National News

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.

OTTAWA — RCMP are warning about a rise in violent extremism among Canadian youth, while Jewish leaders urge community members to be diligent about security after two teenagers were arrested on terror-related charges in the last five days.

HALIFAX — A new study says Canadian homeowners and communities can slash wildfire risks to buildings if they start taking steps like cutting buffer zones and using fire resistant construction materials.

MONTREAL — As Quebec prepares to ramp up electricity production to meet its ambitious economic goals, the government is trying to extend a power deal that has caused decades of resentment in Newfoundland and Labrador.

VANCOUVER — The voice mail threatens to knock lawyer Kevin McCullough's teeth out, and as for his client, Ibrahim Ali, the anonymous caller says: "I'm gonna cut him." The Dec 1.

VICTORIA — A man who allegedly accelerated his car toward a pro-Palestinian protester near the British Columbia legislature earlier this month has been charged with assault and dangerous driving.