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New rules allowing Quebec restaurants to charge for no-shows come into effect

New rules allowing Quebec restaurants to charge for no-shows come into effect

MONTREAL — Quebec restaurant owners can now charge a fee to people who make a reservation but don't show up. Under new rules in effect on Thursday, restaurants can charge up to $10 for each no-show.
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Canada's envoy for combatting antisemitism Deborah Lyons leaving post early

Canada's envoy for combatting antisemitism Deborah Lyons leaving post early

OTTAWA — Canada's special official for fighting antisemitism announced on Thursday that she is retiring her post, three months before the end of her term.
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Environment Canada heat warnings remain in effect from Ontario to Newfoundland

Environment Canada heat warnings remain in effect from Ontario to Newfoundland

Parts of southeastern Canada are no longer under a heat warning today but a large stretch of the country will continue to see scorching temperatures.
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Montreal police recover body of man who went missing in St. Lawrence River

Montreal police recover body of man who went missing in St. Lawrence River

MONTREAL — Montreal police say they've recovered the body of a 32-year-old man who went missing in the St. Lawrence River on Tuesday night. Police said their divers found the man's body at around 6:30 p.m.
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In the news today: Defence spending won't slow recession, P.M. to meet First Nations

In the news today: Defence spending won't slow recession, P.M. to meet First Nations

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed...
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Defence spending will lift Canada's economy, but not out of a recession: report

Defence spending will lift Canada's economy, but not out of a recession: report

OTTAWA — Ottawa's ramped up defence-spending plans will give the economy a lift, but not enough to save it from a recession, a newly released report forecasts.
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Slow and steady progress in decade-long project to save B.C.'s only native turtle

Slow and steady progress in decade-long project to save B.C.'s only native turtle

The western painted turtle is listed as an endangered species by the federal government and red-listed in B.C., meaning they face the highest risk of extinction in the province.
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B.C. pilot charged with hijacking and terrorism over Vancouver flight

B.C. pilot charged with hijacking and terrorism over Vancouver flight

VANCOUVER — A man charged with hijacking a light plane at Victoria International Airport and flying it to Vancouver had an "ideological motive to disrupt airspace" and seized control of the aircraft after threatening a flight instructor, RCMP said We
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Carney confirms possibility of lumber quotas in trade deal with the United States

Carney confirms possibility of lumber quotas in trade deal with the United States

Prime Minister Mark Carney said any future trade deal with the United States could include quotas on Canadian softwood lumber exports, a sector that has been a sore point in cross-border trade relations long before U.S.
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Government, First Nations had been preparing to move problem bear, B.C. minister says

Government, First Nations had been preparing to move problem bear, B.C. minister says

A suitable bear trap had arrived on British Columbia's Texada Island on Tuesday, meant to hold a grizzly that had caused a ruckus among the island's residents. It came too late, B.C.
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