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Saskatchewan pronoun bill, notwithstanding clause coming later this week: Moe

REGINA — On the day politicians returned to debate legislation over the Saskatchewan Party government's pronoun policy in schools, Memphis Hartman reminded people he's a human being.

Oct 10, 2023 6:50 PM Read more >

'They are in prison': Canadians desperate to help family in Gaza struggle for options

Reem Sultan said she's been struggling to hold herself together after recently losing loved ones in Gaza and is desperately looking for ways to help family still in the sealed-off Palestinian territory. The 49-year-old London, Ont.

Oct 10, 2023 6:14 PM Read more >

Unifor ends strike less than 24 hour in after reaching tentative deal with GM

TORONTO — Unifor put a short-lived strike on hold Tuesday after General Motors agreed to a tentative contract that mirrors the one the union reached with Ford Motor Co. about two weeks ago.

Oct 10, 2023 5:54 PM Read more >

Two Canadians killed by Hamas in Israel remembered as proud and loving

VANCOUVER — Two Canadians killed by Hamas gunmen while attending a music festival in southern Israel over the weekend are being remembered as generous, kind and those who brought love to the world.

Oct 10, 2023 5:45 PM Read more >

Canada to airlift citizens, permanent residents out of Israel in 'coming days': Joly

OTTAWA — Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly confirmed Tuesday that Ottawa is planning to airlift Canadians out of Tel Aviv in "the coming days," as conflict between Israel and Hamas escalates.

Oct 10, 2023 5:24 PM Read more >

B.C. first province to sign individual health deal with feds, worth $1.2 billion

VANCOUVER — Canada's health minister is touting Ottawa's new $1.2-billion bilateral funding agreement with British Columbia as a new model for federal-provincial co-operation to address the health-care crisis across the country.

Oct 10, 2023 4:28 PM Read more >

Quebec rejects coroner's recommendation to look at .05 blood-alcohol limit

MONTREAL — Quebec's transport minister has rejected a call from the coroner to consider reducing the legal blood-alcohol concentration for drivers.

Oct 10, 2023 3:11 PM Read more >

Canada limited in preventing wider Mideast crisis, amid humanitarian plight: experts

OTTAWA — Experts say Canada has limited options as it works diplomatic channels to try preventing clashes in Israel and Palestinian territories from escalating into a wider, regional war, as conditions deteriorate in the Gaza Strip.

Oct 10, 2023 2:59 PM Read more >

Burnout, despair facing workers on front lines of poverty and homelessness in Canada

Canadians who work with people facing homelessness and hunger say their colleagues are carrying growing emotional burdens as demand for services soars beyond what their organizations can provide.

Oct 10, 2023 2:25 PM Read more >

Cannabis Act review finds companies struggling to profit, health experts supportive

OTTAWA — A review of the federal legislation that paved the way for the legal recreational use and sale of cannabis says companies in the legal market report struggling to realize profits and maintain financial viability.