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Quebec reports more than 600 new daily COVID-19 cases for the third consecutive day
MONTREAL - Quebec is reporting 604 new cases of COVID-19 today, but no additional deaths attributed to the virus. The number marks the third consecutive day that the province has logged more than 600 ...
Aug 28, 2021
Rivard smashes own world record, captures Canada's first gold at Tokyo Paralympics
In all the solo swimming workouts she did over the past year-and-a-half, Aurelie Rivard pictured her rivals pushing the pace in the lanes on either side. "Kind of like ghosts," Rivard said, with a lau...
Aug 28, 2021
Police watchdog investigating after woman found unconscious at Quebec City station
MONTREAL - Quebec's police watchdog is investigating after a woman was found unconscious at a Quebec City police station. The Bureau of Independent Investigations issued a release saying Quebec City p...
Aug 28, 2021
O'Toole says New Brunswick Premier Blaine Higgs assured him there's abortion access
FREDERICTON - Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole says New Brunswick Premier Blaine Higgs has assured him women in his province can access abortion despite refusing to pay for the procedure at a clinic i...
Aug 28, 2021
O'Toole, Singh continue public engagements; Trudeau itinerary marked as private
The leaders of the Conservatives and New Democrats will continue with public engagements on Day 14 of the federal election campaign, while the Liberal leader's itinerary has been marked as private. Co...
Aug 28, 2021
NDP Leader Singh vows to eliminate interest on student loans, forgive debt
SUDBURY, Ont. - NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh is pledging financial breaks for Canadian students, vowing to do away with interest on federal student loans "immediately and permanently" as well as forgive s...
Aug 28, 2021
Canadian coal company appeals tough U.S. selenium rule as provinces consider mines
A Canadian coal-mining giant is fighting new American environmental rules that tighten restrictions on the release of a contaminant toxic to fish. On Aug. 13, Teck Resources petitioned Montana to resc...
Aug 28, 2021
Extended ban on direct flights from India hits international students hard
Sachin Dev is one of the many international students navigating Canada's extended ban on direct flights from India as he tries to make his way to Montreal before the start of the new semester. The PhD...
Aug 28, 2021
Applications open to work October 18 municipal election day in Lethbridge
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Voters cast their votes in the 2021 municipal elections October 18, and the City of Lethbridge is looking for people to work the polls.Applications are now being accepted for election...
Aug 28, 2021
Public or private: Canada's perennial debate about how to solve health care
OTTAWA - Canada's universal health care system is among the most beloved and heavily debated policies this country has ever had, but the COVID-19 pandemic has done more to unmask the system's weakness...
Aug 28, 2021