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Quebec election: Coalition Avenir Québec Leader Legault pitches more hydro dams

Quebec election: Coalition Avenir Québec Leader Legault pitches more hydro dams

BÉCANCOUR, Que.
Liberal cabinet meeting in Vancouver, looks to regroup ahead of fall sitting

Liberal cabinet meeting in Vancouver, looks to regroup ahead of fall sitting

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his cabinet are in Vancouver Monday for the start of a three-day retreat as they prepare for a fall sitting of Parliament, a new Conservative leader, and the ongoing pressures of the COVID-19 recovery and in
Past drug, alcohol use had caused stabbing suspect to lose mind: parole document

Past drug, alcohol use had caused stabbing suspect to lose mind: parole document

A fugitive wanted in a deadly stabbing rampage in Saskatchewan has a nearly two-decade long criminal record and a propensity for violence when intoxicated, a parole board document says.
Sask. stabbing suspect at large, NS shooting inquiry : In The News for Sept. 6 2022

Sask. stabbing suspect at large, NS shooting inquiry : In The News for Sept. 6 2022

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 Sept. 6 ... What we are watching in Canada ...
Kelly Witchekan was arrested in Saskatoon late yesterday evening

Kelly Witchekan was arrested in Saskatoon late yesterday evening

A dangerous person alert issued for Witchekan Lake First Nation in Saskatchewan has been cancelled after police arrested one of two suspects wanted in a shooting on the First Nation.
Make overdose education mandatory in B.C. schools amid drug emergency, advocates say

Make overdose education mandatory in B.C. schools amid drug emergency, advocates say

VANCOUVER — When a teenage girl collapsed on the SkyTrain in Coquitlam, B.C., passengers calling 911 thought she had fainted or was having an epileptic seizure.
First Nation suing Alberta government over cumulative environmental effects

First Nation suing Alberta government over cumulative environmental effects

EDMONTON — A northern Alberta First Nation has filed what experts say is the province's first lawsuitclaiming cumulative effects from industry, agriculture and settlement are so pervasive, they violate the band's treaty rights.
Past drug, alcohol use had caused stabbing suspect to lose mind: parole document

Past drug, alcohol use had caused stabbing suspect to lose mind: parole document

A fugitive wanted in a deadly stabbing rampage in Saskatchewan has a nearly two-decade long criminal record and a propensity for violence when intoxicated, a parole board document says.
RCMP say suspect in Saskatchewan stabbing rampage found dead, brother still at large

RCMP say suspect in Saskatchewan stabbing rampage found dead, brother still at large

WELDON, SASKATCHEWAN, CANADA — One of two brothers sought after a stabbing rampage in Saskatchewan was found dead Monday in a grassy field not far from where 10 others lost their lives and many more were injured on the weekend.
A look at some of the victims in the Saskatchewan stabbings

A look at some of the victims in the Saskatchewan stabbings

The identities of some of those who died in a mass stabbing in Saskatchewan are starting to emerge. Police say 10 people were killed on the weekend on the James Smith Cree Nation and in the nearby community of Weldon.