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Events held to honour victims of École Polytechnique shooting on 33rd anniversary

Events held to honour victims of École Polytechnique shooting on 33rd anniversary

MONTREAL — People gathered on a wet and gloomy Tuesday to commemorate the 14 women killed during the École Polytechnique shooting 33 years ago.
Winnipeg police defend decision to not search landfill for women's remains

Winnipeg police defend decision to not search landfill for women's remains

Winnipeg police have released more details about their decision to not search a landfill for the remains of two Indigenous women believed to have been the victims of a serial killer as family of one of the women shared their disappointment at Parliam
Nature 'under attack' says Trudeau as UN biodiversity conference opens in Montreal

Nature 'under attack' says Trudeau as UN biodiversity conference opens in Montreal

MONTREAL — In the 73 minutes on Tuesday afternoon that it took for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and five other dignitaries to officially open the 15th global talks to save nature from human destruction, statistics suggest another 4,000 hectares of f
Kamloops, B.C., company slays industry giants to win acoustic guitar of the year

Kamloops, B.C., company slays industry giants to win acoustic guitar of the year

KAMLOOPS, B.C. — Growing up in a family-run music store, Mike Miltimore was comfortable as a preteen pulling apart guitars, understanding how they worked and putting them back together.
Murray Sinclair to help AFN with conflict resolution after 'turmoil': national chief

Murray Sinclair to help AFN with conflict resolution after 'turmoil': national chief

OTTAWA — Murray Sinclair, a former senator and commissioner of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, will help the Assembly of First Nations with conflict resolution in 2023, national chief RoseAnne Archibald said Tuesday.
Indigenous women call on federal government to act in light of Winnipeg killings

Indigenous women call on federal government to act in light of Winnipeg killings

OTTAWA — The daughters of an Indigenous woman police believe to have been the victim of a serial killer urged the federal government on Tuesday to act on what they call an ongoing genocide.
Quebec minister introduces bill making oath to King optional for legislators

Quebec minister introduces bill making oath to King optional for legislators

Quebec's Coalition Avenir Québec government tabled a bill on Tuesday that would make the oath to the monarch optional for members of the provincial legislature.
Alberta premier rejects suggestion she erred with bill giving her sweeping powers

Alberta premier rejects suggestion she erred with bill giving her sweeping powers

EDMONTON — Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is rejecting suggestions she made a mistake when she introduced a bill that would give her cabinet sweeping powers to rewrite laws outside the legislative process.
No legal obligation to bring Canadians home from Syria, federal lawyer tells court

No legal obligation to bring Canadians home from Syria, federal lawyer tells court

OTTAWA — The Charter of Rights and Freedoms does not obligate Ottawa to repatriate Canadians held in Syrian camps, a government lawyer told a Federal Court hearing Tuesday.
Quebec Press Council upholds complaint over question to Blanchet at leaders debate

Quebec Press Council upholds complaint over question to Blanchet at leaders debate

MONTREAL — The Quebec Press Council has upheld a complaint regarding a question the moderator asked Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet during the English-language federal leaders debate last year.