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Ottawa, provinces ask Supreme Court to uphold law on random traffic stops
The country’s top court spent a second morning hearing arguments about whether it’s constitutional for police to make traffic stops without reasonable suspicion the driver has committed an offence. Source link
B.C. extortion task force sees 7 people charged, 111 facing immigration investigations
Mounties in B.C. will hold a news conference Tuesday afternoon to provide a four-month update on their provincial extortion task force as the crime continues to hit Lower Mainland cities. Source link
Ski resort management, union called to meeting day after Quebec's Le Massif closed for season
Management at Le Massif de Charlevoix and its striking unionized employees have been called to a meeting just one day after the resort announced the cancellation of its ski season. Source link
B.C.'s balmy January brings out blossoms, but a cold snap could put plants in peril
An unseasonably mild winter is coaxing blossoms to bloom early in some Metro Vancouver neighbourhoods, as it experiences one of the warmest Januaries on record. Source link
Europe's far-right parties, often praised by Trump administration, push back on Greenland
It wasn’t too long ago that Donald Trump’s administration hailed the “growing influence of patriotic European parties,” but many of those party leaders have taken exception to his aggressive bid to seize control of Greenland for the United States. Source link
19 people from Kashechewan First Nation test positive for parasite amid evacuations over water crisis
Officials in Kashechewan First Nation confirm 19 people from the community in northern Ontario have tested positive for the parasite cryptosporidium, which causes gastrointestinal issues. While hundreds have been evacuated from the Cree First Nation after its water treatment plant failed, Indigenous Services Canada says the source of the parasite remains unknown. Source link
Abi Strate leads Canadian Olympic ski jumping hopes at Milano-Cortina Winter Games
Canada’s newly named ski jumping team has high hopes heading into the Milano-Cortina Winter Games – and that has a lot to do with Abi Strate. Source link
UN condemns Israel's 'unprecedented' demolition of its Palestinian aid agency building in East Jerusalem
Israel demolished structures inside the UN Palestinian refugee agency’s East Jerusalem compound on Tuesday after seizing the site last year, in an act condemned by the agency as a violation of international law. Source link
Quebec latest province to take shot at Ontario premier’s upcoming Crown Royal whisky ban
Quebec Finance Minister Eric Girard says he has shared his concerns with his Ontario counterpart and says given trade tensions with the U-S, now is not the time for measures that weaken Canadian supply chains. Source link