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Second witness expected to take stand at Frank Stronach's sex assault trial
TORONTO - Another witness is expected to take the stand today at the sexual assault trial of billionaire businessman Frank Stronach. The judge-alone trial began in Toronto last Thursday after more tha...
Canadian Press Feb 17, 2026

Canada's provinces contend with fresh shocks ahead of 2026 budget season
OTTAWA - The outlook for Canada's provinces is difficult to chart but some surprising resilience to U.S. trade pressures and historical revisions to economic data have most provinces on better footing...
Craig Lord, The Canadian Press Feb 17, 2026

Better call DAVID? AI chatbot gives legal advice in Alberta personal injury cases
EDMONTON - DAVID, a chatbot powered by artificial intelligence, answers a call before the first phone ring even finishes. "Hi," it says. "Did you reach out looking to speak with someone about an injur...
Fakiha Baig, The Canadian Press Feb 17, 2026

Statistics Canada set to publish January inflation data
OTTAWA - Statistics Canada is expected to publish fresh inflation data for January this morning. A Reuters poll of economists expects the annual rate of inflation held steady at 2.4 per cent in the fi...
Craig Lord, The Canadian Press Feb 17, 2026

Portable classrooms for Tumbler Ridge, B.C., as shooting victim is remembered
The British Columbia government says portable facilities are arriving in Tumbler Ridge, B.C., to allow children to return to school after six people were killed at the community's high school last wee...
Nono Shen, The Canadian Press Feb 16, 2026

Portable classrooms arriving in Tumbler Ridge, B.C., after school shooting
TUMBLER RIDGE - The British Columbia government says portable facilities will begin arriving in Tumbler Ridge, B.C., to allow children to return to school after six people were killed at the community...
Canadian Press Feb 16, 2026

Boy who moved from Africa to Tumbler Ridge, B.C., adapted well, family friend says
It only took about three months for Abel Mwansa Jr. to lose his Zambian accent when he moved to Tumbler Ridge, B.C., an accomplishment that a family friend would tease him about for abandoning his pro...
Nono Shen, The Canadian Press Feb 16, 2026

AI minister seeks new investments through visits to Germany, Saudi Arabia, India
OTTAWA - Artificial Intelligence Minister Evan Solomon is visiting Saudi Arabia and India after a trip to Germany as part of an effort to drum up new investment in Canadian tech. The stops are "about ...
Anja Karadeglija, The Canadian Press Feb 16, 2026

Ottawa says national security incident, error at emergency stockpile unrelated
OTTAWA - There was no connection between a national security incident at the country's emergency stockpile warehouse in 2024 and an error that caused the loss of $20-million of medication, according t...
Sarah Ritchie, The Canadian Press Feb 16, 2026

Advocate urges feds to update equity act, settle class action with Black employees
OTTAWA - An advocate is urging the federal government to update equity legislation for Black employees and to drop its fight against a discrimination lawsuit that has cost more than $15 million so far...
Catherine Morrison, The Canadian Press Feb 16, 2026
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