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Ontario family sues province after teen hit near pulled school-zone camera
3+ day, 1+ min ago (273+ words) Western Standard TORONTO â The family of a 15-year-old struck outside his Mount Dennis high school is suing the driver, the City of Toronto and the Government of Ontario, arguing the provinceâs speed-camera ban left a known school crossing unprotected.Elijah…...
Alberta First Nation invokes 'Treaty rights' to provide gender-affirming care for all Albertans
3+ day, 5+ hour ago (672+ words) Western Standard...
Ontario man found guilty in neo-Nazi terror case
3+ day, 23+ hour ago (281+ words) Western Standard TORONTO â An Ontario Superior Court judge found Kristoffer Nippak, 33, guilty Wednesday of knowingly participating in the activities of Atomwaffen Division, a designated terrorist group.Justice Maureen D Forestell ruled the Crown had proven beyond a reasonable doubt…...
Calgary security guard charged with on-duty sexual assault
3+ day, 23+ hour ago (200+ words) Western Standard A uniformed security guard in Calgary has been charged with one count of sexual assault and one count of forcible confinement after he assaulted a woman while on duty this past June.Muhammad Hussain, 34, from Calgary, was arrested…...
Edmonton police charge three in $336,000 drone drug trafficking plot targeting prison
4+ day, 1+ hour ago (365+ words) Western Standard Edmonton police have charged three people in an alleged scheme to use drones to smuggle more than $330,000 worth of methamphetamine and cannabis into the Edmonton Institution.The Edmonton Police Service said the investigation began in May 2025 after Correctional…...
Findlay calls nine walkouts 'growing pains,' names a 28-MLA shadow cabinet
4+ day, 3+ hour ago (658+ words) Western Standard...
Justice Centre challenges indigenous bylaws over warrantless searches and five-year banishments
4+ day, 23+ hour ago (539+ words) Western Standard...
Durham police deem Oshawa funeral home fire suspicious after total loss
4+ day, 23+ hour ago (172+ words) Western Standard TORONTO â Durham Regional Police say a fire that gutted a downtown Oshawa funeral home before dawn Monday is suspicious, after firefighters declared the building a total loss.Oshawa Fire Services was called just before 4 a.m after…...
IHIT identifies 85-year-old Burnaby man killed by stray bullet, urges youths to come forward
4+ day, 23+ hour ago (331+ words) Western Standard An 85-year-old Burnaby man was killed inside his own home after being struck by a stray bullet from a shooting about a block away, according to homicide investigators.The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team (IHIT) identified the victim Tuesday…...
Ontario students start the year with no deals after labour-board talks collapse
5+ day, 1+ hour ago (220+ words) Western Standard TORONTO â More than two million Ontario students started class Tuesday under expired teacher and education-worker contracts There is still no central deal, and the first attempt to unstick bargaining already failed.Agreements covering more than 255,000 staff lapsed…...