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We have it from here: Police salute fallen Toronto officer at procession
2+ hour, 41+ min ago (382+ words) TORONTO " Under grey, rainy skies, a police motorcade brought the body of Toronto Const. Marc Pinizzotto, who was shot dead in the line of duty last week, to a funeral home in Thornhill on Sunday afternoon. Pinizzotto was shot at…...
Quebec auditor slams government for poorly planning subsidies for battery companies
4+ day, 2+ hour ago (600+ words) QU'BEC " Quebec's auditor general says the provincial government showed poor planning in $2. 2 billion of investments in various battery companies " many of which are now experiencing financial troubles. The report released Wednesday by Christine Roy found that the investments by the…...
Inmate dies at Donnacona Institution in Quebec after altercation with other prisoners
1+ week, 3+ day ago (112+ words) MONTREAL " A 30-year-old inmate has died at Donnacona Institution in Quebec after an altercation with other inmates. Correctional Service Canada says Tarek Baydoun died of his injuries at the maximum security prison on Wednesday. Baydoun was serving a life sentence…...
Concerns over expansion of Quebec language law to adult education, vocational school
1+ week, 3+ day ago (569+ words) MONTREAL " The Quebec government has introduced a bill that would force people seeking training in fields such as machining, cabinet making and professional cooking to study in French. The legislation, tabled Thursday, expands the province's strict language laws to adult…...
Manitoba police watchdog investigating man's death after hostage-taking, house fire
2+ week, 5+ hour ago (251+ words) WINNIPEG " Manitoba's police watchdog is investigating a man's death after he allegedly slammed into a car and held a teen hostage in a burning home. Winnipeg police say the chaotic scene involving a 34-year-old man began on Friday just before…...
Owe it to our fans: Canadiens keen for better home-ice effort in Game 3
3+ week, 6+ hour ago (843+ words) RALEIGH " Nick Suzuki trudged off the ice hoping it wasn't his team's closing act at the Bell Centre. The Canadiens were embarrassed 8-3 by the Buffalo Sabres in Game 6 of their second-round playoff series on May 16. The home fans making up…...
Canadian Gaza flotilla members being deported from Israel to Turkey: Anand
3+ week, 3+ day ago (418+ words) OTTAWA " Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand says Canadians who were on board a flotilla heading to Gaza that was intercepted by Israel are safe and are being transferred to Turkey. Activists say 12 Canadians were among the Global Sumud Flotilla participants…...
Canadians say they saw beatings, felt helpless as Israel intercepted Gaza flotilla
3+ week, 5+ day ago (1346+ words) As an unmarked speedboat approached the ship that had been her home for two weeks, Luiza Ravalli heard a voice over a loudspeaker issue an ominous command: "Turn back or you'll be boarded." Ravalli, a primary care nurse from the…...
Bell Media deal allows Qu'b'cois dubbing of "The Simpsons" to continue
1+ mon, 3+ day ago (513+ words) MONTREAL " For Thi'ry Dub', who voices Homer Simpson in the Qu'b'cois version of the animated television series "The Simpsons," news this week that Bell Media reached a deal with Disney Entertainment to save the local adaptation came with celebration and…...
Ethics commissioner recommends $8 K fine against former Quebec Liberal member
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (574+ words) QU'BEC " Quebec's ethic commissioner has recommended an $8, 000 fine against a former Liberal member of the legislature for using her constituency resources in the 2025 provincial Liberal leadership race " and for obstructing the investigation into her behaviour. Commissioner Ariane Mignolet says Sona…...