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‘Democratic crisis’: Electoral reform debate resurfaces ahead of Quebec fall election
MONTREAL - The debate over electoral reform has resurfaced in Quebec, with opposition parties raising alarm over projections indicating the ruling Coalition Avenir Qubec could walk away with 100 of th...
May 02, 2022
"I'm focused on coaching this team" — Nurse brushes aside Lakers rumours
TORONTO - Raptors head coach Nick Nurse brushed aside rumours connecting him to the Los Angeles Lakers in a season-ending meeting with reporters. Reports last month had Nurse as a top target for filli...
May 02, 2022
Quebec pension fund pulls out of Montreal rapid transit project, province takes over
MONTREAL - Quebec's provincial government and the City of Montreal are taking over a controversial rapid transit project from Quebec's pension fund manager. Premier Franois Legault said today it's cle...
May 02, 2022
New legal restrictions needed on police use of facial recognition: privacy watchdogs
OTTAWA - Canada's privacy commissioners say it should be illegal for police to use facial recognition technology to monitor people involved in peaceful protest. In a joint statement today, federal, pr...
May 02, 2022
It's official: Who's in, who's out of the Conservative leadership race
OTTAWA - The Conservative party says there are six official candidates in the leadership race that will culminate with a winner announced Sept. 10. Candidates had to submit the full $300,000 required ...
May 02, 2022
Biker protest cost up to $3M to police, sustainable solution needed: board chair
OTTAWA - The chair of Ottawa's police services board says the weekend's "Rolling Thunder" protest in the capital cost an estimated $2.5 to $3 million to police. Eli El-Chantiry says a sustainable solu...
May 02, 2022
AHL Playoffs Preview: Rocket thrilled to play first ever post-season in Laval
LAVAL, Que. - The Montreal Canadiens could not be farther away from the NHL post-season, but their American Hockey League affiliate is gearing up to host playoff games in nearby Laval for the first ti...
May 02, 2022
NYPD veteran convicted of assaulting officer in Capitol riot
WASHINGTON (AP) - A federal jury on Monday convicted a New York Police Department veteran of assaulting an officer during the U.S. Capitol riot, rejecting his claim that he was defending himself when ...
May 02, 2022
JMU cancels rest of softball season after player's death
HARRISONBURG, Va. (AP) - James Madison has canceled the remainder of its softball season as the school tries to cope with the apparent suicide of one of its star players last week. Lauren Bernett, a s...
May 02, 2022
Arrest warrant issued in Alabama for missing jail official
FLORENCE, Ala. (AP) - An arrest warrant has been issued for a jail official who disappeared while escorting a prisoner last week in Alabama. Lauderdale County Sheriff Rick Singleton said a warrant was...
May 02, 2022
