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Quebec judge grants interim injunction stopping McGill project over Mohawk concerns

MONTREAL — A Quebec Superior Court judge has ordered a temporary halt to excavation work on a major McGill University project after an Indigenous group raised concerns about possible unmarked graves.

Oct 28, 2022 4:58 PM Read more >

Former Ottawa police boss defends not asking another force to take control of protest

OTTAWA — It took just a few hours on that cold Saturday in January for Peter Sloly to realize he had an occupation of the capital city on his hands, but the former Ottawa police chief told a public inquiry on Friday he never felt another police force

Oct 28, 2022 4:49 PM Read more >

Cybersecurity centre warns of evolving ransomware tactics, state-sponsored threats

OTTAWA — The federal cybersecurity centre says criminals who hold data for ransom are expected to use new techniques — such as threatening a target's partners or clients — to increase their chances of receiving payment.

Oct 28, 2022 3:38 PM Read more >

Explorer's cameras recovered after 85 years on Yukon glacier

KLUANE NATIONAL PARK AND RESERVE — A cache of equipment belonging to explorer Bradford Washburn, including three of his cameras, has been retrieved from a Yukon glacier after 85 years.

Oct 28, 2022 3:32 PM Read more >

Concordia University issues apology to Black community for history of racism

Montreal's Concordia University issued a formal apology to Black communities on Friday for the harm caused by institutional racism and in particular for events that led to a landmark 1969 student protest.

Oct 28, 2022 3:25 PM Read more >

U.S. secretary of state highlights shared interests with Canada during Montreal visit

MONTREAL — The United States needs Canada, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said during a visit to Montreal Friday as he highlighted his country's shared interests with its northern neighbour.

Oct 28, 2022 3:23 PM Read more >

Montreal police open murder investigation after woman, 81, found dead in seniors home

Montreal police say they've opened a homicide investigation into the death last week of an 81-year-old-woman at a seniors residence. Police spokesman Const. Julien Lévesque says paramedics notified police on Oct.

Oct 28, 2022 3:22 PM Read more >

'It was historic': Motion to call residential schools genocide backed unanimously

OTTAWA — A New Democrat member of Parliament says she will be holding the government accountable after her motion calling on the federal government to recognize Canada's residential schools as genocide passed with unanimous consent.

Oct 28, 2022 3:05 PM Read more >

Ottawa restricting foreign state-owned investments in critical minerals

OTTAWA — The federal government is restricting the involvement of foreign state-owned companies in Canada's critical minerals sector amid a global rush for the resources and growing tensions with China.

Oct 28, 2022 2:22 PM Read more >

A timeline of events before and after the Liberals invoked the Emergencies Act

OTTAWA — The Public Order Emergency Commission is tasked with understanding what led the Liberal government to invoke the Emergencies Act to clear protests against COVID-19 mandates and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau that gridlocked Ottawa streets and

Oct 28, 2022 2:22 PM Read more >