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LONGUEUIL, Que. — Coalition Avenir Québec Leader François Legault said Wednesday he regrets that English-language content was published on his party's website. Campaigning ahead of the Oct.

OTTAWA — The Conservative party is giving itself a head start on counting the hundreds of thousands of ballots it received to determine who will be its next leader.

VANCOUVER — Federal cabinet ministers are mulling over how to help Canadians shoulder the weight of inflation but Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland is warning that any help from the government will target the most vulnerable and must be fiscally res

VICTORIA — The biggest union representing public service workers in British Columbia announced Wednesdayit had reached a tentative contract agreement with the province covering 33,000 of its members. The B.C.

HALIFAX — Federal NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says he will use the upcoming sitting of Parliament to push the Liberals to move on dental care and housing, as laid out in the deal between the two parties.

WHITEHORSE — The City of Whitehorse says it has fixed a sewer main that was leaking wastewater into the Yukon River. City crews began repairs early last week when they found a larger crack near the original leak.

HALIFAX — A public inquiry into the 2020 mass shooting in Nova Scotia heard Wednesday from a former assistant commissioner of the RCMP who said the police force has a long history of ignoring calls for change.

OTTAWA — The Ukrainian Canadian Congress is urging the Canadian government to revoke a permit that allowed the export of a turbine repaired in Montreal to a Russian energy giant.

MONTREAL — Quebec public health officials say the new COVID-19 vaccine that targets the Omicron variant will be available at vaccination centres starting Thursday at noon, but they add that the shot is not recommended for people under 30.

MONTREAL — Quebec's general election campaign has begun, with voters heading to the polls on Oct. 3. Here's a look at Gabriel Nadeau-Dubois, the leader of Québec solidaire. Born: May 31, 1990, in Montreal.