Consultations to begin on controversial Quebec constitution bill

Maura Forrest / nationalobserver - A draft constitution tabled two months ago by the Quebec government was supposed to be a unifying declaration of Quebecers’ common values, but it has instead been denounced as ill-conceived, divisive and authoritarian.

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Why was ‘incredible’ giant cedar cut down, despite B.C.’s big-tree protection law?

Globalnews Digital / globalnews - Joshua Wright says a yellow cedar tree he photographed last year was "incredible," the largest he'd ever seen in a decade of hiking around Vancouver Island.

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Recall for Premier Danielle Smith reportedly approved by Elections Alberta

Leah Mushet / westernstandard - Premier Danielle Smith is the newest MLA facing a recall petition.

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23andMe reaches Canadian settlement in data breach class action lawsuit

Uday Rana / globalnews - In October 2023 and September 2024, class actions were filed in the British Columbia Supreme Court on behalf of 23AndMe’s Canadian customers.

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Alberta man wanted for threatening, harassing women on dating apps: Edmonton police

Karen Bartko / globalnews - A man who has previously been accused of harassing, threatening behaviour towards women he matched with on dating apps in Calgary is now wanted in Edmonton for the same behaviour.

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Doc tied to Matthew Perry’s death gets 30 months in prison

Ian Shantz / torontosun - Others involved in the death of Friends star are expected to be sentenced in the coming weeks

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Marc Miller hurt by Legault’s ‘disgrace to all Quebecers’ comment

News Staff / citynews - The new minister responsible for official languages in Mark Carney’s government, Marc Miller, says he’s hurt by comments from Quebec Premier François Legault, who accused him of being “a disgrace” and spreading “nonsense.” “It hurts me,” said Miller on We…

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Sale of Canadian armoured vehicles to ICE agency 'deeply troubling': Kwan

sootoday - OTTAWA — Anti-armament advocates say Canadian firms shouldn’t be supplying armoured military vehicles to United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or any other organizations with sketchy human rights records.

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Epstein island photos seen in new photos, video released by Dems

Ian Shantz / torontosun - The images from Little Saint James and Great Saint James islands came from the U.S. Virgin Islands Department of Justice

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North York trio accused of trafficking $1.3M in booze stolen from LCBO

Chris Doucette / torontosun - Two men and a woman allegedly sold the stolen liquor from their home and delivered it directly to buyers across the GTA

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‘It’s going to be chaos’: Montreal clinics warn Bill 2 closures will put patients at risk

Zachary Cheung / citynews - A family medicine clinic in Montreal is anticipating it will be shutting its doors due to Bill 2 – one of roughly 40 clinics across Quebec that have chosen that route, citing financial pressures. The Santé Mont-Royal family health clinic is slated to clos…

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A Lytton Fire Class-Action Suit Against Railways Is Going Ahead

Amanda Follett Hosgood / thetyee - A BC Supreme Court justice ruled the evidence that a train sparked the devastating fire is sufficient for a trial.

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Cross-country drug bust yields 386 kg of fentanyl, thousands of arrests

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Carney says First Nations clean water legislation will come next spring

sootoday - OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney says his government will introduce clean drinking water legislation in the spring, delaying a bill that had been promised to come this fall.

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Liberal minister backs Bloc call to eliminate religious exemption for hate speech

Anja Karadeglija / nationalobserver - Culture Minister Marc Miller told reporters he doesn't "think people should be using the Bible, the Qur'an or the Torah to escape from committing a hate crime or claim that … what would otherwise be a hate crime is done in the name of a religious text."

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Quebec justice minister tables bill to restrict 'parasite' ticket resellers

sootoday - QUÉBEC — The Quebec government has tabled a new bill to crack down on online ticket resales and to regulate subscription services.

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Franklin the Turtle book publisher condemns ‘violent’ post by U.S. defense secretary

News Staff / citynews - The publisher of the Franklin series of children’s books says an online post by U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth depicting the titular character as a bazooka-wielding soldier is denigrating and violent. Hegseth shared on social media Sunday a mock cove…

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New Alberta Police Review Commission aims to enhance transparency and speed up investigations

Cindy Tran / edmontonjournal - The Police Review Commission will oversee the full police complaint process from receiving complaints to conducting investigations and overseeing disciplinary hearings.

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Calgary man found guilty of three terrorism-related charges for assisting ISIS in Syria

Bill Graveland / theglobeandmail - Jamal Borhot’s co-accused and cousin, Hussein Borhot, pleaded guilty in a separate trial in 2022

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Montreal museum spotlights sex workers history of activism and resistance

Globalnews Digital / globalnews - When community group Mile End Chavurah held an event in 2023 to name Jewish Montreal's "new patron saint," Maimie Pinzer was the winning choice.

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