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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.
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.
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.
In the news today: Pro-Palestinian encampment at Montreal's McGill University

In the news today: Pro-Palestinian encampment at Montreal's McGill University

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today...
Pro-Palestinian encampment grows at Montreal's McGill university

Pro-Palestinian encampment grows at Montreal's McGill university

MONTREAL — Pro-Palestinian student activists in Montreal have set up camp on the grounds of McGill University this weekend, following a wave of similar protests on campuses across the United States.
Quebec singer and songwriter Jean-Pierre Ferland dies of natural causes at 89

Quebec singer and songwriter Jean-Pierre Ferland dies of natural causes at 89

MONTREAL — Jean-Pierre Ferland, the singer-songwriter who became a fixture of Quebec's cultural landscape over a career that spanned more than six decades, died Saturday at the age of 89.
Drug user advocates concerned about B.C.'s decriminalization exception request

Drug user advocates concerned about B.C.'s decriminalization exception request

VANCOUVER — Advocates for drug users are raising concerns about British Columbia's request for Health Canada to empower police to step in when they see illicit drug use in public spaces, saying it may be a step backward in the fight against the deadl
Quebec unveils $603-million five-year plan to protect French language

Quebec unveils $603-million five-year plan to protect French language

MONTREAL — Quebec is "going on the offensive" to protect and promote French, Minister Jean-François Roberge said Sunday as he presented a $603-million plan to counter what he described as the language's decline.
World Central Kitchen resumes aid mission in Gaza after workers killed by airstrikes

World Central Kitchen resumes aid mission in Gaza after workers killed by airstrikes

OTTAWA — The World Central Kitchen plans to resume operations in the Gaza Strip Monday, four weeks after Israeli airstrikes killed seven of its aid workers including one Canadian.
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