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MONTREAL — Unions representing Quebec teachers are calling on the provincial government to address staff shortages by improving working conditions, after a recent report indicated as many as 5,000 positions were vacant ahead of the start to the schoo

Ontario Premier Doug Ford is expanding so-called strong mayor powers to a total of 49 communities across the province and is offering $1.2 billion in incentives for cities and towns to meet housing targets.

TORONTO — An advocacy group is calling on Canadians to boycott Facebook and Instagram later this week. The Friends of Canadian Broadcasting group began asking people Monday to stop posting content on Meta's platforms on Aug. 23 and 24.

Previous infection with an Omicron variant of COVID-19 did not protect seniors in long-term care and retirement homes from getting reinfected within a few months, a new study published Monday has found.

CORNWALL, P.E.I. — Wages for some early childhood educators in Prince Edward Island will go up this fall and new daycare spaces will be added, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Prince Edward Island Premier Dennis King announced Monday.

Lionel Messi joined Major League Soccer club Inter Miami in July, and the results have been near-instant.

WINNIPEG — Veteran quarterback Zach Collaros is back practising with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers.

MONTREAL — A rural community in Quebec's Bas-St-Laurent region was in mourning on Monday after four family members died in a tragic home construction accident over the weekend.

LONDON, Ont. — A 24-year-old man who allegedly stabbed two strangers after asking them for directions in London, Ont., is facing criminal charges. Police say officers responded to the area of Ridout Street North and York Street at 11 p.m.

HOLYROOD, N.L. — Newfoundland and Labrador RCMP say a man is dead following a highway collision involving a moose over the weekend. Police say the collision occurred Saturday on the Trans-Canada Highway near Middle Gull Pond, N.L.