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Quebec Conservative Party leader hospitalized with heart problem

Quebec Conservative Party leader hospitalized with heart problem

MONTREAL — Quebec Conservative Party leader Éric Duhaime has been hospitalized after suffering from a heart problem Friday night. Duhaime made the announcement on social media Saturday afternoon, saying he is feeling better and is in good hands.
Quebec liquor store employees secure new collective agreement after 2-year fight

Quebec liquor store employees secure new collective agreement after 2-year fight

MONTREAL — Members of a union representing more than 5,000 Quebec liquor store employees have secured a new collective agreement, ending two years of negotiations with the province-owned company.
Not just for your parents: Facebook's buy-and-sell platform drawing back millennials

Not just for your parents: Facebook's buy-and-sell platform drawing back millennials

HALIFAX — A historic 400-kilogram anchor that was dragged up from the ocean floor off Cape St. Mary’s in Newfoundland sits propped up against a tree in front of Tyler Stapleton’s house.
LGBTQ+ refugees languish as Kenyan government blocks Canadians from resettling them

LGBTQ+ refugees languish as Kenyan government blocks Canadians from resettling them

NAIROBI — In a low-income neighbourhood on the outskirts of Nairobi, seven people gather in an air-conditioned home around a dinner table for a Ugandan stew of matoke bananas with peanut sauce.
More cases of parasite causing deadly whirling disease in fish found in B.C. waters

More cases of parasite causing deadly whirling disease in fish found in B.C. waters

The first case of the parasite in B.C. waters was found in September 2023.
'Duty to learn': Vigils mark 35th anniversary of Polytechnique anti-feminist killings

'Duty to learn': Vigils mark 35th anniversary of Polytechnique anti-feminist killings

MONTREAL — School shooting survivors, dignitaries and the families of victims paid tribute Friday to the 14 women killed in an anti-feminist attack at Polytechnique Montréal more than three decades ago.
As postal strike enters fourth week, pressure mounts for Ottawa to step in: experts

As postal strike enters fourth week, pressure mounts for Ottawa to step in: experts

As the Canada Post strike drags into a fourth week, experts say there's growing pressure on the government to act as the business community's calls for intervention get louder.
Quebec premier wants to put a stop to prayer in parks and public places

Quebec premier wants to put a stop to prayer in parks and public places

QUÉBEC — Quebec Premier François Legault says he's looking at ways to end prayer in public places, including parks, as his government promises to table new legislation to strengthen secularism in schools.
Canada's Arctic policy draws on international collaboration to face emerging threats

Canada's Arctic policy draws on international collaboration to face emerging threats

OTTAWA — Canada has unveiled an Arctic foreign policy that commits to increasing domestic and international collaboration to combat emerging foreign threats in the North.
Manitoba premier says conservation officers to help patrol Canada-U.S. border

Manitoba premier says conservation officers to help patrol Canada-U.S. border

WINNIPEG — Manitoba conservation officers will soon be helping with surveillance at the U.S. border as part of a plan to address threatened tariffs on Canadian goods, Premier Wab Kinew said Friday.