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Montreal byelection candidates go door-to-door on early voting day

Montreal byelection candidates go door-to-door on early voting day

MONTREAL — Advanced voting kicked off on Friday in Montreal’s LaSalle-Émard-Verdun riding, and party leaders are helping get out the vote as the federal byelection on Sept. 16. draws nearer.
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Quebec begins granting early requests for MAID without requested federal changes

Quebec begins granting early requests for MAID without requested federal changes

MONTREAL — Quebecers who want to arrange a medically assisted death before their condition leaves them unable to grant consent can do so as of next month, the province announced Saturday as it unveiled details of a plan to grant such requests without
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Despite union protest, new hybrid work rules for federal employees kick in Monday

Despite union protest, new hybrid work rules for federal employees kick in Monday

OTTAWA — On Monday, federal public servants will return to the office a minimum of three days a week— if grudgingly. Public service unions will start the week with an early-morning rally opposing the policy.
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Trudeau insists he's staying on as Liberal leader. But what if he changes his mind?

Trudeau insists he's staying on as Liberal leader. But what if he changes his mind?

OTTAWA — The Liberal caucus is set to meet in Nanaimo, B.C., next week for a retreat ahead of the fall parliamentary sitting.
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'She was screaming': Girl, 14, charged with attempted murder after teen set on fire

'She was screaming': Girl, 14, charged with attempted murder after teen set on fire

SASKATOON, Sask. — A Saskatoon high school student remembers the pungent smell of burned hair going up her nose, and something like the strong scent from a Sharpie marker, moments after she watched a schoolmate being set on fire.
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Canadian resident arrested in Quebec over alleged New York terror plot

Canadian resident arrested in Quebec over alleged New York terror plot

When a father and son were arrested this summer in Ontario over an alleged terrorist plot, U.S. authorities say the news spooked a 20-year-old Pakistani national and Canadian resident named Muhammad Shahzeb Khan.
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Manitoba Grand Chief Cathy Merrick dies after collapsing outside courthouse

Manitoba Grand Chief Cathy Merrick dies after collapsing outside courthouse

WINNIPEG — Tributes poured in Friday for Grand Chief Cathy Merrick of the Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs, who died after collapsing outside the Winnipeg Law Courts building.
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BC United to run some candidates to keep party alive, despite halting campaign

BC United to run some candidates to keep party alive, despite halting campaign

VICTORIA — British Columbia's Official Opposition BC United party says it will run some candidates in the Oct. 19 election despite recently suspending its "full provincewide" campaign to throw its support behind the surging B.C. Conservative Party.
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Involuntary mental health care must be 'dignified and humane,' B.C. premier says

Involuntary mental health care must be 'dignified and humane,' B.C. premier says

VANCOUVER — People struggling with brain injuries, addictions and mental health issues need "dignified and humane" support services if they're committed against their will, and B.C.
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B.C. First Nation wants more say in forestry after Canfor mill closure announcement

B.C. First Nation wants more say in forestry after Canfor mill closure announcement

FORT ST. JAMES, B.C. — A British Columbia First Nations leader says the province must rethink its approach to the forest industry in light of Canfor Corp.'s decision to shutter two sawmills and leave 500 workers without jobs.
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