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Liberal MPs say Quebec French-language health directive sows confusion

Liberal MPs say Quebec French-language health directive sows confusion

MONTREAL — Two Montreal-area Liberal MPs are raising concerns about a controversial Quebec directive that outlines when health-care providers can offer services in a language other than French.
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Quebec hotel workers in three cities strike over lagging contract talks

Quebec hotel workers in three cities strike over lagging contract talks

MONTREAL — About 2,600 unionized employees from hotels in some of the province's largest cities walked off the job Thursday, protesting an impasse in contract talks. The 24-hour strike hit 23 hotels in Montreal, Quebec City and Sherbrooke.
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Fares could rise after Calgary hailstorm forces airlines to cancel flights: experts

Fares could rise after Calgary hailstorm forces airlines to cancel flights: experts

Experts say airfares may go up in the immediate aftermath of a hailstorm that tore through Calgary on Monday evening, damaging planes at WestJet and Flair Airlines and upending travel plans for thousands of passengers.
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Childhood abuse survivor agency sees surge in calls since Alice Munro revelation

Childhood abuse survivor agency sees surge in calls since Alice Munro revelation

TORONTO — A support agency for survivors of childhood sexual abuse says it's seen a surge in calls since Alice Munro's daughter went public a month ago with her story of abuse by her stepfather.
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Flash flooding risk in Ontario, Quebec as remnants of tropical storm Debby on the way

Flash flooding risk in Ontario, Quebec as remnants of tropical storm Debby on the way

MONTREAL — More than 100 millimetres of rain is forecast to hit parts of Eastern Canada by the weekend as the remnants of tropical storm Debby make their way to the region.
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Supreme Court won't hear appeal of trucker convicted in Edmonton hotel killing

Supreme Court won't hear appeal of trucker convicted in Edmonton hotel killing

EDMONTON — Canada’s highest court won't hear a conviction appeal from a former Ontario truck driver in the death of a woman at an Edmonton hotel. Bradley Barton was sentenced to 12 1/2 years for manslaughter in the death of Cindy Gladue.
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Top court nixes Jordan Peterson's appeal of professional college's remedial orders

Top court nixes Jordan Peterson's appeal of professional college's remedial orders

OTTAWA — Canada's top court has closed the door on Jordan Peterson's legal fight against an order that he enter a remedial coaching program.
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Bank of Canada names experts to assess its internal review of pandemic policy actions

Bank of Canada names experts to assess its internal review of pandemic policy actions

OTTAWA — The Bank of Canada has named three experts that will assess its internal review of the central bank's policy response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The experts are Pablo Hernández de Cos, former governor of the Bank of Spain, Kristin J.
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In the news today: New poll says Canadians split on soccer spy drone penalty

In the news today: New poll says Canadians split on soccer spy drone penalty

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed...
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Canadians split on FIFA’s Olympics penalty for soccer drone spying, new poll says

Canadians split on FIFA’s Olympics penalty for soccer drone spying, new poll says

OTTAWA — Most Canadians are not exactly outraged by the punishment meted out to the Canadian women’s soccer team over its Olympic drone spying scandal, according to the results of a new poll released Thursday.
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