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Petition by RFK Jr. fan prompts Montreal council to end water fluoridation

Petition by RFK Jr. fan prompts Montreal council to end water fluoridation

MONTREAL — Municipal officials have opted to end water fluoridation on the Island of Montreal in a move spurred by a petition from a resident who claims he has the support of Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
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B.C. RCMP detachments begin rollout of body-worn cameras

B.C. RCMP detachments begin rollout of body-worn cameras

About 300 cameras will be issued to officers in Mission first, then to other communities, including Tofino and Ucluelet, and Cranbrook, Kamloops and Prince George.
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Third deer infected with chronic wasting disease in B.C.

Third deer infected with chronic wasting disease in B.C.

The new infection occurred within two kilometres of one of the earlier cases in a white-tailed deer near Cranbrook — something SFU's Kaylee Byers called the “best news of bad news.”
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Next storm looms as B.C. cleans up from bomb cyclone. What's behind the foul weather?

Next storm looms as B.C. cleans up from bomb cyclone. What's behind the foul weather?

The bomb cyclone — a weather system triggered by a rapid drop in atmospheric pressure — brought winds as high as 170 km/h on Tuesday. Friday's storm isn't expected to be as intense.
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Tense cross-examination of former cop at inquest into 2016 death of Ottawa man

Tense cross-examination of former cop at inquest into 2016 death of Ottawa man

A former police officer involved in the case of an Ottawa man who died after a violent arrest had several testy exchanges with lawyers during Thursday's cross-examination at a coroner's inquest, and rejected suggestions that racism played a role in h
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Some Canadian cities building temporary housing facilities to accommodate refugees

Some Canadian cities building temporary housing facilities to accommodate refugees

OTTAWA — A significant increase in the number of refugees and asylum seekers in Canada has prompted some cities to start building temporary housing for new arrivals.
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Next U.S. ambassador Hoekstra 'easier to do business' with: former envoy

Next U.S. ambassador Hoekstra 'easier to do business' with: former envoy

OTTAWA — Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly welcomed president-elect Donald Trump's pick for the next U.S. ambassador in Ottawa, a former longtime Michigan congressional representative who voted for NAFTA and later wavered on new free trade deals.
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Quebec auditor general says school system failing Indigenous students

Quebec auditor general says school system failing Indigenous students

MONTREAL — Quebec's auditor general says the province's Education Department has done little in the past two decades to help Indigenous students in Quebec, whose graduation rates lag behind those of Indigenous students in other provinces.
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Liberal MP accuses opposition MPs of wasting time on another Boissonnault probe

Liberal MP accuses opposition MPs of wasting time on another Boissonnault probe

OTTAWA — A Liberal MP says his committee colleagues are wasting time by launching a third inquiry into the former employment minister instead of focusing on important legislation for Indigenous Peoples.
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Quebec fiscal update brings $2.1B in new spending, axes tax credit for older workers

Quebec fiscal update brings $2.1B in new spending, axes tax credit for older workers

QUÉBEC — Quebec Finance Minister Eric Girard tabled an economic update on Thursday with $2.1 billion in new spending over five years amid what he described as a stronger-than-expected recovery from last year's economic slowdown.
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