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With U.S. bottles off the shelves, local whisky is having a moment in Quebec. Will it last? | CBC News
1+ hour, 2+ min ago (635+ words) Rows and rows of barrels line the cellar at the Distillerie de Montr'al." The alcohol inside these containers ages for years before being bottled and shipped off to Quebec's liquor board, the Soci't' des alcools du Qu'bec (SAQ). The distillery…...
3 years since fatal Old Montreal fire, Crown prosecutor says investigation nears conclusion | CBC News
1+ hour, 42+ min ago (286+ words) The Quebec Crown prosecutor's office says it is working diligently to finish its investigation into a fatal Old Montreal building fire three years ago and that information will be made public soon. In a statement, the Directeur des poursuites criminelles…...
Doctors, P.E.I. government have 'open dialogue, honest, frank conversation' | CBC News
5+ hour, 58+ min ago (549+ words) Premier Rob Lantz, Health Minister Cory Deagle and members of the Medical Society of P.E.I. met behind closed doors Thursday in downtown Charlottetown." Deagle said the goal of the meeting was to have "an open dialogue, honest, frank conversation." "I think…...
Quebec's public security minister open to making police watchdog reports public | CBC News
5+ hour, 47+ min ago (427+ words) Quebec's public security minister says he's open to publicly releasing the reports by the province's independent police watchdog, as is the case with police oversight bodies in other provinces. Ian Lafreni're, himself a former police officer, was questioned on the…...
Canada's public safety minister says new bill will give police more tools to disrupt organized crime | CBC News
7+ hour, 4+ min ago (356+ words) Federal Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree and B.C. Public Safety Minister Nina Krieger spoke in Vancouver Friday about a new bill they say will give police more tools to investigate serious threats and disrupt organized crime. The ministers shared details about…...
Thousands petitioned Sask. for mandatory Black history education. Advocates say nothing changed | CBC News
1+ day, 10+ hour ago (1395+ words) Six years have gone by since 73,466 people signed a petition calling on the Saskatchewan government to make Black history a mandatory component of the school curriculum. The petition circulated among'hundreds of people who filled the lawn at the Saskatchewan Legislature…...
Montreal man charged with murder previously stabbed a woman to death in Vancouver | CBC News
9+ hour, 50+ min ago (468+ words) A 35-year-old Montreal man who previously stabbed a mother of two to death in Vancouver has been charged with first-degree murder in connection with a homicide at a Plateau Mont-Royal d'panneur." Xavier Gellatly, whose criminal history, both in Montreal and…...
Montrealers take subdued ice storm in stride — some literally
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (131+ words) While hundreds of thousands of Quebecers briefly lost power and some transportation was disrupted as freezing rain blanketed much of the province Wednesday and Thursday, the impact was less severe than many feared, leaving some Montrealers treating the storm more…...
Montreal dodged the worst of Wednesday’s freezing rain storm — but it’s not over yet
2+ day, 2+ hour ago (116+ words) Montreal dodged the worst of Wednesday's freezing rain storm " but it's not over yet'CBC Montreal dodged the worst of Wednesday's freezing rain storm " but it's not over yet Along with much of the province, Montreal had shut down in many…...
AG's report finds improper payments to some top managers at Health P.E.I. | CBC News
2+ mon, 5+ day ago (771+ words) A report released by Prince Edward Island's auditor general has prompted Health P.E.I.s CEO to ask the province's attorney general to weigh in on whether acts of fraud were committed at the agency. Melanie Fraser said she first caught wind…...