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Woman killed by husband had filed police complaint, Quebec coroner's inquest hears
MONTREAL - A Montreal woman killed along with her two young sons by her estranged husband in 2019 told police more than a year earlier that she had received death threats and believed her husband was ...
Oct 24, 2023

Montreal fire department carries out hundreds of inspections after deadly March blaze
Montreal's fire department says that since a fire in Old Montreal killed seven people in March, it has carried out 460 targeted inspections as part of a push to secure potentially hazardous buildings....
Oct 24, 2023

Province asks court to prevent feds from intervening on Highway 413, Ontario Place
TORONTO - Ontario is asking the courts to stop the federal government from using the impugned Impact Assessment Act to prevent the province from moving ahead with Highway 413 and Ontario Place constru...
Oct 24, 2023

Very 'clear rules' on undercover operations, former intel unit member tells jury
OTTAWA - A former employee of an RCMP intelligence unit says members would never directly contact targets of a criminal investigation. Dan Morris told the Ontario Superior Court trial of Cameron Jay O...
Oct 24, 2023

Auger-Aliassime out of Swiss doubles after first-round loss
BASEL, Switzerland - Montreal's Felix Auger-Aliassime and American teammate Sebastian Korda were eliminated in the first round of doubles competition at the Swiss Indoors men's tennis tournament follo...
Oct 24, 2023

MPs want big tech held responsible for misinformation spread online by foreign actors
OTTAWA - A parliamentary committee is calling on Canada to hold tech giants accountable for publishing false or misleading information online, especially when it is spread by foreign actors. That was ...
Oct 24, 2023

Why fall's arrival hasn't shaken off the impact of B.C.'s 'exceptional' drought
Climate geoscientist Joseph Shea didn't have to go far to find evidence of what he calls "exceptional" hot and dry weather in British Columbia this year. He says he was still gathering raspberries in ...
Oct 24, 2023

RCMP's Street Crew Unit continues targeted drug enforcement
PRINCE GEORGE - Through the months of September and October, Prince George RCMP's Street Crew Unit has continued to put the pressure on those trafficking illicit drugs in the city, recently executing ...
Oct 24, 2023

Precious Achiuwa confirms Toronto Raptors did not extend his contract
TORONTO - Precious Achiuwa is going to let his agent do the talking for him. The Toronto Raptors failed to extend Achiuwa's contract ahead of Monday's deadline. That means the 24-year-old forward will...
Oct 24, 2023

Argos quarterback Chad Kelly earns fourth CFL honour roll nod
Toronto Argonauts quarterback Chad Kelly captured his fourth CFL honour roll nod of the season Tuesday. Kelly earned a grade of 85.8 after completing 18-of-25 passes for 275 yards and a TD for his pla...
Oct 24, 2023