Category Archives: Canada
Former CAQ minister Lionel Carmant rejoining party caucus after leaving last fall
QUBEC - Former Quebec minister Lionel Carmant is rejoining the Coalition Avenir Qubec caucus, five months after he resigned from the governing party to sit as an Independent over concerns with a bill ...
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Quebec coroner investigating after three homeless people died last week in Montreal
MONTREAL - After three unhoused people died in Montreal last week, the Quebec coroner's office has ordered an investigation into the underlying issues that are leading to the deaths of some of the cit...
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Canada gives Ukrainians who fled war another year to apply for work permit extensions
OTTAWA - The federal government is giving Ukrainians who fled the Russian invasion another year to apply for work permit extensions. Ukrainians who came to Canada before March 31, 2024, will now have ...
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In the news: Canadian astronaut's wife ready for lift-off, remembering Stephen Lewis
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed ... Astronaut Hansen fulfilling lifelong dream: wife As Jeremy Hansen prepares to begin a historic mission to the...
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'Be in that moment': Astronaut Jeremy Hansen's wife prepares for his lunar mission
CAPE CANAVERAL - Jeremy Hansen sent his love to his family as he left crew quarters with his fellow astronauts Wednesday afternoon in the final hours before the launch window for their historic missio...
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Stephen Lewis awakened Canadians to the HIV-AIDS pandemic raging in Africa: experts
TORONTO - Stephen Lewis awakened the Canadian public's consciousness to the HIV-AIDS pandemic raging in Africa and galvanized the political will to stop standing idle, experts said following his death...
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Judge says she can't convict Frank Stronach on charges related to one complainant
TORONTO - The judge overseeing the sexual assault trial of billionaire businessman Frank Stronach told the court Wednesday she "couldn't possibly convict" him on the charges related to one of the comp...
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Prosecutors ask Appeal Court to overturn bail for Ontario lawyer in Ryan Wedding case
TORONTO - Prosecutors argued Wednesday that an Ontario judge "speculated and drew inferences" not grounded in evidence when he granted bail to a Toronto-area lawyer accused of advising the murder of a...
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Canadians gathering at museums, libraries to watch Artemis II moon launch
OTTAWA - Canadians across the country are assembling today to watch the Artemis II launch, which is set to send humans back to the moon for the first time in more than 50 years. The first two-hour lau...
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Expert's report criticizes CRA over audit of Muslim charity, calls for improvements
OTTAWA - A report by an expert in extremist financing and money laundering says the Canada Revenue Agency's approach to policing terrorist abuse "proved seriously deficient" in the case of a long-runn...
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