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Wildfire roundup: What you need to know about blazes burning across Canada
Hundreds of wildfires continue to rage in Canada as storms forecast across the country could bring much-needed rain, but also the risk of powerful winds and lightning. Here's a look at developments Tu...
Jun 13, 2023
Canada's Bianca Andreescu wins opening match at Libema Open
'S-HERTOGENBOSCH, Netherlands - Canada's Bianca Andreescu defeated Turkey's Zenyep Sonmez 6-4, 6-4 on Tuesday in first-round play at the Libema Open. Andreescu, the No. 6 seed from Mississauga, Ont., ...
Jun 13, 2023
Storm expected in northeast B.C., amid 'volatile' wildfire situation
VANCOUVER - More information is expected later today about what officials in northeastern British Columbia describe as the "volatile and rapidly evolving" wildfire situation, as another storm brings r...
Jun 13, 2023
Chief justice 'not comfortable' with lack of transparency over judicial complaints
OTTAWA - Canada's chief justice says he has asked the national body that oversees the conduct of judges to consider making the process for dealing with complaints more transparent. At a news conferenc...
Jun 13, 2023
Rain could help Quebec firefighting effort as more than 7,200 people still evacuated
MONTREAL - Quebec's public security minister says a rainy forecast is raising hopes that the province's more than 7,200 fire evacuees will be able to return home in the coming days. Franois Bonnardel ...
Jun 13, 2023
Local news, Quebec publishers first targets of Facebook's block on Canadian news
OTTAWA - Meta has started blocking news for some Canadians on its Facebook and Instagram platforms in response to a Liberal government bill that is currently being studied in the Senate. Chris Dell, n...
Jun 13, 2023
Accused in fatal Quebec daycare bus crash has case postponed to August
LAVAL, Que. - The court case of a Quebec man accused of killing two young children by driving a city bus into a Montreal-area daycare has been postponed to late August. Pierre Ny St-Amand was arrested...
Jun 13, 2023
Justice minister says accusation that he intimidated Tory MP in email is 'ridiculous'
OTTAWA - Justice Minister David Lametti says an accusation from Tory MP Frank Caputo that the minister tried to intimidate him with an email is "ridiculous." Caputo says Lametti told him in an email l...
Jun 13, 2023
Civil liberties, Muslim groups ask Quebec court to suspend ban on school prayer rooms
MONTREAL - A civil liberties group and a Muslim advocacy organization are asking a Quebec Superior Court justice to suspend the province's ban on prayer rooms in public schools. Lawyers for the Canadi...
Jun 13, 2023
RCMP investigating foreign meddling attempts against three MPs
OTTAWA - The RCMP says investigations are underway into alleged foreign interference involving three members of Parliament, including Conservatives Michael Chong and Erin O'Toole and New Democrat Jenn...
Jun 13, 2023
