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Appeal of ban on random police stops in Quebec headed to Supreme Court
The Supreme Court of Canada has agreed to hear a case about whether it's constitutional for police to make a random traffic stop without reasonable suspicion the driver has committed an offence.
Canada -Montreal |
1 in 4 Quebec NDP candidates have little presence just days before election
Days before the April 28 vote, there was no photo or biographical information on the NDP website for more than 20 of its 78 candidates running in Quebec, in what two political scientists describe as another sign of distress for a party fighting to keep a presence in the province.
Canada -Montreal |

Ontario family seeks help finding son who disappeared in Mont-Tremblant in February
Liam Toman, 22, went missing at around 3 a.m. on Feb. 2 after leaving a bar in the ski village north of Montreal after a night of dinner and drinks with friends. He was caught on CCTV walking toward his hotel, but never went inside.
Canada -Montreal |

Quebec bus driver in fatal daycare crash unable to tell right from wrong, 2nd expert tells court
A second psychiatrist told a trial on Tuesday that the man accused of killing two children and injuring six others when he drove a city bus into a Montreal-area daycare was unable to distinguish right from wrong.
Canada -Montreal |

Tears, horrified silence as court views moment city bus rams into Quebec daycare
A Quebec courtroom watched with a mixture of tears and horrified silence on Monday as a video was shown of the moment a city bus rammed into a Montreal-area daycare, killing two children and injuring six more.
Canada -Montreal |
Montreal archdiocese launches not-for-profit real estate arm aimed at maximizing social impact
As Montreal grapples with growing homelessness, the Catholic archdiocese in the city is forming a new real estate arm that it says will help ensure any redevelopment of church properties addresses "pressing community needs."
Canada -Montreal |

Ottawa, hospitals argue Montreal brainwashing lawsuit should be dismissed
A Quebec Superior Court judge heard from lawyers for the government and the MUHC who argued that families waited too long to file claims over treatment their relatives received under a program funded by the Canadian government and the CIA during the Cold War.
Canada -Montreal |

Quebec ice fishing aficionados celebrating colder winter
Tthe return of real winter weather has been a boon for ice fishers, who are able to explore frozen waterways that have been off limits in recent years — even as they wonder how long it will last.
Canada -Montreal |

Hockey Quebec announces ban on smelling salts, citing health risk for players
Hockey Quebec is banning the use of smelling salts, citing concern over their use by young players.
Canada -Montreal |

Quebec parents protest school's forced choice between sports and advanced academics
Quebec's education minister is asking a high school in the Charlevoix region to reconsider its decision to force students to choose between sports-oriented programs and advanced math and science.
Canada -Montreal |