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Toronto police officer fatally shot while carrying out search, chief says
3+ hour, 1+ min ago (674+ words) By Elissa Mendes and Rianna Lim, The Canadian Press Posted Jun 11, 2026 11: 15: 58 AM. TORONTO " A Toronto police officer who was shot early Thursday morning has died, as police search for a suspect potentially linked to other shootings, including one at the…...
Quebec auditor slams government for poorly planning subsidies for battery companies
22+ hour, 41+ min ago (713+ words) By Thomas Laberge, The Canadian Press Posted Jun 10, 2026 02: 10: 20 PM. 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…...
Tributes pour in for OPP constable killed in line of duty in northern Ontario
1+ day, 11+ hour ago (296+ words) Posted Jun 10, 2026 05: 00: 16 AM. HEARST " Canada's public safety minister is one of several officials offering condolences after an Ontario Provincial Police constable was killed in the line of duty in northern Ontario. Gary Anandasangaree says on social media he was deeply…...
Health experts tell Quebec politicians there are no benefits from energy drinks
2+ day, 31+ min ago (349+ words) Posted Jun 9, 2026 03: 34: 39 PM. Health experts told Quebec's legislature today that there are no health benefits to consuming energy drinks. Quebec's elected officials held consultations with pharmacists, cardiologists, public health and lobby groups after tabling a bill to ban the sale…...
Quebec municipalities and environmentalists say province's water reserves are at risk
2+ day, 20+ hour ago (783+ words) By Erika Morris, The Canadian Press Posted Jun 8, 2026 02: 58: 48 PM. A group of environmental organizations and municipalities is worried that Quebec's groundwater reserves are dwindling due to overconsumption and the effects of climate change. In an open letter sent to the…...
Ottawa man killed, woman injured in crash on Nova Scotia's South Shore
3+ day, 3+ hour ago (340+ words) Posted Jun 8, 2026 11: 59: 07 AM. A man is dead, and a woman is severely injured after a crash near Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, over the weekend. The RCMP says the crash happened on Highway 103 in Clearland around 3: 30 p. m. Saturday. Police say a Dodge Ram…...
Outages leave thousands without power in Halifax area
3+ day, 3+ hour ago (305+ words) Posted Jun 8, 2026 12: 16: 42 PM. Thousands of Nova Scotia Power customers were without power on a breezy Monday in the Halifax area. The utility was reporting two outages as of noon, the first in Lower Sackville impacting about 2, 250 customers, and another on…...
Quebec health minister to table bill to protect teens from energy drinks
6+ day, 11+ hour ago (587+ words) Posted Jun 5, 2026 05: 00: 07 AM. QU'BEC " Quebec's health minister is set to table a bill taking aim at the potentially harmful effects of energy drinks on teens, but one member of the provincial legislature could block its adoption until after an upcoming…...
Concerns over expansion of Quebec language law to adult education, vocational school
6+ day, 21+ hour ago (770+ words) By Charlotte Glorieux, The Canadian Press Posted Jun 4, 2026 03: 23: 24 PM. 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…...
Three men, aged between 22 and 33, killed in Montreal area over 48 hours
1+ week, 2+ hour ago (435+ words) By Charlotte Glorieux, The Canadian Press Posted Jun 4, 2026 01: 28: 36 PM. MONTREAL " Three men have been killed in the Montreal area over a 48-hour span. A 22-year-old man was shot Wednesday night in Montreal, marking the city's tenth homicide of the year....