16+ hour, 23+ min ago  (717+ words) OTTAWA " NDP Leader Avi Lewis said Monday he won't run in an upcoming Quebec byelection to fill a seat being left vacant by Alexandre Boulerice. Boulerice officially announced Monday he is leaving Parliament to run provincially for the Qu'bec solidaire…...

4+ day, 12+ hour ago  (230+ words) PEACE RIVER " A northern Alberta town has issued a flood warning and told residents in an area that includes all of its downtown to be ready to leave on short notice. The Town of Peace River says people should be…...

5+ day, 22+ hour ago  (182+ words) TORONTO " The race to become the Ontario Liberals' next leader has its first official entrant. Dylan Marando, a former political staffer, says on a website launching his bid that he wants to build an Ontario of inclusion, optimism and opportunity....

6+ day, 3+ hour ago  (641+ words) Lawyers for the City of Montreal asked the Court of Appeal on Tuesday to overturn a landmark class-action ruling on racial profiling by police, saying it's too complicated to determine who is eligible for compensation. The city is appealing a…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (135+ words) FREDERICTON " New Brunswick RCMP say they believe a fatal crash Monday evening north of Saint John was caused by a driver attempting to avoid a moose. Mounties say the driver of a southbound vehicle on Highway 7 swerved to avoid the…...

2+ week, 10+ hour ago  (879+ words) MONTREAL " Christine Fr'chette, newly elected Coalition Avenir Qu'bec leader and premier-designate, has a bit more than five months to revive her party before the provincial elections, and to define herself in a crowded political field. Her election over the weekend…...

4+ week, 2+ day ago  (786+ words) LAVAL " The two candidates vying to replace Fran'ois Legault as Coalition Avenir Qu'bec leader and Quebec premier faced off over language and immigration in a heated final debate north of Montreal on Saturday. Bernard Drainville and Christine Fr'chette exchanged friendly…...

1+ mon, 4+ day ago  (933+ words) OTTAWA " Lawyers challenging Quebec's secularism law Bill 21 went before the Supreme Court of Canada on Monday arguing the legislation goes too far and is unconstitutional. The lawyers also argued the Quebec government overstepped its provincial jurisdiction on matters of linguistic…...

1+ mon, 6+ day ago  (614+ words) QU'BEC " Tensions flared Saturday in Quebec City as Christine Fr'chette and Bernard Drainville faced off in the first debate to succeed Premier Fran'ois Legault as leader of the Coalition Avenir Qu'bec. The proposed "third link" bridge connecting Quebec City and…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (693+ words) TORONTO " Ontario is set to make Premier Doug Ford and cabinet members' records secret as it "modernizes" freedom-of-information laws, a change the province's privacy watchdog warns will eviscerate public accountability. Public and Business Service Delivery and Procurement Minister Stephen Crawford,…...