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Parti Québécois rise continues with win in Quebec byelection in Arthabaska

Parti Québécois rise continues with win in Quebec byelection in Arthabaska

The Parti Québécois sailed to a third-straight Quebec byelection win on Monday, cementing the sovereigntist party's momentum ahead of the 2026 provincial election and dealing a crushing blow to Premier François Legault's governing party.
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B.C. to appeal landmark Aboriginal title ruling over land in Metro Vancouver

B.C. to appeal landmark Aboriginal title ruling over land in Metro Vancouver

The trial had lasted 513 days, resulting in a ruling last week that is almost 280,000 words long.
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Largest wildfire continues to gain ground in eastern Newfoundland

Largest wildfire continues to gain ground in eastern Newfoundland

SMALL POINT-ADAM'S COVE-BLACKHEAD-BROAD COVE — He has no official confirmation, but Luo Xu is certain his family’s evacuated home in eastern Newfoundland has been destroyed by wildfire.
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Hundreds can go home as Vancouver Island fire 'held,' 37 properties still evacuated

Hundreds can go home as Vancouver Island fire 'held,' 37 properties still evacuated

Hundreds of residents who were forced out by a wildfire burning along Cameron Lake on Vancouver Island have been allowed to return home Monday.
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B.C. court squelches Vancouver bylaw that forced ride-hailing firms to pay fees

B.C. court squelches Vancouver bylaw that forced ride-hailing firms to pay fees

VANCOUVER — The B.C. Supreme Court has invalidated a bylaw passed by the City of Vancouver that imposed a fee on ride-hailing companies working on city streets during peak hours.
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New federal entity to prioritize Canadian-made, affordable housing projects

New federal entity to prioritize Canadian-made, affordable housing projects

The department is still working on the program's design.
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Montreal police arrest a suspect after alleged attack on Jewish father in a park.

Montreal police arrest a suspect after alleged attack on Jewish father in a park.

MONTREAL — Montreal police say they have arrested a 24-year-old suspect in connection with an alleged assault on a Jewish father in a park on Friday. They say the suspect was arrested Monday and was being met by investigators.
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RCMP creates drone corridor along part of U.S. border in bid to boost security

RCMP creates drone corridor along part of U.S. border in bid to boost security

Drones are to patrol the border in Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba in what the RCMP says is a trial.
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Canada's federal voting system is constitutional, Ontario Court of Appeal rules

Canada's federal voting system is constitutional, Ontario Court of Appeal rules

Fair Voting BC and the Springtide Collective for Democratic Society had argued that the first-past-the-post system violates the Charter of Rights and Freedoms' guarantee of effective representation.
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Air Canada flight attendants picket at 4 major airports as bargaining continues

Air Canada flight attendants picket at 4 major airports as bargaining continues

TORONTO — Air Canada flight attendants gathered for simultaneous demonstrations outside airports in some major Canadian cities Monday as the clock ticked down toward a possible strike that could begin as soon as this weekend.
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