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Pay inequality persists for women, minorities in federal public service: report
OTTAWA — While the federal government has made gains on diversity and equity in the…

Quebec bans transport of some wild animals in nearly 100 communities over rabies risk
MONTREAL — The Quebec government is temporarily banning the transportation of some wild animal species…

CSIS says India still poses a foreign interference threat as Canada renews diplomacy
OTTAWA — Indian officials and their proxy agents in Canada engage in a range of…

Bloc Québécois supply management bill moves swiftly through Parliament
OTTAWA — A Bloc Québécois bill to take Canada’s supply management system off the table…

Quebec to jail inmates according to anatomical sex, not gender identity
MONTREAL — Transgender inmates in provincial detention will be incarcerated according to their anatomical sex,…

Food company pleads guilty in Edmonton smokehouse death, judge weighs penalty
EDMONTON — A commercial food processing company pleaded guilty Wednesday to a workplace safety charge…

Business groups push for pause on Canada’s digital services tax targeting tech giants
OTTAWA — Ottawa is under pressure to pause digital services tax legislation that directs large…

Montreal bicycle rental company sets new records during public transit strike
MONTREAL — Montreal’s main bicycle rental company says its users smashed records during the recent…

Three-year-old Quebec girl missing since Sunday found alive by police in Ontario
MONTREAL — A three-year-old Montreal girl who was reported missing on Sunday was found alive…

Carney’s contentious major projects bill clears committee
OTTAWA — Running roughshod over the environment. Spawning the next Idle No More movement. Picking…

Carney heads to Europe on Sunday for NATO, Canada-EU summits
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney heads to Europe on the weekend to attend summits…

Few Canadians support Canada Post privatization, but open to sweeping changes: survey
A new survey finds less support among Canadians for the privatization of Canada Post, but…

CP NewsAlert: Quebec corruption police raiding offices of auto insurance board
QUÉBEC — Quebec’s corruption police are searching the headquarters of the province’s auto insurance board.…

Hundreds of groups call on Ottawa to scrap border bill over privacy, rights concerns
OTTAWA — More than 300 civil society organizations are calling on the Liberal government to…

Canadian population growth continued to slow with almost no increase in Q1: StatCan
OTTAWA — Statistics Canada says population growth stalled in the first quarter. The agency says…