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OTTAWA — An Ottawa youth facing terrorism charges for an alleged plot against the Jewish community is now also accused of having explosives in his possession.

Alberta volunteer firefighter Alison Archambault calls it her "soul work." But that doesn't mean some more help at tax time wouldn't be welcome too.

ABBOTSFORD, B.C. — One man is dead after a police-involved shooting in Abbotsford, British Columbia, on Sunday night.

HALIFAX — Powerful gusts are expected to reach speeds of more than 100 kilometres per hour on Canada's East Coast today as two large pressure systems meet over the Atlantic Ocean.

TORONTO — A new survey suggests one in four Canadians are extremely concerned about having enough income to cover their basic needs, with the highest degree of hardship being felt by single parents.

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today...

REGINA — The Saskatchewan government received 18 official complaints in the summer before it implemented a rule preventing most children from changing their names or pronouns at school without parental consent.

TSUUT'INA FIRST NATION — Const. Kenny Big Plume knows the snow-covered roads running through the Tsuut'ina reserve like the back of his hand.

Toronto police have arrested and charged a man with mischief in an incident they allege was hate-motivated. Police say a man boarded a TTC bus in the city's Jane and Bloor West area on December 2 and wrote hate-motivated graffiti on several windows.

VICTORIA — Earthquakes Canada says a 4.9 magnitude earthquake was recorded Sunday afternoon and public reports poured in from hundreds of kilometres away from the event's epicentre.