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Ontario Liberals to pick byelection candidate in heated race
1+ day, 18+ hour ago (204+ words) TORONTO " Ontario Liberal members in the riding of Scarborough Southwest are set to select their candidate today for an upcoming byelection. Nomination races don't often generate a lot of attention outside the party, but today's vote marks a clear first…...
Ontario Liberal MPP Lee Fairclough enters party's nascent leadership race
2+ day, 13+ hour ago (325+ words) TORONTO " Ontario Liberal legislator Lee Fairclough has entered the party's leadership race. The rookie member of provincial parliament pried away one of three seats from the Progressive Conservatives in Etobicoke, where Premier Doug Ford lives, in the 2025 snap election. Fairclough…...
Ethics commissioner recommends $8 K fine against former Quebec Liberal member
3+ day, 5+ hour ago (567+ words) QU'BEC " Quebec's ethic commissioner has recommended an $8, 000 fine against a former Liberal member of the legislature for using her constituency resources in the 2025 provincial Liberal leadership race " and for obstructing the investigation into her behaviour. Commissioner Ariane Mignolet says Sona…...
Claude Morin, architect of Quebec's Quiet Revolution and RCMP informant, dead at 96 - North Bay News
4+ day, 15+ hour ago (614+ words) Claude Morin, architect of the Quiet Revolution who helped shape modern Quebec but whose political career unravelled in controversy, has died at 96. A former Parti Qu'b'cois minister, Morin played a central role in Quebec's transformation during the 1960s, helping engineer the…...
Quebec man found guilty of fomenting hatred against Jews asks for new trial
4+ day, 16+ hour ago (641+ words) MONTREAL " A lawyer representing a Quebec man convicted of fomenting hatred against Jews is asking for a retrial, arguing the judge was biased against his client. The case involving Gabriel Sohier-Chaput was heard Wednesday at the Quebec Court of Appeal…...
Montreal police launch investigation into mock beheading at May Day protest
6+ day, 17+ hour ago (409+ words) Montreal police have launched an investigation into a mock beheading of Quebec Labour Minister Jean Boulet that took place during a May Day demonstration over the weekend. A video circulating widely on social media showed demonstrators using what appears to…...
Ontario's top court set to hear Nygard's appeal of sex assault conviction, sentence
6+ day, 21+ hour ago (499+ words) TORONTO " The Ontario Court of Appeal is set to hear Peter Nygard's appeal of his sexual assault convictions and prison sentence today, with his lawyers arguing the Toronto trial judge made errors including admitting the testimony of an expert on…...
Quebec City mosque shooter asks court for transfer to medium-security prison
1+ week, 2+ day ago (714+ words) MONTREAL " Quebec City mosque shooter Alexandre Bissonnette has asked to be transferred from a maximum- to a medium-security prison, citing concerns over his safety and his mental health. Bissonnette said in a request filed by his lawyer at the Montreal…...
Education Minister appoints supervisor for Near North school board
3+ week, 4+ day ago (350+ words) Ontario's Minister of Education, Paul Calandra, has handed the reigns to the Near North District School Board to Rebecca Bell, who will now serve as board supervisor. Calandra made the announcement today. In a letter to parents and guardians, he…...
Northern Ontario NDP MPPs say rail return doesn't replace need for safer roads
1+ mon, 1+ day ago (445+ words) Northern NDP representatives are pressing Queen's Park to pair transit announcements with road-safety measures, saying thousands of drivers face heightened risk on key corridors such as Highway 11 Northern Ontario NDP MPPs say rail return doesn't replace need for safer roads…...