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2 men charged with second-degree murder, arson after Old Montreal fire killed 2

MONTREAL — Two men were charged with second-degree murder and arson on Saturday, a week after a fire ravaged an Old Montreal building, killing a mother and daughter from France.

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Trade minister says she is 'disappointed' by report of caucus revolt to oust Trudeau

OTTAWA — A growing number of Liberal MPs are banding together to convince Prime Minister Justin Trudeau it's time to step down, although he appears to retain support from his cabinet.

Oct 11, 2024 10:27 PM Read more >

Four-metre-long great white shark washes up on B.C. beach

A B.C. woman got the experience of a lifetime this week after a great white shark washed up on a beach near her home.

Oct 11, 2024 7:59 PM Read more >

Vet tranquillizer increases overdose deaths in Yukon, health minister says

WHITEHORSE — The Yukon government says its coroner's service is investigating six suspected toxic drug deaths between Sept. 23 and Oct. 4.

Oct 11, 2024 7:01 PM Read more >

Report clearing Vancouver police in Myles Gray beating death 'flawed,' lawyer says

VANCOUVER — A disciplinary report that did not substantiate misconduct allegations against seven Vancouver police officers involved in the 2015 beating death of Myles Gray was based on a "flawed" process, the lawyer for the man's family says.

Oct 11, 2024 6:09 PM Read more >

Mercury found in water near Yukon mine disaster, Yukon government says

WHITEHORSE — The Yukon government says mercury levels that "exceeded the water quality objective" were found in a creek near the site where a mine's ore containment facility failed, causing a torrent of cyanide-contaminated rock to escape in June.

Oct 11, 2024 5:57 PM Read more >

Report says at least 55 children died or disappeared at B.C. residential school

A British Columbia First Nation says at least 55 children died or disappeared while attending a residential school near Williams Lake, more than triple the number recorded for the institution in the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation memori

Oct 11, 2024 5:35 PM Read more >

Rustad stands by B.C. Conservative candidates under fire, says voters can judge them

VANCOUVER — B.C. Conservatives Leader John Rustad says it will be up to voters to judge his party's candidates as he stood by a pair whose remarks on Indigenous and Muslim people drew condemnation from election rivals and other critics.

Oct 11, 2024 5:14 PM Read more >

Minister says not enough beds for compulsory care for addictions across the country

OTTAWA — Provinces and territories need to do more to expand and improve their treatment services for people suffering from addictions and mental health conditions before they contemplate whether to make some of those treatments mandatory, federal ad

Oct 11, 2024 3:45 PM Read more >

Two men, aged 18 and 20, arrested in Old Montreal fire that killed mother, daughter

MONTREAL — Two men, aged 18 and 20, were arrested on Friday in connection with an Old Montreal fire last week that claimed the lives of a mother and daughter from France, police said. Cmdr.

Oct 11, 2024 3:23 PM Read more >