Coalition Avenir Québec legislature member arrested for impaired driving: reports – Montreal

By Frédéric Lacroix-Couture The Canadian Press Posted January 8, 2026 9:32 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size The chief whip of the Coalition Avenir Québec government says the party is considering its next steps after a legislature member was reportedly arrested for driving while impaired. Several media outlets have…

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Former Christian school director in Sask. appeals assault conviction and sentencing

Descrease article font size Increase article font size Former Christian Centre Academy director John Olubobokun is appealing his sentence and some of his earlier convictions involving the physical discipline of students in the early to mid-2000s. In July, Olubobokun was found guilty of nine counts of assault with a weapon for paddling students at the…

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Will Alberta’s public-private health approach actually reduce wait times?

The Alberta government is hoping to speed up the queue for Albertans waiting for surgery by introducing Bill 11 — legislation that would allow some doctors to work in both the public and private health-care systems simultaneously. According to the Alberta Surgical Initiative Dashboard, as of September, about 83,000 Albertans are on a surgery wait…

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Saskatoon accessible playground among projects supported by provincial funds – Saskatoon

Provincial grant funding, $2.3 million, has been approved for over 40 playground projects in Saskatchewan. Three schools in Saskatoon — St. Paul School, Bishop Filevich Ukrainian School, and St. Anne School — will receive the funding. The government says the goal of the grants that were launched in the fall is to help parents build…

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