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Feds to consider caps on int'l study permits as housing crisis grows: Fraser

Feds to consider caps on int'l study permits as housing crisis grows: Fraser

CHARLOTTETOWN — Canada is looking to crack down on unscrupulous schools that are cashing in on the big bucks of international student tuition fees without putting any thought into where those students are going to live, Housing Minister Sean Fraser s
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Elections watchdog fines ex-PMO staffer for voting in wrong riding in 2021 election

Elections watchdog fines ex-PMO staffer for voting in wrong riding in 2021 election

OTTAWA — Canada's elections watchdog has fined a former staffer in the Prime Minister's Office $1,500 for knowingly voting in the wrong federal riding in 2021.
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'Unprofessional': Two lawyers barred from practising in Manitoba after judge followed

'Unprofessional': Two lawyers barred from practising in Manitoba after judge followed

WINNIPEG — The Law Society of Manitoba has barred two Alberta lawyers from practising in the province after receiving complaints they hired a private investigator to surveil a judge who was hearing a case involving COVID-19 public health orders.
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Quebec teachers' unions call for better working conditions to address staff shortages

Quebec teachers' unions call for better working conditions to address staff shortages

MONTREAL — Unions representing Quebec teachers are calling on the provincial government to address staff shortages by improving working conditions, after a recent report indicated as many as 5,000 positions were vacant ahead of the start to the schoo
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Quebec community mourns four family members killed in home construction accident

Quebec community mourns four family members killed in home construction accident

MONTREAL — A rural community in Quebec's Bas-St-Laurent region was in mourning on Monday after four family members died in a tragic home construction accident over the weekend.
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Premier Caroline Cochrane recounts search for homeless during Yellowknife evacuation

Premier Caroline Cochrane recounts search for homeless during Yellowknife evacuation

YELLOWKNIFE — Northwest Territories Premier Caroline Cochrane was a social worker before entering politics, so when the territory ordered everyone in its capital to leave last week due to encroaching wildfires, she said she checked to make sure homel
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Montreal police investigating after overnight violence leaves one dead, two injured

Montreal police investigating after overnight violence leaves one dead, two injured

Montreal police are investigating separate violent incidents last night that left one person dead and two people injured. Police say they responded to a call about gunshots a little after midnight in the St-Michel borough.
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In the news today: Wildfires continue raging across B.C., N.W.T.

In the news today: Wildfires continue raging across B.C., N.W.T.

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today... Smoky conditions help B.C.
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Firefighters take stock of N.W.T. fires as cooler, wet weather expected to end

Firefighters take stock of N.W.T. fires as cooler, wet weather expected to end

YELLOWKNIFE — Firefighters trying to keep wildfires at bay from the city of Yellowknife took stock of the flames Sunday after cool, damp weather over the weekend gave them a break from the fire burning 15 kilometres from the capital.
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A look at the number of wildfires and evacuations in B.C.

A look at the number of wildfires and evacuations in B.C.

British Columbia remains under a state of emergency after thousands of people were evacuated from their homes because of nearby wildfires, including the blazes on either side of Lake Okanagan in the Interior.
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