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Psychiatrist says Quebec Halloween stabbing suspect fell between cracks in system

QUEBEC - A psychiatrist told jurors today that the man accused of Quebec City's Halloween 2020 sword attacks was not considered dangerous enough before the killings to be forced into treatment. Dr. Gi...

May 02, 2022

‘Democratic crisis’: Electoral reform debate resurfaces ahead of Quebec fall election

MONTREAL - The debate over electoral reform has resurfaced in Quebec, with opposition parties raising alarm over projections indicating the ruling Coalition Avenir Qubec could walk away with 100 of th...

May 02, 2022

Quebec pension fund pulls out of Montreal rapid transit project, province takes over

MONTREAL - Quebec's provincial government and the City of Montreal are taking over a controversial rapid transit project from Quebec's pension fund manager. Premier Franois Legault said today it's cle...

May 02, 2022

New legal restrictions needed on police use of facial recognition: privacy watchdogs

OTTAWA - Canada's privacy commissioners say it should be illegal for police to use facial recognition technology to monitor people involved in peaceful protest. In a joint statement today, federal, pr...

May 02, 2022

It's official: Who's in, who's out of the Conservative leadership race

OTTAWA - The Conservative party says there are six official candidates in the leadership race that will culminate with a winner announced Sept. 10. Candidates had to submit the full $300,000 required ...

May 02, 2022

Biker protest cost up to $3M to police, sustainable solution needed: board chair

OTTAWA - The chair of Ottawa's police services board says the weekend's "Rolling Thunder" protest in the capital cost an estimated $2.5 to $3 million to police. Eli El-Chantiry says a sustainable solu...

May 02, 2022

Sex assault trial getting underway for Hedley frontman Jacob Hoggard

TORONTO - The sex assault trial of Canadian musician Jacob Hoggard is getting underway after multiple delays caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Hoggard is in a downtown Toronto courtroom today where a j...

May 02, 2022

Six verified candidates vying to lead the Conservative Party of Canada

OTTAWA - The Conservative party has confirmed that six candidates have been verified as leadership contenders after passing the final hurdles to getting their names on the ballot. Pierre Poilievre, th...

May 02, 2022

Getting boostered and Mattea goes for number 20: In The News for May 2

In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of May 2 ... What we are watching in Canada ... B...

May 02, 2022

Military must better accommodate troops with exceptional family needs: watchdog

OTTAWA - Canada's military watchdog is calling on the Armed Forces to better accommodate troops with disabled children and other exceptional family circumstances, warning some are being forced to choo...

May 02, 2022