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Kenya LGBTQ+ activists try switching role of religion from oppression to empowerment
KISUMU — Every Sunday in the Kenyan port city of Kisumu, an HIV-prevention group gathers…
Drought, heat threaten future of balsam firs popular as Christmas trees
FREDERICTON — University of New Brunswick forestry professor Anthony Taylor was heading down a highway…
In once tranquil N.S. town, intimidation in the lobster industry now all too common
METEGHAN, N.S. — Standing by a bullet hole in his dining room wall, lobster buyer…
‘Go beyond the board’: Chess helping Alberta youth keep troubles in check
EDMONTON — Every Friday in a southern Alberta classroom, youth are learning how to keep…
Understanding the science behind Hinton and Hopfield’s Nobel Prize in physics
British-Canadian computer scientist Geoffrey Hinton and co-laureate John Hopfield are set to receive the Nobel…
Nobel recipient Geoffrey Hinton wishes he thought of AI safety sooner
Geoffrey Hinton says he doesn’t regret the work he did that laid the foundations of…
Trudeau says fall of Assad ‘ends decades of brutal oppression’ for Syria
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says a new chapter for Syria can begin that’s free of…
Border control and tariffs: Quebec Premier François Legault meets Trump in Paris
Quebec Premier François Legault says he met U.S. president-elect Donald Trump in Paris and they…
Police search for three men who escaped from immigration holding centre in Quebec
MONTREAL — Authorities are searching for three Chilean nationals who escaped from the Laval Immigration…
French-speaking LGBTQ+ activists want Canada to do more to address funding gap
DOUALA — LGBTQ+ activists across francophone Africa say Western governments and global foundations are ignoring…
BoC expected to lower interest rates again, with odds leaning toward larger cut
OTTAWA — Financial markets and forecasters are betting on another jumbo interest rate cut from…
Liberal government survives third Conservative non-confidence vote
OTTAWA — Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre’s latest attempt to topple the minority Liberal government in…
Canada Post warns no end in sight for strike after receiving latest union proposals
As the Canada Post strike involving more than 55,000 workers neared the end of its…
In the news today: Government faces third Tory non-confidence vote
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up…
Salvation Army says holiday donations down 50 per cent since mail strike began
The Salvation Army says holiday donations are down 50 per cent since the Canada Post…
GST break would cost Ottawa $2.7B if provinces with HST asked for compensation
OTTAWA — The federal government’s GST holiday would cost as much as $2.7 billion if…
Finance minister says government’s fiscal update coming Dec. 16
OTTAWA — Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland will publish the government’s fall economic statement on Dec.…
‘Infuriating’: Wait times grow amid Canada Post strike as backlogs, frustration mount
It’s been almost two weeks since Darren Solomon had a working fridge. The appliance’s compressor…
Corrective to Dec. 7 story about beekeepers’ lawsuit
OTTAWA — In a story published Dec. 7 about a class-action lawsuit launched by Canadian…
North anxious over dwindling necessities, no Christmas gifts, due to postal strike
HALIFAX — Community leaders in Northern Canada say the postal strike is choking off the…
Critics raise eyebrows over plan to send prohibited firearms to Ukraine war effort
OTTAWA — Ottawa’s plan to send prohibited firearms to Ukraine to fight the Russian incursion…
‘Looking for the Weinstein of Quebec’: impresario Gilbert Rozon’s civil trial begins
MONTREAL — Just for Laughs founder Gilbert Rozon’s civil trial for sexual assault opened Monday…
Ontario First Nations mull next steps on child welfare amid various legal opinions
OTTAWA — First Nations leaders are split over next steps after a landmark $47.8-billion child…
Trudeau says dealing with Trump will be ‘a little more challenging’ than last time
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said dealing with incoming president Donald Trump and his…