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Rainy, warm weather leads to flooding, school closures in parts of Quebec

Rainy, warm weather leads to flooding, school closures in parts of Quebec

MONTREAL — Rain and record warm weather sent several southern Quebec rivers spilling over their banks on Monday, forcing residents from their homes and leading officials to close roads and cancel classes. Municipal officials in Drummondville, Que.
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He returned library book 64 years late. But B.C. resident says it saved his life

He returned library book 64 years late. But B.C. resident says it saved his life

VANCOUVER — Former student Robert Murray says he has a good excuse for returning a book to the University of B.C. Library 64 years late — the 83-year-old reckons it might have saved his and his son's life.
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'Coming home;' Set of remains found at Manitoba landfill confirmed as Marcedes Myran

'Coming home;' Set of remains found at Manitoba landfill confirmed as Marcedes Myran

WINNIPEG — A second set of remains found in a Winnipeg-area landfill have been identified as belonging to a slain First Nations woman who was murdered in 2022 by a convicted serial killer.
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It's not business as usual for Canadians who want to stay in the U.S., lawyers warn

It's not business as usual for Canadians who want to stay in the U.S., lawyers warn

VANCOUVER — Immigration lawyers say the case of a Vancouver woman detained in the United States over a denied visa is a warning to other Canadians that it's no longer business as usual when crossing the border for work.
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B.C. Court of Appeal allows mother to vaccinate kids for HPV against dad's wishes

B.C. Court of Appeal allows mother to vaccinate kids for HPV against dad's wishes

The B.C. Court of Appeal has denied a father's bid to prevent his children getting vaccinated against the human papillomavirus.
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Empty shelves, idle escalators: Shoppers look for piece of history at the Bay stores

Empty shelves, idle escalators: Shoppers look for piece of history at the Bay stores

Empty shelves and idle escalators greeted shoppers Monday as they poked through Hudson’s Bay stores looking for bargains and perhaps a piece of history.
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Timeline of 4 women slain in Winnipeg, demands to search landfill for remains

Timeline of 4 women slain in Winnipeg, demands to search landfill for remains

Manitoba RCMP confirmed Monday that a second set of remains found at a landfill north of Winnipeg have been identified as belonging to Marcedes Myran, one of two slain First Nations women who search teams have been looking for at the site since Decem
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Court denies certification of $2.5-billion Black civil servants class action lawsuit

Court denies certification of $2.5-billion Black civil servants class action lawsuit

OTTAWA — A Federal Court judge on Monday dismissed a motion to certify a proposed class action lawsuit that was launched by Black public servants in 2020 who alleged there was systemic racism within the public service.
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Prime Minister Mark Carney's government terminates consumer carbon price

Prime Minister Mark Carney's government terminates consumer carbon price

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney's first move after taking office on Friday was to eliminate the consumer carbon price, undoing Justin Trudeau's signature climate policy.
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Court finds UWaterloo stabbing was a hate crime, not terrorism in sentencing attacker

Court finds UWaterloo stabbing was a hate crime, not terrorism in sentencing attacker

A mass stabbing at a University of Waterloo gender studies class was not a terrorist attack but a “particularly grave” hate crime meant to make people feel unsafe in those spaces, an Ontario judge ruled Monday in sentencing the attacker to 11 years i
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