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Quebec introducing values test for newcomers wanting to move to the province
Quebec is moving ahead with its controversial values test for newcomers wishing to settle in the province but the new requirements are less strict than what was initially proposed. Starting Jan. ...
Nov 01, 2019
Montrealers prepare for late Halloween as much of Canada nurses sugar hangover
MONTREAL - While the rest of Canada wakes up with a sugar junky's remorse this morning, residents of some Quebec communities will only venture out this evening to get their Halloween st...
Nov 01, 2019
Military family matriarch who lost son in Afghanistan named Silver Cross Mother
OTTAWA - The matriarch of a military family whose youngest son was killed 12 years ago in Afghanistan has been named this year's National Silver Cross Mother by the Royal Canadian Legion. Reine S...
Nov 01, 2019
UN confirms Madrid as new location for climate summit
BERLIN - The United Nations global climate meeting next month will take place in Madrid after previous host Chile cancelled at short notice, officials said Friday. U.N. climate chief Patricia Espinosa...
Nov 01, 2019
Metro Vancouver transit workers begin job action; union warns of disruptions
VANCOUVER - Transit workers in Metro Vancouver have begun labour disruptions following the breakdown of contract talks and the union is warning that commuters could feel the effects ve...
Nov 01, 2019
Cut emissions twice as fast, ease worker anxiety, advocates say post-election
OTTAWA - A coalition of climate-change advocates is urging the new Parliament to prevent anxieties in the oilpatch from threatening progress on cutting greenhouse gas emissions. Climate...
Nov 01, 2019
Edible cannabis product found among N.S. child's Halloween treats, parent says
COLDBROOK, N.S. - Police in Nova Scotia are investigating after a parent reported finding an edible cannabis product among their child's Halloween candy. RCMP say the parent from Coldbrook, N.S.,...
Nov 01, 2019
Clear regulations on seatbelts needed, report on deadly Hydro One helicopter crash says
TORONTO - Clearer regulations around seatbelts are needed to reduce the risk of death or injury in accidents like a helicopter crash that killed four men nearly two years ago, the federal transpo...
Nov 01, 2019
Recounts ordered in B.C., Quebec ridings after narrow federal election results
OTTAWA - Courts in Quebec and British Columbia have ordered recounts in two ridings where the runners-up are hoping a review could snatch victory from the jaws of ever-so-narrow defeat. And there may ...
Nov 01, 2019
Desjardins revises data theft impact numbers, says 4.2 million affected
MONTREAL - The Desjardins Group data theft is much larger than first thought, affecting 4.2 million members - up from the 2.9 million first reported in June. The new number represents the en...
Nov 01, 2019