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MONTREAL — A new survey of thousands of Quebec high school students shows that anti-LGBTQ+ attitudes have risen sharply, with more than 40 per cent of respondents saying they would feel uncomfortable to learn their best friend was gay.

MONTREAL — A new report from Quebec’s statistics institute says many of the province's regions grew at record or near-record paces between 2023 and 2024, due in large part to immigration, while deaths outnumbered births for the first time.

OTTAWA — The federal government's decision to pause a key initiative meant to boost electric vehicles sales won't prevent Canada from meeting its targets for getting more EVs on the road, some proponents say.

VANCOUVER — Lumpy Eye the chicken has made plenty of friends in her East Vancouver neighbourhood over the years, said owner Duncan Martin, with passersby regularly greeting her in the yard outside their home.

WASHINGTON — Energy and Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson is making a case to American legislators for a Canada-U.S.

OTTAWA — The country's premiers emerged from a key meeting about Canada-U.S.

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed...

Vancouver resident Nasser Najjar said he cried tears of joy after hearing that a ceasefire had been reached in the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza on Wednesday.

The caretaker convicted for her part in the starvation death of Florence Girard told a coroner's inquest in British Columbia Wednesday that she wouldn't have gone into home care had she known how little support would be given to her.

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau welcomed news of a ceasefire deal to pause the "gruelling" 15-month war in the Gaza Strip, hoping it would ease tensions in Canada.