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Nunavik police officer charged with assault after Quebec watchdog investigation
1+ week, 5+ day ago (158+ words) MONTREAL - Quebec’s police watchdog says an officer with the Nunavik Police Service appeared in court Monday to face charges of assault and assault with a weapon. The Bureau des enquêtes indépendantes, or BEI, says the officer appeared in court in…...
Montreal transit agency stops workplace prayers as new law comes into effect
1+ week, 6+ day ago (186+ words) A student performs his afternoon prayer in the prayer room organized by the Muslim Students’ Association, at Concordia University in Montreal, Wednesday, Nov. 26, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christopher Katsarov MONTREAL - Montreal’s public transit agency is telling employees they can no longer…...
Montreal police arrest teenage day camp employee for alleged sexual offences
4+ week, 2+ day ago (120+ words) An SPVM police vehicle is seen in Montreal, Thursday, Aug. 29, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christinne Muschi MONTREAL - Montreal police have arrested a teenage day camp employee for alleged sexual offences against three minors. The 16-year-old worked at a day camp in…...
How are Burlington, Waterloo, Toronto and Mississagua approaching AI data centre proposals after Hamilton council rejected a moratorium?
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (1090+ words) Mississauga city council will consider a motion on AI data centres in September. A former Tucker’s Marketplace at 3110 South Service Rd. is the site of a proposed AI data centre in Burlington. The Ascent TOR1 data centre in Cambridge made headlines…...
Proposed Alberta pipeline would cross Jasper National Park
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (739+ words) The Government of Alberta’s proposed West Coast Oil Pipeline would follow the same route as the Trans Mountain Crossing pipeline, seen here in Jasper National Park crossing the Snaring River. According to Alberta’s submission to the federal Major Projects Office,…...
Two dead after vehicle allegedly fled police north of Montreal and crashed into gym
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (175+ words) A Laval police logo is seen on a police car in Laval, Que., Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz MONTRÉAL - Two people have died and another is in critical condition after a vehicle allegedly attempted to flee from police…...
Man dies after being struck by a vehicle in Kangiqsujuaq
1+ mon, 4+ week ago (104+ words) A man is dead after he was hit by a vehicle on July 1 in Kangiqsujuaq, Nunavik Police Service says. Officers responded at around 3:48 a.m. to a report of a man struck by a vehicle in the community’s marina parking lot. An…...
Meta to build $13B data centre north of Edmonton, its first in Canada
2+ mon, 5+ day ago (698+ words) CALGARY - The tech behemoth behind Facebook and Instagram says it plans to make Alberta home to its first artificial intelligence data centre in Canada, and its largest outside the United States. Meta announced Wednesday that the $13-billion-plus project is to…...
Montreal-area home sales down 8% in June as listings continue to rise: board
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (189+ words) A “For Sale” sign is seen outside a home in Montreal on Thursday, June 4, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christinne Muschi MONTREAL - Montreal-area home sales decreased 8.2 per cent year-over-year in June as the province’s real estate board says the supply of properties…...
Ontario town to remove Frank Stronach’s name from rec centre after conviction
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (261+ words) Frank Stronach leaves a Toronto court on Friday, June 19, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young The mayor of a town north of Toronto says Frank Stronach’s name will be removed from a recreation centre after the Canadian billionaire was found guilty…...