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Ex Lt.-Gov. of Quebec will face trial for fraud
Lise Thibault. (STEVENS LEBLANC/QMI Agency) OTTAWA - It appears that former Quebec lieutenant-governor Lise Thibault isn't above the law after all. The Supreme Court refused Thursday to hear Thibault's petition to avoid trial for allegedly defrauding taxpayers of $700,000 through double-billing and lavish spending. Thibault, 73, said because she was the Queen's representative, ...
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‘Whoops’ moment during maintenance may be behind million-person Montreal boil-water warning
MONTREAL -- Over one million Montrealers were affected by a boil-water advisory Wednesday after an apparent malfunction at Canada's second-biggest filtration plant. The incident resulted in brownish water gushing from fire hydrants and an unpleasant aroma wafting, at least temporarily, over parts of the city. The boil-water advisory applied to most of the island and even some neighbouring ...
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Supreme Court refuses to hear Lise Thibaults appeal
The Supreme Court of Canada has refused to hear the appeal of Quebec's former Lt.-Gov. Lise Thibault, who is charged with fraud and breach of trust. The defence's appeal centred on a claim of royal immunity. Defence lawyer Marc Labelle drew his argument from an old and little-used common-law principle that states ...
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Trudeau raises environmental questions over pipeline
Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau says a proposed west-east pipeline project will not go forward unless it addresses key environmental concerns. Calgary-based TransCanada Corp. is in the process of lining up potential producers who would use the proposed pipeline, which would run from Alberta to New Brunswick. The federal Liberal leader told the CBC's Information Morning Fredericton on ...
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Ottawa police ready to start collecting race data
OTTAWA -- After months of community consultations and tweaks to methodology, Ottawa police say they will roll out a mandated race data collection project at traffic stops at the end of June, two months after their initial target.The project, which will have officers discreetly mark what they perceive to be the race of the person they've pulled over in their in-cruiser computer system, will ...
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Quebecs separatist government highly unpopular -poll
Thu May 23, 2013 11:21am EDT * Separatists would lose power in election now, poll says * Quebec government had to dilute plans for new mining tax May 23 (Reuters) - Quebec's separatist government is highly unpopular in the wake of several missteps since taking power last September and would be swept from office if an election were held now, a poll published on Thursday found. The Parti ...
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RCMP moving to freeze assets in widening SNC-Lavalin probe
The RCMP asked a court in Montreal to freeze several bank accounts and a family trust belonging to former SNC executive vice-president of construction Sami Bebawi, as well as properties bought by his children, according to a 114-page affidavit sworn by Cpl. Alexandre Beaulieu. (Ryan Remiorz/Canadian ...
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‘I will not waste any more of my time’ Quebec Tory quits after frustration with Harper Conservatives
In a resignation letter distributed throughout the party Wednesday, Georgette St-Onge argued Conservative Quebec lieutenant Christian Paradis, the federal industry minister, made no effort to help a credible candidate in her riding of Joliette solicit votes in the last election. Since then, she said the riding association has been left out of the loop on important party policy like employment ...
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Montreal boil-water order enters its 2nd day
More than one million Montrealers are dealing with the largest boil-water advisory in the city's history, as it entered its second day and some wondered whether they could have learned about the order earlier. The advisory sent out Wednesday is expected to last until later Thursday afternoon, when test results will reveal whether the water is contaminated with harmful bacteria. The order ...
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Trend Micros Whats Your Story Contest Awards $10000 to a Trio of Ottawa High School Students
"What's Your Story?" ,an international video contest promoting safety on line. "What's Your Story?" an award-winning, user-generated video contest is an interactive platform for young people to showcase their creative talents, and harness the positive power, reach and connection through storytelling. The 2013 contest received entries from both individuals and ...
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Anti-corruption raids at borough offices in CDN-NDG
Quebec's anti-corruption unit (UPAC) conducted a series of raids on Thursday, including one at the Cte-des-Neiges-Notre-Dame-de-Grce borough offices. Those same offices were raided earlier this year, in February. UPAC also paid a visit to the offices of Union Montral yesterday. ...
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Via terror plot suspects due in court today
Two suspects charged in an alleged plot to bomb a Via Rail train are scheduled to appear in a Toronto court this morning. Both 35-year-old Raed Jaser of Toronto and Chiheb Esseghaier, 30, of Montreal are expected to appear by ...
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Some of SNC’s missing millions found in Montreal real estate RCMP alleges
A court order obtained by the RCMP has frozen the sale of several properties, include a $915,000 home near the suburb of Saint-Lambert, Que. (CHRISTINNE MUSCHI FOR THE GLOBE AND ...
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Boil-water advisory caused by a whoops moment in Montreal
Café Joe employee Felix-Antoine Boily-Audet, left and café owner Mélanie Desjardins are using bottled water for the coffee they served at the restaurant. Routine maintenance gone wrong at one of Montreal’s biggest water filtration plants spurred the largest boil-water advisory in the city’s history on ...
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Pittsburgh take commanding lead over Ottawa
(38 mins ago) Pittsburgh's Jarome Iginla and James Neal each scored twice as the Penguins routed the Ottawa Senators 7-3 on Wednesday night to take a 3-1 lead in the Eastern Conference semifinal series. Sidney Crosby, Chris Kunitz and Pascal Dupuis also scored for Pittsburgh, and Tomas Vokoun made 30 saves. Down 2-1 after the first period, the Penguins scored twice in a 40-second span ...
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Senators on thin ice after Penguins crush Ottawa in Game 4
Pittsburgh Penguins' Jarome Iginla (centre) is congratulated by teammates Evgeni Malkin (left) and James Neal after scoring against the Ottawa Senators during second period NHL playoff action in Ottawa, Wednesday May 22, 2013. (Adrian Wyld/THE CANADIAN ...
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Judge concludes convicted dealer’s rights ‘were not taken seriously’ by Ottawa police
OTTAWA -- A defence lawyer said she plans to seek a reduced sentence for a convicted drug dealer after a judge concluded that an Ottawa police officer repeatedly violated the man's rights, including intentionally causing him pain by standing on his ankles in the cellblock.Ontario Superior Court Justice Timothy Ray found that while Const. Paul Greenwood "might have gained ...
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NHL Pittsburgh 7 Ottawa 3
Jarome Iginla scored twice during an onslaught of six consecutive Pittsburgh goals Wednesday that carried the Penguins to a 7-3 rout of Ottawa. Pittsburgh boosted its lead over the Senators in the Eastern Conference semifinals to 3-1 and will try to close out the series when it hosts Game 5 on Friday. Ottawa took a 2-1 lead after one period, then melted away while the Penguins were bombarding ...
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Quebec Charter of Values could breed intolerance warn Liberals
Quebec's citizenship minister today said the province is long overdue in dealing with the issue of accommodations to religious communities. Five years after the Bouchard-Taylor Commission on reasonable accommodations, Quebec still has no firm rules in place, Drainville said. "The problem is not resolved for the vast majority of Quebecers. They want it resolved," he said. He ...
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UPAC carries out more raids in Montreal
MONTREAL -- Quebec's anti corruption task force descended on the N.D.G.--Cte-des-Neiges borough offices Wednesday afternoon, according to media reports.A spokesperson for UPAC said the taskforce's investigators seized documents from different locations in Montreal on Wednesday, but would not confirm a TVA report that the city's largest borough was targeted.Montreal interim Mayor ...
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Quebec gives dance community a boost
Quebec Premier Pauline Marois, centre, Élaine Ayotte, left, a member of the executive committee with responsiblity for culture for the city of Montreal, and provincial culture minister Maka Kotto, chat while posing for a photograph outside the Wilder building in Montreal, Wednesday, May 22, 2013, following a news conference announcing funding to help renovate the ...
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Montreals boil-water warning inflames an already simmering city
A man pretends to drink water out of a fire hydrant while his friend, not seen, takes a picture in Montreal on May 22, 2013. Montreal has issued a boil-water advisory to a large swath of the city affecting over one million residents after a water-filtration station broke down. (PAUL CHIASSON/THE CANADIAN ...
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Most of Montreal told to boil drinking water
MONTREAL -- More than one million Montreal residents are being told to boil their drinking water after a malfunction at Canada's second-biggest filtration plant.The malfunction resulted in brownish water gushing from fire hydrants and an unpleasant aroma wafting over parts of the city on Wednesday.The advisory applied to most of Montreal. City spokeswoman Valerie De Gagne and others ...
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Montreal Metro still trying to replace ageing fleet
The Montreal Metro is ageing, or its trains are at least, with some of them over 60 years old this year, it’s high time for massive investment in an overhaul of the fleet, but the bidding process has been controversial and highly competitive, leading to delays, which it is hoped will provide a lower cost.
Montreal’s metro system is operated by the Société de Transport de Montréal (STM) and was first opened back in 1966, since then it has grown into one of the largest subways in the country and is the busiest in Canada with over 290 million trips taken on the system last year. The 759 trains that operate on the network are ageing and tired, having each carried an estimated 7900 people and plans are afoot to replace them. Read more
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