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MONTREAL — Jury selection began Monday in the trial of a man charged with the sexual assault and murder of a 19-year-old Quebec junior college student nearly 24 years ago.

AMQUI, Que. — A preliminary hearing is underway for a Quebec man accused of killing three people with his truck last March.

OTTAWA — There will be a state funeral for former NDP leader Ed Broadbent. Broadbent died on Jan. 11 at the age of 87. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced today that the state funeral will be held in Ottawa on Jan. 28.

The federal government says people living in provinces including Alberta, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Ontario, and Saskatchewan will receive the rebate through direct bank deposit or by cheque if they have filed their income tax and benefit returns.

LAVAL, Que. — Laval police say the fatal stabbing of a man early Monday in a residential neighbourhood is the first homicide of 2024 in the city north of Montreal. Police received a 911 call at about 3:30 a.m.

OTTAWA — Nearly 500 civilian workers on Canadian military bases in Ontario and Quebec began a strike today over wages and job security.

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today...

Critics have long claimed that B.C.'s civil forfeiture system is problematic, allowing the government to seize property linked to criminal activity, even when the owner hasn't been convicted. 

Relief started to arrive in B.C. as Environment Canada lifted arctic outflow and extreme cold warnings.

MONTREAL — About 420,000 unionized public sector workers will begin voting Monday on an agreement in principle reached with the Quebec government over a new collective deal.