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Family who sheltered Edward Snowden adjusts to new life in Montreal
A family who helped shelter whistleblower Edward Snowden is adjusting to their new life in Montreal and looking forward to the future after being granted asylum in Canada last fall.
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Cross-border truckers must be vaccinated, Ottawa says
The federal government says all truck drivers crossing into Canada must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19, regardless of nationality, effective Saturday. Trucking associations on both sides of the border say that policy could hurt...
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Record 45 cm of snow dropped on Ottawa
A record-breaking 45 centimetres of snow dropped on Ottawa created treacherous driving conditions, while the storm gave students in Montreal a snow day.
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Quebec expands COVID-19 vaccine passport requirements to liquor, cannabis stores
Quebec has announced it will expand where a COVID-19 vaccine passport is required to include liquor and cannabis stores, with other non-essential retailers to be possibly added in the coming months.
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Canadian singer Denise Ho arrested in Hong Kong police crackdown
Canadian singer Denise Ho is among a group of people arrested by Hong Kong police amid an ongoing crackdown on dissent spurred by China's national security law.
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Exhaustion as Quebec's COVID-19 curfew comes into force on New Year's Eve
Quebec residents are frustrated and exhausted as the province's latest round of COVID-19 restrictions — including a renewed curfew — come into effect on New Year's Eve.
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Opposition to Quebec curfew while non-essential businesses ordered to stay closed on Sundays
Fifty-seven ticket fines were handed out and one person was arrested after a crowd gathered in Quebec on Saturday to protest a curfew introduced on New Year's Eve. In addition to the evening curfew, Quebec residents won't be able to...
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Quebec's Jean-Marc Vallée, director of Big Little Lies, Dallas Buyers Club, dead at 58
Quebec filmmaker and producer Jean-Marc Vallée, who won an Emmy for directing the hit HBO series Big Little Lies and whose 2013 drama Dallas Buyers Club earned multiple Oscar nominations, has died. He was 58.
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'There is a supply and demand mismatch,' doctor says of rising hospitalizations
Quebec intensive care physician Dr Joseph Dahine says hospitals and ICUs in his province are stretched, and health care workers are exhausted.
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ICU doctor warns of supply, demand mismatch
Quebec intensive care physician Joseph Dahine says hospitals - and ICUs, in particular - in his province are stretched and health care workers exhausted as COVID-19 hospitalizations continue to rise. 'There is a supply and demand...
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Montreal declares state of emergency as Quebec breaks COVID-19 record
Montreal Mayor Valérie Plante declared a state of emergency the same day that Quebec broke yet another daily COVID-19 record. In Ontario, officials are favouring boosters over restrictions, ramping up appointments in an attempt to slow...
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Proof of vaccination now required for plane, train travel in Canada
People 12 years old and up are now required to show proof of COVID-19 vaccination to board a plane or a train in Canada. Experts say the measure is an extra precaution that could prove more important with the omicron variant.
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Black Friday may see fewer deals, bigger focus on local
Canadians eager for Black Friday shopping this year may find fewer deals as retailers pull back on deep discounts because of supply concerns, while some are pushing for consumers to steer their holiday shopping toward local retailers.
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COVID-19 cases trend upwards in Ontario, Quebec
Experts are pointing to relaxed public health restrictions as reasons why COVID-19 cases are trending upwards for Ontario and Quebec. They say expanded rapid testing and more third vaccine doses could help keep the situation under control.
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Using virtual reality to foster environmental empathy
Several Canadian universities are using virtual reality and artificial intelligence to help people better understand the effects of climate change, which researchers say helps build environmental empathy.
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Air Canada CEO says he’ll learn French after Quebec backlash
Air Canada CEO Michael Rousseau is facing a big backlash in Quebec after saying he’d been too busy to learn French, despite living in Montreal for 14 years. He has since apologized for the comments and said he will learn the language.
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Canadian wins top prize at international Chopin piano competition
24-year-old Bruce Xiaoyu Liu of Montreal was named the winner of the 18th International Fryderyk Chopin Piano Competition, considered one of the most prestigious in the world.
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Calls for government action to address nursing shortages
Nursing shortages are having an impact on health-care delivery across Canada, but nowhere is that more apparent than in Quebec where at least 4,000 nurses are needed. Unions are demanding governments do more to address the shortages...
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Coroner’s inquest into Herron nursing home in Quebec begins
A coroner’s inquest into the deaths of 47 people at the CHSLD Herron in Quebec during the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic aims to shed light on the circumstances at the long-term care home. Families say residents were being...
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Leylah Fernandez’s rise to the U.S. Open semifinals
Canadian tennis player Leylah Fernandez’s remarkable run to the U.S. Open semifinals has been turning heads and it’s a journey many credit to her father, who learned the sport to help coach her to success.
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Quebec premier lays out demands for federal leaders
Premier François Legault urged Quebec voters to choose carefully in the federal election while laying out demands for the federal party leaders including an increase to health transfer payments and more control over immigration decisions.
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Infrastructure priorities and affordable housing plans on the campaign trail
Conservative Leader Erin O’Toole laid out some of his infrastructure priorities while NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh detailed plans to create more affordable housing on the campaign trail on Wednesday.
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Mexican boxer dead after knockout in Montreal match
There are calls for changes to the sport of boxing following news that 18-year-old Mexican boxer Jeanette Zacarias Zapata has died following a knockout during a match in Montreal last weekend.
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Angry crowds disrupt another Trudeau campaign event
An angry crowd of protesters delayed a campaign stop for Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau in Ontario, days after a rally was cancelled over security concerns. Disagreements on the campaign trail aren’t uncommon, but political watchers say...