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Torontonians open their homes to 60 rescue cats

Approximately 60 cats seized from deplorable conditions in Quebec will be taken in across the city after Torontonians stepped up and offered foster homes for each animal.

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Attackers in Quebec & Ottawa might not have been acting alone, Harper suggests

Stephen Harper says the two men with jihadist sympathies who launched separate attacks in Quebec and on Parliament Hill might not have been acting in isolation. In a year-end interview, the prime...

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Woman who helped ducks on side of Montreal-area highway gets 90-day prison term

A woman who caused a fatal traffic accident after stopping her car to help ducks on a busy highway has been sentenced to 90 days in prison. Emma Czornobaj will serve the time on weekends, probably...

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Hockey legend Guy Lafleur suing Quebec Crown, Montreal police for $2M

Former Canadiens superstar Guy Lafleur is seeking more than $2 million from the Crown and Montreal police in legal proceedings that began Monday. Lafleur testified in 2007 at his son Mark’s criminal...

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Quebec woman charged with murdering her 3 children confirmed dead

A Crown prosecutor in Quebec is confirming the death of a woman who was charged with murdering her three young children. Rene Verret says Sonia Blanchette has died but he is not confirming a...

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Public health officials say Montreal patient tests negative for Ebola

Public health officials say a patient at a Montreal hospital has tested negative for Ebola. The regional health authority said earlier Tuesday the patient began exhibiting symptoms after returning from...

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Radio-Canada employees hate conservative values, Harper tells Quebec station

Prime Minister Stephen Harper says “a lot” of Radio-Canada employees “hate” conservative values. Harper says those values that are loathed by many employees of CBC’s French-language network are the...

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February was the coldest month on record for Quebec, parts of Ontario

Between Ontario and Quebec deep freezes, the Maritime snowpocalypse, and British Columbia’s early spring, February was a month of extreme weather. In general, temperatures across Quebec and southern...

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Quebec measles cases jump to 136 in region northeast of Montreal

The number of confirmed measles cases in Quebec is up to 136 from 119 earlier in the week. Health officials northeast of Montreal are bracing for even more cases. They said in an update on Friday the...

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Top court rules 4-3 Quebec infringed on school’s religious freedom

The Supreme Court of Canada has ruled that Quebec infringed on the religious freedom of a Catholic high school in Montreal by requiring it to teach the province’s ethics and religious culture program....

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Quebec man sentenced to 9 years for attempting to leave Canada to join ISIL

A Quebec man convicted of attempting to leave Canada to join the Islamic State has been sentenced to nine years in prison. A judge sentenced Ismael Habib Friday to eight years for the terrorism-related...

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Uber backs off plans to shutter Quebec operation

Ride-hailing service Uber is backing down on a threat to quit its Quebec operations — at least for now. The multinational says it won’t pull the plug in Quebec as planned this weekend because it hopes...

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Quebec lawmakers pass controversial law-obliging citizens to uncover their faces

A new Quebec law on religious neutrality runs contrary to Canada’s Charter of Rights and Freedoms and will lead to legal challenges, Ontario’s Liberal government said Wednesday, noting that it wasn’t...

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Ontario politicians condemn Quebec law obliging citizens to uncover their faces

Ontario politicians took the unusual step Thursday of using time in the legislature to unanimously condemn a law passed by Quebec that bans anyone from giving or receiving public services with their...

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Quebec man accused of assaulting daughter for removing hijab

A Quebec man has been charged with assaulting his teenage daughter for over a year in what police are calling “honour-based” violence. Gatineau police say the level of violence escalated once the man...

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Bill 62 impacting students’ post secondary education decisions

A new law in Quebec banning face coverings for anyone who receives or provides public services has some Muslim students reconsidering the idea of pursuing their education in that province. The passing...

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Couillard’s Liberals promise guaranteed minimum income for some Quebecers

Quebec Premier Philippe Couillard is promising to create a guaranteed minimum income for certain Quebecers as part of a $3 billion anti-poverty plan. Couillard and Employment Minister Francois Blais...

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3 killed in Quebec helicopter crash

A four-seater helicopter was travelling from Quebec’s Beauce region to the Lanaudiere when it crashed in a snow-covered field near Drummondville, Que., killing all three people aboard, police said...

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Quebec mosque shooting suspect Alexandre Bissonnette pleads guilty

In a dramatic turn of events, the man accused of killing six men as they attended prayer in a Quebec City mosque last year has pleaded guilty to six charges of first-degree murder and six of attempted...

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Que., Ont. budgets reveal different approaches to government, elections: experts

In Canada’s largest provinces, two Liberal governments on the ropes as they gear up to fight for re-election have made their last fiscal plays to score points with voters — but with two vastly...

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