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Quebec teachers' union survey says 90 per cent have faced violence on the job
MONTRÉAL - A Quebec teachers' union released the findings of a survey of its members on Monday that found 90 per cent of respondents said they were victims of some form of violence at work. "We are here to teach, not to be beaten up," Catherine Renaud,...
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Teen admits to splashing Saskatoon schoolmate with lighter fluid, setting her on fire
SASKATOON - It was a teen friendship that spiralled into obsession and threats before one girl -- in a school hallway with a squirt of igniter fluid and a lighter -- burned another girl so badly that skin melted off her arms and fused her backpack to h...
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Fraser Valley flood cleanup begins, as latest blast of rain swells B.C. rivers
The cleanup is starting in British Columbia's Fraser Valley as water that flowed across the border from the Nooksack River in Washington state recedes, but the flood threat remains for several B.C. rivers and has expanded to Metro Vancouver's North Sho...
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Anti-doping agency asks court to declare privacy watchdog's probe out of bounds
OTTAWA - The World Anti-Doping Agency is challenging the legal basis of the federal privacy watchdog's investigation into the agency's handling of biological samples collected from athletes. The office of privacy commissioner Philippe Dufresne announce...
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Quebec family doctors voting on new deal after province backtracks on reforms
MONTREAL - Quebec family doctors have until Friday to vote on a deal that would see the provincial government back down on several controversial reforms in a new law that changes how physicians are paid. The tentative deal would scrap performance-rela...
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COVID shot reduces risk of severe illness, premature birth in pregnancy, study says
TORONTO - A new study says the COVID-19 vaccine protects pregnant women from getting severely ill or giving birth prematurely. Researchers with the Canadian Surveillance of COVID-19 in Pregnancy (CANCOVID-Preg) program, led by the University of British...
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Rabbi killed in Australia Hanukkah attack was 'very special,' Toronto relative says
TORONTO - A rabbi killed in the mass shooting at a Hanukkah celebration in Australia is being remembered by family members in Toronto for his positivity and commitment to bringing Judaism to others. Eli Schlanger, an assistant rabbi at Chabad of Bondi...
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3 children died from flu complications this month in Ottawa area: health units
Ottawa's top doctor says the death of three children in the region over the past two weeks from influenza-related complications is unusual and could signify a difficult flu season ahead. Ottawa and Eastern Ontario Health Unit medical officers of health...
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How many glaciers in Canada's Arctic can be saved from extinction?
Thousands of glaciers across Canada could be saved from total extinction by the end of the century if humanity can bend the curve on global warming, a new global study suggested while offering a grim outlook on one of the world's icons of changing clim...
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Poilievre says Carney's Liberals are 'counterfeit' Conservatives
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has been encouraging Prime Minister Mark Carney to steal his ideas on everything from tax cuts to bail reform since the April election - but he says what Carney is doing with those ideas amounts to "counter...
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Federal minister says he's getting 'lots of inquiries' about MPs crossing the floor
OTTAWA - A federal minister dropped hints about more floor crossings Monday following the defection of Ontario MP Michael Ma to the Liberals last week. When asked whether more opposition MPs are getting ready to cross the floor to join the government, ...
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Ottawa launching softwood lumber task force aimed at industry competitiveness
OTTAWA - Natural Resource Minister Tim Hodgson says he'll launch a task force early in the new year to look at ways to ensure the long-term health of the softwood lumber industry. Speaking in Toronto, Hodgson says the group will bring recommendations f...
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Here's a list of November inflation rates for selected Canadian cities
OTTAWA - Canada's annual inflation rate was 2.2 per cent in November, Statistics Canada says. The agency also released rates for major cities, but cautioned that figures may have fluctuated widely because they are based on small statistical samples (pr...
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Here's a list of November inflation rates for Canadian provinces
OTTAWA - Canada's annual inflation rate was 2.2 per cent in November, Statistics Canada says. Here's what happened in the provinces (previous month in brackets): - Newfoundland and Labrador: 2.2 per cent (2.0) - Prince Edward Island: 1.4 per cent (1.4)...
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In the news: Rain to continue in B.C., Hudson's Bay window display, youth happiness
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed ... 'High impact' warning as heavy rains forecast to cause more flooding in B.C. The B.C. government says heavy rains in the forecast may cause more flooding in low-ly...
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There's a happiness gap between young people in Quebec and in the rest of Canada
MONTREAL - Joshua Bujold, an upbeat psychology student in his first semester at Montreal's Dawson College, was taken aback to find out that happiness among young Canadians has plunged. Outside Quebec, that is. Bujold's home province is an outlier among...
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Canadian Blood Services reducing reliance on U.S. for life-changing plasma drugs
TORONTO - For years, Stéphane Cliche was a healthy avid athlete, but he kept getting sinus and respiratory infections and doctors couldn't figure out why. It wasn't until he was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin lymphoma in 2016 that it became clear his imm...
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Inflation steady at 2.2% in November despite grocery price hike
OTTAWA - Economists and academics expect the trend of rising prices at the grocery store will follow consumers into 2026 even as Statistics Canada reported the overall inflation rate held steady in November. The agency said Monday that annual inflation...
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Young Canadians tell of their generations' challenges and hopes
The Canadian Press has been speaking with young people across the country about challenges facing their generation - and ways they continue to find joy. 'YOU'RE HUMAN AND YOU FEEL THINGS' Violet Rode, an 18-year-old theatre student at Dawson College in...
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How did Canada's young people become its unhappiest generation?
VANCOUVER - As a teen growing up in Toronto, Bhavik Sharma imagined what life would look like at 25. He and his high school friends would be starting families. They'd be on six-figure salaries and living comfortably. Now 27, he's back living with his p...
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Canadian describes 'freakout' as shots rang out in deadly attack in Australia
SYDNEY - Canadian Finn Foster, backpacking with his girlfriend in Australia, says they were planning to watch the sunset on Sydney's famous Bondi Beach when they heard about two dozen pops. At first, they thought it might be fireworks but quickly reali...
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Whale sanctuary project in N.S. needs $15 million to open by end of summer
HALIFAX - The Whale Sanctuary Project, a proposed underwater enclosure that would encompass roughly 40 hectares off Nova Scotia's eastern shore, needs up to $15 million if it hopes to open by the end of summer 2026. Charles Vinick, CEO of the U.S.-bas...
Dec 14, 2025
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Canadian politicians, community groups share support after Australia Hannukah attack
TORONTO - Canadian politicians and community groups shared messages of support after a mass shooting left at least 15 people dead at a Hanukkah celebration in Australia. Prime Minister Mark Carney, in a statement Sunday, said Canadians stand with Jewis...
Dec 14, 2025
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Canadian English supporters urge Carney to abandon federal shift to British spelling
OTTAWA - Promoters of Canadian English say the federal government is sending the wrong message to the world with its recent use of British spelling in official documents. In a letter to Prime Minister Mark Carney, five linguistics experts and an editor...
Dec 14, 2025
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