The Sûreté du Québec said the operation was launched after a nearly year-long investigation.

Earlier Friday, the RDKB declared a local state of emergency for the entire Boundary region in southern B.C.

The non-profit zoo has launched an online fundraising campaign as it struggles financially amid the global coronavirus pandemic.

Police in Granby, Que., say the alleged incident took place on the afternoon of March 22 in a Maxi on Saint-Jacques Street.

The girl's father and stepmother both waived their rights to preliminary hearings on Monday.

"It's about getting compensation for children who have been harmed by the system while they were in the care of the state."

The death of the young child's sister sparked outrage in the community of Granby, east of Montreal, and raised questions about the province's ability to protect vulnerable young people, leading the government to order a number of investigations.

According to police, the man's arrest came after an article in La Voix de l’Est reported about an alleged Nazi sympathizer who had been identified by a CEGEP professor.

The father and stepmother of a slain seven-year-old Quebec girl will be back in court Dec. 12 in what's likely to be a long and winding legal saga.

The Laurent commission will specifically look at the funding and organization of Quebec's youth protection department.