National News

Quebec student protests go global

MONTREAL — A river of red-clad protesters is rippling through downtown Montreal on this, the 100th day of Quebec’s student strikes, with smaller events being held in other cities.

Parallel events are being held in Vancouver, Calgary, Toronto and New York. In Paris, a few hundred supporters, including many Quebecers, congregated near the famous Notre Dame Cathedral. READ

Veteran Mountie reprimanded for disgraceful conduct

RCMP leaders are defending a decision not to fire a senior Mountie for disgraceful conduct that includes have sex with subordinates, exposing himself to a co-worker and drinking on the job. READ

Woman charged in stabbing deaths of Canadian tourists

A woman arrested in the daytime stabbing deaths of two Canadian tourists near an Atlantic City casino laughed, frowned, grimaced and repeatedly asked where her lawyer was Tuesday as she was charged with murdering the women, one of them 80 years old. READ

Providing better mental health care doesn’t mean more money: minister

Canada needs to deal with the stigma surrounding mental health issues before it can go on to tackle funding questions, says federal Health Minister Leona Aglukkaq. READ

Long-term expat Canadians fight ‘unconstitutional’ voting rule

A law stripping voting rights from more than a million expatriate Canadians who have lived abroad for more than five years should be struck down as unconstitutional, according to a legal challenge served on the federal government. The new application, filed in Ontario Superior Court on behalf of two Canadians living in the United States, argues the five-year rule in the Canada Elections Act is arbitrary and unreasonable. READ

Tory MPs ask court to toss request to review election results

Seven Conservative MPs who narrowly won their seats in the last election are asking the Federal Court to toss out a request to review the results in their ridings. Conservative Party lawyer Arthur Hamilton has filed motions on behalf of the seven MPs asking that the cases be rejected. READ

Crowds greet Prince Charles and wife Camilla

TORONTO — Cheers and curtsies welcomed the royal couple as they toured Toronto on the second day of their whirlwind visit to Canada, but it was Camilla who seemed to fire up the crowds waiting at each stop. READ

Three dead, two missing on crowded Everest

A Canadian woman has died pursuing her dream of scaling Mount Everest. READ

Transgender contestant grateful for chance to compete, raise awareness

Transgender trailblazer Jenna Talackova lost her bid to become Miss Universe Canada over the weekend, but said Sunday that her history-making appearance has awarded her a much more meaningful role as a civil rights champion. READ

Montana board rejects Ronald Smith's clemency bid

CALGARY — A Canadian on death row in Montana for killing two men 30 years ago was dealt a major blow Monday in his bid to avoid execution. The Montana Board of Pardons and Paroles is recommending against allowing Ronald Smith to live out the rest of his life at the state prison — despite his emotional apology from Smith at his clemency hearing earlier this month. READ

Canada to withdraw from Afghanistan by 2014: PM

CHICAGO — Canada’s military involvement in Afghanistan will come to a firm end in March 2014, the prime minister said Monday at the close of the NATO summit. READ

Student group vows to defy Quebec's new anti-protest law

MONTREAL — Quebec’s largest student group has vowed to defy the Quebec government’s new emergency law, calling for a summer of protests and acts of civil disobedience. READ

Prince Charles recalls military service, plays pickup street hockey game

SAINT JOHN, N.B. — The royal couple kicked off their Canadian tour Monday in New Brunswick, where Prince Charles recalled his time training as a military pilot, extolled the virtues of service and in a scene reminiscent of his son’s visit last year, played a pickup game of street hockey. READ