Quebec’s official Opposition is calling on Premier François Legault’s government to back down from its plan to cancel some 18,000 pending permanent residence applications as it looks to overhaul its system for selecting newcomers. Liberal lawmaker Dominique Anglade says the Coalition Avenir Québec government’s move would affect some 50,000 people, many of whom are already […]
OTTAWA — A shortage of experienced pilots is forcing the Royal Canadian Air Force to walk a delicate line between keeping enough seasoned aviators available to train new recruits and lead missions in the air. Air force commander Lt.-Gen. Al Meinzinger described the balancing act during a recent interview with The Canadian Press in which […]
Longueuil police said Sunday that a deadly fire that claimed the lives of three people on Saturday, started in the basement of the three-storey residential building. “It was a cooking fire,” said Longueuil police spokesperson Ghislain Vallières, adding that it was unclear whether the blaze started on the stovetop or in the oven. The fire […]
[What you need to know to start the day: Get New York Today in your inbox.] Nehad Ahmed fields the question day in and day out: What is that little tiled triangle carved into the sidewalk outside the smoke shop he manages in Greenwich Village? The answer: It was once considered the smallest piece of […]
An American man has been arrested after several bomb threats were made in the community of Taber, Alta. late last week. Early Sunday morning, the Taber Police Service said a man from Illinois was arrested on 10 counts of felony bomb threats. On Friday, police said three schools in Taber received anonymous bomb threats via […]
A 29-year-old woman is in hospital in critical but stable condition after a single-vehicle crash in Lachine, Que., on Saturday morning. Montreal police spokesperson Julien Lévesque said a 911 call reporting the crash was made at around 7 a.m. Preliminary reports indicate the vehicle was heading north on 32nd Avenue when it collided with a […]
A patient has died at a New Brunswick psychiatric hospital that was recently the subject of harsh criticism from the province’s ombudsman. According to Vitalité Health Network, the patient at the Restigouche Hospital Centre died on Saturday. “The facility’s staff noted the death this morning, and the procedures were immediately put in place to inform […]
A vigil will be held on Sunday for family, friends and community members to grieve the lives of eight men killed by Bruce McArthur after his sentencing hearing wrapped on Friday. The vigil will be held at the Metropolitan Community Church Toronto at 7 p.m., and it will be led by Rev. Deana Dudley and […]
The number of Democrats lining up to try to take on President Donald Trump as he seeks re-election is growing by the week. So who’s running and what are their strengths and weaknesses? This field of candidates promises to be the most diverse yet. It already has the most women running in US history. The […]
There were flappers and jazz music as the Roaring ’20s were revived Friday night for the 20th annual Valentine’s Ball benefiting the West Island Palliative Care Residence. A sold-out crowd of more than 500 people took part in the fundraising event at the Château Vaudreuil. The West Island Palliative Care Residence is a 23-bed facility that […]