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Canadian indie film 'Little Lorraine' sold 4, 000 tickets on Cape Breton in a week
1+ day, 4+ hour ago (865+ words) By Craig Macrae, The Canadian Press Posted Apr 24, 2026 05: 00: 18 AM. A Canadian indie film is making waves on Cape Breton, selling more than 4, 000 tickets over the course of the week in Sydney, N. S. , a city of roughly 30, 000. The local Cineplex had to…...
Hope rises as water levels begin to stabilize in Quebec despite new flooding
2+ day, 19+ hour ago (340+ words) Posted Apr 22, 2026 02: 51: 25 PM. MONTREAL " Officials in parts of Quebec are expressing cautious optimism as river levels appear to stabilize, even as the number of flooded homes continues to rise. The City of Gatineau says that water levels rose less than…...
Man dies from single gunshot in Amherst
1+ week, 4+ day ago (467+ words) Posted Apr 14, 2026 05: 06: 05 AM. Police in Amherst are investigating after a man was found dead from injuries consistent with being shot on Monday. According to Amherst police in a post on social media, officers were called just before 7 p. m. to Prince Arthur…...
Via Rail CEO blames plummeting on-time performance on CN speed rules
10+ mon, 2+ week ago (511+ words) Posted Jun 4, 2025 05: 14: 49 PM. MONTREAL " Via Rail says its on-time performance fell drastically in the first three months of the year " a drop the Crown corporation blames largely on speed rules from Canadian National Railway Co. Via is reporting that its…...
Freezing rain falls throughout Halifax
3+ week, 18+ hour ago (259+ words) Posted Apr 3, 2026 03: 01: 36 PM. Environment Canada has issued a freezing rain warning for Halifax as temperatures hover around 0 C. The weather authority says freezing rain can be expected to continue for around five hours before changing over to rain later in the…...
New secularism law is looming over Way of the Cross marches on Good Friday in Quebec
3+ week, 1+ day ago (888+ words) By Morgan Lowrie, The Canadian Press Posted Apr 3, 2026 07: 00: 04 AM. MONTREAL " Christians across Quebec are about to face a new legal landscape on Good Friday, only a day after the provincial legislature adopted a law that could crack down on their…...
Sentencing hearing today for man convicted in drive-by shooting of Montreal teen
3+ week, 2+ day ago (360+ words) Posted Apr 2, 2026 05: 00: 02 AM. MONTREAL " The man convicted of first-degree murder in the 2021 drive-by shooting death of a 15-year-old girl in Montreal will return to court today for sentencing. A jury found Salim Touaibi guilty last week of murdering Meriem Boundaoui,…...
Quebec coroner investigating after three homeless people died last week in Montreal
3+ week, 2+ day ago (982+ words) By Erika Morris, The Canadian Press Posted Apr 1, 2026 12: 04: 27 PM. The Quebec coroner's office says it has ordered an investigation into the deaths of five homeless people in Montreal after noticing an increase in deaths among some of the city's most…...
Ottawa's fiscal year shaping up better than budget forecasts: BMO economist
3+ week, 3+ day ago (331+ words) Posted Mar 31, 2026 04: 22: 06 PM. OTTAWA " The federal government's annual deficit for the fiscal year ending today is tracking below Ottawa's own expectations set out the 2025 budget, despite increased spending. The fiscal monitor published last Friday showed Ottawa's deficit from April to…...
N. S. health agency misusing rules around sole-sourced contracts, says auditor general
3+ week, 3+ day ago (326+ words) Posted Mar 31, 2026 02: 57: 48 PM. HALIFAX " Nova Scotia's auditor general says the province's health authority has not followed rules around the use of public contracts without competitive bids. Kim Adair's new report says that since 2020 Nova Scotia Health has awarded more than…...