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Polytechnique shooting survivor Nathalie Provost receives honorary doctorate

Polytechnique shooting survivor Nathalie Provost receives honorary doctorate

MONTREAL — More than 32 years after a gunman motivated by a hatred of feminists opened fire at École polytechnique, killing 14 women and injuring others, Nathalie Provost finally got to attend a convocation.
Crisis 'tantamount to a revolution' had Pence obliged Trump on Jan. 6: retired judge

Crisis 'tantamount to a revolution' had Pence obliged Trump on Jan. 6: retired judge

WASHINGTON — Former vice-president Mike Pence would have touched off a constitutional crisis "tantamount to a revolution" had he acceded on Jan. 6 to Donald Trump's demands that he reject the results of the 2020 presidential election, a retired U.S.
Ottawa urged to act amid ongoing privacy leaks in military sex misconduct deal

Ottawa urged to act amid ongoing privacy leaks in military sex misconduct deal

Ottawa is facing calls to respond to a growing number of privacy breaches involving military members who experienced sexual misconduct while in uniform, with experts and opposition parties calling the errors unacceptable.
Backlogged justice system can't return to pre-pandemic ways, chief justice warns

Backlogged justice system can't return to pre-pandemic ways, chief justice warns

OTTAWA — Canada's chief justice says the legal system must continue to modernize and innovate, warning it cannot return to pre-pandemic ways of doing business.
B.C. man accused of dark web fentanyl trafficking linked to U.S. Navy deaths: RCMP

B.C. man accused of dark web fentanyl trafficking linked to U.S. Navy deaths: RCMP

VANCOUVER — A British Columbia man has been indicted on U.S. federal charges for allegedly trafficking fentanyl over the dark web that resulted in the deaths of two American navy sailors.
Michelle Rempel Garner exits Patrick Brown campaign to consider UCP leadership run

Michelle Rempel Garner exits Patrick Brown campaign to consider UCP leadership run

OTTAWA — Michelle Rempel Garner, a longtime Conservative MP from Calgary, says she's stepping back from the federal Conservative leadership race to consider running for Jason Kenney's job.
Top court sends sentencing of two men in triple murder back to Alberta Appeal Court

Top court sends sentencing of two men in triple murder back to Alberta Appeal Court

OTTAWA — Canada's top court has sent the case of two men convicted in the slayings of three family members back to the Alberta Court of Appeal.
Fashion mogul Peter Nygard faces two additional sexual assault charges in Toronto

Fashion mogul Peter Nygard faces two additional sexual assault charges in Toronto

Canadian fashion mogul Peter Nygard is facing two new sexual assault charges. Toronto police say the force charged Nygard with two counts of sexual assault on Wednesday.
Quebec RCMP searching properties allegedly connected to neo-Nazi terrorist group

Quebec RCMP searching properties allegedly connected to neo-Nazi terrorist group

PLESSISVILLE, Que. — RCMP announced Thursday they were searching properties southwest of Quebec City that are allegedly connected to a neo-Nazi terrorist group.
New AI rules, study shows COVID made Canadians more trusting: In The News for June 16

New AI rules, study shows COVID made Canadians more trusting: In The News for June 16

In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of June 16 ... What we are watching in Canada ...