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Quebec premier demands explanation from junior hockey league about 'disgusting' abuse

Quebec premier demands explanation from junior hockey league about 'disgusting' abuse

QUEBEC — Premier François Legault is calling on the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League to provide a public explanation after disturbing revelations in a recent Ontario court decision of sexual assault and torture suffered by teenage players.
MPs seek transparency in Canada's sanctions regime, accountability for Russia's war

MPs seek transparency in Canada's sanctions regime, accountability for Russia's war

OTTAWA — The House of Commons foreign affairs committee wants the Trudeau government to report to Parliament on a regular basis about whether its sanctions regime is actually working.
Father seemed agitated ahead of girls' murders, grandmother tells Quebec inquiry

Father seemed agitated ahead of girls' murders, grandmother tells Quebec inquiry

QUEBEC — The maternal grandmother of two Quebec girls killed by their father in July 2020 told a public inquiry Tuesday that shortly before their deaths, the father was overwhelmed by divorce proceedings and obsessed with the idea he would lose custo
Israeli cabinet ministers reject US criticism on West bank settlements

Israeli cabinet ministers reject US criticism on West bank settlements

JERUSALEM — Two ultranationalist Israeli Cabinet ministers on Tuesday defiantly dismissed a growing chorus of global condemnation of new Israeli settlement construction in the West Bank, instead promising to double down and legalize dozens of wildcat
Handful of protesters mark anniversary of Emergencies Act invocation in Ottawa

Handful of protesters mark anniversary of Emergencies Act invocation in Ottawa

OTTAWA — Protesters returned to Ottawa in significantly smaller numbers on Tuesday to mark the one-year anniversary of the Liberal government's historic decision to invoke the Emergencies Act as "Freedom Convoy" protests gripped the capital.
Russian bomber intercepted near Alaska as search continues for downed 'objects'

Russian bomber intercepted near Alaska as search continues for downed 'objects'

OTTAWA — After days of shooting down unidentified “objects,” fighter jets from Canada and the United States were scrambled Monday night to intercept four Russian military aircraft as they buzzed North American airspace.
Pandemic benefits reduced child poverty, government should build on success: report

Pandemic benefits reduced child poverty, government should build on success: report

OTTAWA — Pandemic benefits rolled out to cushion the blow of COVID-19 lockdowns on workers had the positive side effect of dramatically reducing poverty levels overall. Now, advocates want to see the federal government build on that success.
Canadian woman's body found in building that collapsed during earthquake in Turkey

Canadian woman's body found in building that collapsed during earthquake in Turkey

HALIFAX — The body of a Canadian woman who was visiting Turkey has been found in the rubble of a building that collapsed on Feb. 6. during the earthquake that has devastated that country.
Airborne incursions offer clear evidence that Norad needs an upgrade: U.S. expert

Airborne incursions offer clear evidence that Norad needs an upgrade: U.S. expert

WASHINGTON — Whether because of high-tech foreign spies, weather researchers or interplanetary visitors, Canada and the United States are keeping a wary eye on the sky — as well as the shared continental defence system that's supposed to be watching
Show baby's breath no love this Valentine's Day, invasive species group warns

Show baby's breath no love this Valentine's Day, invasive species group warns

VANCOUVER — A British Columbia non-profit organization fighting invasive species is reminding people on Valentine's Day to spread the love, not the baby's breath. The Invasive Species Council of B.C.