Rachel Watts

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Calls for investigation after some in Nunavik left out of vote due to polling station issues

Calls for investigation after some in Nunavik left out of vote due to polling station issues

Tiivi Tulaugak was looking forward to voting in his first election in Ivujivik, Nunavik's northernmost community located in Quebec. But the 18-year-old's excitement quickly turned into frustration on Monday afternoon when he found out he was among the residents who wouldn't be able to cast a ballot. CBC News has heard from residents in five Nunavik communities who reported issues...

RCMP conducts search at Valcartier military base near Quebec City

RCMP conducts search at Valcartier military base near Quebec City

The RCMP's counter-terrorism team has carried out a search at CFB Valcartier, a military base northwest of Quebec City. The integrated national security enforcement team executed the search warrant on Wednesday and Thursday.

Preliminary work to start on Lac-Mégantic rail bypass, a decade after disaster

Preliminary work to start on Lac-Mégantic rail bypass, a decade after disaster

More than 10 years after the Lac-Mégantic train derailment, Federal Transport Minister Pablo Rodriguez has announced the start of preliminary work on the rail bypass. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau first promised in 2018 to move the railway away from the city's core. But for years, trains have continued to pass through what used to be downtown, much of it incinerated...