Police give ‘all clear’ following CEGEP bomb threat
Gatineau police have given the "all clear" after a bomb threat affecting three CEGEP de l'Outaouais campuses was called in this morning.
EI study asked recipients to consider moving
A new study from the Human Resources Department suggests Ottawa was looking at ways to motivate employment insurance recipients to move to places with more jobs, but the minister's office says she isn't considering it.
$5K reward in dirty needles in clothing mystery in Quebec
The City of Sherbrooke, Que. and its police force are offering a $5,000 reward for information in the dirty needle case that has clothing retailers and consumers on edge.
Montreal student protest ends with 122 arrests
Thousands of students protested in Montreal's downtown overnight and dozens were arrested after the Quebec government said it would suspend the current semester for many college and university students until August.
Emergency Quebec student law suspends semester
Quebec will table a special law to allow boycotting students to eventually finish their school semester, while taking a summer break to "restore calm" in the three-month old tuition crisis.
Friends, supporters remember skateboarder killed in Toronto
A makeshift memorial has sprung up at the site of a collision earlier this week between a Toronto taxi and skateboarder Ralph Bissonnette. The driver of the taxi is facing murder charges.
G20 report slams police for ‘excessive’ force
Poor planning by various levels of police, along with orders by a Toronto deputy police chief to "take back the streets," are to blame for the more than 1,100 arrests during the 2010 summit, says the province's top civilian police watchdog.
Masked student protesters storm Montreal classrooms
Administrators at the University of Quebec in Montreal suspended undergraduate law classes after a chaotic showdown with protesters Wednesday.
Canadian wave heads to Cannes Film Festival
A strong Canadian contingent is heading to La Croisette for the 2012 Cannes Film Festival, which will screen new movies from both established names like David Cronenberg and budding directors invited to the French fest for the first time.
Metro service resumes on orange and blue lines
A Metro train struck an object on the tracks this morning, shutting down part of the orange line and blue lines while forcing an evacuation of some train cars.