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Quebec immigration minister tables new bill aimed at better integrating newcomers
QUBEC - The Quebec government has tabled legislation that would modify the provincial charter of rights to state that the exercise of individual rights must comply with the province's model for integr...
Jan 30, 2025
Two women, one man dead after building fire southwest of Montreal
MONTREAL - Three people are dead after a fire in a residential building in Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, Que., southwest of Montreal. The victims include two women in their 50s and a man in his 70s. Quebe...
Jan 30, 2025
Hospital nurse in Uganda dies in country's first Ebola outbreak in 2 years
KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) - A nurse in Uganda has died of Ebola in the first recorded fatality since the country's last outbreak of the disease ended in early 2023, a health official said Thursday. The 32-...
Jan 30, 2025
PC Leader Doug Ford says he'll honour Ontario's electric vehicle commitment
Progressive Conservative Leader Doug Ford says if re-elected, he will honour the province's commitment to the electric vehicle sector should U.S. President Donald Trump end a subsidy program. Trump ha...
Jan 30, 2025
Barkov, Hedman named captains for Finland, Sweden at 4 Nations Face-Off
Aleksander Barkov and Victor Hedman were named captains for Team Finland and Team Sweden, respectively, on Thursday ahead of the 4 Nations Face-Off. Barkov, who made history as the first Finnish capta...
Jan 30, 2025
Grand Slam of Curling series to make its first visit to United States next season
The Grand Slam of Curling series is going international for the first time. The Curling Group CEO Nic Sulsky says the five-event circuit will make its first visit to the United States during the 2025-...
Jan 30, 2025
Sentencing for ex-priest who admitted to indecent assaults of Nunavut children
IQALUIT - A Catholic priest who pleaded guilty to indecent assault against seven Inuit children more than four decades ago has asked for forgiveness. Eric Dejaeger stood in an Iqaluit courtroom and ma...
Jan 30, 2025
NDP leader wants to ban the U.S. from procurement if it hits Canada with tariffs
OTTAWA - NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says Canada should bar American companies from all federal government procurement contracts if U.S. President Donald Trump hits the country with damaging tariffs. Sin...
Jan 30, 2025
Deadly U.S. mid-air collision no reason to panic about wider safety concerns: expert
MONTREAL - An aviation expert says the mid-air crash in Washington, D.C., Wednesday night is likely the result of unique air traffic patterns in the area and shouldn't cause wider fears over air safet...
Jan 30, 2025
Figure skating community in shock after D.C. plane crash claims lives of coaches, athletes
Two highly-regarded Russian figure skating coaches whose son recently finished fourth at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships were among those feared dead after an American Airlines flight collided w...
Jan 30, 2025