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Christine Fréchette to be sworn in as Quebec premier Wednesday: CBC sources
Quebec premier-designate Christine Fréchette is set to be sworn in Wednesday, according to information provided to CBC News. She is expected to hold a news conference Monday at 4:30 p.m. ET. to make an announcement.
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Winnipegger honours dad who was among survivors shown in famous concentration camp photo
It wasn’t until he was in his 20s that Rob Berkowits learned his father was in one of the most famous photos of a concentration camp in the Second World War.
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Alberta moves to allow private diagnostic tests without a doctor’s referral
Bill 29, if passed, would allow Albertans to self-refer to private clinics across the province, later this year.
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‘Job ain’t done’: What’s next for curling’s Rock League after successful preview season?
While the week was historic for Rock League — it’s not often you get to see Canadian legends in Brad Jacobs and Rachel Homan face each other in fours — the greater success indicator, from a macro level, was whether it would show enough potential to garner the fan and financial interest necessary to sustain…
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Port of Montreal leadership jumps ship as CFO follows CEO out the door
Barely a week after the abrupt departure of its CEO, the Montreal Port Authority confirmed its chief financial officer is leaving as well, part of an exodus that raises questions about the direction and governance of the country’s second-largest port — and Ottawa is seeking answers.
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Gap between richest and poorest Canadians widened again in 2025, StatsCan says
Statistics Canada says the income gap — measuring the difference in the share of disposable income between households in the top 40 per cent and those in the bottom 40 per cent — reached 46.7 percentage points in 2025.
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Blue Jays place pitcher Bieber on 60-day injured list, acquire Sosa from White Sox
The Toronto Blue Jays have placed right-handed pitcher Shane Bieber on the 60-day injured list. The move announced Monday means Bieber must stay inactive 60 days from his initial injured list placement. Toronto put him on the 15-day IL on March 22 with elbow inflammation, making him unavailable until at least May 21.
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A single vote, a Supreme Court decision: Why this riding is voting again
Terrebonne is one of three federal ridings holding a byelection on Monday. But unlike the two ridings in Toronto, this byelection isn’t over a vacant seat.
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2 central N.L. shootings in 2 days reignite calls for more resources to protect vulnerable women, children
People in Central Newfoundland are trying to make sense of a stunning cascade of tragedies and deadly shootings in recent days. And it’s again raising questions about how to address the systemic problem of violence against women.
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Canadians’ travel-at-home ethos should help boost the economy but not indefinitely, RBC says
The Canadian economy is expected to come out ahead in 2026 on the travel and tourism front since people aren’t letting up on their boycott of travelling to the United States , according to Royal Bank of Canada economists. “The decline in travel to the U.S. has been both sharp and persistent,” deputy chief economist…