National News

MONTREAL — Ten years ago, Jean-François Lisée predicted that Quebec’s independence movement would be reborn. “It could rise again given the right circumstances,” he said in 2015. “What could trigger it, I cannot say.

TORONTO — As some people try to cut down their drinking and embrace Dry January, they may look to Canada's health agencies for guidance — and find some conflicting advice.

MPs are scheduled to return to Ottawa on Jan. 27, and the three main opposition parties all say they plan to bring down the government at their first opportunity.

Here's what we learned from Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre's interview with media personality Jordan Peterson, which was recorded on Dec. 21 and released Friday:

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau took part in a virtual meeting of the Canada-U.S. relations cabinet committee on Friday, as people inside and outside the Liberal caucus call for him to resign as leader.

WHITEHORSE — The Yukon government says it has been told there is a "potential leak" in a containment pond holding toxic water at the Eagle Gold mine, where millions of tonnes of contaminated rock were spilled last year.

Other immigration streams have also seen new sponsorships paused in order to help clear the existing backlog.

CALGARY — Some people say it with flowers. Some with an engagement ring. For Keith Beggs, it was a brick surrounded by mortar and placed at Calgary's Olympic Plaza that showed his true intent for the woman who would become his wife.

MONTREAL — Montreal health authorities say a growing number of people experiencing homelessness are taking refuge in the city’s emergency rooms to stay out of the freezing cold.

MONTREAL — Montreal police say two more people have been arrested in the brazen daytime killing of a 39-year-old woman in front of her beauty salon in May 2023.