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Publication Date: June 12, 2026 - 16:26
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Western Quebec mother told she can't wear hijab at after-school event: parent committee
June 12, 2026
A Gatineau school board committee says it's worried parents will be discouraged from volunteering after a local mother was reportedly told by her child's elementary school that, due to Quebec secularism laws, she would have to remove her hijab if she wants to participate in an after-school event this fall.
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney is heading to a summit of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) in Turkey this week with a message that Canada is now pulling its weight in the alliance and ready to do what it takes to get to its ambitious spending target set for 2035. But Canada’s increased defence spending will without a doubt be overshadowed by U.S. President Donald Trump’s musings in Ankara, whether they are about Iran, Greenland, or leaving NATO altogether. “I think this might be the tensest summit yet,” said Stephen Saideman, head of the Norman Paterson School of...
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An Ontario judge has sentenced a man to house arrest for sexually assaulting his biological sister, ruling that the mandatory minimum five-year sentence for incest with someone under 16 is unconstitutional and “grossly disproportionate” for offenders with intellectual disabilities. The 26-year-old man, identified only as D.C. in the decision from Ontario’s Superior Court of Justice, was charged in 2022 for having sex with his sister for four years starting when she was 12 years old. Although he’s an adult, a defence expert testified that D.C. has an intellectual disability such that...
July 6, 2026 - 07:00 | Chris Lambie | National Post




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