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Quebec Liberals eject Montpetit from caucus over harassment allegations
QUEBEC - A Quebec Liberal member of the national assembly has been expelled from the party's caucus after a formal complaint of workplace harassment. Marie Montpetit was ejected Monday and will sit as...
Nov 01, 2021
Forge looks to dig itself out of a 3-1 first-leg hole in CONCACAF League quarterfinal
Forge FC coach Bobby Smyrniotis calls Tuesday's Scotiabank CONCACAF League quarterfinal rematch with Costa Rica's Santos de Guapiles the biggest game in club history. Certainly the stakes are high wit...
Nov 01, 2021
Bettman apologizes to Beach, defends response in wake of sexual assault allegations
NHL commissioner Gary Bettman came under fire Monday as he defended the league's response to last week's release of a damning report into how the Chicago Blackhawks handled sexual assault allegations ...
Nov 01, 2021
Judge temporarily halts road project near Montreal due to endangered frog
MONTREAL - A Quebec environmental group attempting to block a road construction project south of Montreal that it says would damage the habitat of an endangered frog says it's pleased with a recent co...
Nov 01, 2021
B.C. cancels some surgeries due to shortages caused by unvaccinated workers: minister
VICTORIA - Surgeries in some British Columbia hospitals are being postponed due to staffing shortages created by more than 3,000 unvaccinated health-care workers who have been put on unpaid leave. Hea...
Nov 01, 2021
Alberta government, Opposition say the province should be consulted on emissions caps
EDMONTON - Alberta politicians are warning the federal Liberal government that caps on greenhouse gas emissions from oil and gas will have to be set in consultation with the province. Both Premier Jas...
Nov 01, 2021
NHL suspends Canadiens forward Paquette two games for boarding
NEW YORK - The NHL has suspended Montreal Canadiens forward Cedric Paquette two games without pay for boarding Anaheim Ducks forward Trevor Zegras. The incident occurred in the first period of the Duc...
Nov 01, 2021
Hydro-Québec project facing 'green' opposition in Maine ahead of Tuesday's referendum
AUGUSTA, Maine - A plan to export hydroelectricity from Quebec to Massachusetts is facing opposition from environmental groups in Maine - where a 233-kilometre transmission line would be built - despi...
Nov 01, 2021
EXPLAINER: Why frustrated Saudi is lashing out at Lebanon
BEIRUT (AP) - A televised remark by a game show host turned Cabinet minister in Lebanon about the war in Yemen has taken the country's crisis with Saudi Arabia to new depths. Anger over George Kordahi...
Nov 01, 2021
CFJC Midday - Help keep community cats warm this winter! SPCA's Cat Workshop outlines the steps to creating a winter shelter for cats
Ashley Fontaine, Community Engagement Manager for Kamloops SPCA, talks about the importance of building winter shelters for community cats. With a cat overpopulation issue in Kamloops, it's more impor...
Nov 01, 2021
