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Poilievre says he would 'cut wasteful foreign aid,' work toward NATO spending target

Poilievre says he would 'cut wasteful foreign aid,' work toward NATO spending target

POINTE-CLAIRE, Que. — Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is pledging that a future government would cut what he calls "wasteful foreign aid" and would not allow funding to go to "dictators, terrorists and multinational bureaucracies.
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Quebec cold case murder: Defence says accused killed victim but denies premeditation

Quebec cold case murder: Defence says accused killed victim but denies premeditation

SAGUENAY, Que. — The lawyer for a Quebec man charged with the first-degree murder and sexual assault of a 19-year-old junior college student in 2000 told a jury her client admits to killing the student, but he denies the act was planned.
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Quebecor CEO slams Bell's 'habitual obstruction' to prevent wider access to network

Quebecor CEO slams Bell's 'habitual obstruction' to prevent wider access to network

GATINEAU, Que. — Quebecor Inc. CEO Pierre Karl Péladeau slammed Bell Canada's recent warnings to the CRTC that it could further scale back investments in its fibre network, saying the company is "exasperating Canadians.
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MTY Group reports Q4 profit more than doubled compared with year earlier

MTY Group reports Q4 profit more than doubled compared with year earlier

MONTREAL — MTY Food Group Inc. reported its fourth-quarter profit more than doubled compared with a year ago. The restaurant franchisor and operator says it earned $16.4 million or 67 cents per diluted share for the quarter ended Nov. 30, up from $7.
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Dax Dasilva returns to Lightspeed as interim CEO, JP Chauvet steps down

MONTREAL — Lightspeed Commerce Inc. says founder Dax Dasilva is returning to the company as interim chief executive. He replaces JP Chauvet, who the Montreal-based tech business says is stepping down immediately.
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Quebec cold case murder: Crown tells jury accused admits he killed teen in 2000

Quebec cold case murder: Crown tells jury accused admits he killed teen in 2000

SAGUENAY, Que. — The Quebec man charged with the first-degree murder and sexual assault of 19-year-old junior college student Guylaine Potvin nearly 24 years ago now admits to causing her death, a Crown prosecutor said Wednesday.
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Inquest into slain Quebec officer looks at lack of oversight for mental-health cases

Inquest into slain Quebec officer looks at lack of oversight for mental-health cases

MONTREAL — The last psychiatrist to speak to a mentally ill Quebec man before he fatally stabbed a provincial police sergeant last March had a particularly difficult phone call with him days before the killing, a coroner's inquest heard Wednesday.
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Fixed-price defence deals drag down CAE's profits — and share price

MONTREAL — Fixed-price defence contracts dragged down earnings at CAE Inc. as the flight simulator maker saw quarterly profits fall nearly 30 per cent year-over-year even while revenues rose.
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'Priceless' photo signed by Jean Béliveau stolen at Quebec peewee hockey tournament

'Priceless' photo signed by Jean Béliveau stolen at Quebec peewee hockey tournament

QUEBEC — The theft of a treasured peewee hockey souvenir is dampening the mood at a popular competition in Quebec City.
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Opioid 25 times more powerful than fentanyl detected in Quebec City region

Opioid 25 times more powerful than fentanyl detected in Quebec City region

MONTREAL — A synthetic opioid 25 times more powerful than fentanyl has made its way to the Quebec City region, where public health officials reported Saturday they have detected the dangerous compound in pale green tablets that mimic the appearance o
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