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From inside a Cameroon jail, gay youth say police exploit homophobia to seek bribes
DOUALA — Pierre wakes up every morning atop a makeshift wooden table, in an open-air…
Mont-Tremblant World Cup skiing races cancelled due to warm weather
MONTREAL — Fans hoping to see the world’s top woman skiers compete next week in…
Trump calls Florida meeting with Trudeau productive amid stiff tariff threat
WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald Trump called his meeting with Justin Trudeau productive and said the…
B.C. Métis Nation votes to withdraw immediately from Métis National Council
SURREY, B.C. — Members of the Métis Nation British Columbia voted Saturday to leave the…
Potential unmarked graves identified at former residential school in central B.C.
The site of a former British Columbia residential school that had its own cemetery since…
First Métis group signs modern treaty with the federal government
WINNIPEG — Manitoba Métis Federation President David Chartrand told a ceremony for a new treaty…
Ghana activists warn an anti-gay bill threatens the young democracy’s institutions
ACCRA — Frank gets disturbing flashbacks every time he sees a police officer. As a…
Quebec forest industry already under pressure amid Trump tariff threat: Legault
MONTREAL — Quebec’s premier has raised concerns about the potential impact of the tariff proposed…
Poilievre calls for asylum seeker cap, border plan as U.S. tariff threat looms
OTTAWA — Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has demanded the federal government present a plan before…
Guilbeault disappointed plastic treaty talks end with no agreement
Canada was disappointed negotiators failed to reach a deal on a global treaty to end…
Quebec launches new health-care agency in bid to improve services
MONTREAL — A new Crown corporation has officially taken the reins of Quebec’s health-care system…
Canada Post presents union with ‘framework’ to reach deal as strike continues
Canada Post has presented the union representing some 55,000 striking postal workers with a framework…
Lion Electric temporarily lays off 400 workers, gets extension from creditors
MONTREAL — Electric bus manufacturer Lion Electric is temporarily laying off 400 employees and shutting…
Traditional people worry Ghana anti-gay bill will target their Indigenous identities
ACCRA — Traditional healer Naa Busuafi used to feel empowered when leaving tribal ceremonies held…
In the news today: Canada Post presents ‘framework’ to reach deal
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up…
Negotiations between Canada Post, union still on hold
TORONTO — The Canadian Union of Postal Workers says a new framework for negotiations that…
Quebec suspends international adoptions amid human rights, trafficking concerns
MONTREAL — The Quebec government has suspended most new international adoption applications, echoing moves by…
Report released into Chinook helicopter crash that killed two Air Force members
OTTAWA — An investigation report into a Chinook helicopter crash that killed two Armed Forces…
Canada lists Yemen’s Houthi militant group as terrorist entity
OTTAWA — Canada has added Ansarallah, better known as the Houthi militant group, to its…
Speaker schedules opposition motions after Tories opt against own non-confidence vote
OTTAWA — The House of Commons Speaker has intervened to end a parliamentary impasse, ruling…
New poll suggests Quebec premier even less popular than Justin Trudeau
MONTREAL — A prominent polling analyst says Quebec’s governing party would be reduced to fewer…
Searchers begin sifting at landfill for remains of slain First Nations women
WINNIPEG — Two years after Winnipeg police announced they would not search a landfill for…
Charges dropped for Palestinian activists who protested federal immigration minister
MONTREAL — The charges against three pro-Palestinian activists accused of criminally harassing federal Immigration Minister…
Pandemic business loan program lacked ‘value for money’: auditor general
OTTAWA — The small business loan program the federal government rolled out during the COVID-19…