to use in immigration debate
- Mount Royal University student charged with assaulting faculty member, school says
- Thousands rally in Greece to demand Republic of Macedonia change its name
- ‘He would not kill anybody,’ says sister of man charged in Gay Village slayings
McArthur’s arrest comes as a shock to those who know him best. His sister, Sandra Burton, said she is “not doing good.” “He’s a wonderful brother and father and grandfather and friend. And it’s not in his nature to do anything like this.” - Meet Osama bin Laden’s favourite son — not yet 30 and ready to take the reins of Al Qaeda
Groomed from childhood to be a jihadist, Hamza bin Laden doesn't fall far from the tree, Rosie DiManno writes. - Bonded by Bosnian war, Canadian veteran reconnects with survivor he met as a boy during conflict
- Yonge St. bike lane plan for North York to be debated next month
- U.S Senator who lost both her legs in Iraq slams Trump as a ‘five-deferment draft dodger’
- Alberta status of women minister calls out UCP member over tweet dismissing women’s marches
- Sandy Cove, N.S., women’s march doubles in size — to 32 people
- Pope Francis holds final mass in Peru amid outcry over comments on sex abuse survivors
- After weekend of global demonstrations, Women’s March movement looks to continue momentum
- Suspect in Jane and Lawrence hair salon stabbing identified
German nurse charged with killing 97 more patients at hospitals
Foggy, slow morning commute won’t last as temperatures rise
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