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More LGBTQ+ Americans are looking to come to Canada since Trump was elected

More LGBTQ+ Americans are looking to come to Canada since Trump was elected

OTTAWA — An LGBTQ+ aid organization says there was a massive spike in the number of Americans looking to leave the country immediately after U.S. President Donald Trump returned to the White House.
Doug Ford says he wants to be Ontario premier 'forever,' as his rivals urge change

Doug Ford says he wants to be Ontario premier 'forever,' as his rivals urge change

Ontario's political party leaders made their final pitches to voters Wednesday, a day before the province heads to the polls, with Progressive Conservative Leader Doug Ford saying he wants to be premier "forever" while his rivals ask Ontarians to cho
Alaska woman sentenced for laser attack that injured Canadian military aircrew

Alaska woman sentenced for laser attack that injured Canadian military aircrew

FAIRBANKS — A woman from Delta Junction, Alaska, has been handed three years of probation for using a powerful laser to interfere with a joint military operation, injuring three Canadian aircrew members. A statement from the U.S.
Quebec caps international students but is hazy on numbers

Quebec caps international students but is hazy on numbers

QUÉBEC — Quebec is taking steps to reduce the number of international students in the province, but can't say by how many.
Lifetime teaching ban for former B.C. school counsellor after child porn conviction

Lifetime teaching ban for former B.C. school counsellor after child porn conviction

NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. — A former high-school counsellor has been given a lifetime ban from teaching in British Columbia after he was convicted of possessing child pornography. A document outlining an agreement between the B.C.
Immigrant-owned firms suffer from productivity gap for variety of factors: StatCan

Immigrant-owned firms suffer from productivity gap for variety of factors: StatCan

OTTAWA — Companies owned by newcomers to Canada tend to struggle taking their businesses to the next level more than Canadian-born founders, new data suggests.
Chiefs in Ontario vote in favour of federal child welfare reform deal

Chiefs in Ontario vote in favour of federal child welfare reform deal

OTTAWA — First Nations chiefs in Ontario voted overwhelmingly Wednesday in favour of a child welfare reform deal with the federal government.
Liberal leadership candidates pitch plans to confront Trump in English debate

Liberal leadership candidates pitch plans to confront Trump in English debate

MONTREAL — The state of the Canadian economy and U.S. President Donald Trump's trade threats topped the agenda for the Liberal party's English language leadership debate, the second in as many days and the last of the campaign.
Francis Verreault-Paul picked by Assembly of First Nations as Quebec-Labrador chief

Francis Verreault-Paul picked by Assembly of First Nations as Quebec-Labrador chief

MONTREAL — Francis Verreault-Paul has been elected the new regional chief of the Assembly of First Nations for Quebec and Labrador.
In the news today: Liberals advance voting begins, Mark Carney still frontrunner

In the news today: Liberals advance voting begins, Mark Carney still frontrunner

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