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Environment Canada calling for significant rainfall across Ontario
10+ hour, 37+ min ago (154+ words) TORONTO " Environment Canada is calling for 15 to 40 millimetres of rain and thunderstorms across Ontario, leading to potential flooding. Environment Canada has issued a special weather statement calling for 15 to 40 millimetres of rainfall, with locally higher totals possible due to thunderstorms....
Supreme Court says asylum seekers entitled to subsidized Quebec daycare
22+ hour, 17+ min ago (427+ words) OTTAWA " Quebec discriminated against female refugee claimants by introducing regulations that denied them access to subsidized daycare spaces, Canada's highest court said on Friday, leading to strong rebukes from members of the provincial government. In an 8-1 ruling, the court said…...
Alberta transportation minister says passenger rail plan coming within weeks
23+ hour, 17+ min ago (143+ words) CALGARY " Alberta's government says a long-awaited passenger rail master plan is expected to be made public within weeks. Transportation Minister Devin Dreeshen says with the plan complete, he's hoping to announce it next month. Dreeshen says it aims to include…...
Woman says she felt like a 'prisoner' during 1992 encounter with Quebec cardinal
1+ day, 5+ hour ago (728+ words) MONTREAL " Two women testified on Friday to experiencing alleged inappropriate behaviour from Quebec Cardinal Marc Ouellet, including one who told the court she felt like a "prisoner" during a 1992 encounter. Marie-Louise Moreau testified that Ouellet came up behind her while…...
Victoire thrilled to keep the momentum rolling
3+ day, 8+ hour ago (829+ words) TORONTO " The Olympic break wasn't long enough to halt the Montreal Victoire's momentum. Marie-Philip Poulin scored the shootout winner as the Victoire beat the Toronto Sceptres 4-3 on Tuesday at Coca-Coliseum in Toronto for their sixth straight victory. Montreal won three…...
'Go Habs Go!' to return to Montreal buses after language controversy
1+ week, 2+ day ago (181+ words) MONTREAL " Montreal's transit agency says the "Go Habs Go!" slogan will return to some city buses next month after the provincial language watchdog authorized the use of the English expression. The story made headlines last year after the watchdog pressured…...
Quebec auto board lied about cost overruns for online platform, inquiry finds
2+ week, 5+ day ago (170+ words) QU'BEC " A public inquiry has concluded that Quebec's automobile insurance board lied to the provincial government to conceal exploding costs in the creation of the agency's online platform. The inquiry overseen by Judge Denis Gallant says officials at the auto…...
Environment Canada issues snowfall warning for eastern Nova Scotia
2+ week, 6+ day ago (98+ words) HALIFAX " Eastern Nova Scotia is under a snowfall warning Sunday. The weather service says a narrow band of heavy snow is set to develop over Cape Breton and Victoria County. Officials say roads and walkways will likely be messy and…...
Ontario lifting post-secondary tuition freeze, boosting funding
3+ week, 2+ day ago (880+ words) TORONTO " Ontario is giving colleges and universities a multi-billion-dollar funding boost, while also lifting a seven-year tuition fee freeze in order to address severe financial strain critics say is at least partly of the provincial government's own making. Colleges and…...