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RCMP rolls out body-worn cameras for officers nationally

RCMP rolls out body-worn cameras for officers nationally

OTTAWA — The RCMP is rolling out body-worn cameras for officers, deploying more than 10,000 cameras across the country in the next 12 to 18 months. Officers will be expected to turn on their cameras when they answer calls or interact with the public.
Train derailment and spill near Montreal leads to confinement order

Train derailment and spill near Montreal leads to confinement order

People in a part of Longueuil, Que., were being asked to stay indoors with their doors and windows closed on Thursday after a train derailed in the morning, spilling an unknown quantity of hydrogen peroxide.
Ambitious Centre Block renovation project nearly ready to enter the rebuilding phase

Ambitious Centre Block renovation project nearly ready to enter the rebuilding phase

OTTAWA — The major restoration of Parliament's Centre Block is nearly ready to enter the rebuilding phase after six years of demolition, primary excavation and abatement. The renovation is estimated to cost between $4.5 billion and $5 billion.
Quebec orders audits at 17 schools over alleged behaviour 'contrary to Quebec values'

Quebec orders audits at 17 schools over alleged behaviour 'contrary to Quebec values'

MONTREAL — Quebec Education Minister Bernard Drainville says his department will investigate complaints involving 17 schools across the province where it is alleged that state secularism is not being respected.
Supreme Court declines to hear appeal of man convicted in Alberta hunters' deaths

Supreme Court declines to hear appeal of man convicted in Alberta hunters' deaths

OTTAWA — ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½'s top court has declined to hear the appeal of one of two men found guilty in the fatal shooting of two Métis hunters in eastern Alberta.
NDP unveil campaign pledge to remove GST on internet, heat, diapers, more

NDP unveil campaign pledge to remove GST on internet, heat, diapers, more

OTTAWA — The NDP would remove the GST on all "essentials" if it forms the government after the next election, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh said Thursday.
In the news today: Taylor Swift's Eras Tour to start Toronto run

In the news today: Taylor Swift's Eras Tour to start Toronto run

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed...
Energy experts think Donald Trump will make tariff exemptions for Canadian oil

Energy experts think Donald Trump will make tariff exemptions for Canadian oil

WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald Trump's promise to slap an across-the-board tariff of at least 10 per cent on all imports including from ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½ is unlikely to apply to Canadian oil, energy experts are predicting.
Rent inflation to slow in the next few years, Desjardins predicts

Rent inflation to slow in the next few years, Desjardins predicts

OTTAWA — The rate at which Canadian rental prices are increasing should slow in the coming years as the government's plan to cut back immigration numbers takes hold, a new report from Desjardins says.
Class-action alleges abuse, cultural devastation at Canadian Indigenous group homes

Class-action alleges abuse, cultural devastation at Canadian Indigenous group homes

ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½'s group home program ran into the 1990s, and involved taking Indigenous, Inuit and Métis children from their families and placing them into dorms, hostels and group homes.