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In the news today: Liberals win Quebec riding by one vote in recount
By Canadian Press on May 12th, 2025
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed… Liberals win Quebec riding by one vote in recount With more recounts still to come, the Liberals are another seat closer to a majority government after a judicial recount saw them narrowly win the Quebec riding of Terrebonne. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Cross-examination continues for complainant in hockey players’ sex assault trial
By Canadian Press on May 12th, 2025
Defence lawyers in the sexual assault trial of five former members of Canada’s world junior hockey team are expected to continue cross-examining the complainant today. The woman, who cannot be identified under a publication ban, first took the stand on May 2 and spent most of last week facing questions from the defence. On Friday, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!U.S. authorities find body of missing Quebec hiker in New York state’s Adirondacks
By Canadian Press on May 11th, 2025
MONTREAL — The body of Quebec hiker reported missing in northeastern New York state has been found, state authorities confirm. The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation says in a statement the body 22-year-old Leo Dufour was discovered over the weekend off Allen Mountain trail in Essex County. Authorities say a hiking party reported ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Quebec lends forest fire teams to battle Saskatchewan and Ontario blazes
By Canadian Press on May 11th, 2025
QUÉBEC — Quebec’s forest fire prevention agency says it is sending reinforcements to Ontario and Saskatchewan to help teams fight several forest and brush fires. Two CL-415 firefighting aircraft and their crews will head to Dryden, Ont., while two other of the same aircraft will head to Meadow Lake, Sask. Quebec’s forest fire prevention agency, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Quebec sovereigntists watch Alberta referendum talk with optimism, disdain
By Canadian Press on May 11th, 2025
MONTREAL — As Alberta flirts with the possibility of a referendum on separation, Quebec sovereigntists are watching with interest — and a healthy dose of skepticism. Some are hoping a wave of separatist sentiment in Alberta will put wind in the sails of Quebec’s own independence movement, which took a blow in the recent federal ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!B.C., federal government support dredging Vancouver’s Burrard Inlet, others opposed
By Canadian Press on May 11th, 2025
British Columbia’s energy minister is backing plans to dredge and deepen Vancouver’s Burrard Inlet to accommodate fully loaded oil tankers, despite concerns from environmentalists, experts and First Nations. The plan, floated recently by Prime Minister Mark Carney, could result in fewer tankers carrying more oil from the Trans Mountain pipeline to markets abroad. The expanded ... Read More »
1 responseRecount sees Liberals take Quebec riding of Terrebonne by single vote
By Canadian Press on May 10th, 2025
MONTREAL — An official with Elections Canada says the seat for a Quebec riding has flipped from the Bloc Québécois to the Liberals by a single vote after a judicial recount was completed. Elections Canada says the seat for the Montreal-area riding of Terrebonne has now gone to Tatiana Auguste, bringing the Liberals to 170 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CP NewsAlert: Recount sees Liberals take Quebec riding of Terrebonne by single vote
By Canadian Press on May 10th, 2025
MONTREAL — An official with Elections Canada says the seat for the Quebec riding of Terrebonne has flipped from the Bloc Québécois to the Liberals by a single vote after the results of a judicial recount. More coming. The Canadian Press... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Quebec Superior Court authorizes class-action over traffic stops without reason
By Canadian Press on May 10th, 2025
MONTREAL — A Quebec Superior Court judge has authorized a class action suit brought on behalf of racialized people who were stopped while behind the wheel by police without reason to suspect an offence. Justice Catherine Piché authorized the lawsuit in a ruling rendered last month, which targets police in eight defendant cities and the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Survivor holds cautious hope amid claims new Pope mishandled clergy abuse allegations
By Canadian Press on May 10th, 2025
ST. JOHN’S — An advocate for victims of clergy abuse says they are cautiously optimistic about Pope Leo XIV, but they are keeping a close eye on recently surfaced allegations that he previously sheltered those accused of abuse. Newfoundlander Gemma Hickey is the board president of Ending Clergy Abuse, and they are in Rome this ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Quebec coroner calls for tougher controls over diphenhydramine sales after 2023 death
By Canadian Press on May 10th, 2025
MONTREAL — A Quebec coroner is recommending that diphenhydramine — an antihistamine and sedative sometimes used to sleep better — should be better managed in pharmacies after the overdose death of an 18-year-old man south of Montreal in December 2023. The young man, whose identity is not revealed in the report made public, died of ... Read More »
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