In the news: Sask. shooting suspects still at large, major watermain break in Calgary

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed …

RCMP still looking for suspects in Sask. shooting

The search continues this morning for a pair of suspects wanted in connection with a deadly shooting on a Saskatchewan First Nation.

The RCMP says the shooting happened early Tuesday morning in Big Island Lake Cree Nation, about 400 kilometres northwest of Saskatoon, which left one person dead and three others injured.

No arrests have been made.

Tuesday night, Mounties issued a statement advising the public they were lifting a dangerous-person alert for two suspects, as they believed there was no longer an imminent risk to public safety.

The suspects were last seen riding an all-terrain vehicle, but no further details have been provided.

Major watermain break probed in Calgary

Officials in Calgary say there has been a significant watermain break in the city’s northwest, in the area of the Sarcee Trail and 16 Avenue Northwest interchange.

Following an initial probe, authorities say they believe the break is related to the Bearpaw South Feeder Main — infamous for a significant rupture in June 2024 that caused an extended outage.

Emergency crews are now assessing the cause of the break, the damage, and the system’s water pressure to determine the impact on residents in neighbouring communities.

The Calgary Police Service and the Calgary Fire Department are on the scene and directing traffic.

Five things to watch in business for 2026

Trade issues dominated headlines for Canadian business in 2025, but the stock market seemed to shrug off the economic woes as it hit record highs. 

Heading into 2026, trade will remain in the spotlight, but the new year also brings new challenges as Ottawa looks to make fundamental changes to the economy.

Here’s a look at five things to watch in Canadian business for 2026:

U.S. President Donald Trump and his tariffs, Prime Minister Mark Carney and his nation-building projects, the S&P/TSX composite index’s record-high streak, home sales bouncing back, and Unifor contract talks at the big U.S. automakers.

Grocery industry code of conduct to take effect

The voluntary grocery code of conduct for grocers, suppliers, wholesalers and primary producers is set to fully roll out on Thursday.

The grocery code is intended to promote fair dealings between grocers and their suppliers, including the application of penalties and fees. It was set up in an effort to bring more transparency, fairness and predictability to the industry as a whole. 

The code, governed by the Office of the Grocery Sector Code of Conduct, includes trade rule provisions, a governance model and an adjudication and dispute resolution process.

Starting Jan. 1, the code — which was being rolled out in stages — will be fully operational, including the dispute resolution mechanism governing how complaints are addressed by the office and consequences for violations of the code. 

Increasing AI use in courtrooms raises concerns

In the past, if a client who usually preferred to communicate via short emails suddenly sent a lengthy message akin to a legal memo, Ron Shulman would suspect they’d received help from a family member or partner.

Now, the Toronto family lawyer asks clients if they’ve used artificial intelligence. And most of the time, he says, the answer is yes.

Almost every week, his firm receives messages written or driven by AI, a shift Shulman says he noticed in the last several months.

While AI can effectively summarize information or organize notes, some clients seem to be relying on it “as some sort of a super intelligence,” using it to decide how to proceed in their case, he said.

Northern lights inspire recovery in Telegraph Cove

Mary Borrowman says she’ll never forget the moment she and her husband, Jim, watched the northern lights shimmer across the sky on the morning of Jan. 1, 2025, from their home in Telegraph Cove, B.C.

“When we looked out our window, and we looked over the water, everywhere you could see in the sky were the most beautiful dancing red and green, and purple northern lights that we have ever seen,” said Borrowman. 

A day earlier, a massive New Year’s Eve fire in the quaint tourist resort on northeastern Vancouver Island had destroyed the Whale Interpretive Centre that she and her husband founded, the local pub and restaurant and the office of the Prince of Whales whale-watching firm. 

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This report by The Canadian Press was first published Dec. 31, 2025