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School police chief receives blame in Texas shooting response

The police official blamed for not sending officers in more quickly to stop the Uvalde, Texas, school shooting is the chief of the school system's small police force, a unit dedicated ordinarily to building relationships with students and responding to the occasional fight.

A child looks at a memorial site for the victims killed in this week's shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, May 27, 2022. (AP Photo/Dario Lopez-Mills)

Fact check: NRA speakers distort gun and crime statistics

Speakers at the National Rifle Association annual meeting assailed a Chicago gun ban that doesn't exist, ignored security upgrades at the Texas school where children were slaughtered and roundly distorted national gun and crime statistics as they pushed back against any tightening of gun laws.

'Mom, you gotta carry on': 58-year-old Winnipegger inspired to graduate high school by late son

Fifty-eight-year-old Vivian Ketchum is set to receive her high school diploma at a graduation ceremony at the University of Winnipeg next month. It is a moment that is decades in the making.

Truth tracker: Does the World Economic Forum influence governments like Canada’s?

The World Economic Forum’s annual meeting in Davos was met with justifiable criticisms and unfounded conspiracy theories.

She smeared blood on herself and played dead: 11-year-old reveals chilling details of the massacre

An 11-year-old survivor of the Robb Elementary School massacre in Uvalde, Texas, feared the gunman would come back for her so she smeared herself in her friend's blood and played dead.

Girl told 911 'send the police now' as cops waited 48 minutes, official says

Students trapped inside a classroom with a gunman repeatedly called 911 during this week's attack on a Texas elementary school, including one who pleaded, 'Please send the police now,' as officers waited more than an hour to breach the classroom after following the gunman into the building, authorities said Friday.

'Grave injustice': SCC ruling could change sentence for Alberta's multiple murderers

A southern Alberta man who killed three people, including a two-year-old girl, could have the ability to request a release from jail earlier than his original sentence intended, thanks to a landmark Supreme Court decision Friday.
'No way we're cheering for the Oilers': Flames fans react to Game 5 loss

Calgary Flames fans are still coming to terms with a playoff series loss to the Edmonton Oilers Thursday night in a game that saw both controversy and heartbreak following a Connor McDavid overtime goal.
Canada's premiers want to reform health-care system, asks Ottawa to pick up the phone

Western Canada's premiers want to reform their health-care systems by expanding services but they say Ottawa first needs to pick up the phone.

Saskatoon

Saskatoon man says three dogs ‘tried to kill his dog’ at off-leash dog park

Barrett Ross says his dog Indy suffered a punctured bowel, lost a tooth and had his stomach injured when he was attacked by three other dogs.
Saskatoon's temporary downtown shelter granted extension

The Saskatoon Tribal Council's (STC) temporary downtown shelter has been granted an extension to operate at its present location until April 2023 — but Tribal Chief Mark Arcand hopes to relocate well before then.
Prince Albert police lay murder charge after pedestrian fatally injured by vehicle

A pedestrian injured by a vehicle in Prince Albert has died.

Regina

Regina Public Schools remain offline, cyber attack confirmed

Cyber security attacks happen every day, and as Regina Public Schools division discovered this week, no one is safe.
'Very upset': Senior housing residents plead for Sask. Housing Corporation to rebuild after winter fire

Former residents of a Carievale seniors housing complex want the Saskatchewan Housing Corporation (SHC) to reconsider its decision to demolish the home.
Western Premiers' Conference focuses on healthcare funding from Ottawa

Premiers from western Canada met to discuss healthcare in their first face-to-face meeting in more than two years in Regina on Friday at the 2022 Western Premiers' Conference.

Atlantic

Cape Breton teen in hospital after falling nearly 40 feet over cliff in Glace Bay

A Cape Breton father is warning the public of the dangers in the area he lives after his teenager son fell nearly 40 feet over a cliff in Glace Bay.
More than 18 hours to find five N.S. mass shooting victims was 'deficient': lawyer

A lawyer for families of victims killed in the Nova Scotia mass shooting says an 18-hour delay in finding five bodies of those murdered is a sign of "deficient" policing.
Supreme Court decision could affect Justin Bourque’s sentence: Lawyer

The lawyer who represented a man who murdered three RCMP officers nearly eight years ago in Moncton, N.B., said a decision made by the Supreme Court of Canada Friday may potentially change his sentence.

Toronto

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WATCH | New video appears to show man carrying air rifle on Toronto streets before being killed by police

A man shot dead by police officers near a Toronto elementary school on Thursday afternoon appears to have been captured on home security footage carrying an air rifle moments before the incident.
Police investigating suspected hate-motivated incident involving armed man at Jewish school

A 21-year-old Toronto man is facing a slew of charges following a suspected hate-motivated incident at a Jewish school in North York.
Here's why you may notice unusual activity around Toronto Pearson Airport this weekend

Toronto Pearson International is warning travellers and Mississauga residents they may notice unusual activity at the airport this weekend.

Montreal

Three things most likely to be legally challenged in Bill 96

Is it unconstitutional to make someone pay to get a legal document translated into French? One of Montreal's top lawyers thinks so, and pointed out two other things from Bill 96 that he thinks the courts would most easily find fault with.
Supreme Court rules Quebec City mosque killer to be eligible for parole in 25 years

Canada's highest court has ruled that Alexandre Bissonnette, who murdered six people at the Quebec City mosque in 2017, will be eligible for parole after 25 years.
Montreal begins monkeypox vaccine campaign, Quebec confirms 25 cases

Quebec says it is ready to vaccinate people who have come into close contact with monkeypox as soon as Friday.

Ottawa

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NEW THIS MORNING | Here's what we know about the storm cleanup in Ottawa today

Hydro Ottawa is not committing to a new deadline to restore power to thousands of customers, one week after a devastating storm with wind gusts of 190 km/h hit Ottawa.
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NEW THIS MORNING | What you need to know about Tamarack Ottawa Race Weekend

It's the first in-person Ottawa Race Weekend in Ottawa since 2019, after the 2020 and 2021 events were shifted online due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Hydro Ottawa 'will not meet' commitment to restore power to bulk of grid by Friday night

As of Friday evening, 26,000 Hydro Ottawa customers remain without power in all neighbourhoods of the city.

Kitchener

Guelph high school volleyball referee facing multiple sex assault charges

A man, who was a referee at high school volleyball games in Guelph for more than 30 years, is facing sex assault-related charges.
Region says high safety risk at Kitchener encampment, residents will have to move

The Region of Waterloo says there's a high safety risk at a Kitchener encampment and they are working with residents to prepare them for their eventual move.
Swoop says it can't offer flights from Region of Waterloo airport due to deal with Flair

Two low-cost airlines are butting heads over an agreement at the Region of Waterloo International Airport. Swoop wants to offer flights but the airport already has an exclusivity deal with rival Flair Airlines

Northern Ontario

Sudbury’s Bell Excellence Award winners survived during difficult times

Thursday evening, the Greater Sudbury Chamber of Commerce hosted the 25th annual Bell Business Excellence Awards.
Walking in Sudbury to mark the discovery of unmarked graves in B.C.

On Friday, there was a walk in Sudbury to remember the remains of 215 residential schoolchildren found in Kamloops, B.C., a year ago May 27.
Sault Métis Centre excited for grand opening

Staff at the new Sault Metis Centre are getting set for the grand opening Saturday.

Winnipeg

Students at Winnipeg school find body during community cleanup: Pembina Trails School Division

Pembina Trails School Division is confirming to CTV News that a group of students found a body during community cleanup at Ècole South Pointe School.
47-year-old man killed in Dugald Road crash: Winnipeg police

Winnipeg police are telling people to find an alternate route this afternoon as they are investigating a fatal crash near the St. Boniface Industrial Park.
'It's one way to be creative': Winnipeg student wants to be a bartender when older; school doesn't like comment in yearbook

Bartender. That is what one Grade 4 student said for the yearbook when asked what he wanted to be when he grows up, an answer the school is asking him to change.

Vancouver

After years waiting for surgery, B.C. woman considering medically assisted death

A B.C. mom with a rare, debilitating illness has spent years trying to get the help she needs. Now she's considering medical assistance in dying.
Interior, Island and North led B.C.'s decline in COVID-19 hospitalizations this week

The number of COVID-19 patients in B.C. hospitals hit its lowest point in more than a month this week, and the decline was driven largely by regions outside the Lower Mainland.
Small Vancouver startup believes it's created the solution to plastic pollution

Researchers working in partnership with UBC believe an eco-friendly material could help solve the world’s plastic pollution problem.

Vancouver Island

B.C. speedboat driver arrested with 650kg of meth 'feared for his family's safety,' he told U.S. investigators

New details are emerging after a 51-year-old Alberta man was arrested aboard a speedboat that U.S. authorities say was carrying 650 kilograms of methamphetamine between Washington state and British Columbia.
Vancouver Island hospital suddenly shuts down ER due to staff shortage

The emergency department at Port McNeill Hospital unexpectedly shut down on Friday evening due to a staffing shortage.
Mill Bay mall fire closes Trans-Canada Highway

At least one building was destroyed Friday afternoon as firefighters rushed to a large fire at the vacant Pioneer Square Mall in Mill Bay, B.C.