A first-degree murder charge was laid against Yousef Moussaoui, 33, on Friday — one day after his Thursday arrest in Ville-Marie — in connection with the death of Leïla Ben Salem, 45, on Sept. 22. A video call with colleagues was under way at Ben Salem's downtown Montreal residence when she was fatally attacked.
On Friday, a pair of officers assigned to Station 21 of the Montreal police force were placed on suspension after separate misconduct allegations arose against each of them. The two officers face separate allegations — one involving urination on an unhoused individual, the other involving photographs taken of a detainee in a manner described as degrading.
Unplanned fractures discovered in a steel support beam earlier this week have prompted maintenance crews to schedule repair work on the Honoré-Mercier Bridge across Oct. 17 and 18. Road closures have been put in place as workers prepare to begin the job.
Carney spent Thursday and Friday travelling through Alberta, where he called on residents to vote down both the separation question and the eight additional items appearing on Monday's provincial ballot. No details about which measures Carney viewed as most concerning were offered.
Revisions to the Express Entry Comprehensive Ranking System, set to take effect on Nov. 3, were unveiled by Immigration Minister Lena Diab, with the updated framework granting extra points to applicants working in higher-wage roles. Qualifying job offers meeting the set criteria would no longer be subject to a Labour Market Impact Assessment under the revised rules.
A $478.8 million effort to construct Canada's first pressboard manufacturing facility rated for electrical-grade use, located in London, Ont., drew a $30 million federal commitment through Hitachi Energy Canada Inc., with Minister Mélanie Joly delivering the announcement. Bolstering the country's homegrown energy infrastructure and the supply networks that underpin it stands as an anticipated outcome of the facility.
A federal allocation of $1.4 million, channelled through the Airports Capital Assistance Program, will go toward winter runway safety work — covering snow and ice control — at the Northwest Territories airports serving Norman Wells and Fort Simpson, with Minister Steven MacKinnon making the disbursement public.
On Friday, an Ontario Superior Court jury returned guilty verdicts against a young defendant on two counts linked to terrorism — among them a charge of conspiring to kill Jewish residents of Ottawa as part of a plot that unfolded in 2023. Privacy provisions within the Youth Criminal Justice Act mean the person facing these charges cannot be named publicly.
Heavy rainfall on Thursday sent floodwaters surging through Istanbul, leaving two people dead. Flood waters spread across multiple neighbourhoods, prompting a mobilisation of municipal resources and personnel to manage the aftermath.
The Vegas Golden Knights built a 4-0 cushion across the first two periods before finishing off the Calgary Flames by a 6-2 margin on Thursday night's NHL schedule. Three goals from Stone powered Vegas to victory.
Ruck claimed the top podium position in the 200-metre backstroke at a World Aquatics Swimming World Cup meet held in Astana on Friday. At that same competition, Knox added a silver-medal finish in the men's 100 individual medley.
