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Parti Québécois win byelection, capture Terrebonne riding northeast of Montreal

Parti Québécois win byelection, capture Terrebonne riding northeast of Montreal

TERREBONNE, Que. — The Parti Québécois recaptured a longtime stronghold northeast of Montreal, winning the riding of Terrebonne in a byelection Monday. The PQ's Catherine Gentilcore won by taking 52.74 per cent of the votes cast, compared to 28.
In the news today: Carney to make sovereignty announcement in Arctic

In the news today: Carney to make sovereignty announcement in Arctic

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed...
Carney, defence minister and military chief in Iqaluit for sovereignty announcement

Carney, defence minister and military chief in Iqaluit for sovereignty announcement

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney will be in Iqaluit today in a bid to reassert Canada’s sovereignty in the Arctic.
New Brunswick Liberals to table budget today amid trade war with the United States

New Brunswick Liberals to table budget today amid trade war with the United States

FREDERICTON — New Brunswick's Liberal party is scheduled to table its first budget today since winning the October election.
Quebec MP, businesses to join Vermont senator's border discussion on trade war

Quebec MP, businesses to join Vermont senator's border discussion on trade war

OTTAWA — A Liberal member of Parliament is set to join a United States senator at the Canada-U.S. border today for a discussion on how to navigate the trade war between the two nations.
February inflation data set to show end of federal tax holiday

February inflation data set to show end of federal tax holiday

OTTAWA — Statistics Canada is set to release inflation figures for February today. Most economists expect inflation picked up as the federal government's temporary tax break on a number of household staples came to an end in February.
Carney says U.S. must stop 'disrespectful' comments before comprehensive talks

Carney says U.S. must stop 'disrespectful' comments before comprehensive talks

LONDON — Prime Minister Mark Carney says United States President Donald Trump will have to stop his "disrespectful" comments about Canada before the two countries can have comprehensive bilateral conversations about trade and security.
Rainy, warm weather leads to flooding, school closures in parts of Quebec

Rainy, warm weather leads to flooding, school closures in parts of Quebec

MONTREAL — Rain and record warm weather sent several southern Quebec rivers spilling over their banks on Monday, forcing residents from their homes and leading officials to close roads and cancel classes. Municipal officials in Drummondville, Que.
He returned library book 64 years late. But B.C. resident says it saved his life

He returned library book 64 years late. But B.C. resident says it saved his life

VANCOUVER — Former student Robert Murray says he has a good excuse for returning a book to the University of B.C. Library 64 years late — the 83-year-old reckons it might have saved his and his son's life.
'Coming home': Set of remains found at Manitoba landfill confirmed as Marcedes Myran

'Coming home': Set of remains found at Manitoba landfill confirmed as Marcedes Myran

WINNIPEG — A second set of remains found in a Winnipeg-area landfill have been identified as belonging to a slain First Nations woman who was murdered in 2022 by a convicted serial killer.