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MONTREAL — The death of an unhoused Innu man whose body was found inside a portable toilet in Montreal was avoidable, a Quebec coroner said Thursday, highlighting the need for additional resources to combat homelessness.

OTTAWA — Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet said Thursday the party plans to launch a legal challenge after losing the federal riding of Terrebonne by a single vote.

WASHINGTON — The United States Drug Enforcement Administration's latest threat assessment says fentanyl "super laboratories" in Canada are a growing source of concern — after U.S.

RIMOUSKI — Jury selection began on Thursday at the opening of a high-profile murder trial in eastern Quebec involving a man charged with killing three people with a truck.

OTTAWA — The federal election result in Nunavut still has not been validated by Elections Canada, because one final ballot box has been delayed by a blizzard.

VANCOUVER — Even the smallest victories are being celebrated by Roland Nulada and his family, after he suffered devastating injuries in the Lapu Lapu festival attack in Vancouver last month.

A total of 44,300 residential properties changed hands across Canada last month, compared with 49,135 in April 2024.

OTTAWA — The Supreme Court of Canada will not review the Toronto Catholic District School Board's decision to sanction a trustee over comments he made during a debate.

Premier David Eby has rejected Opposition accusations that his government went after a whistleblower, while suggesting more effort should go into investigating problems in opioid prescriptions that they highlighted rather than the source of the leaks

TORONTO — The lack of a minister for disabilities threatens to sideline the needs of millions of Canadians during what Mark Carney promises will be a period of transformation, advocates said Wednesday.