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Quebec election: Poilievre win looms on trail as Legault causes stir on immigration

Quebec election: Poilievre win looms on trail as Legault causes stir on immigration

MONTREAL — Federal politics crept into Quebec's provincial election campaign on Sunday as the province's political leaders faced questions about Pierre Poilievre's status as the newly minted head of the Conservative Party of Canada.
First the win, now the work: What Pierre Poilievre has to do next as new Tory leader

First the win, now the work: What Pierre Poilievre has to do next as new Tory leader

OTTAWA — Pierre Poilievre woke up Sunday with a list of things to do as he embarks on his first week as the Conservative party's new leader, while his former rivals offered assurances he could count on their support.
Film tells story of Sister Dorothy Moore, Mi'kmaw educator who fought for her people

Film tells story of Sister Dorothy Moore, Mi'kmaw educator who fought for her people

HALIFAX — As a girl growing up in the Mi'kmaw community of Membertou, Sister Dorothy Moore came to know what it meant to lose one's path and then find the way back through human kindness.
Flamingoes, sandwiches among unusual items left at Queen tribute site in London

Flamingoes, sandwiches among unusual items left at Queen tribute site in London

LONDON — A pink papier maché flamingo, a marmalade sandwich and a Queen-shaped rubber duck are among the items being left among the cards and flowers at a tribute site to the late Queen Elizabeth II in London.
Liberal caucus retreat looks to prepare for Poilievre, fall sitting

Liberal caucus retreat looks to prepare for Poilievre, fall sitting

OTTAWA — Federal Liberal MPs will descend on a coastal resort town in New Brunswick on Sunday for a planning session before Parliament returns from its summer break.
Woman recalls meeting future queen as eight-year-old in small-town Ontario

Woman recalls meeting future queen as eight-year-old in small-town Ontario

Eliette Levesque was just eight-years-old when she had her first brush with royalty, never realizing she had just met a future queen. In the fall of 1951, the then Princess Elizabeth and her husband Prince Philip launched a 33-day tour of Canada.
In Quebec, the Queen's death raises questions about future of the monarchy in Canada

In Quebec, the Queen's death raises questions about future of the monarchy in Canada

MONTREAL — The mixed reactions in Quebec to the death of Queen Elizabeth II highlight the province’s complex relationship with the monarchy.
Fatigue, burnout hit spiritual leaders on the front lines of faith during pandemic

Fatigue, burnout hit spiritual leaders on the front lines of faith during pandemic

On Christmas Eve 2020, Rev. John Lemire got ready for work: two funerals and three masses. The Catholic priest in Timmins, Ont.
Military ombudsman reports 10 vaccine-related complaints, no plans to probe mandate

Military ombudsman reports 10 vaccine-related complaints, no plans to probe mandate

OTTAWA — Canada’s military ombudsman says his office has received fewer than a dozen complaints from service members about the Armed Forces’ vaccine requirement, and that he has not found any issues with how it is being enforced.
River mystery: what is killing the giant sturgeon of B.C.'s Nechako River?

River mystery: what is killing the giant sturgeon of B.C.'s Nechako River?

VANCOUVER — Fisheries scientists in British Columbia have recovered the bodies, but have few other clues and no prime suspect.