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Child dies after apparent fold-out bed incident at Quebec hotel: provincial police

Child dies after apparent fold-out bed incident at Quebec hotel: provincial police

SAINT-GABRIEL-DE-VALCARTIER, Que. — Quebec provincial police say a five-year-old child has died after sustaining injuries apparently due to a fold-out bed at a hotel outside Quebec City Friday evening. Sgt.
Montreal man turns reclaimed wood from barns and buildings into custom guitars

Montreal man turns reclaimed wood from barns and buildings into custom guitars

MONTREAL — In recent years, Nicolas Delisle has made new guitars from old barns, logs pulled from river bottoms and even window frames from his 1930s-era Montreal apartment.
Global Affairs Canada changing policy as gay diplomat wins surrogacy expenses case

Global Affairs Canada changing policy as gay diplomat wins surrogacy expenses case

OTTAWA — A gay employee of Global Affairs Canada posted in China, who travelled to the U.S. for the birth of his child through surrogacy, will have those expenses covered after a tribunal ruling.
Record cold in Western Canada triggers havoc across B.C., Alberta

Record cold in Western Canada triggers havoc across B.C., Alberta

Freezing weather and wintry road conditions have triggered a number of crashes in Alberta and British Columbia, as temperatures fell to -36 C in Calgary and -13 C with -24 wind chill in Vancouver on Friday.
Canada, China foreign ministers pledge dialogue, will attempt more collaboration

Canada, China foreign ministers pledge dialogue, will attempt more collaboration

OTTAWA — Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly and her Chinese counterpart Wang Yi say they want to find common ground and maintain communication, despite tensions across the Pacific.
Housing crunch prompts efforts to stabilize immigration levels, say federal ministers

Housing crunch prompts efforts to stabilize immigration levels, say federal ministers

OTTAWA — Housing Minister Sean Fraser and Immigration Minister Marc Miller say the federal government is working to stabilize the number of people entering the country every year as housing pressures mount.
Security footage shows drivers passing man who fell off Regina bus before his death

Security footage shows drivers passing man who fell off Regina bus before his death

REGINA — A security camera has captured the more than seven hours a Regina man lay outside, waving for help from passing vehicles, before his death in freezing temperatures after he stumbled from a city bus.
Proving genocide at top UN court requires 'compelling evidence,' Joly says

Proving genocide at top UN court requires 'compelling evidence,' Joly says

OTTAWA — Canada's foreign affairs minister says there is a high legal threshold for proving claims of genocide, though the Liberal government isn't taking a clear position for or against South Africa's case against Israel at the top United Nations co
Number of newly licensed Quebec nurses reaches 10-year low

Number of newly licensed Quebec nurses reaches 10-year low

MONTREAL — The number of new nursing licences issued in Quebec has declined for a third consecutive year, reaching a 10-year low as the province struggles to staff its medical facilities and provide timely care to patients.
'Our family has fallen apart': Sentencing for man who ran over Saskatchewan Mountie

'Our family has fallen apart': Sentencing for man who ran over Saskatchewan Mountie

REGINA — Melanie Patton says the loss of her only son, a Saskatchewan Mountie who was run over and killed more than two years ago, has left a void that can’t be filled. She told a sentencing hearing Thursday that she has lost all joy.