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Ottawa looked at changes to land claims process, acknowledged issues: documents

Ottawa looked at changes to land claims process, acknowledged issues: documents

OTTAWA — Canada has been pondering a new way to settle First Nation land claims, newly released internal documents show.
Quebec to ban cellphones in elementary and high school classrooms

Quebec to ban cellphones in elementary and high school classrooms

QUEBEC — It's the final bell for cellphones in Quebec classrooms as the province's education minister plans to ban the devices in most teaching settings, calling them a distraction for students.
Hospital worker fired after Indigenous woman's death should be reinstated: arbitrator

Hospital worker fired after Indigenous woman's death should be reinstated: arbitrator

MONTREAL — An arbitration tribunal has ordered the reinstatement of an orderly who was fired after an Indigenous woman filmed Quebec hospital staff insulting her as she died. In an Aug.
Canada sanctions Russian nuclear sector, assesses reports of Prigozhin death

Canada sanctions Russian nuclear sector, assesses reports of Prigozhin death

OTTAWA — Canada is sanctioning more Russians accused of supporting the ongoing invasion of Ukraine, with a focus on banks, defence companies and the nuclear sector.
Cabinet ministers leave retreat without new plans to address housing crisis

Cabinet ministers leave retreat without new plans to address housing crisis

CHARLOTTETOWN — The federal Liberal cabinet wrapped up a three-day retreat in Prince Edward Island on Wednesday promising to heed calls from Canadians to fix the housing crisis, but without any specific new plans to do so.
Video captures 'incredibly rare' B.C. wildfire tornado over lake

Video captures 'incredibly rare' B.C. wildfire tornado over lake

LILLOOET, B.C. — The BC Wildfire Service has shared a video showing what it calls an "incredibly rare" fire tornado, also known as a fire whirl, that was whipped up over Gun Lake in the Central Interior.
Quebec missing 8,558 teachers days before start of school year

Quebec missing 8,558 teachers days before start of school year

Quebec Education Minister Bernard Drainville attempted to reassure parents Wednesday as he confirmed that the province is still missing thousands of teachers just days before the start of the school year.
Canadians split on whether to blame provinces or feds for housing crisis: poll

Canadians split on whether to blame provinces or feds for housing crisis: poll

OTTAWA — Despite what Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has said recently, a new poll suggests 40 per cent of Canadians think his government is to blame for the country's housing crisis. Leger surveyed 1,537 people between Aug.
In the news today: Wildfires in B.C. and NWT, Yellowknife still under threat

In the news today: Wildfires in B.C. and NWT, Yellowknife still under threat

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today... Rain, lightning expected in B.C.
Firefighter attends citizenship ceremony while on front lines of B.C. wildfire

Firefighter attends citizenship ceremony while on front lines of B.C. wildfire

Walter Roos expected to be at home in business attire for the Zoom ceremony where he would become a Canadian citizen. Instead, he was in the back of a fire truck, dressed in the red uniform of firefighters doing battle with B.C.'s devastating wildfires