Canada

Quebec teachers leaning on each other as negotiations to end strike grind on
Quebec teachers leaning on each other as negotiations to end strike grind on

MONTREAL — The president of a striking Quebec teachers union says she hopes intense negotiation sessions with the government will continue all weekend as the two parties try to reach an agreement. The...

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Accused in 'Nation River Lady' murder returns to Canada
Accused in 'Nation River Lady' murder returns to Canada

The individual accused of killing a woman and disposing of her body east of Ottawa in 1975 is back in Canada. On Dec. 1, 2023, Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) investigators with help in Florida by...

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At first-ever health day at UN climate summit, Canadian doctors push for action
At first-ever health day at UN climate summit, Canadian doctors push for action

TORONTO — As global leaders prepare to meet for the first dedicated health day at a UN climate summit, Canadian doctors plan to use the platform to push for a new federal office dedicated to addressing...

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Amid housing crisis, decrepit N.L. jail seen as preferable to living on the street
Amid housing crisis, decrepit N.L. jail seen as preferable to living on the street

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Michael Keough has to pause in the middle of his phone call from Newfoundland and Labrador's largest jail to cough and wipe his eyes — there's black mould on the wall where the phones...

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Thousands of trees will be felled in Vancouver's Stanley Park due to moth infestation
Thousands of trees will be felled in Vancouver's Stanley Park due to moth infestation

VANCOUVER — The quiet of Stanley Park’s forests has been splintered as chainsaws roar in a multi-year project to remove about one quarter of the trees that make up what's considered a Vancouver jewel. On...

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Some facts about CSIS, Canada's spy agency, amid claims of sexual assault, harassment
Some facts about CSIS, Canada's spy agency, amid claims of sexual assault, harassment

The Canadian Security Intelligence Service says it's conducting a workplace assessment of its British Columbia office where a group of officers said they were subjected to sexual assault and harassment....

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Man with ties to Vancouver, Edmonton and Halifax killed in Calgary drive-by shooting
Man with ties to Vancouver, Edmonton and Halifax killed in Calgary drive-by shooting

CALGARY — Police say a man with ties to Vancouver, Edmonton and Halifax has been killed in a drive-by shooting in Calgary. Officers responded to reports of gunshots in the Beltline neighbourhood, south...

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CSIS to probe B.C. office after allegations of rape, harassment
CSIS to probe B.C. office after allegations of rape, harassment

Canada's spy agency says it has launched a workplace assessment of its B.C. office over "serious allegation" raised by whistleblowers.

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Montreal Chinese groups threaten to sue RCMP over 'secret police station' allegations
Montreal Chinese groups threaten to sue RCMP over 'secret police station' allegations

MONTREAL — Two Montreal-area Chinese community groups are threatening to sue the RCMP over what they say are defamatory allegations that they hosted secret “police stations” used by Beijing to intimidate...

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Flu season has officially started in Canada, public health agency says
Flu season has officially started in Canada, public health agency says

TORONTO — Flu season has officially begun in Canada, the federal public health agency said on Friday. "At the national level, influenza activity has crossed the seasonal threshold, indicating the start...

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