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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…
Quebec liquor store employees secure new collective agreement after 2-year fight
MONTREAL — Members of a union representing more than 5,000 Quebec liquor store employees have…
Groups launch legal challenge against Alberta’s new gender-affirming treatment law
EDMONTON — A pair of LGBTQ+ advocate organizations say they’ve followed through with their plan…
MP Jamil Jivani meets U.S. vice president-elect amid Trump’s tariff threats
WASHINGTON — A Conservative member of Parliament met with Donald Trump’s second-in-command over the weekend…
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…