Lowertown residents gathered along King Edward Avenue this week for what they call a “speed gun party" — an effort to prove that a speed camera that was removed from this intersection was effective at slowing drivers. About a dozen people came together in the snow for what they called a “speed gun party” on the corner of King Edward Avenue and St. Andrew Street. A group of Lowertown residents and other advocates came together for a 'speed gun party' along King Edward Avenue on Thursday afternoon. In 2024, the speed camera on King Edward Avenue led the city with 59,656 violations, or an average of 163 per day. Speed camera alternativesFollowing the speed camera ban, the Ford government pledged $210 million for municipalities to implement other traffic-calming measures like speed bumps and roundabouts.

A Jewish advocacy group says there have been 32 reported antisemitic incidents in Canada this past week alone and is asking Prime Minister Mark Carney to act urgently. “That is a warning signal, and it demands more than piecemeal reactions,” B’nai Brith wrote in a post on X on Wednesday, about the number of incidents this past week. The group pointed to the targeted terror attack on Australia’s Jewish community at Bondi Beach on Dec. 14, when 15 people were murdered. A spokesperson for Carney’s office told National Post in an emailed statement that the letter from B’nai Brith had been received. “Antisemitism is accelerating,” B’nai Brith said on X.

The youngest age group (18 to 24) was split with 43 per cent saying yes and 37 per cent saying no, which was almost identical to those aged 25 to 34. “The poll reveals that many Canadians express interest in obtaining dual citizenship, particularly younger Canadians. want dual citizenships the most, and those in Atlantic provinces the least, the poll found. Despite the high percentage of Canadian residents wanting dual citizenships for themselves, nearly a third were suspicious of divided loyalties by those with dual citizenships. Perhaps intuitively, a majority of those who said they would like to hold dual citizenships are the least likely to think dual citizens are less loyal to Canada.

A former CBC human resources employee is suing the national broadcaster claiming he was forced to leave a work environment so toxic and discriminatory there was a designated “crying room” so employees could deal with office stress. A CBC human resource staff member laughed and told him the office was the “crying room” where employees would go to cry to help cope with workplace stress, he says in his statement of claim. “I think this case exposes the very concerning toxic work culture within our national broadcaster. “It really demonstrates that there’s something very wrong and broken at CBC within their work environment that they need to fix. Johnston said the poor workplace environment led to complications to his surgical recovery, including severe pain which prevented him from sitting.

Canada Rocket Company says the turbulence in global politics is likely to increase Canada’s need for a sovereign rocket company that can take domestically-controlled satellites to space. Canada Rocket Company says the capital that it has raised is the largest round of all-Canadian seed funding ever for a space and defence startup. Kolias said Canada Rocket aims to become a big player in the rocket industry, particularly targeting the “the missing middle” portion of the market. Canada Rocket has just five employees to date but expects to have as many as 1,000 within about seven years. Other Canadian space companies include Ottawa-based Telesat, Winnipeg-based Magellan Aerospace and Honeywell Aerospace Canada, which has engineering and manufacturing operations in Mississauga, Ont., Ottawa and elsewhere.

OTTAWA — The federal government has lost its appeal on a ruling by the Federal Court that found the invocation of the Emergencies Act during the 2022 Freedom Convoy Protests was unjustified. In the 178-page decision released on Friday, Chief Justice de Montigny said he was dismissing all the appeals against the lower court’s decision. The appeal decision follows a ruling by the Federal Court in 2024 that the invocation of the act in response to the protests was unreasonable, unjustified, and violated Charter rights. Following the decision, then deputy prime minister Chrystia Freeland vowed her government would appeal the ruling. The Federal Court’s ruling stemmed from legal challenges brought on by Canadian civil liberties organizations, including the Canadian Constitution Foundation (CCF) and the Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA), who argued the federal government went beyond its powers.

OTTAWA — Federal Court of Appeal Chief Justice de Montigny is expected to deliver a decision Friday on the federal government’s use of the Emergencies Act during the 2022 Freedom Convoy protests. The appeal decision follows a ruling by the Federal Court in 2024 that the invocation of the act in response to the protests was unreasonable, unjustified, and violated Charter rights. The Federal Court’s ruling stemmed from legal challenges brought on by Canadian civil liberties organizations, including the Canadian Constitution Foundation (CCF) and the Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA), who argued the federal government went beyond its powers. While the Federal Court opposed the use of the act, the Public Order Emergency Commission, a public inquiry into the government’s use of emergency powers, ruled the act’s use was justified in 2023. “The case is one of the most significant for civil liberties in modern Canadian history,” the CCF said in a statement in anticipation of Friday’s decision.

Jurors in a Moncton double-murder trial on Thursday were shown a bullet found during the autopsy of one of the victims before hearing descriptions of the scene. The bullet was entered as an exhibit in Janson Baker’s trial on two counts of first-degree murder. Then more lights appeared around 2:50 a.m. On Monday, a Crown witness testified Baker told him that when Baker was booked into prison, a list of his belongings included the key from the car he was driving the night of the killings. The trial is not expected to sit most Fridays, and jurors were told to return to court Monday morning.

Homelessness prevention program in P.E.I. relaunches thanks to fresh fundingNewsDuration 6:09The John Howard Society in P.E.I. was forced to close its Prevention and Diversion Fund last year because demand outpaced the money available. But thanks to a new cash infusion, the homelessness prevention program returned Jan. 1. CBC News: Compass host Louise Martin spoke with the society’s president, Conor Mullin.

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#TheMoment the military helped Toronto dig out back in 1999NewsDuration 1:49The National revisits the moment back in 1999 when Toronto Mayor Mel Lastman called in the military to help dig the city out of a major snowstorm.

Government provides update on acute care capacity in AlbertaNewsDuration 17:51The minister of hospital and surgical health services, and officials from Acute Care Alberta, AHS and Covenant Health provide an update on acute care capacity in the province, and review the death of a patient at Grey Nuns Community Hospital.

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A winter storm sweeping through Montreal caused difficult road conditions and service disruptions on the city's light-rail network during Thursday's morning commute. Snowfall warnings are in effect for a number of areas, including Montreal and the Laurentians. The Deux-Montagnes branch of the REM was disrupted for much of the morning, with trains not running between Bois-Franc and Ville-de-Mont-Royal stations. "We are seeing moisture-related issues during weather events such as freezing rain, which can lead to ice buildup on the power lines," Néron said. "We are working to deploy new equipment and procedures in the coming weeks to try to mitigate this type of impact.

OTTAWA — Winnipeg MP Leah Gazan says she’s backing activist Avi Lewis as the NDP’s next leader, becoming the first of the party’s seven-member caucus to endorse a leadership candidate. Gazan said in a video released Thursday morning that Lewis was the right person to lead the party in a “critical moment” for Canada and the world. Gazan has been critical of Lewis’s moderate rival, Edmonton MP Heather McPherson. MP Charlie Angus earlier this week and has also been endorsed by Rachel Notley, the former NDP premier of Alberta. Lewis, McPherson and union leader Rob Ashton are considered the three frontrunners in the NDP leadership race, with the party’s next leader to be announced on Mar.