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Quebec woman returning from Syria with children charged with joining Islamic State

MONTREAL — A Quebec woman who allegedly travelled to Syria to join the Islamic State terrorist group has been repatriated from a detention camp in Syria and is facing terrorism charges, the RCMP said Wednesday.

Oct 26, 2022 3:17 PM Read more >

Mulroney wants Université Laval to train next cohort of Quebec leaders on world stage

MONTREAL — Université Laval formally launched an $80-million fundraising initiative on Wednesday for its Carrefour international Brian-Mulroney, with the former prime minister taking on a central role in the push to increase Quebec's footprint on the

Oct 26, 2022 2:46 PM Read more >

Record share of Canadians are immigrants or permanent residents, census shows

OTTAWA — When Kedan Reval moved to Moncton, N.B., just three years ago there was only one Indian food restaurant in town, and few places to find supplies to make the meals he loved from his home country.

Oct 26, 2022 2:19 PM Read more >

Ex-Ottawa police chief says force couldn't change much about response to convoy

OTTAWA — The former chief of the Ottawa police says his officers couldn't have done anything materially differently during the response to the "Freedom Convoy.

Oct 26, 2022 1:35 PM Read more >

Atmospheric river forecast in B.C. days after temperature records and drought

VANCOUVER — An atmospheric river packing "narrow bands of heavy precipitation" is forecast for parts of British Columbia just a week after numerous high temperature records were set amid concerns of drought.

Oct 26, 2022 12:02 PM Read more >

African Union visit could mean Canada pivots to 'coherent engagement'

OTTAWA — The African Union's high-level visit to Ottawa this week could signify a long-delayed focus on the continent, as countries vie for a piece of a growing economic pie.

Oct 26, 2022 7:43 AM Read more >

P.M. meets African Union Chair and latest immigration data: In The News for Oct. 26

In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Oct. 26 ... What we are watching in Canada ...

Oct 26, 2022 2:15 AM Read more >

Mountie wears 'thin blue line' patch while escorting man convicted of hate crime

REGINA — A symbol that has been associated with white nationalist movements was recently worn by a Saskatchewan Mountie while escorting an inmate who had just been sentenced for hate speech.

Oct 26, 2022 2:00 AM Read more >

Appeal filed against Alberta Review Board ruling that Matthew de Grood still a risk

EDMONTON — A lawyer for a mentally ill man who fatally stabbed five young people at a Calgary house party is appealing a determination that he remains "a significant risk to public safety" and wants him released from custody.

Oct 25, 2022 9:05 PM Read more >

Quebecor CEO agrees to industry minister's conditions around sale of Freedom Mobile

MONTREAL — Quebecor Inc. CEO Pierre Karl Péladeau says he intends to accept the conditions laid out by Industry Minister François-Philippe Champagne around the sale of wireless carrier Freedom Mobile to Videotron Ltd.

Oct 25, 2022 8:23 PM Read more >