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Quebec government says it won't appeal $385,000 judgment for ex-premier Charest

Quebec government says it won't appeal $385,000 judgment for ex-premier Charest

QUEBEC — The Quebec government says it won't appeal a judgment last month awarding $385,000 to former premier Jean Charest after he sued the province for invasion of privacy.
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Quebec justice minister faces ethics probe after naming friend to provincial court

Quebec justice minister faces ethics probe after naming friend to provincial court

Quebec Justice Minister Simon Jolin-Barrette is facing an ethics investigation after appointing his friend as a provincial court judge.
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Joly promotes friendship with South Korea as Canada seeks closer ties

Joly promotes friendship with South Korea as Canada seeks closer ties

SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA — Canada is vying to be the "best of friends" with South Korea, Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly said Tuesday after launching closer talks on economic security with her counterparts in Seoul.
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Trudeau heads to Asia for weeklong trip : In The News for May 16

Trudeau heads to Asia for weeklong trip : In The News for May 16

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 May 16 ... What we are watching in Canada ...
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Fort St. John, B.C., tells all 21,000 residents to prepare to evacuate as fire nears

Fort St. John, B.C., tells all 21,000 residents to prepare to evacuate as fire nears

FORT ST. JOHN, B.C. — The City of Fort St. John in northeastern British Columbia has issued an evacuation alert telling all of its approximately 21,000 residents to get ready to leave in response to a wildfire that's grown to more than 130 square kilometres in size
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Global, economic security top priorities as Trudeau heads to South Korea, G7 summit

Global, economic security top priorities as Trudeau heads to South Korea, G7 summit

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau left Monday evening for a weeklong trip to Asia, where he will make his first official visit to South Korea and attend the G7 leaders' summit in Japan.
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Autopsy showed 13-year-old B.C. teen was strangled, pathologist tells murder trial

Autopsy showed 13-year-old B.C. teen was strangled, pathologist tells murder trial

VANCOUVER — A forensic pathologist testifying in the trial of a man accused of murdering a 13-year-old girl in Burnaby, B.C., said she died by strangulation. Dr.
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Justice Minister David Lametti expected introduce bail-reform legislation

Justice Minister David Lametti expected introduce bail-reform legislation

OTTAWA — Justice Minister David Lametti and the federal government are expected to bring forward legislation to enact bail reform as early as Tuesday.
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After first 100 days in office, Montreal police chief says gun crime trending down

After first 100 days in office, Montreal police chief says gun crime trending down

MONTREAL — Gun crime in Montreal is trending downward and progress is being made to diversify the city's police force, Fady Dagher told reporters Monday in his assessment of his first 100 days as police chief.
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K'atl'odeeche First Nation, Hay River, N.W.T., order evacuations as wildfire spreads

K'atl'odeeche First Nation, Hay River, N.W.T., order evacuations as wildfire spreads

A First Nation reserve and nearby town in the southern Northwest Territories have been evacuated after an out-of-control wildfire began spreading in the area.
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