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Voters head to polls Oct. 2 in Quebec City as byelection called for Jean-Talon riding

Voters head to polls Oct. 2 in Quebec City as byelection called for Jean-Talon riding

QUEBEC — Voters in the Quebec City-area riding of Jean-Talon will head to the polls on Oct. 2 to pick a new member of the provincial legislature.
Ottawa man charged with promoting neo-Nazi terrorist group released on bail

Ottawa man charged with promoting neo-Nazi terrorist group released on bail

OTTAWA — An Ottawa man who has been charged with terrorism offences for promoting a far-right group has been granted bail.
Montreal will not return toppled John A. Macdonald statue that stood downtown

Montreal will not return toppled John A. Macdonald statue that stood downtown

MONTREAL — The City of Montreal announced Wednesday that it won't put back a downtown statue of Canada's first prime minister that was toppled and beheaded three years ago by protesters. Sir John A.
Canadian Armed Forces doing away with mandatory duty to report policy

Canadian Armed Forces doing away with mandatory duty to report policy

OTTAWA — The Canadian Armed Forces will end its "inflexible and inhuman" mandatory reporting policy this winter, its chief of professional conduct and culture said on Wednesday. Lt.-Gen.
Quebec transport minister apologizes after being photographed without seatbelt

Quebec transport minister apologizes after being photographed without seatbelt

Quebec Transport Minister Geneviève Guilbault is apologizing after photos emerged of her not wearing her seatbelt while on the road.
Preliminary hearing postponed for Quebec man charged with killing 3 people with truck

Preliminary hearing postponed for Quebec man charged with killing 3 people with truck

AMQUI, Que. — A preliminary hearing for a Quebec man charged with killing three people with his truck has been postponed until January 2024.
Trudeau to visit Indonesia, Singapore and India next week as Canada seeks trade deals

Trudeau to visit Indonesia, Singapore and India next week as Canada seeks trade deals

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is headed to Asia next week for a whirlwind tour of Indonesia, Singapore and India.
In the news today: Universities pull course info and BC kids head back to school soon

In the news today: Universities pull course info and BC kids head back to school soon

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today...
Mohawk-language Bible published after decades-long effort by one Quebec man

Mohawk-language Bible published after decades-long effort by one Quebec man

KANESATAKE — Harvey Satewas Gabriel still remembers the first time he heard a preacher read Bible passages in the Mohawk language back in the 1950s.
Canada's first case of new COVID variant is detected in B.C.

Canada's first case of new COVID variant is detected in B.C.

The centre said the BA. 2.86 variant of the Omicron strain was identified in a person from the Fraser Health region who hadn't recently been outside the province.