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MONTREAL — The number of Quebec children attending school in French continues to grow as the number of students eligible for education in English decreases, new data from the province's language watchdog show.

Qapik Attagutsiak was already a young woman in 1940, a mother at ease on the land and a skilled midwife, when she heard about a conflict occurring among many people in faraway lands.

OTTAWA — A former Olympian, a philanthropist and the head of the Canadian Women's Foundation have all been newly appointed to the Senate.

VICTORIA — The British Columbia Prosecution Service says there will be no charges stemming from a bus crash on an icy highway in the province's Interior last Christmas Eve that killed four people.

Here's a quick list of Canada's top 10 weather stories for 2023, as compiled by Environment Canada head climatologist David Phillips. 1.

Canadians love to talk about their weather. This year, so did people around the world.

OTTAWA — The Canada Revenue Agency says 185 employees have been fired to date for claiming a federal COVID-19 benefit when they were not eligible for it. That's an increase of 65 since the CRA last updated the public on its review in September.

Canadian wildfires were the first choice for The Canadian Press news story of the year, as voted by editors in newsrooms across the country.

HALIFAX — It was the year unprecedented wildfires disrupted the lives of thousands from coast to coast, shattering records for the total area burned.

OTTAWA — As Liberals and New Democrats negotiate what a future national drug plan should look like, a new survey suggests pharmacare is not at the top of the priority list for most Canadians.