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OTTAWA — Fewer students are coming from abroad to study at Canadian universities this fall, and Universities Canada is warning that the numbers have dropped below the cap the federal government set on international student visas this year.

MONTREAL — The governments of Canada, Quebec and the City of Montreal are crediting a new fast-track housing program for plans to build 1,001 affordable homes in Montreal and Rimouski, Que.

MONTREAL — A Quebec union representing 80,000 health-care workers dismissed the province's latest contract offer Friday and called on its members to refuse to work overtime beginning Sept. 19.

MONTREAL — About 2,500 workers at 22 hotels in some of Quebec’s biggest cities have launched a one-day strike to protest an impasse in contract talks. The walkout at hotels in Montreal, Quebec City and Sherbrooke is the second time since Aug.

TORONTO — When August rolled around, April Hicke realized the $100 she typically gives her 13-year-old son to update his wardrobe in time for school to start was no longer enough.

The Columbus Blue Jackets say forward Johnny Gaudreau and his brother Matthew have died.

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... StatCan to release second quarter GDP report today Statistics Canada is set to release its gross domestic product report for the second quarter this morning.

RICHMOND, BRITISH COLUMBIA — For years, Metro Vancouver has been worrying about the threat of the “Big One,” a megathrust earthquake expected to hit coastal B.C. one day. But before it finally hits, residents could get a precious warning.

VICTORIA — Emotions were still raw at the British Columbia Legislature on Thursday, after the bombshell announcement that the Official Opposition BC United would not contest the fall election.

LETHBRIDGE, Alta. — A Crown prosecutor says two men convicted of mischief and weapons offences at the 2022 border blockade at Coutts, Alta.