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Quebec daycare workers begin rotating strike as talks set to resume later this week

Quebec daycare workers begin rotating strike as talks set to resume later this week

MONTREAL — A union representing 10,000 Quebec home daycare workers began the first of a series of rotating strikes Tuesday, leaving thousands of families to find alternate child-care arrangements.
High vaccine use urged by Tam, Njoo to beat COVID-19, restore pre-pandemic life

High vaccine use urged by Tam, Njoo to beat COVID-19, restore pre-pandemic life

OTTAWA — Canadians will need to roll up their sleeves and get vaccinated in large numbers to finally corral COVID-19 before life can return to a semblance of its pre-pandemic state, Canada's top public health officers said Tuesday.
Deceased former principal secretary of N.B. vice-regal office embezzled funds: RCMP

Deceased former principal secretary of N.B. vice-regal office embezzled funds: RCMP

FREDERICTON — A senior civil servant who had control of the former New Brunswick lieutenant-governor's finances is accused of siphoning hundreds of thousands of dollars in public funds into his personal coffers between 2012 and 2019.
RCMP to respond to bullying review sparked by director facing security charges

RCMP to respond to bullying review sparked by director facing security charges

OTTAWA — The RCMP says it is addressing "lessons learned" from the force's handling of employee complaints about bullying by a senior director who now awaits trial on national-security charges.
Lawyer for ex-Canadian Forces reservist wants weapons charges dropped

Lawyer for ex-Canadian Forces reservist wants weapons charges dropped

WASHINGTON — The lawyer for Patrik Mathews is asking a U.S.
Use of predictive policing tools in Canada highlight need for federal action, report says

Use of predictive policing tools in Canada highlight need for federal action, report says

Police forces across Canada have already begun using technology to predict who may become involved in illegal activity or where crimes might take place, an expert group warned Tuesday as it called on the federal government to protect residents from t
Police calls for domestic violence, mental crises rise during pandemic

Police calls for domestic violence, mental crises rise during pandemic

OTTAWA — New data from some of Canada's biggest police forces show major COVID-19 lockdowns across much of the country in the spring led to a sharp uptick in calls to police for domestic violence and people in a mental health crisis.
Memorial to N.S. mass shooting victims to be removed, partly to deter gawkers

Memorial to N.S. mass shooting victims to be removed, partly to deter gawkers

HALIFAX — Four months after a gunman killed 22 people in rural Nova Scotia, residents of the village where the shooting started have decided to dismantle a makeshift memorial outside a former church, partly because the roadside shrine continues to at
Statistics Canada preps new online inflation tool to better detail price impacts

Statistics Canada preps new online inflation tool to better detail price impacts

OTTAWA — The national statistics agency is readying a new online tool to help Canadians track the impact of price changes on their spending during the pandemic.
New Brunswick Liberals promise to eliminate interest on provincial student loans

New Brunswick Liberals promise to eliminate interest on provincial student loans

FREDERICTON — Liberal Leader Kevin Vickers promised Tuesday that if elected, his government would stop collecting its share of interest on New Brunswick student loans for residents who choose to live in the province after graduating.
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