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Psychiatrist says Quebec Halloween stabbing suspect fell between cracks in system
QUEBEC - A psychiatrist told jurors today that the man accused of Quebec City's Halloween 2020 sword attacks was not considered dangerous enough before the killings to be forced into treatment. Dr. Gi...
May 02, 2022
UEFA removes more Russian soccer teams from its competitions
GENEVA (AP) - Russian soccer teams were kicked out of the Women's European Championship, the next men's Champions League and qualifying for the 2023 Women's World Cup by UEFA on Monday. The latest rou...
May 02, 2022
Canada's Leylah Fernandez ousted in doubles competition at Madrid
MADRID - Canada's Leylah Fernandez and Czech partner Kateina Siniakov have been eliminated in the second round of women's doubles competition at the Madrid Open following a 6-1, 6-4 loss to Slovakia's...
May 02, 2022
‘Democratic crisis’: Electoral reform debate resurfaces ahead of Quebec fall election
MONTREAL - The debate over electoral reform has resurfaced in Quebec, with opposition parties raising alarm over projections indicating the ruling Coalition Avenir Qubec could walk away with 100 of th...
May 02, 2022
Quebec pension fund pulls out of Montreal rapid transit project, province takes over
MONTREAL - Quebec's provincial government and the City of Montreal are taking over a controversial rapid transit project from Quebec's pension fund manager. Premier Franois Legault said today it's cle...
May 02, 2022
New legal restrictions needed on police use of facial recognition: privacy watchdogs
OTTAWA - Canada's privacy commissioners say it should be illegal for police to use facial recognition technology to monitor people involved in peaceful protest. In a joint statement today, federal, pr...
May 02, 2022
Natural gas rate spikes in May to more than 8 cents per gigajoule
MEDICINE HAT, AB - The cost of natural gas for Hatters on the floating rate is nearly doubling this month to a price that hasn't been seen since at least 2017.The City of Medicine released its May uti...
May 02, 2022
It's official: Who's in, who's out of the Conservative leadership race
OTTAWA - The Conservative party says there are six official candidates in the leadership race that will culminate with a winner announced Sept. 10. Candidates had to submit the full $300,000 required ...
May 02, 2022
Biker protest cost up to $3M to police, sustainable solution needed: board chair
OTTAWA - The chair of Ottawa's police services board says the weekend's "Rolling Thunder" protest in the capital cost an estimated $2.5 to $3 million to police. Eli El-Chantiry says a sustainable solu...
May 02, 2022
AHL Playoffs Preview: Rocket thrilled to play first ever post-season in Laval
LAVAL, Que. - The Montreal Canadiens could not be farther away from the NHL post-season, but their American Hockey League affiliate is gearing up to host playoff games in nearby Laval for the first ti...
May 02, 2022