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Canadians rose early on Monday to watch Queen Elizabeth's state funeral service in groups or at home, saying they felt a sense of history occurring before their eyes. Canada's longest-serving head of state died on Sept.

A significant Canadian delegation is attending today's state funeral for Queen Elizabeth II in London, including Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Governor General Mary Simon and several former prime ministers and governors general.

Indigenous leaders hope to gain approval for clam harvesting at the sea garden site on Salt Spring Island's coast, and another at nearby Russell Island in Gulf Islands National Park

In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Sept. 19 ... What we are watching in Canada ...

The number of newborns taken into care dropped dramatically as birth alerts ended across Canada, but child welfare experts warn ceasing the practice cannot be the only step governments take to keep families together.

MONTREAL — The head of a major employers' group in Quebec says an election campaign is not the time to have a serious discussion about immigration.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has declared Sept. 19 a federal holiday to mourn Queen Elizabeth II on the day of her state funeral in London. Some provinces are closing schools and select workplaces, while others are not recognizing the holiday.

LONDON — After 10 days of tributes and mourning, the world will bid a final goodbye to Queen Elizabeth II in a state funeral in London today.

TORONTO — Thousands of migrants and their supporters held rallies across Canadian cities on Sunday to call on Ottawa to extend permanent status to undocumented people.

OTTAWA — If Shakespeare thought misery acquaints people with strange bedfellows, he may well agree that mourning a cherished monarch may also bridge some political divides. At least temporarily.