The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) may give the centres that receive and process 911 calls across the country an extra year to implement next-generation technology, […]
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Quebec police officer acquitted in 3rd trial since fatal 2012 crash
A Quebec provincial police officer who’s now had three trials for his role in a fatal high-speed crash in 2012 has been acquitted. François Laurin was […]
Quebec language watchdog orders café to make Instagram posts in French
Quebec’s language office has ordered a Gatineau, Que., café to write its Instagram posts in French or face consequences — but the owner says she will fight […]
Residential school monument finds home at national history museum
Master carver Stanley C. Hunt stands in front of the Indian Residential School Memorial Monument he created and that will be on permanent display inside […]
Lebanese Canadians fear for family back home as violence escalates
Lebanese Canadians are hoping for an end — or even just a pause — to the violence in their home country as hostilities increase between Israel and the Iran-backed terrorist group […]
Woman dies after vehicle strikes parked semi-trailer in Gracefield
A woman in her 20s is dead after a two-vehicle crash in Gracefield, Que., provincial police say. Emergency crews were called to the scene of the […]
Provinces ducking transit responsibilities, argues Liberal MP
Public transit agencies and advocates gathering to lobby for federal funding heard Parliament will not be left holding the bag for what the governing Liberals see as […]
Quebec won’t fund Outaouais graphite mine due to local resistance
Two Quebec cabinet ministers say the province will not fund a proposed graphite mine north of Gatineau because it doesn’t meet the government’s standards for local […]
Montreal man says Algeria punished his activism by arresting his son
A Montreal man says Algerian authorities have retaliated against his political activism in Canada by imprisoning his son in Algeria, and that the Canadian government has not helped. Ammar […]
4 injured, 2 seriously, in western Quebec crash
Two adults and two children were injured Sunday afternoon when their vehicle went off the road in Papineauville, Que., provincial police say. The crash happened […]