Quebecers not interested in sovereignty, says ex-PQ candidate now running for Legault

LÉVIS, Que. — Quebecers have put the idea of sovereignty behind them, a former Parti Québécois cabinet minister said Tuesday as he was formally announced as...

Defrocked priest who abused dozens of Inuit children out of prison

A defrocked Oblate priest who was convicted of dozens of horrendous sexual crimes against Inuit children has been granted parole. Eric Dejaeger, 75, was sentenced to...

Government launches preparedness plan for heat events, heat alert

The Province is launching the BC Heat Alert and Response System (BC HARS) to help ensure people, First Nations communities and local governments have the tools...

Issuing alert about N.S. gunman would have led to more dead police: RCMP official

HALIFAX — A senior Nova Scotia RCMP official says she has no regrets that an emergency alert was not sent during a killer’s 13-hour rampage in...

Ex-Quebec construction boss Accurso free on bail awaiting appeal before Supreme Court

MONTREAL — A Quebec Court of Appeal judge is allowing ex-construction boss Tony Accurso to remain free on bail while he appeals his fraud conviction to...

Online Streaming Act claims to level the playing field … but for whom?

The Liberal government’s Online Streaming Act claims to level the playing field between Canadian broadcasters and online streaming companies. But it could do more. Black, Indigenous...

B.C. launches heat alert and response system to help people, communities stay safe

VICTORIA — A two-stage heat response system will be introduced in British Columbia to help people and communities stay safe as temperatures rise and the threat...

B.C. man turns himself in after allegedly hitting 4 people on residential school walk

Ensure economic development serves all, Trudeau says amid Chile’s mining reforms

OTTAWA — The world is changing and all governments must fight the climate crisis and ensure economic development benefits everyone, including Indigenous Peoples, Canada’s prime minister...

Lawyers ask Quebec Court of Appeal to shed more light on secret trial

MONTREAL — Lawyers for the province’s attorney general, the chief justice of the Quebec court and several media organizations went before the Quebec Court of Appeal...