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Mother of Quebec infant recovered from river after car crash has died of her injuries

Mother of Quebec infant recovered from river after car crash has died of her injuries

LAVAL, Que. — Police in the Montreal suburb of Laval say a mother who was behind the wheel of a vehicle that plunged into a river one week ago with her two children aboard has died of her injuries. Laval police Const.
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Doctors, nurses, advocates call on governments to address health-care crisis

Doctors, nurses, advocates call on governments to address health-care crisis

TORONTO — Associations representing Canada’s doctors, nursesand other health providers are calling on governments to work together to solve the health-care crisis that is affecting people across the country.
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The number of Mexican asylum seekers in Canada has increased dramatically

The number of Mexican asylum seekers in Canada has increased dramatically

MONTREAL — Canada has seen a spike in the number of Mexicans seeking asylum here this year, with the vast majority of them coming to Montreal.
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Latest job numbers, Lich back at Emergencies Act inquiry : In The News for Nov. 4

Latest job numbers, Lich back at Emergencies Act inquiry : In The News for Nov. 4

In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Nov. 4 ... What we are watching in Canada ...
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Some Quebec colleges say Ottawa denies 80 to 90 per cent of study permits from Africa

Some Quebec colleges say Ottawa denies 80 to 90 per cent of study permits from Africa

MONTREAL — Some Quebec junior colleges say 80 to 90 per cent of the international students they've accepted from Africa are being refused study permits by the federal government, jeopardizing their ability to offer programs and raising questions abou
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'Political hot potato': residents of Hay River, N.W.T. urge dredging in key waterway

'Political hot potato': residents of Hay River, N.W.T. urge dredging in key waterway

HAY RIVER, N.W.T. — Aaron Campbell and his brother were boating from Yellowknife to Hay River, N.W.T., earlier this fall when they got stuck on a sandbar in the shallow waters of Great Slave Lake near the mouth of the Hay River.
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Ottawa police investigating allegations of officers leaking info to 'Freedom Convoy'

Ottawa police investigating allegations of officers leaking info to 'Freedom Convoy'

Ottawa's interim police chief confirmed Thursday his force is investigating allegations that officers leaked intelligence to organizers of last winter's "Freedom Convoy" protest.
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Fall budget update promises tax credits for clean electricity and hydrogen production

Fall budget update promises tax credits for clean electricity and hydrogen production

OTTAWA — Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland’s fall economic update creates two new federal tax credits for clean technology and low-emitting hydrogen production, with the caveat that companies that pay fair wages and train apprentices will get a bigg
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Five things you need to know about the Liberals’ fall economic update

Five things you need to know about the Liberals’ fall economic update

OTTAWA — The federal Liberals unveiled their fall economic update Thursday — a 92-page mini-budget setting out Canada’s fiscal situation and outlining new policies to tackle cost-of-living woes.
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Freeland's mini-budget forecasts first surplus on the horizon, but warns of recession

Freeland's mini-budget forecasts first surplus on the horizon, but warns of recession

OTTAWA — A federal budgetary surplus is on the distant horizon for the first time since the Liberals came to power, but the rest of the fall fiscal update clouds that picture with the risk of recession and promises to spend a lot more to support Cana
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