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Labour agreement accepted by Quebec's FAE teachers union by narrow margin

Labour agreement accepted by Quebec's FAE teachers union by narrow margin

MONTREAL — A Quebec teachers union whose strike late last year closed hundreds of schools for weeks has narrowly accepted a labour agreement with the province.
Catherine Tait says CBC needs new financial model, not new mandate

Catherine Tait says CBC needs new financial model, not new mandate

OTTAWA — As Canada's public broadcaster projects a budget shortfall, and with Conservatives threatening to defund it if they win the next election, its top executive says the way it's funded needs to dramatically change.
Mélanie Joly in Kyiv to launch global push to get Russia to return Ukrainian children

Mélanie Joly in Kyiv to launch global push to get Russia to return Ukrainian children

OTTAWA — Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly paid a surprise visit to Ukraine on Friday to launch what she hopes will be a global effort to secure the return of Ukrainian children abducted by Russia.
Politics trumped legal advice in decision not to revoke citizenship of Nazi in 1960s

Politics trumped legal advice in decision not to revoke citizenship of Nazi in 1960s

OTTAWA — Newly declassified pages from a 40-year-old report on Canada's handling of Nazi war criminals suggest both the author and Canadian bureaucrats felt politics, and not legal arguments, were driving decisions around a man convicted of Nazi war
Group says shots fired at B.C. home of Sikh activist, an associate of slain Nijjar

Group says shots fired at B.C. home of Sikh activist, an associate of slain Nijjar

SURREY, B.C. — The spokesman for a group advocating Sikh independence says its supporters are frustrated with the lack of action to protect them after a Metro Vancouver home belonging to an associate was hit by gunfire. RCMP in Surrey, B.C.
'Most anti-LGBT in the country': Trudeau decries Alberta transgender policies

'Most anti-LGBT in the country': Trudeau decries Alberta transgender policies

EDMONTON — Alberta's new proposals on the treatment of transgender youth are the "most anti-LGBT of anywhere in the country," Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Friday. Speaking at an event in Waterloo, Ont.
Safety minister stresses need to balance transparency, security on foreign meddling

Safety minister stresses need to balance transparency, security on foreign meddling

OTTAWA — A federal inquiry into foreign interference will have full access to secret documents, even if some of that sensitive information can't be made public, says Public Safety Minister Dominic LeBlanc.
Trudeau mulls sanctioning Israeli settlers, 'seized' with case of missing Canadian

Trudeau mulls sanctioning Israeli settlers, 'seized' with case of missing Canadian

OTTAWA — Canada is considering whether to sanction Israeli settlers in the West Bank who have been accused of attacking Palestinians and Israeli peace activists in the territory, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says. On Thursday, the U.S.
Turning Rideau Cottage into prime minister's permanent home comes with cost: docs

Turning Rideau Cottage into prime minister's permanent home comes with cost: docs

OTTAWA — Turning Rideau Cottage into the permanent residence of the prime minister would have to include creating staff offices and other "residential infrastructure," an internal government document says.
Feds unveil web tool to track representation, pay disparity for women, minorities

Feds unveil web tool to track representation, pay disparity for women, minorities

Ottawa launched a new pay transparency website Friday to better illustrate how women, visible minorities, people with disabilities and Indigenous Peoples are represented and paid at federally regulated private sector employers.