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Toronto police officer charged after private databases accessed
1+ day, 8+ hour ago (114+ words) TORONTO " A Toronto police officer has been arrested and charged with the unauthorized use of a computer. Police say an officer allegedly accessed private police databases without authorization on multiple occasions between June and December 2025. Const. Rifat Hassan is set…...
Some 600 people sign open letter calling for new Quebec law to prevent femicides
1+ day, 11+ hour ago (155+ words) MONTR'AL " Hundreds of people have joined a Quebec politician in calling for stronger measures to prevent femicides. Qu'bec solidaire spokesperson Ruba Ghazal and some 600 other signatories asked the premier in an open letter for a new law that would allow…...
Quebec Premier Christine Fr'chette to announce new cabinet today
1+ day, 20+ hour ago (120+ words) QU'BEC " Quebec's new Premier Christine Fr'chette is set to announce her cabinet today. Fr'chette has had just over a week to put her team together after winning the Coalition Avenir Qu'bec leadership race April 12. In a recent appearance on Radio-Canada's…...
Quebec and Ontario officials are remaining on alert over spring flooding
2+ day, 7+ hour ago (743+ words) Communities along the Ottawa River were on high alert as water levels rose, amid spring floods at the start of a new week. In Quebec, Ontario and New Brunswick, officials said they were monitoring rivers closely, with some areas already…...
Christine Fr'chette has been sworn into office as Quebec's second female premier
1+ week, 11+ hour ago (999+ words) QU'BEC " Christine Fr'chette has officially been sworn in as Quebec's premier, the second woman to hold the job in the province's history. In a speech at the legislature Wednesday, Fr'chette promised to focus on growing Quebec's economy and to govern…...
Voting begins in Coalition Avenir Qu'bec leadership race to replace Premier Legault
2+ week, 1+ day ago (122+ words) QU'BEC " Voting is open for members of the Coalition Avenir Qu'bec to choose a new leader who will replace Premier Fran'ois Legault. Christine Fr'chette, a former economy minister, and Bernard Drainville, an ex-environment minister, are the only candidates after Legault…...
Human rights tribunal approves massive child welfare deal for Ontario First Nations
3+ week, 2+ day ago (770+ words) OTTAWA " The Canadian Human Rights Tribunal has approved a landmark First Nations child welfare deal between the federal government and First Nations in Ontario, partially ending a decades-long discrimination case. Monday's decision comes after chiefs twice voted down a national…...
Most NDP leadership candidates say they're in no hurry to become MPs
1+ mon, 1+ day ago (1122+ words) Four of the five federal NDP leadership candidates say they won't be in a hurry to enter the House of Commons if they win " a position the only MP in the race calls "a little bit odd." Filmmaker Avi Lewis…...
Quebec's Abitibi region buried by March storm estimated to bring up to 50 cm of snow
1+ mon, 6+ day ago (416+ words) MONTREAL " A March storm forecast to bring up to 50 centimetres of snow and freezing rain to Quebec's Abitibi-T'miscamingue region closed schools and suspended municipal services on Monday. The city of Rouyn-Noranda, about 500 kilometres northwest of Montreal, said its offices were…...
Major winter storm expected to hit northern Ontario, central Quebec
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (208+ words) Environment Canada is warning residents to stay indoors and avoid travel as a major winter storm is expected to pummel a large swath of northern Ontario extending into Quebec. The weather agency expects up to 80 centimetres of snow to fall…...