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Montreal police officer Roger Fréchette acquitted of sexual assault charge

Montreal police officer Roger Fréchette acquitted of sexual assault charge

MONTREAL — A Montreal police officer who was charged with sexual assault following an independent investigation by the province's police watchdog was acquitted Wednesday by a Quebec court judge.
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Canada's spy agency plans to offer 'significant' help assessing climate change threat

Canada's spy agency plans to offer 'significant' help assessing climate change threat

OTTAWA — A senior Canadian Security Intelligence Service official predicts the spy agency will make a "significant contribution" to understanding the threats posed by a warming planet as climate change accelerates.
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Champagne in U.S. to talk unblocking supply chain, and push rare-earth minerals

Champagne in U.S. to talk unblocking supply chain, and push rare-earth minerals

OTTAWA — Unblocking North America's clogged supply chain and making it more resilient to outside shocks — especially from China — tops François-Philippe Champagne's agenda as he starts two days of meetings in Washington.
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Researcher develops Canadian floodplain map to show impact of climate change flooding

Researcher develops Canadian floodplain map to show impact of climate change flooding

Low-lying areas of major cities like Vancouver and Montreal could become inundated with floods in the next 80 years under various climate change scenarios, suggests a floodplains map developed by a Western University researcher.
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Legault remains confident after voters in Maine say no to Hydro-Québec project

Legault remains confident after voters in Maine say no to Hydro-Québec project

MONTREAL — Maine residents have voted No to having a Hydro-Québec transmission line pass through the state, but Quebec Premier François Legault said Wednesday he is still confident the utility's $10-billion export contract to Massachusetts will come
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Health Canada reviewing AstraZeneca antibody drug to prevent symptomatic COVID-19

Health Canada reviewing AstraZeneca antibody drug to prevent symptomatic COVID-19

OTTAWA — AstraZeneca has asked Health Canada to review a new long-acting antibody combination that could be used to prevent symptomatic COVID-19. If approved, it would be the first antibody protection of its kind in Canada.
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Mayor of Williams Lake, B.C., apologizes for residential school repost

Mayor of Williams Lake, B.C., apologizes for residential school repost

WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. — The mayor of Williams Lake, B.C., has apologized for reposting a social media comment that suggested there are "two sides" to the history of residential schools.
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New Democrats say scrap outdated gender-based dress rules in House of Commons

New Democrats say scrap outdated gender-based dress rules in House of Commons

OTTAWA — New Democrats are calling for the "archaic" House of Commons dress code — which requires men to wear a jacket and tie to speak in the chamber — to be scrapped.
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Expert tells Lionel Desmond inquiry red flags for domestic violence were overlooked

Expert tells Lionel Desmond inquiry red flags for domestic violence were overlooked

PORT HAWKESBURY, N.S. — The tragic case of a former soldier in Nova Scotia who killed his family and himself in 2017 was predictable and preventable, a domestic violence expert told an inquiry Wednesday. Dr.
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Officials track the origin of a 'murder hornet' possibly from the U.S., found in B.C.

Officials track the origin of a 'murder hornet' possibly from the U.S., found in B.C.

VANCOUVER — The remains of a giant hornet have been found in British Columbia, but the province's bee expert doubts there is any cause for alarm.
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