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Accused in fatal Quebec daycare bus crash has case postponed to August
LAVAL, Que. - The court case of a Quebec man accused of killing two young children by driving a city bus into a Montreal-area daycare has been postponed to late August. Pierre Ny St-Amand was arrested...
Jun 13, 2023
Justice minister says accusation that he intimidated Tory MP in email is 'ridiculous'
OTTAWA - Justice Minister David Lametti says an accusation from Tory MP Frank Caputo that the minister tried to intimidate him with an email is "ridiculous." Caputo says Lametti told him in an email l...
Jun 13, 2023
Civil liberties, Muslim groups ask Quebec court to suspend ban on school prayer rooms
MONTREAL - A civil liberties group and a Muslim advocacy organization are asking a Quebec Superior Court justice to suspend the province's ban on prayer rooms in public schools. Lawyers for the Canadi...
Jun 13, 2023
RCMP investigating foreign meddling attempts against three MPs
OTTAWA - The RCMP says investigations are underway into alleged foreign interference involving three members of Parliament, including Conservatives Michael Chong and Erin O'Toole and New Democrat Jenn...
Jun 13, 2023
NDP attempts to prod Liberals into action on pharmacare by tabling its own bill
OTTAWA - NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says his party has tabled its own pharmacare legislation in the House of Commons, showing the New Democrats are no longer content to wait for the Liberals to make goo...
Jun 13, 2023
Reports: Andlauer group buys Senators for close to $1 billion
OTTAWA - A group led by Toronto-based businessman Michael Andlauer has reached an agreement in principle to purchase the NHL's Ottawa Senators for close to US$1 billion, according to media reports.And...
Jun 13, 2023
Picnics at Montreal's unique plane-spotting park risk bird strikes: airport
MONTREAL - The Montreal Trudeau International Airport is cracking down on picnickers at its plane-spotting park, fearing hungry birds will collide with landing or departing aircraft. Montreal's main a...
Jun 13, 2023
9 wounded in Denver mass shooting after Nuggets win and suspect taken into custody, police say
DENVER (AP) - Nine people were wounded in a mass shooting early Tuesday in Denver in an area where basketball fans had been celebrating the Nuggets first NBA title win, police said, and a suspect was ...
Jun 13, 2023
9 wounded in Denver mass shooting after Nuggets win and suspect taken into custody, police say
DENVER (AP) - Nine people were wounded in a mass shooting early Tuesday in Denver in an area where basketball fans had been celebrating the Nuggets first NBA title win, police said, and a suspect was ...
Jun 13, 2023
UK police say 3 found dead in Nottingham, 3 others hit by van in linked incidents; man arrested
LONDON (AP) - Police say three people have been found dead in the English city of Nottingham, and three others were hit by a van in linked incidents. The three hit by the van were injured and a man ha...
Jun 13, 2023