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Wayne Gretzky dusts off golf clubs one more time for hole-in-one exhibition
L’ÎLE-BIZARD—SAINTE-GENEVIÈVE — Wayne Gretzky is happy to come out of retirement for one day. As…
Internationals storm back at Presidents Cup to tie elite golf tournament 5-5
L’ÎLE-BIZARD—SAINTE-GENEVIÈVE — South Korea’s Tom Kim and Canada’s Taylor Pendrith called on International team fans…
LGBTQ minister Pascale St-Onge to make history with parental leave
OTTAWA — Canadian Heritage Minister Pascale St-Onge is set to make history by becoming the…
Montreal’s Muslim Maghrebi community sounds alarm on deadly gangs recruiting youth
MONTREAL — Members of Montreal’s Muslim and Maghrebi communities gathered at a city park on…
Canada’s Isabelle Harris earns judo bronze in European Open
PRAGUE — Isabelle Harris of Abbotsford, B.C., earned a bronze medal at the European Open…
Bloc pension demands at odds with Liberal political strategy, economic plans
OTTAWA — The government has just weeks to decide if it will meet the $16-billion…
Small Quebec towns debate reducing council size amid recruitment challenges
MONTREAL — Some small Quebec municipalities are considering reducing the size of their city councils…
‘Programming error’ results in accidental sale on Quebec liquor products
MONTREAL — The provincial Crown corporation in charge of liquor sales in Quebec says a…
AI companies could be more transparent to help users make informed choices: Meta VP
TORONTO — Ask Meta Platforms Inc.’s head of artificial intelligence research how the technology could…
Ceremonies across Canada mark Truth and Reconciliation Day
The smell of sage and sweetgrass floated in the air Monday over a mostly sombre…
In the news today: Ontario MPP wants paid holiday for TRC day
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up…
CDPQ increases stake in dairy company Saputo with $378M share purchase
MONTREAL — The Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec has increased its stake in…
Joly targets polarization in UN speech, urges liberals to reclaim the word ‘freedom’
OTTAWA — Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly is asking members of the United Nations to…
Ontario marks National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, Toronto opens spirit garden
TORONTO — A monument to honour residential school survivors was unveiled in Toronto’s Nathan Phillips…
Faculty strike: McGill University threatens to cancel semester for law students
MONTREAL — McGill University is threatening to cancel law school classes for the rest of…
23 bilingual municipalities ask judge to suspend portions of Quebec language law
MONTREAL — A group of 23 bilingual municipalities asked a Quebec Superior Court judge on…
Tobacco companies seek to extend order suspending legal proceedings against them
TORONTO — Three tobacco giants are yet again seeking to extend an order suspending legal…
Five things to know ahead of Toronto Raptors training camp in Montreal
TORONTO — The Toronto Raptors begin their pre-season training camp on Tuesday in Montreal. Here…
A list of Quebec language law sections that bilingual municipalities want struck down
A group of 23 bilingual municipalities in Quebec has asked a Superior Court judge to…
Hoggard takes stand in sex assault trial, denies that he raped complainant
Canadian musician Jacob Hoggard took the stand in his sexual assault trial on Tuesday, denying…
Protection against RSV coming soon for all infants in Ontario, Quebec, Nunavut
TORONTO — Dr. Noah Ivers remembers thinking his infant son just had a cold. But…
McGill University law professors’ union agrees to suspend strike, resume classes
MONTREAL — McGill University law professors will return to classrooms this week after their union…
Sex crimes case of Montreal billionaire Robert Miller put off until December
MONTREAL — Lawyers for Montreal billionaire Robert Miller asked a judge on Tuesday for a…
Quebec premier floats idea of ‘waiting zones’ in Canada for asylum seekers
PARIS — Quebec Premier François Legault says his government has asked Ottawa to set up…