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Five stories in the news for today, Oct. 2
Five stories in the news for Monday, Oct. 2 --- MORE INFO EXPECTED IN EDMONTON ATTACKS Police are expected to update their investigation today into the weekend attack that left an Edmonton officer sta...
Oct 02, 2017
Alberta chasmosaur fossil could shed light on the strange-looking horned beast
Two years after paleontologist Jordan Mallon of the Canadian Museum of Nature and his team discovered the skull of a chasmosaur while going through a dinosaur bonebed in Alberta, he finally got to see...
Oct 02, 2017
A look at the numbers showing Quebec's recent economic performance
NEW YORK - Here’s a look at some numbers on Quebec’s recent economic performance: Economic growth, as measured by real gross domestic product in the second quarter of the year: 2.5 per cen...
Oct 02, 2017
Charges laid against suspect in Edmonton attack include attempted murder
EDMONTON - Police have charged a Somali refugee who they say attacked an officer and ran down pedestrians with a truck - but are holding off on terrorism charges for now. RCMP Supt. Stacey Talbot, wit...
Oct 02, 2017
Canada needs to nurture local tech champions and protect research, says AI pioneer
MONTREAL - Some of the biggest names in tech are lining up to join Montreal’s burgeoning artificial intelligence cluster, but harnessing the sector’s full potential depends on creating hom...
Oct 02, 2017
Resurgent Quebec economy drawing more attention from U.S. investors
NEW YORK - Quebec’s finance minister smiled widely on a New York City stage as dozens of U.S. investors carefully followed his words - perhaps more closely than they had in recent years. The pro...
Oct 02, 2017
Former astronaut Julie Payette sworn in as Canada's 29th Governor General
OTTAWA - “Through hardship to the stars” is the motto that will guide Julie Payette, the former astronaut who was sworn in Monday as Canada’s newest Governor General. Those words are...
Oct 02, 2017
Man charged in Ottawa Valley triple homicide in 2015 silent as trial begins
OTTAWA - Basil Borutski had nothing to say for himself Monday as the former millwright, accused of killing three women in the Ottawa Valley in 2015, refused to enter a plea at the start of his murder ...
Oct 02, 2017
Coalition for Quebec's Future captures Louis-Hebert riding in byelection
QUEBEC - Coalition for Quebec’s Future captured the riding of Louis-Hebert in a provincial byelection on Monday, wresting away what was once considered a safe Liberal seat and a Quebec City-area...
Oct 02, 2017
Accused in Quebec City mosque shooting to go straight to trial: Crown
QUEBEC - The accused in the slayings of six men at a Quebec City mosque last January will bypass his preliminary hearing and go straight to trial, the Crown announced on Monday. Prosecutors filed a di...
Oct 02, 2017