Alessia Simona Maratta

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• Premier says weather cooperating as firefighters attack Labrador City blaze

  In a news conference Sunday, Premier Andrew Furey said the blaze that exploded into an inferno on Friday and triggered mass evacuations did not significantly grow overnight.

  Canada

  Jul 14
• Fire that forced evacuation of Labrador City was nearly out — but then it exploded

  Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Andrew Furey says the blaze grew Friday from six square kilometres to about 100 square kilometres, advancing by 21 kilometres in just four hours.

  Canada

  Jul 13
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• Crews face difficult challenge rescuing entangled North Atlantic whale in St. Lawrence River

  Fisheries and Oceans Canada says the department has been working for more than two weeks to disentangle the young animal, which was first spotted on June 22 off the coast of N.B..

  Canada

  Jul 9
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• French vote gives leftists most seats over far-right, but leaves hung parliament and deadlock

  The outcome has left France facing the stunning prospect of a hung parliament and threatened political paralysis in a pillar of the European Union and Olympic host country.

  World

  Jul 7
• Trudeau to tell allies to stay resolute with Ukraine focus of NATO summit

  Canada will be reassuring allies of its commitment to NATO when the prime minister heads to Washington, D.C., this week for a summit of the alliance's leaders.

  World

  Jul 7
• Bus crash striking transmission tower leaves 88,000 without power in Quebec

  Hydro-Québec says the downing of a pair of critical power lines left tens of thousands in the dark after a bus carrying volunteer firefighters hit the electricity pylon.

  Canada

  Jul 7
• ‘Close associate’ of Quebec gang leader arrested by B.C. RCMP

  Police say a 28-year-old Guillaume St-Louis Bernier was arrested in Kelowna, B.C., by the RCMP on June 30 following a police stop.

  Crime

  Jul 6
• One arrest, McGill University windows smashed in pro-Palestinian protest

  Police say a 66-year-old man was arrested for breaking windows at a McGill administration building and assaulting a campus security guard.

  Canada

  Jul 6
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• Church must pay $104 million to victims of historical abuse in Newfoundland

  The decision Friday was met with relief, hurt and even grief by some of the 292 survivors who've endured a decades-long fight for justice, said lawyer Geoff Budden.

  Canada

  Jul 6
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• A ‘living hell’: More disturbing allegations made as QMJHL hazing lawsuit filed

  Five more players have come forward detailing the degrading and humiliating abuse they say they suffered while in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League between the 1970s and 2000s.

  Canada

  Jul 4
• Rail workers at CN and CPKC vote to reauthorize strike at railways, says Teamsters

  Teamsters Canada said in a statement Saturday that union members at both railways voted almost 99 per cent in favour of reauthorized strike action.

  Canada

  Jun 29
• French-Montrealers vote in ‘historic’ election amid surge in far-right

  Quebec is home to 260,000 French citizens, 200,000 of whom live in Montreal. They form the largest population of French nationals outside mainland France.

  World

  Jun 29
• Maximum-security prison that held killers Magnotta, Pickton evacuated due to wildfires

  A Quebec prison that once housed Luka Magnotta and Robert Pickton has been evacuated due to wildfire. Corrections Canada has notified victims of the people held at the facility.

  Canada

  Jun 23
• Waterbombers from Quebec and Ontario help Labrador fight wildfire, no rain expected for days

  Eight amphibious waterbombers are attacking the 15-square-kilometre fire, including two from Quebec and another two from Ontario.

  Canada

  Jun 22
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• 2 teens charged with murder, manslaughter in connection with fatal stabbing of 71-year-old N.B. man

  Police in Fredericton, N.B., have charged two teenagers with second-degree murder and manslaughter in connection with the fatal stabbing of a 71-year old man Friday night.

  Crime

  Jun 22
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• Evacuation ordered for residents of Quebec’s Port-Cartier as forest fires approach

  Mayor Alain Thibault declared a state of emergency on Friday and told residents to evacuate to the emergency accommodation at a temporary shelter in Baie-Comeau.

  Canada

  Jun 22
• Extreme heat causes nearly 500 deaths per year in Quebec, report finds

  Extreme heat has a major impact on Quebec's health-care system, which is already stretched thin, a report published on Wednesday says.

  Health

  Jun 19
• Quebec construction worker dies after equipment falls on him, investigation underway

  The work site was temporarily closed as inspectors took over the scene. The construction work was taking place on a tall condo tower.

  Canada

  Jun 19
• Heat wave: Power outage at Quebec seniors home happening despite pleas for delay

  Staff and families are upset and worried ahead of a planned power outage affecting some 1,600 residents, including a seniors home, despite pleas to delay amid the extreme heat.

  Canada

  Jun 18
• Panic buttons, lying to fans, Valium: Céline Dion reveals heartbreaking struggles

  The documentary 'I Am: Céline Dion' details the star's 17 years of panic as she struggled to understand what was happening to her body.

  Entertainment

  Jun 18
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• Less than 10 per cent of homeless shelters N.S. promised last year currently in place

  Nova Scotia announced in 2023 it was paying $7.5 million for 200 self-contained, fibreglass shelters, with 100 of them earmarked for use in Halifax. 

  Canada

  Jun 16
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• New signs warning of great white sharks for some East Coast beaches

  The number of great white sharks is on the rise along Canada's East Coast, growing evidence shows. Plans are in the works to put up warning signs for beachgoers for the first time.

  Canada

  Jun 16
• Axe-wielding man shot by German police before Euro 2024 soccer game in Hamburg

  Police officers opened fire after the man, a 39-year-old German, refused to put down the hammer and the Molotov cocktail, hitting him in the leg, Hamburg police said.

  World

  Jun 16
• RCMP arrests man for 3D-printing guns and hate speech against Jewish people

  Police say they seized 3D printers and a homemade firearm belonging to a Quebec man who also allegedly posted hateful antisemitic comments on the social messaging app Telegram.

  Crime

  Jun 15
• Man driving stolen car dies in fatal crash, New Brunswick police say

  Police say the driver and only occupant of the vehicle died at the scene. The investigation found the vehicle had allegedly been stolen earlier that evening.

  Canada

  Jun 15