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Teachers union joins bid to have Supreme Court rule on Quebec religious symbols ban

Teachers union joins bid to have Supreme Court rule on Quebec religious symbols ban

MONTREAL — A major Quebec teachers union says it will follow the lead of the English Montreal School Board and seek to challenge the province's secularism law before the Supreme Court of Canada.
Climate change, not habitat loss, may be biggest threat to caribou herds: study

Climate change, not habitat loss, may be biggest threat to caribou herds: study

Research suggests climate change, not habitat loss, may be the biggest threat to the survival of threatened caribou herds.
Eby says Vancouver speech praising Hamas attack was 'most hateful' he can imagine

Eby says Vancouver speech praising Hamas attack was 'most hateful' he can imagine

VANCOUVER — B.C. Premier David Eby has joined other politicians denouncing remarks at a demonstration in Vancouver where protesters chanted "long live Oct. 7," praising that day's attacks by Hamas on Israel.
Retailer London Drugs closes stores in Western Canada due to 'cybersecurity incident'

Retailer London Drugs closes stores in Western Canada due to 'cybersecurity incident'

London Drugs has temporarily closed all of its stores in Western Canada as it grapples with a "cybersecurity incident.
Show us the contracts: Tories want EV project details, demand union job protections

Show us the contracts: Tories want EV project details, demand union job protections

OTTAWA — The Opposition Conservatives are demanding to see contracts related to six electric vehicle projects underway in Canada for information on what they do to protect local union jobs.
Winnipeg trial of man accused of killing four women starts with bid to toss jury

Winnipeg trial of man accused of killing four women starts with bid to toss jury

WINNIPEG — The trial of a Winnipeg man accused of killing four women began this morning with a preliminary matter before the jury is called in next week.
International students will be allowed to work 24 hours a week starting in September

International students will be allowed to work 24 hours a week starting in September

OTTAWA — Immigration Minister Marc Miller says international students will be able to work off-campus up to 24 hours per week starting in September.
Parliament spaces out microphones after another interpreter is injured

Parliament spaces out microphones after another interpreter is injured

OTTAWA — The federal government is being forced to adjust the setup in the House of Commons and committee rooms after another language interpreter suffered a significant hearing injury.
Conservatives push federal Liberals on drug decimalization after B.C. reverses course

Conservatives push federal Liberals on drug decimalization after B.C. reverses course

OTTAWA — The federal Conservatives are pushing the Liberals to end allowing drug use in public after British Columbia announced it wants to scale back its decriminalization pilot project. B.C.
McGill University calls growing pro-Palestinian encampment on campus illegal

McGill University calls growing pro-Palestinian encampment on campus illegal

MONTREAL — McGill University says the camp set up by pro-Palestinian student activists on the institution's grounds in Montreal violates both school policies and the law.
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