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A Quebec coroner says Montreal's Champlain Bridge needs anti-suicide barrier

A Quebec coroner says Montreal's Champlain Bridge needs anti-suicide barrier

Montreal's Samuel-De Champlain Bridge should have a suicide-prevention barrier installed, after a 38-year-old man jumped to his death from the structure last May, a Quebec coroner has recommended.
'We must meet this moment': Trudeau says in speech to Liberal caucus

'We must meet this moment': Trudeau says in speech to Liberal caucus

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau called on his Liberal caucus to meet the moment on Friday, as Canadians deal with the high cost of living, a struggling health-care system and the effects of climate change.
WHO decision on COVID-19 emergency won't effect Canada's response: Tam

WHO decision on COVID-19 emergency won't effect Canada's response: Tam

OTTAWA — On Monday, exactly three years from the day he declared COVID-19 to be a global public health emergency, World Health Organization director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus will decide whether to call it off.
Mandatory minimum penalty for firing gun at house unconstitutional: Supreme Court

Mandatory minimum penalty for firing gun at house unconstitutional: Supreme Court

OTTAWA — The Supreme Court of Canada has ruled that a mandatory minimum sentence of four years for firing a gun at a house is unconstitutional on the basis it could amount to cruel and unusual punishment.
B.C. First Nations face complex, stressful choice: should school sites be excavated?

B.C. First Nations face complex, stressful choice: should school sites be excavated?

WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. — The chief of the Williams Lake First Nation says he would support excavating possible unmarked graves at the site of the former St. Joseph's Mission residential school if that's what elders and the community decide is best.
Elizabeth May says Greens will investigate after member information shared online

Elizabeth May says Greens will investigate after member information shared online

OTTAWA — Elizabeth May says the Green Party will investigate and conduct a "root to branch review" of all of its data-retention systems after member information was mistakenly posted online. "We take this very seriously," the Green Party leader said.
Parliament Hill police estimate 500 will attend 'Freedom Convoy' anniversary

Parliament Hill police estimate 500 will attend 'Freedom Convoy' anniversary

OTTAWA — The Parliamentary Protective Service expects 500 people to gather this weekend to mark a year since the "Freedom Convoy" occupied downtown Ottawa. The agency, which polices the precinct, said it will curtail some access to Parliament Hill.
Pierre Poilievre tells MPs Canada really 'feels broken,' despite what Trudeau says

Pierre Poilievre tells MPs Canada really 'feels broken,' despite what Trudeau says

ONTARIO — Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre doubled down on his belief that "everything feels broken" in Canada Friday, as he laced into Prime Minister Justin Trudeau for suggesting otherwise.
Review of oilsands cleanup funding program needs public input, says Alberta NDP

Review of oilsands cleanup funding program needs public input, says Alberta NDP

EDMONTON — Alberta's New Democrat Opposition says a government review of the program that's supposed to ensure oilsands companies can clean up their mines was conducted too privately and should have been done in public.
Provincial governments not jumping to act on tighter alcohol warning guidelines

Provincial governments not jumping to act on tighter alcohol warning guidelines

HALIFAX — Politicians in charge of provincial and territorial liquor laws aren't hurrying to adopt or promote newly updated guidelines that advise a steep drop in Canadian drinking habits.