Unpublished Newswire
The Quebec government will be prioritizing families who "live and work in Quebec permanently" over asylum seekers for subsidized spots in daycares, according to the province's families minister.
June 18, 2026 - 12:22 | | CBC News - Ottawa
OTTAWA — While most Canadians slept, Liberals pushed through a series of changes watering down their controversial bill facilitating police and intelligence agencies’ ability to intercept and collect personal information. Starting late Wednesday night and going into the early morning Thursday, members of the House of Commons public safety committee blitzed through amendments of the contentious lawful access reform Bill C-22. Lawful access, or the ability to obtain Canadians’ private information and intercept communications, is one of the most intrusive powers afforded to police and...
June 18, 2026 - 12:21 | Christopher Nardi | National Post
A small Ontario city has removed its monument to Samuel de Champlain, again, as city council rebelled against the mayor’s unilateral decision to return it to its waterfront plinth. The monument to the French explorer was taken from Couchiching Beach Park on June 10 and stored away in a municipal yard after Orillia City Council voted 6-3 last month to take it down. It was originally erected in 1925 but removed by Parks Canada in 2017 for restoration amid reconciliation discussions. Mayor Don MacIsaac then briefly returned it to its plinth last month. “The vast majority of Orillians...
June 18, 2026 - 11:59 | Brandon Rudick | National Post
Like the previous night, Ottawa firefighters said they took on three significant fires late Wednesday and early Thursday.
June 18, 2026 - 11:59 | | CBC News - Ottawa
Rowan Jetté Knox and Dani Gaede, who are both transgender, opened Understory Cafe to give queer people a quiet third space in the Village.
June 18, 2026 - 11:57 | Nicole Di Donato | Global News - Canada
Antoine Dionne Charest was formally nominated Wednesday night in the Verdun riding in Montreal, with his mother and Liberal Leader Charles Milliard in attendance.
June 18, 2026 - 11:39 | Globalnews Digital | Global News - Canada
