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Local news, Quebec publishers first targets of Facebook's block on Canadian news
OTTAWA - Meta has started blocking news for some Canadians on its Facebook and Instagram platforms in response to a Liberal government bill that is currently being studied in the Senate. Chris Dell, n...
Jun 13, 2023
Rain could help Quebec firefighting effort as more than 7,200 people still evacuated
MONTREAL - Quebec's public security minister says a rainy forecast is raising hopes that the province's more than 7,200 fire evacuees will be able to return home in the coming days. Franois Bonnardel ...
Jun 13, 2023
Accused in fatal Quebec daycare bus crash has case postponed to August
LAVAL, Que. - The court case of a Quebec man accused of killing two young children by driving a city bus into a Montreal-area daycare has been postponed to late August. Pierre Ny St-Amand was arrested...
Jun 13, 2023
Justice minister says accusation that he intimidated Tory MP in email is 'ridiculous'
OTTAWA - Justice Minister David Lametti says an accusation from Tory MP Frank Caputo that the minister tried to intimidate him with an email is "ridiculous." Caputo says Lametti told him in an email l...
Jun 13, 2023
Civil liberties, Muslim groups ask Quebec court to suspend ban on school prayer rooms
MONTREAL - A civil liberties group and a Muslim advocacy organization are asking a Quebec Superior Court justice to suspend the province's ban on prayer rooms in public schools. Lawyers for the Canadi...
Jun 13, 2023
RCMP investigating foreign meddling attempts against three MPs
OTTAWA - The RCMP says investigations are underway into alleged foreign interference involving three members of Parliament, including Conservatives Michael Chong and Erin O'Toole and New Democrat Jenn...
Jun 13, 2023
NDP attempts to prod Liberals into action on pharmacare by tabling its own bill
OTTAWA - NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says his party has tabled its own pharmacare legislation in the House of Commons, showing the New Democrats are no longer content to wait for the Liberals to make goo...
Jun 13, 2023
How population growth is affecting everything from jobs to housing in the economy
OTTAWA - Rapid population growth is challenging economists' understanding of the economy as they monitor how businesses and consumers are responding to high interest rates. The Canadian economy has ou...
Jun 13, 2023
Reports: Andlauer group buys Senators for close to $1 billion
OTTAWA - A group led by Toronto-based businessman Michael Andlauer has reached an agreement in principle to purchase the NHL's Ottawa Senators for close to US$1 billion, according to media reports.And...
Jun 13, 2023
Picnics at Montreal's unique plane-spotting park risk bird strikes: airport
MONTREAL - The Montreal Trudeau International Airport is cracking down on picnickers at its plane-spotting park, fearing hungry birds will collide with landing or departing aircraft. Montreal's main a...
Jun 13, 2023