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Police probe first homicide on 2024 in Laval, just north of Montreal

Police probe first homicide on 2024 in Laval, just north of Montreal

LAVAL, Que. — Laval police say the fatal stabbing of a man early Monday in a residential neighbourhood is the first homicide of 2024 in the city north of Montreal. Police received a 911 call at about 3:30 a.m.
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Civilian staff for Canadian military bases in Ontario and Quebec on strike over wages

Civilian staff for Canadian military bases in Ontario and Quebec on strike over wages

OTTAWA — Nearly 500 civilian workers on Canadian military bases in Ontario and Quebec began a strike today over wages and job security.
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In the news today: Houthi rebels fire at US warship in first attack after strikes

In the news today: Houthi rebels fire at US warship in first attack after strikes

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today...
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Winter weather continues to grip Canada, but some B.C. cold warnings being dropped

Winter weather continues to grip Canada, but some B.C. cold warnings being dropped

Cold weather warnings across much of British Columbia lifted Sunday ahead of a warming trend in the forecast, but the Prairies are likely facing another day or two of bone-chilling temperatures after a weekend of cold, snow and windstorms that affect
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Quebec's common front unionized workers to begin voting on new deal with province

Quebec's common front unionized workers to begin voting on new deal with province

MONTREAL — About 420,000 unionized public sector workers will begin voting Monday on an agreement in principle reached with the Quebec government over a new collective deal.
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B.C. civil forfeiture law will be put to 'reasonable limits' Charter test

B.C. civil forfeiture law will be put to 'reasonable limits' Charter test

VANCOUVER — In July 2019, Vancouver police announced they had dismantled a multimillion-dollar drug operation after raiding two warehouse laboratories in South Vancouver allegedly making illegal cannabis extracts. Department spokesman Sgt.
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Montreal police confirm first homicide of 2024 after man found dead in vehicle

Montreal police confirm first homicide of 2024 after man found dead in vehicle

Montreal police say a man found dead in a parked truck on Saturday morning is the city's first homicide victim of the year. Const. Véronique Dubuc says investigators are confirming a 30-year-old man sustained at least one gunshot to the upper body.
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Sister wants voice for mentally ill man allegedly beaten, bound on Saskatchewan farm

Sister wants voice for mentally ill man allegedly beaten, bound on Saskatchewan farm

Shanda Tansowny says her brother loved talking with farmers. Chris Hawkins went to a Saskatchewan farm in August 2022 to find work, says his sister. Butthe farm's owner and a family member allegedly beat him bloody and bound him with cable ties.
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'Still grieving:' Saskatchewan First Nation prepares for stabbing rampage inquest

'Still grieving:' Saskatchewan First Nation prepares for stabbing rampage inquest

JAMES SMITH CREE NATION — The chief of a Saskatchewan First Nation says he knows wounds will likely be torn open as his community prepares to revisit the day a mass killer went door to door stabbing people.
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Conservationists still waiting on years-overdue recovery plan for Quebec's caribou

Conservationists still waiting on years-overdue recovery plan for Quebec's caribou

MONTREAL — Conservationists are urging the Quebec government to finally publish its plan to protect caribou habitat, several years after it first promised a strategy to save the dwindling herds.
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