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Rain should help Quebec firefighting effort as more than 7,200 people still evacuated

Rain should help Quebec firefighting effort as more than 7,200 people still evacuated

MONTREAL — Rain in the forecast and the pending arrival of dozens of foreign firefighters raised hopes that Quebec's more than 7,000 fire evacuees would be able to return home in the coming days, the province's public security minister said Tuesday.
Civil liberties, Muslim groups ask Quebec court to suspend ban on school prayer rooms

Civil liberties, Muslim groups ask Quebec court to suspend ban on school prayer rooms

MONTREAL — Quebec’s ban on prayer rooms in public schools is harmful to Muslim students and should be suspended immediately, lawyers for a civil liberties group and a Muslim advocacy organization told a Montreal court Tuesday.
Tories, Bloc discuss next steps on foreign interference as NDP pitches its own idea

Tories, Bloc discuss next steps on foreign interference as NDP pitches its own idea

OTTAWA — Two opposition party leaders have now met to discuss the next steps for how the Liberal government should tackle the issue of foreign interference.
Improving transparency 'not a priority' for the Trudeau government: info watchdog

Improving transparency 'not a priority' for the Trudeau government: info watchdog

OTTAWA — The federal government's key transparency provision has steadily eroded to the point where it no longer serves its intended purpose, says information commissioner Caroline Maynard.
Astronaut Chris Hadfield working with King Charles on 'Astra Carta'

Astronaut Chris Hadfield working with King Charles on 'Astra Carta'

TORONTO — Chris Hadfield says he's been working with King Charles on a space sustainability plan dubbed the Astra Carta.
NDP attempts to prod Liberals into action on pharmacare by tabling its own bill

NDP attempts to prod Liberals into action on pharmacare by tabling its own bill

OTTAWA — No longer content to wait for the Liberals to make good on their promise, the New Democrats tabled their own pharmacare legislation in the House of Commons Tuesday.
Local news, Quebec publishers first targets of Facebook's block on Canadian news

Local news, Quebec publishers first targets of Facebook's block on Canadian news

OTTAWA — Some French-language media organizations and smaller local media outlets say they are being targeted by Meta after the digital giant restricted access to their content on Facebook as part of its fight against the Liberal government's online-
Chief justice 'not comfortable' with lack of transparency over judicial complaints

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.
Woman gardening in Prince George, B.C., is bitten by coyote

Woman gardening in Prince George, B.C., is bitten by coyote

PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. — A woman is nursing minor injuries after being bitten by a coyote while she was doing some gardening in Prince George, B.C. A statement from the B.C.
Justice minister says accusation that he intimidated Tory MP in email is 'ridiculous'

Justice minister says accusation that he intimidated Tory MP in email is 'ridiculous'

OTTAWA — An accusation from Tory MP Frank Caputo that the Liberal attorney general tried to intimidate him with an email is "ridiculous," Justice Minister David Lametti argued on Tuesday.