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Child safety advocate says N.S. changes to car seat rules makes province ‘leader’ in countryNova Scotia has released the first set of regulations under its new Traffic Safety Act, which includes Canada's first age-based minimums for children's car seats.CanadaOct 7
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Dog jumping into front seat causes car crash, driver charged: OPPA 66-year-old man is facing charges for reportedly crashing his vehicle into a tree after a dog jumped into the front seat, Ontario Provincial Police say.CanadaOct 7
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‘Home Improvement’ star Jonathan Taylor Thomas allegedly ‘kicked a deputy’According to booking records from the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, the 45-year-old actor was detained at the Malibu/Lost Hills Sheriff's Station on Sept. 21.EntertainmentSep 24
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Alberta on track to see the most traffic deaths in a decade: ‘Disaster waiting to happen’Alberta RCMP said based on historical trends, if the fatal collision pattern continues, 2026 could end with 274 deaths.TrafficSep 15
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North Dakota man charged for fleeing CBSA at Canada-U.S. border in ManitobaA 44-year-old North Dakota man was arrested after he fled from CBSA officers at the Canada-U.S. border in Emerson, Man., the RCMP said.CrimeSep 16
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Distraction robberies targeting senior South Asian women rising in EdmontonSince Aug. 19, Edmonton police said they've received at least 20 reports of distraction-style robberies involving theft of jewellery, typically targeting older South Asian women.CrimeSep 16
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Father receives life sentence in New York for murder of Montreal girlOn Aug. 10, a jury in Elizabethtown, N.Y., found Luciano Frattolin guilty of second-degree murder and concealment of a human corpse in the death of nine-year-old Melina Frattolin.CrimeOct 14
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Hamilton to pilot bylaw to protect downtown renters from extreme indoor heatThe pilot will require landlords in the city's downtown Ward 2 to keep at least one room in each unit below 26 C, a threshold recognized by Health Canada.HealthOct 8
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U.S. suspect allegedly ‘encouraged, sent money’ to Tumbler Ridge shooterJames Cody Bryant is in custody and charged with conspiracy to murder people in a foreign country. That carries a penalty of up to life in prison.CrimeOct 6
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N.S. premier invites the public to build and submit their own provincial budgetsThe province is rolling out a new website that will allow the public to build their own versions of the budget and submit them to the government.PoliticsSep 11
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Nepal flood survivors reach safe areas as families await news of missingAfter Nepali authorities updated their figures Saturday, the combined toll in Nepal and Tibet rose to 676 dead and nearly 3,000 people missing.WorldAug 29
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‘Racially offensive’ tirade at Halifax Costco under investigation by hate crime unitPolice say the the incident happened around 1 p.m. on Saturday at the Chain Lake Drive store in the Bayers Lake business district.CrimeJul 7
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Tiffany Haddish avoids jail time by pleading guilty in DUI caseTiffany Haddish's charges stemmed from an incident on Jan. 14, 2022, when someone called 911 to report seeing a person who appeared to be asleep in the driver's seat of an SUV.EntertainmentAug 12
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Nepal flood death toll crosses 900 as hundreds stuck in hydropower tunnelsNepal’s disaster agency said Monday that 903 deaths had been counted in that country, with 4,247 people, including 592 foreigners, missing.WorldAug 31
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Highway 97 between Penticton and Kelowna reopens with limited hoursThe Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen said the highway will be open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. each day and speed limits have been reduced to 70 km/h.FireAug 13
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Arson investigations launched for some B.C. fires as wildfires continue to burnThe Columbia Shuswap Regional District said RCMP are investigating three fires in a ditch on Squilax Anglemont Road that were reported around 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday.FireAug 7
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Germany’s Merz ‘shocked’ by far-right AfD state election victoryThe anti-migration and Russia-friendly Alternative for Germany, or AfD, fell just short of a majority in Sunday’s vote in Saxony-Anhalt.WorldSep 7
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Chinatown business break-ins up 275% in first half of 2026One of the most recent crimes occurred at the Tasty Market & Café on East Georgia Street at Gore Avenue, where a large window remained boarded up Monday.CrimeAug 18
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RCMP report a possible fatality from massive Summerland fireRCMP said officers continue to provide emergency response and assistance following the Bald Range fire that grew quickly and forced thousands to flee their homes.FireAug 8
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Meta reaches US$18B settlement in youth social media harm lawsuitThe settlement was reached during a California federal trial, averting one of the highest-profile tests yet of allegations that social media companies harmed young users.U.S. NewsAug 26