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A man with ties to organized crime was killed and two others were seriously injured in a daylight shooting at a Starbucks in a busy strip mall in Laval, Que., which authorities said bore the hallmarks of a planned hit. Radio-Canada sources have confirmed the victim was Charalambos Theologou, also known as Bobby the Greek. The two people injured in...
A former special forces soldier is suing the federal government, alleging he was blacklisted by his unit and pushed out of the military after he denounced Canadian troops' alleged involvement in the killing of unarmed people in Afghanistan. The soldier is also naming one current and two former top Canadian generals who he says minimized or failed to adequately investigate...
Two English universities in Montreal are launching separate lawsuits against the Quebec government over tuition hikes for out-of-province students. "I am really unhappy that we have come to this point. This is really the last resort for us," said Graham Carr, president and vice-chancellor of Concordia University. "We are taking this action to defend our institution and we are taking...
Most students from outside of Quebec attending an English university will soon have to learn French, and will pay more in tuition, but not as much as the government initially announced. Quebec's three English-language universities — McGill, Concordia and Bishop's — will have to, by the 2025-26 academic year, ensure that 80 per cent of their students learn French. Those...