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Police clear protestors outside the Provincial Government buildings in Toronto on June 26, 2010 during the G20 meetings. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. - In a case that has been closed and reopened several times, the province's police watchdog said Friday that a Toronto officer faces an assault charge related to the arrest of a G20 protester. More »Toronto officer charged with assault in G20 incident

A protester holds a sign reading "Stop Harper" is lead from the room as Canada's Governor General David Johnston delivers the Speech from the Throne in the Senate chamber on Parliament Hill in Ottawa

A rally against Prime Minister Stephen Harper's speech at a Conservative Party assembly … More »Anti-Harper rally draws hundreds in Ottawa

Disgruntled Air Canada workers hold a rally at Pearson Airport in Toronto on Thursday June 9, 2011. Hundreds of workers and labour rights activists rallied a day before one of Air Canada's unions could serve notice of a strike. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn

About 400 disgruntled Air Canada employees staged a rally at Toronto's Pearson Airport … More »Air Canada workers could strike Monday

  • The new Ottawa Convention Centre opened to widespread acclaim, praised as an architectural marvel and huge boost to the city's economy, but some employees are not praising the centre

  • The City of Toronto will save $8 million if it privatizes residential garbage collection in the western half of the city, according to a staff report released Monday.

  • NDP Leader Jack Layton is enjoying an apparent surge in popular support after last week's leaders' debates and is making a pitch to Liberal voters, claiming the two parties' platforms are nearly identical.

  • A Gatineau man is dead after he vehicle hit a rail overpass pillar near Buckingham, Que.

    A 61-year-old man from Gatineau, Que., died Sunday night after his minivan went off the road on Highway 50 and struck a concrete pillar.

  • With more than 8,000 new condo units added to the south end of the riding, Toronto's Trinity-Spadina is posing new challenges in what is a two-way race between NDP incumbent Olivia Chow and Liberal challenger Christinne Innes.

  • Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff denies he's changing tactics with a plea for Canadians to "rise up" against the Tories, saying he just wants to focus on apathy toward government abuses.

  • Murder charge laid in mysterious death of Quebec man Montreal Gazette - Sun, 12 Jun, 2011

    An Alberta man has been charged with first-degree murder after police found a Quebec man's remains at a rural property two years after he disappeared.

  • Sebastian Vettel refuses to ease off the gas pedal. The Red Bull ace delivered yet another pole position for his team, his sixth of the season and the team’s seventh in as many races at the Canadian Grand Prix Saturday.

  • Parizeau to Marois: Make sovereignty No. 1 Montreal Gazette - Sat, 11 Jun, 2011

    Former Parti Québécois leader Jacques Parizeau took a backhanded swipe at Pauline Marois on Saturday, hinting the current head of the PQ isn't doing enough to mobilize separatists and achieve the party's ultimate goal of sovereignty.

  • Video shows Mario Hamel charging Montreal cops: report Montreal Gazette - Sat, 11 Jun, 2011

    A surveillance video at UQAM shows that Mario Hamel charged police twice with a knife before being shot by police on St. Denis St. on Tuesday, reports the Journal de Montréal.

  • 2,000 volunteers help Richelieu flood victims clean up Montreal Gazette - Sat, 11 Jun, 2011

    Jeanette Boyle, 91, had to toss dozens of jars of preserves, lovingly canned during last fall’s harvest.

  • The sprawling four-bedroom, five-bathroom luxury home of reputed Montreal mob boss Vito Rizzuto went up for sale recently for just under $2 million.

  • In Ontario, unlike Quebec, all officers on the scene when a police weapon is fired causing serious injury or death are rapidly asked to detail the chain of events.

  • it wasn't the kind of tweet that gets you stoked for a hockey game.

  • Pearson training centre shakes up operation Ottawa Citizen - Fri, 10 Jun, 2011

    The Ottawa-based Pearson Peacekeeping Centre, facing the loss of its federal government funding, told its employees Thursday it is closing down its Cornwallis, N.S., offices.

  • Sierra Club Canada has waded into the increasingly heated debate over wind power in Ontario with a report that draws on scientific literature to counter a "campaign of fear" from wind opponents.

  • Lawyer denies claims he bilked clients Ottawa Citizen - Fri, 10 Jun, 2011

    An Ottawa lawyer now living in the south of France says he is too ill to return to Canada, but vehemently denies suggestions that he bilked clients of $300,000.

  • Great Big Sea, Sam Roberts to entertain Will and Kate in Canada Day celebration

    Prince William and Kate will take in the Canada Day noon show on Parliament Hill, but no other details of their Ottawa itinerary were made public Thursday at a National Capital Commission news conference.

  • Officers in shooting not yet questioned Montreal Gazette - Fri, 10 Jun, 2011

    The Sûreté du Québec said Thursday it had yet to question the four Montreal police officers who were involved in Tuesday's fatal double-shooting. An SQ spokesperson said that will happen "rapidly, in the next few days."

  • A Carleton University neuroscientist is part of a team that has unravelled the mystery of how nicotine makes people thinner.

  • Larouche admissions save time, judge says Montreal Gazette - Fri, 10 Jun, 2011

    Claude Larouche agreed to talk with major-crimes investigators about Natasha Cournoyer's death weeks before he was arrested and charged with murder.

  • Knife-wielding woman tasered by Montreal police Montreal Gazette - Thu, 9 Jun, 2011

    In a strange echo of an incident that turned deadly earlier this week, Montreal police had to deal with a knife-wielding person in the street Thursday. But this time they neutralized the suspect using a Taser gun.

  • First the heat, then the storm Ottawa Citizen - Thu, 9 Jun, 2011

    Wednesday was a day of weather extremes in Ottawa, with heavy, muggy heat quickly turning into a storm that wreaked havoc throughout the region.

  • Bizarre death in Barrhaven a suicide, police say Ottawa Citizen - Thu, 9 Jun, 2011

    Ottawa police say a 53-yearold man who was found with a knife in his chest on the front porch of a Barrhaven home late Tuesday night, committed suicide.

  • That's a tough one. Last year's Canadian Grand Prix did more than deliver a terrific race. It helped change the face of Formula One.

  • Bill would protect consumer from self Montreal Gazette - Thu, 9 Jun, 2011

    Bill 24, cracking down on "consumer debt overload," was presented Wednesday in the Quebec National Assembly and is on track for adoption by Christmas.

  • Murder charge laid in mysterious death of Quebec man Montreal Gazette - Sun, 12 Jun, 2011

    An Alberta man has been charged with first-degree murder after police found a Quebec man's remains at a rural property two years after he disappeared.

  • Sebastian Vettel refuses to ease off the gas pedal. The Red Bull ace delivered yet another pole position for his team, his sixth of the season and the team’s seventh in as many races at the Canadian Grand Prix Saturday.

  • Parizeau to Marois: Make sovereignty No. 1 Montreal Gazette - Sat, 11 Jun, 2011

    Former Parti Québécois leader Jacques Parizeau took a backhanded swipe at Pauline Marois on Saturday, hinting the current head of the PQ isn't doing enough to mobilize separatists and achieve the party's ultimate goal of sovereignty.

  • Video shows Mario Hamel charging Montreal cops: report Montreal Gazette - Sat, 11 Jun, 2011

    A surveillance video at UQAM shows that Mario Hamel charged police twice with a knife before being shot by police on St. Denis St. on Tuesday, reports the Journal de Montréal.

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