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• U.S. 6-year-old who shot teacher allegedly tried to choke another

  A 6-year-old Virginia boy who shot and wounded his first-grade teacher constantly cursed at staff and teachers, chased students around and tried to whip them with his belt and once choked another teacher 'until she couldn't breathe,' according to a legal notice filed by an attorney for the wounded teacher.

  

• Mother charged with sexual abuse of toddler in Edmonton area after FBI tip

  A Strathcona County toddler has been rescued from suspected sexual exploitation, and the child's mother has been charged, police said.

  

• Netflix to begin password sharing crackdown in Canada. What you need to know

  Netflix users who have been sharing their passwords with friends and family members who live hundreds – or even thousands – of kilometres away won’t be able to do so for much longer, as the streaming service announced its plans to end password sharing.

  

• Why wasn't the suspected Chinese spy balloon shot down over Canada?

  Critics say the U.S. and Canada had ample time to shoot down a suspected Chinese spy balloon as it drifted across North America. The alleged surveillance device initially approached North America near Alaska's Aleutian Islands on Jan 28. According to officials, it crossed into Canadian airspace on Jan. 30, travelling above the Northwest Territories, Alberta and Saskatchewan before re-entering the U.S. on Jan 31.

  

• Victim in Moosonee, Ont., injured in blow torch attack

  A 33-year-old woman from Moosonee has been charged after someone was attacked with a blow torch Feb. 3.

• Canadians now expect to need $1.7M in order to retire: BMO survey

  Canadians now believe they need $1.7 million in savings in order to retire, a 20 per cent increase from 2020, according to a new BMO survey. The eye-watering figure is the largest sum since BMO first started surveying Canadians about their retirement expectations 13 years ago.

• Curlers ask for transparency and communication after pregnancy exemption uproar

  A Canadian interim rep for the Curling Players' Association has renewed a call for improved transparency and collaboration with Curling Canada after an uproar about pregnancy exemption rules resulted in an about-face from the organization.

• European family moves to Toronto in long-term Airbnb. A 'loophole' got them an eviction notice midway

  For a Switzerland professor contracted to work in Ontario for a year, Airbnb looked like the right option for a family of five.

• Strong, loyal dog at Sudbury SPCA shelter looking for a home

  Cyrus is a one-year-old American bulldog mix that is searching for a companion and permanent home.

  

• Sudbury-area boy becomes 'TikTok famous' with mom's snowmobile video

  A Sudbury-area boy is now 'TikTok famous' after his mother shared a video of him receiving his new snowmobile that resonated with viewers on the popular app.