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Auto board scandal: Quebec says police will have easier time obtaining documents
By Canadian Press on August 28th, 2025
QUÉBEC — Quebec’s auto insurance board is going to make it easier for police to obtain documents in their investigation into hundreds of millions of dollars in cost overruns at the state-owned corporation, Transport Minister Geneviève Guilbault said Thursday. In a post on X, Guilbault said the auto board would “adjust exchange and collaboration mechanisms” ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Police searching for B.C. woman Jessica Cunningham find body; man charged
By Canadian Press on August 28th, 2025
MAPLE RIDGE — Police investigating the disappearance of British Columbia woman Jessica Cunningham have found human remains in her home in Maple Ridge, B.C. Staff Sgt. David Lee of the Integrated Homicide Investigation Team says Mylie Barron, who lived with Cunningham in an intimate relationship, has been taken into custody and charged with indignity to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Fact File: Canada a top contributor to Ukraine aid, but per capita claims exaggerated
By Canadian Press on August 28th, 2025
After Prime Minister Mark Carney’s surprise visit to Ukraine this past weekend, criticism of the nearly $22 billion in assistance Canada has pledged to the country so far spread on social media, along with misunderstandings about what’s included in the aid package. Some of the criticism pointed to a news release from the Prime Minister’s ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Alleged smugglers arrested at Quebec-U.S. border to have bail hearing next week
By Canadian Press on August 28th, 2025
SHERBROOKE — Three men charged with human smuggling after 44 migrants were found crammed inside a cube van in southern Quebec will return to court next week for a bail hearing. Lawyers for Ogulcan Mersin, Dogan Alakus and Firat Yuksek appeared before a Quebec court judge in Sherbrooke, Que. The three men face charges including ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Police searching for B.C. woman Jessica Cunningham find body, man charged
By Canadian Press on August 28th, 2025
MAPLE RIDGE — Police investigating the disappearance of British Columbia woman Jessica Cunningham have found human remains in a neighbourhood of Maple Ridge, B.C. They say Mylie Barron has been charged with indignity to human remains, and he remains in custody. The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team says Ridge Meadows RCMP found the remains on Tuesday ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!These parts of Canada are getting their first August snow in almost a quarter century
By Canadian Press on August 28th, 2025
It may still be August, and more than three weeks before the official end of summer, but parts of Canada are already receiving their first snowfall. Northern areas of Nunuvat including Baffin Island and Resolute received their first snow on Thursday. Environment Canada meteorologist Steve Flisfeder says they could see a few centimetres of accumulation. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Wildfires in 2023 drove Canada’s air pollution. How could it affect life expectancy?
By Canadian Press on August 28th, 2025
A new global report says record-breaking 2023 wildfires drove Canada’s air pollution to levels not seen since at least the late 1990s and exposed half the country to pollution concentrations above the national standard. Canada’s average pollution levels were near the middle of the pack among the countries and territories included in the report, but ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!No charges after investigation into leaks to media from Quebec anti-corruption police
By Canadian Press on August 28th, 2025
MONTREAL — A multi-year investigation into leaks to journalists from within Quebec’s anti-corruption unit has resulted in no charges. The Quebec prosecutor’s office says there is no basis for laying criminal charges following an analysis of evidence gathered by the province’s independent police watchdog. The case involved leaks to the media in 2017 regarding an ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada’s sport system ‘broken’ and in need of change: report
By Canadian Press on August 28th, 2025
A new national report on how abuse and maltreatment are handled in sport says “Canadian sport has lost its way” and the federal government must to act in order to better protect athletes across the country. The Future of Sport in Canada Commission released its preliminary report Thursday, saying it heard that there are “deeply ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Quebec government to table legislation to ban prayer in public places
By Canadian Press on August 28th, 2025
MONTREAL — The Quebec government says it is planning to ban prayer in public places as part of a move to strengthen secularism in the province. The announcement makes good on a suggestion put forward in December by Premier François Legault, who said he didn’t want to see people praying in public parks or on ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Fact File: No evidence behind rumours FIFA moving World Cup games from U.S. to Canada
By Canadian Press on August 28th, 2025
In July and August, online rumours suggested organizers of the 2026 FIFA World Cup planned to relocate games from the United States to Canada amid U.S. President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown. While some advocacy groups urged FIFA to ask the U.S. government to reverse its recent immigration measures, FIFA did not commit to doing so, ... Read More »
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