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Quebec premier to attend Notre-Dame Cathedral reopening Saturday in Paris
QUÉBEC — Quebec Premier François Legault will attend the inauguration and reopening of Notre-Dame Cathedral…
Brown: Indian diplomat pushed back when he used the words “Sikh nation”
OTTAWA — Brampton Mayor Patrick Brown said foreign interference did not tip the scales in…
3 climbers from US and Canada believed to have died in a fall on New Zealand mountain
OTTAWA — Officials in New Zealand says a Canadian is one of three mountain climbers…
‘It’s not a right’ — Kenya blocking Canadians from resettling LGBTQ+ refugees
NAIROBI — The United Nations says the Kenyan government is blocking Western countries like Canada…
Jobless rate reaches 6.8% in November, highest since January 2017 outside of pandemic
OTTAWA — Canada’s unemployment rate jumped to 6.8 per cent last month as more people…
Montreal blacksmith says he has a ‘place in paradise’ as Notre-Dame reopens its doors
MONTREAL — Five years ago, Notre-Dame Cathedral erupted in flames. A column of smoke rose…
‘Duty to learn’: Vigils mark 35th anniversary of Polytechnique anti-feminist killings
MONTREAL — School shooting survivors, dignitaries and the families of victims paid tribute Friday to…
In the news today: Canada Post strike enters fourth week
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up…
Canada’s Arctic policy draws on international collaboration to face emerging threats
OTTAWA — Canada has unveiled an Arctic foreign policy that commits to increasing domestic and…
National employment numbers for November from Statistics Canada, at a glance
OTTAWA — A quick look at Canada’s November employment figures (numbers from the previous month…
Here’s a quick glance at unemployment rates for November, by province
OTTAWA — Canada’s national unemployment rate was 6.8 per cent in November. Here are the…
Here’s a quick glance at unemployment rates for November, by Canadian city
OTTAWA — The national unemployment rate was 6.8 per cent in November. Statistics Canada also…
Canada’s top court dismisses appeal in Ontario drug trafficking case
Police were justified in using a drug dealer’s phone to orchestrate the arrest of a…
Conservatives intervene to delay debate on NDP motion in House of Commons
OTTAWA — The Conservatives stalled debate on an NDP opposition day motion in the House…
Man arrested in Quebec for alleged plot to kill Jews in NYC being held in Rimouski
MONTREAL — A Pakistani man arrested in Quebec for an alleged plot to kill Jews…
Manitoba premier says conservation officers to help patrol Canada-U.S. border
WINNIPEG — Manitoba conservation officers will soon be helping with surveillance at the U.S. border…
Quebec premier wants to put a stop to prayer in parks and public places
QUÉBEC — Quebec Premier François Legault says he’s looking at ways to end prayer in…
Canada’s housing crisis leads to more unsafe housing for victims of domestic violence
HALIFAX — Women’s advocates say provincial and federal governments need to step up efforts to…
As postal strike enters fourth week, pressure mounts for Ottawa to step in: experts
As the Canada Post strike drags into a fourth week, experts say there’s growing pressure…
More cases of parasite causing deadly whirling disease in fish found in B.C. waters
VICTORIA — The British Columbia government says it has detected more cases of a parasite…
LGBTQ+ refugees languish as Kenyan government blocks Canadians from resettling them
NAIROBI — In a low-income neighbourhood on the outskirts of Nairobi, seven people gather in…
Apiaries abuzz over ruling against widening cross-border trade in live honeybees
OTTAWA — The dismissal of a class-action lawsuit over rules governing the cross-border live bee…
Not just for your parents: Facebook’s buy-and-sell platform drawing back millennials
HALIFAX — A historic 400-kilogram anchor that was dragged up from the ocean floor off…
Quebec Conservative Party leader hospitalized with heart problem
MONTREAL — Quebec Conservative Party leader Éric Duhaime has been hospitalized after suffering from a…