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Canadians shine in short track world tour opener
MONTREAL — There was a golden finish for Canada during the first stop of the…
Quebec’s head of youth protection resigns after sex scandal at detention facility
MONTREAL — Quebec’s provincial director of youth protection has resigned, days after a media report…
Former senator recalls being told Canada asked Sudan to hold Abdelrazik in detention
OTTAWA — Former senator Mobina Jaffer says the director of Sudan’s intelligence service told her…
Parti Québécois wants robots, automation to replace temporary immigrants
MONTREAL — The Parti Québécois says it would lean on robots and automation to replace…
Secularism: Montreal to shed city hall welcome sign that includes woman wearing hijab
MONTREAL — A welcome sign in the lobby of Montreal’s newly renovated city hall depicting…
Halifax Wanderers add experience to front office in Canadian Mark Watson
After a 2024 regular season deemed “simply unacceptable,” Halifax Wanderers FC has brought Canada Soccer…
Elvis Stojko, Patrick Chan weigh in on state of Canadian men’s figure skating
Elvis Stojko remembers watching Brian Orser spin through the air with a triple axel on…
Veteran goalkeeper Erin McLeod the first player to sign with NSL’s Halifax Tides
Veteran goalkeeper Erin McLeod, whose soccer career has taken her to Sweden, Germany, Iceland and…
Man injured after early morning stabbing by fellow patient at Montreal hospital
MONTREAL — Montreal police say a 53-year-old man was stabbed by a fellow hospital patient…
Special interlocutor calls for 20-year probe into missing Indigenous children
OTTAWA — A final report into missing children and unmarked graves at residential schools is…
Quebec politician closes riding office indefinitely because of threats to safety
MONTREAL — A Quebec politician has closed her riding office in the lower Laurentians region…
Pro Women’s Hockey League announces plans to expand by 2 teams for 2025-26 season
The six-team Professional Women’s Hockey League is launching its expansion process with plans to add…
Quebec says private colleges are selling citizenship. The data tells another story
MONTREAL — Quebec wants to cut its share of international students to ease housing pressure…
Pro Women’s Hockey League says it could add as many as two teams for 2025-26 season
Expansion is on the table for the six-team Professional Women’s Hockey League, and executives aren’t…
Highlights of recent changes to Quebec’s international student body
MONTREAL — Quebec wants to cut the number of international students in the province, and…
Montembeault, Canadiens try to move forward after ’embarrassing’ 8-2 loss to Kraken
MONTREAL — The fans cheered sarcastically when Sam Montembeault made a routine save with the…
Fighting takes early dip, but NHL players say it still has a place in hockey
Ryan Reaves and Matt Rempe squared off at centre ice. Most of the talk ahead…
Ottawa urged to halt imports of endangered monkeys for drug testing, amid U.S. probe
TORONTO — The federal government is facing mounting pressure to investigate the importation of endangered…
Quebec City to host Montreal-Ottawa neutral-site PWHL game
QUÉBEC — The Montréal Victoire will host the Ottawa Charge in a Professional Women’s Hockey…
Toronto Argonauts, Saskatchewan Roughriders led way in voting for CFL all-star teams
TORONTO — The Toronto Argonauts and Saskatchewan Roughriders each had nine players named to the…
Montreal City Hall removing welcome sign with hijab sends wrong message: Muslim group
MONTREAL — A national Muslim advocacy group says Montreal would send the wrong message if…
Former foreign ministry official recalls fear Abdelrazik would end up in Guantanamo
OTTAWA — A former senior official at Canada’s foreign ministry says there were fears two…
Kraken’s Campbell comfortable as trailblazer: ‘I’m part of something a lot bigger’
TORONTO — Jessica Campbell stood behind the visitors bench watching that night’s opponent in warm-ups.…
Quebec names new head of embattled youth protection agency amid multiple scandals
QUÉBEC — The Quebec government has named Lesley Hill as the province’s new youth protection…