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Appeals court sides with English school boards fighting Quebec law that abolishes them

MONTREAL — Quebec's highest court has upheld a stay granted last month to English school boards that are challenging the provincial government's attempt to abolish them.

Sep 17, 2020 2:44 PM Read more >

Indigenous lawyer files lawsuit against firm representing day school survivors

WINNIPEG — An Indigenous lawyer has filed a lawsuit against the firm that represented survivors of Indian day schools, alleging she was not compensated for years of her work on the class-action case.

Sep 17, 2020 2:34 PM Read more >

Trudeau starts consultations with opposition leaders on next week's throne speech

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau began consulting opposition leaders Thursday about next week's throne speech, which could theoretically bring down his minority Liberal government if none of their parties support it.

Sep 17, 2020 2:27 PM Read more >

N.S. premier seeks probe of possible criminality by police in Assoun case

HALIFAX — Nova Scotia's premier says he wants the province's police watchdog to assess whether officers broke the law when they destroyed evidence in the case of a man who spent almost 17 years in prison before being declared innocent.

Sep 17, 2020 2:15 PM Read more >

Newfoundland and Labrador Supreme Court upholds province's COVID-19 travel ban

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — The province of Newfoundland and Labrador was justified in banning most travel from other provinces because of the COVID-19 pandemic, a provincial Supreme Court judge ruled on Thursday.

Sep 17, 2020 2:05 PM Read more >

'Taken too soon, too violently,' says woman whose husband, kids were shot dead

A woman who lost her husband and three of her children in a grisly shooting in Oshawa, Ont.

Sep 17, 2020 1:47 PM Read more >

Nova Scotia First Nation launches lobster fleet amid tension on the water

SAULNIERVILLE, N.S.

Sep 17, 2020 1:16 PM Read more >

O'Toole pushes for rapid COVID-19 testing after family experiences long wait

OTTAWA — Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole slammed the federal Liberal government Thursday for failing to issue an emergency approval for rapid COVID-19 tests after he and his family joined a growing list of Canadians who have been turned away after w

Sep 17, 2020 12:12 PM Read more >

Suspicious activity found on 48,000 CRA accounts after cyberattacks: treasury board

OTTAWA — The Treasury Board of Canada says it has uncovered suspicious activities on more than 48,000 Canada Revenue Agency accounts following cyberattacks in July and August.

Sep 17, 2020 11:47 AM Read more >

Quebec provincial police report rise in online threats directed at politicians

MONTREAL — Quebec provincial police are warning of a spike in online threats directed at the general public and towards politicians.

Sep 17, 2020 11:18 AM Read more >