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An Iranian-owned boxing gym in Thornhill was targeted by gunfire early Sunday morning in an apparent threat against activists speaking out against the Islamic Republic governing Iran.
York Regional Police officers were called to Saliwan Boxing, near Yonge Street and Steeles Avenue West, at around 3 am following reports of a shooting.
The gym’s entrance was riddled with bullet holes and broken glass in videos uploaded to social media by Salar Gholami, the business’s owner and a key activist in anti-regime protests across the GTA in recent months.
“This happened exactly one hour...
March 2, 2026 - 07:18 | Special to National Post | National Post
Good morning. There are many unknowns about what will come next for Iran, and much of the Middle East. For now, we take a look at the attacks this weekend and the fallout so far. Let’s get to it.
March 2, 2026 - 06:35 | Sierra Bein | The Globe and Mail
The Emergencies Act is now nearing forty years old. Its future is uncertain, its past now problematic.
It may be the only piece of Canadian legislation never intended to be used. Made into law in 1988, it was devised for a severe national crisis, giving the federal government extraordinary powers to direct a response—on a strictly temporary basis.
The law addressed a range of scenarios, from a “public welfare emergency” caused by natural disaster, disease, or pollution, to political disruption amounting to a public order breakdown, to international emergency, and, finally, war. It was...
March 2, 2026 - 06:30 | Wesley Wark | Walrus
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March 2, 2026 - 06:00 | Isaac Callan | Global News - Ottawa
Researchers at CHEO have enlisted artificial intelligence to help with a difficult problem: the high number of children and youth who return to the hospital’s emergency department within six months of seeking urgent mental health care. AI could help reduce some of those emergency room visits. Read More
March 2, 2026 - 04:00 | Elizabeth Payne | Ottawa Citizen
A photo of the Royal Canadian Air Force's top officer signing the fuselage of Canada’s first F-35 has become a political football with the military refusing to release the image for fear of undercutting Prime Minister Mark Carney. Read More
March 2, 2026 - 04:00 | David Pugliese, Ottawa Citizen | Ottawa Citizen
