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Liberals extend Lebanon donation-match deadline as aid workers plead for more support

Liberals extend Lebanon donation-match deadline as aid workers plead for more support

OTTAWA — The federal Liberals are extending their timeline for matching donations to support people in Lebanon, as pledges came short of expectations and left aid workers pleading for more help in supporting desperate families living in squalor.
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No strike notice so far as talks continue between Canada Post and workers' union

No strike notice so far as talks continue between Canada Post and workers' union

MONTREAL — Canada Post says talks are continuing with the union that represents postal workers and neither side has given notice of a work stoppage.
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Six cars set ablaze in suspicious fire in Montreal parking lot

Six cars set ablaze in suspicious fire in Montreal parking lot

MONTREAL — Montreal police say six cars were set on fire in a commercial parking lot early Sunday morning in the city's Plateau-Mont-Royal borough. Spokesperson Anthony Dorelas says police received a call around 5:30 a.m.
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Whitehorse cites 'scarce resources' in defence of snow removal inadequacy claims

Whitehorse cites 'scarce resources' in defence of snow removal inadequacy claims

The City of Whitehorse denies its snow removal policies make transit stops and parking inaccessible for people with disabilities, defending itself against claims made in a lawsuit by pointing out its snow removal budget is limited with "scarce resour
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Ottawa's 'night mayor' wants to transform quiet capital into after-dark destination

Ottawa's 'night mayor' wants to transform quiet capital into after-dark destination

OTTAWA — Canada's capital has long held a reputation as a town that fun forgot. Mathieu Grondin wants to be the one to change that for good.
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'We are scared': Gen Z may hold the keys to the White House, and the parties know it

'We are scared': Gen Z may hold the keys to the White House, and the parties know it

WASHINGTON — It felt like his future was at stake when 18-year-old Carter Fay cast an early ballot in the United States election. "The reality is that our democracy, I truly think, is on the line.
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Clocks fall back an hour as daylight time ends for much of Canada

Clocks fall back an hour as daylight time ends for much of Canada

Clocks turned back one hour across most of Canada this morning as daylight time came to an end.
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A look at U.S. presidential candidates' ties to Canada ahead of this week's election

A look at U.S. presidential candidates' ties to Canada ahead of this week's election

MONTREAL — Among the millions glued to their TV sets Tuesday night watching U.S. election results will be a group of people in Montreal with a particular connection to Democratic candidate Kamala Harris — her high school classmates.
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Crews work in Nunavut hamlet to restore power that's been off since Thursday

Crews work in Nunavut hamlet to restore power that's been off since Thursday

KIMMIRUT, Nvt. — The Nunavut government has declared a state of emergency in Kimmirut after a power outage hit the Baffin Island hamlet two days ago.
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Quebec religious group focused on suicide prevention files constitutional challenge

Quebec religious group focused on suicide prevention files constitutional challenge

MONTREAL — A Quebec religious group headed by a man who lost his son to suicide has filed a constitutional challenge against the municipality of Waterloo after it was ticketed for going door-to-door to share its message about suicide prevention.
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