99 minutes ago Quebec energy deal worth billions gets green light in Newfoundland and Labrador

ST. JOHN’S, N.L. — A dramatic vote on Thursday night ended with the Newfoundland and Labrador government deciding to move forward with a draft energy deal with Quebec heralded as a game-changer for the indebted Atlantic province. The Opposition Progressive Conservatives walked out of the legislature in protest, without casting a vote. The party had […]

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2 hours ago Will B.C.'s election result be overturned? Not likely, despite Conservatives' allegations

Vaughn Palmer: Conservative candidate promises court challenge, but he has to hurry as limit on appeals fast approaching

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9 hours ago Support staff at Edmonton Public Schools, Sturgeon Public School Division serving strike notice: CUPE

Last month, CUPE 3550 members voted to reject a wage increase offer from the dispute inquiry board.

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3 hours ago PSPP demande à Legault de créer une «Équipe Québec» face aux menaces tarifaires

Le péquiste estime qu’il y a désorganisation complète de la position canadienne vis-à-vis de Trump.

Economics

2 hours ago Canadian military, firefighters ready to join Los Angeles wildfire battle

Canada’s emergency preparedness minister says Canadian military personnel, their equipment and another 250 firefighters stand “ready to support our American neighbours” as wildfires devastate parts of Southern California. Harjit Sajjan says in a social media post that “Team Canada, with Ontario, Quebec and Alberta, is ready to deploy 250 firefighters, aircraft equipment and other resources […]

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27 hours ago Incendies en Californie: le pianiste québécois de Christina Aguilera inquiet pour ses voisins et son condo à Burbank

Ric’key Pageot possède un condo dans la ville californienne de Burbank.

Culture

11 hours ago The News Forum – Broadcast Debut of online interview with Mosab Hassan Yousef (Son of Hamas) and Ysabella Hazan Saturday, January 11, and Sunday, January 12, at 8:00 PM ET

ST. CATHARINES, Ontario, Jan. 09, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The News Forum is broadcasting an online interview featuring Mosab Hassan Yousef, (Son of Hamas) and Jewish activist Ysabella Hazan. A planned discussion between Mosab Hassan Yousef, a former Hamas member turned peace advocate, and Ysabella Hazan, a Jewish activist, was abruptly moved online by McGill […]

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2 hours ago La Cour suprême rejette la demande de Trump de suspendre le prononcé de sa peine à New York

Elle a notamment considéré qu’il pouvait encore faire appel de sa condamnation devant la justice de l’État de New York.

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2 hours ago Trump hush money sentencing to go ahead as U.S. Supreme Court rejects delay

The court’s 5-4 order clears the way for Judge Juan M. Merchan to impose a sentence Friday on Trump, who was convicted in a New York business fraud case.

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4 hours ago La cheffe de l’opposition vénézuélienne «libérée», le gouvernement dément son «enlèvement»

Elle avait fait sa première apparition publique depuis fin août jeudi, à la veille de l’investiture de Maduro.

Politics

7 hours ago PSPP demande à Legault de créer une « Équipe Québec » face aux menaces tarifaires

Le péquiste estime qu’il y a désorganisation complète de la position canadienne vis-à-vis de Trump.

Economics

2 hours ago Alec Baldwin sues for malicious prosecution after judge dismissed case of fatal ’Rust’ set shooting

SANTA FE, N.M. — Actor Alec Baldwin has filed a civil lawsuit for malicious prosecution and civil rights violations in the fatal shooting of a cinematographer on the set of the Western movie “Rust.” The lawsuit was filed Thursday at state district court in Santa Fe, where a judge in July dismissed a charge of […]

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5 hours ago Incertain sur son avenir, Ubisoft reporte à nouveau «Assassin’s Creed Shadows»

Les rumeurs de rachat se sont multipliées ces derniers mois.

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9 hours ago Le Conseil de presse retire son blâme au «Devoir» et à son chroniqueur Christian Rioux

Le chroniqueur contestait un grief de discrimination qui avait été retenu contre lui.

Politics

10 hours ago Montreal man sentenced in U.S. for exporting weapon components to Russia

MONTREAL — A Montreal man has been sentenced to 40 months in prison by a United States federal court for running a scheme to illegally export millions of dollars’ worth of electronic components to Russia for military use. Nikolay Goltsev, 38, used two companies in Brooklyn, N.Y., to purchase electronics from U.S. manufacturers and send […]

Economics

3 hours ago MANDEL: Man blamed brother for parents’ murders but judge didn’t buy it

A judge has “completely” rejected Alpha Henry’s tall tale that his brother was the real killer who slaughtered their devout parents and then doused their bodies in the bathtub with gasoline. Showing no emotion, Henry listened as Superior Court Justice Joan Barrett shot down every argument advanced by his lawyer Jamie Kopman that tried to […]

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6 hours ago « Une nouvelle ère » s’ouvre au Liban avec le général Joseph Aoun élu président

Son élection par les députés met fin à une vacance de plus de deux ans à la tête d’un pays en pleine crise.

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13 hours ago Education minister rejects Alberta Teachers’ Association’s concern over mandatory tests

Starting this month, those in kindergarten will need to take literacy and numeracy tests for the first time in Alberta.

Politics

14 hours ago The Little Market Box meets fundraising goal after facing $18,000 fine

The Little Market Box owner Julianna Tan was surprised to receive a court-imposed fine of over $18,000 in October 2024 for not having an active business licence.

Economics

4 hours ago Canadian cavalry of firefighters and planes heading to help battle L.A. fires

Ontario, Alberta and Quebec are sending help to battle the devastating flames

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15 hours ago Ontario’s top court approves defamation suit by Ford campaign chief against evangelical leader

Kory Teneycke, Ontario Premier’s campaign chief, is suing Christian leader Charles McVety over claims of profiteering and prejudice

Politics

22 hours ago Serres automatisées: Québec prêt à verser jusqu’à 20 millions $ à Vegpro

Le MAPAQ est prêt à verser jusqu’à 20M$ à Vegpro pour l’aider à payer la facture d’électricité de ses nouvelles serres automatisées, en Montérégie.

Economics

5 hours ago Teen fatally stabbed outside B.C. school had sought to confront killer, court hears

Mehakpreet Sehti, 18, was fatally stabbed shortly after noon in a parking lot outside Tamanawis Secondary in Newton on Nov. 22, 2022.

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9 hours ago Le Québec a des défis devant lui avec l’augmentation à venir des cas d’alzheimer

D’ici 2050, le nombre de Québécois vivant avec un trouble neurocognitif comme l’alzheimer pourrait plus que doubler.

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26 hours ago Menace de tarifs douaniers: Legault et Ford se rendront à Washington le 12 février

Les premiers ministres du Québec et de l’Ontario, accompagnés d’autres homologues provinciaux, se rendront à Washington le 12 février prochain.

Economics

6 hours ago Crown seeks prison time for pair accused of mischief at Coutts COVID border protest

LETHBRIDGE — Two men who became the faces of a protest at a key Alberta border crossing in 2022 need to do prison time to send a message that actions have consequences, a Crown prosecutor told court Thursday. Steven Johnston said the pair put themselves front and centre at the illegal blockade, which shut down […]

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10 hours ago Les demandes d’aide alimentaire continueront d’augmenter dans les prochaines années

C’est ce que révèle une étude économique qui établit des prévisions sur l’ampleur de la demande à venir au Québec.

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6 hours ago In Calgary courts: Hearing underway for four suspects charged with murder of Calgary woman whose body was dumped near Okotoks

Noteworthy legal cases in Calgary and area from Jan 6. to 10, 2025

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10 hours ago Des dépenses qui augmentent plus vite que les revenus à Québec comme à Ottawa

Le contexte économique et les augmentations de salaire n’expliquent pas les déficits gouvernementaux, dit un rapport.

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7 hours ago Florida TikToker in speeding BMW that killed 6 farmworkers avoids decades in prison

A rich TikTok star who drove a BMW into an SUV at a high rate of speed that killed six Florida farmworkers when he was 17 cut a deal with prosecutors to avoid spending decades in prison. Noah Galle, of Wellington, near West Palm Beach, pleaded guilty in court Monday under a deal that will […]

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11 hours ago La Cour suprême met fin à la saga judiciaire impliquant Jérémy Gabriel et Mike Ward

Une saga judiciaire a opposé pendant plus de 10 ans l’humoriste au jeune homme et à sa mère.

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9 hours ago Venezuelan security forces seek to quell protests against Maduro’s attempt to cling to power

CARACAS, Venezuela —- Riot police were out in force in Venezuela ‘s capital Thursday looking to quell protesters seeking to block President Nicolas Maduro’s attempt to cling to power despite credible evidence that he lost last summer’s election by a landslide The National Assembly, which like all institutions in Venezuela is controlled by the ruling […]

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11 hours ago Father and son Ashley and Tyler Young could face each other in the FA Cup

Former England international Ashley Young could face his 18-year-old son Tyler when Everton hosts Peterborough in the third round of the FA Cup on Thursday. Ashley Young won the FA Cup in 2016 with Manchester United as well as league titles in England and Italy. But he said the chance to share the field with […]

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10 hours ago Speed and alcohol a factor in fatal collision on Yellowhead Trail: EPS

Police said the woman was not wearing a seat belt at the time of the crash and that alcohol and speed were factors in the collision

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12 hours ago La Cour suprême met fin à la poursuite de la mère de Jérémy Gabriel contre Mike Ward

Une saga judiciaire l’a opposé pendant plus de 10 ans au jeune Jérémy Gabriel et à sa mère.

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11 hours ago Les Jésuites ferment définitivement la revue «Relations» et le Centre justice et foi

Publiée pendant 83 ans, mais en veille depuis mars 2024, elle était l’aînée des revues culturelles du Québec.

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12 hours ago New York’s highest appeals court declines to block Trump’s sentencing in hush money case

ALBANY, N.Y. — New York’s highest court on Thursday declined to block Donald Trump’s upcoming sentencing in his hush money case, leaving the U.S. Supreme Court as the president-elect’s likely last option to prevent the hearing from taking place Friday. One judge of the New York Court of Appeals issued a brief order declining to […]

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13 hours ago Woman’s death at Mahone Bay, N.S. home was intimate partner violence, police say

Police in Nova Scotia say the woman in the home was killed by a man who lived inside with her. The man later died from self-inflicted wounds. Neighours say they were a couple.

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25 hours ago La caméra la plus rapide du monde est une des 10 découvertes québécoises de l’année

La caméra la plus rapide au monde, un vaccin contre la grippe aviaire ou les secrets du flétan sont parmi les découvertes de l’année au Québec.

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13 hours ago Le commandant en chef de l’armée libanaise, Joseph Aoun, élu président

Son élection par les députés met fin à une vacance de plus de deux ans à la tête d’un pays en pleine crise.

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18 hours ago Il tente d’incendier son véhicule devant le Capitole où Trump rendait hommage à Jimmy Carter

Un homme a été arrêté mercredi pour avoir tenté de mettre le feu à son véhicule près du Capitole où se trouvait le président élu Donald Trump.

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26 hours ago ’On the front line’: Quebec planes and B.C. helicopters battle L.A. wildfires

MONTREAL — Quebec-based pilots and crews from a British Columbia company are fighting high winds and heavy turbulence as they battle the massive wildfires tearing through the Los Angeles area, and on the ground Canadians with homes in the area are being forced to flee ahead of fast-moving flames. Pascal Duclos, head pilot for the […]

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