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MONTREAL — The Quebec government and the City of Montreal are taking over a light rail system proposed for the east end of the province's biggest city, sending another major infrastructure project back to the drawing board.

OTTAWA — The "Rolling Thunder" protest in the national capital over the weekend cost an estimated $2.5 to $3 million to police, says the chair of Ottawa's police services board.

QUEBEC — The Crown's cross-examination of an expert witness in the case of the Quebec City Halloween 2020 murders led to tense exchanges on Monday between the judge and the prosecutor. Prosecutor François Godin suggested that Dr.

MONTREAL — It was necessary to shoot dead instead of relocate a polar bear found wandering on Quebec's Gaspé peninsula over the weekend, wildlife experts said Monday.

HALIFAX — The inquiry investigating the 2020 mass shooting in Nova Scotia released an interim report Monday that charts its progress and defends its decision to limit witness testimony.

OTTAWA — The Conservatives say the prime minister is trying to create “an audience, not an opposition" after the Liberal government introduced changes to allow midnight sittings for the rest of the spring.

OTTAWA — It should be illegal for police to use facial recognition technology to monitor people involved in peaceful protest, Canada's privacy commissioners say in flagging a need for new legislation governing the emerging tool.

OTTAWA — The Conservative party says there are six official candidates in the leadership race that will culminate with a winner announced Sept. 10.

TORONTO — The sex assault trial of Canadian musician Jacob Hoggard is getting underway after multiple delays caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

MONTREAL — The debate over electoral reform has resurfaced in Quebec, with opposition parties raising alarm over projections indicating the ruling Coalition Avenir Québec could walk away with 100 of the province's 125 seats next October.