The Christmas season is one of the busiest times of the year for the Saskatoon Food Bank, as donations pour in from the community. However, this year’s demand underscores a growing crisis.

Two Ontarians collectively lost $230,000 after falling victim to separate AI-generated social media posts advertising fraudulent cryptocurrency investments.

“We've been so happy to work with our local police services to understand their needs and understand the interactions that they're dealing with on a daily basis with the public, and see how we can bring all of our research and development and innovation and then support those officers and support the service,” Johnson said.

Harjit Sajjan, the federal minister responsible for the Pacific Economic Development Agency of Canada, will be going to the Eras Tour on taxpayer dollars.

The cameras do more than capture video. Supervisors and mental health experts can see what’s happening, and participate in situations, from a remote location.

Highway 11 has reopened between Hearst and Longlac, as well as Kapuskasing and North Bay, the Ontario Provincial Police said Wednesday.

“A civilian or a mental health professional can chime in on a live feed and actually coach officers on the scene directly through the situation, giving them, you know, pointers on what to say and what to do based on what they're seeing through the body cam,” said Cpl. Brandon Jordan. “And it keeps them safe by not actually having to be on scene when that's going on so they can remotely see a view. It gives feedback, and then we can produce that feedback. And I've seen it work for de-escalation purposes as well. It's very helpful.”

A study into the devastating wildfires that struck British Columbia's Okanagan region in 2023 has recommended that government and industry limit development in high-fire-risk areas.

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Axon’s drones offer police a bird’s eye view and come equipped with infrared technology that can scan an area for a missing person, or a suspect.

A man wearing a t-shirt that said "No tent in Ottawa" was arrested after he briefly disrupted a City of Ottawa info session about the proposed Sprung structure that is set to be built along Woodroffe Avenue near the Nepean Sportsplex.

After years of construction, officials for the Gordie Howe International Bridge feel they are in the home stretch. A meeting was held Wednesday evening in Sandwich Town to update residents on the state of construction.

Being home for the holidays is a common desire at this time of year, but for one Ottawa family, they say it's a life-saving request.

Calgary police have issued a Canada-wide warrant for a former officer they say used police resources to contact women he met while on duty.

A suspect is dead after being shot by police in a Vancouver convenience store after two people were injured in a stabbing Wednesday morning, according to authorities.

A GoFundMe has been set up to help support Josee Rouleau, the victim of a stabbing that happened in Chelmsford in Greater Sudbury on Nov. 22.

Tragedy for a family in Calgary's northeast just weeks before Christmas is shedding light on the restrictions police face when conducting welfare checks.

A 16-year-old boy faces a first-degree murder charge in the case of a woman found dead in an 8th Street parking lot last month.

Two children were in 'extremely critical condition' after being shot at a tiny religious K-8 school in Northern California and the gunman died at the scene, apparently from a self-inflicted gunshot, police said.

Investigators are searching for clues that could help them identify the masked gunman who killed the leader of one of the largest U.S. health insurance companies on a Manhattan sidewalk, then disappeared into Central Park.

The SQ has come out in favour of lowering the threshold for blood alcohol content from 0.08 to 0.05, saying it could result in 10 to 14 fewer fatalities per year.

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One woman has been sent to hospital as Stratford Police investigate an intimate violence investigation Thursday morning.

The winter weather travel advisory that was issued for Ottawa starting Wednesday morning continues to be in effect, as the capital through the first snowfall of the season.

The public safety tech company behind the equipment, Axon, allowed New Brunswick police officers to test drive tasers, body-worn cameras and drones – all designed with policing in mind – to see if they could be useful on the job.

Two Ontarians collectively lost $230,000 after falling victim to separate AI-generated social media posts advertising fraudulent cryptocurrency investments.

The latest in taser technology, the Taser 10 was among the products on offer. Axon representatives say it has a much longer range at 45 feet, and can deploy ten probes before having to be reloaded, instead of the usual four. It’s meant to give officers more time and space so that they can de-escalate a situation before they have to use it.

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On Wednesday, council held their first executive committee meeting, which included a first look at the 2025 city budget.

Mounties with the BC Highway Patrol in Kelowna say they've impounded more than 545 vehicles for excessive speed and aggressive driving so far this year. That works out to more than 1.6 per day.

Fredericton Police were early adopters of the body-worn cameras. The force started rolling them out in 2017. By last year, every frontline officer was wearing them.

Safety cabinets keep dangerous liquids organized, labeled, and separate from work areas. Local and state fire codes often require chemicals to be stored in a safety cabinet to reduce the risk of fire and ensure workers have time to evacuate. Cabinets are often color-coded to help workers and first responders visibly identify cabinet contents, Safety cabinets for flammable and combustible liquids meet NFPA 30 standards to reduce the risk of the contents igniting in the event of a fire or as a result of environmental conditions. The cabinets are red or yellow to indicate to cabinet contents to first responders. They also provide additional time for workers to evacuate or for sprinkler systems to extinguish a fire.

After half a decade of testing and an investment of nearly $300 million, the federal government is still years away from fully implementing its next-generation pay and human resource cloud platform to replace the problem-plagued Phoenix payroll system.

A suspect is dead after being shot by police in a Vancouver convenience store after two people were injured in a stabbing Wednesday morning, according to authorities.

Advocates for Saskatchewan’s HIV-positive residents are calling for a provincial strategy to support those living with the virus, and to help stop its spread.

One person was sent to hospital after a collision involving a tractor-trailer and a pedestrian near Brantford early Thursday morning.

There were dozens of flight delays and cancellations at the Vancouver airport on Wednesday as a heavy fog enveloped much of B.C.'s Lower Mainland.

Ahead of the 35th anniversary of the Montreal Massacre, Annie Ross, a mechanical engineering professor at Polytechnique Montreal, said she often thinks of those who lived through the tragedy but still suffer silently.

Treaty No. 6 First Nations Grand Chief Cody Thomas says the removal of the Treaty 6 flag in municipalities is a “mistake” and a “step backwards” for reconciliation.

There are no watches or warnings in effect for Windsor-Essex or Chatham-Kent, but if you are planning on travelling towards Sarnia or Chatham, take note of the road conditions.

“A lot of this technology is, of course, for good. And that's the main purpose behind Axon. And actually, we have our moonshot goal, where within ten years we're actually hoping to reduce officer and civilian fatalities by 50 per cent. And we're already well along that way with some of our new technology,” Johnson said.

The new year won’t bring a resolution to rising food costs, according to a new report that predicts prices to rise as much as five per cent in 2025.

BC Ferries is navigating more choppy waters, with growing pressure to reverse course on its decision to eliminate Ferry Advisory Committees.

The ancient art of meadmaking has become a holiday tradition for Regina's Bushwakker Brewpub, marking 30 years of its signature blackberry mead on Saturday.

As many postal workers continue to strike across the country, some Canadians have been puzzled by the fact some Canada Post offices and retail outlets remain open.

The Western Hockey League's Kelowna Rockets will host the Memorial Cup in the spring of 2026, the Canadian Hockey League said Wednesday.

London police say that one person has been transported to hospital with serious injuries as the result of a collision this afternoon.

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Crime-solving techniques applied to a medieval illuminated manuscript in Paris may have solved a centuries-old puzzle — the true identity of a leading Byzantine painter who injected humanity into the rigid sanctity of Orthodox religious art.

An audit stemming from concerns over government practices of securing hotel rooms for those on social assistance has been released.

It's one of the first things young people learn in driving school – stop at stop signs. But at a three-way intersection near Heritage Park in LaSalle, drivers frequently barrel through stop signs at all hours.

Congo's health minister said Thursday the government is on alert over a mystery flu-like disease that in recent weeks killed dozens of people, nearly half of which were children

“The feedback we've been getting from officers all across Canada has been absolutely phenomenal,” said Joshua Johnson, Axon director of international partnerships and innovation. “And from members of the public.”

Three 13-year-old boys fell through the ice at a Cambridge pond on Tuesday. We spoke to the Lifesaving Society of Ontario about how to stay safe on and in the water this winter.

Edmonton police on Wednesday released the name and photo of a man wanted across the country for his alleged role in the 2023 shooting at West Edmonton Mall.

Robert Creter made his first court appearance since his extradition to the United States from Winnipeg. He's the prime suspect in the murder of 23-year-old Tami Tignor – a cold case dating back to 1997.

The Montreal massacre, which took place 35 years ago, sparked a national discussion about violence against women and drove major public policy changes, especially around gun control.