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Quebec to drop surgery requirement for people who want to change their sex on IDs

QUEBEC — A Quebec bill that would have allowed only people who have undergone surgery to change their sex on identification documents will be changed. The bill introduced Oct.

Nov 9, 2021 1:30 PM Read more >

Baby strapped in car seat taken during vehicle theft in Surrey, B.C.

SURREY, B.C. — Mounties say a child abducted when a vehicle was stolen in Surrey, B.C., is safe after a 45-minute disappearance on Tuesday.

Nov 9, 2021 1:25 PM Read more >

Nunavut MP Lori Idlout to take oath in Inuktitut, in ceremony lit by seal-oil lamps

OTTAWA — Lori Idlout, the new MP for Nunavut, is to be sworn in as an MP in Inuktitut, her mother tongue.

Nov 9, 2021 12:55 PM Read more >

Quebec coroner recommends tracking devices for offenders guilty of killing partners

MONTREAL — A Quebec coroner who investigated the killing of a 22-year-old woman in 2020 recommended Tuesday that people convicted of murdering their partners be forced to carry electronic tracking devices when they are released from prison.

Nov 9, 2021 12:52 PM Read more >

O'Toole reveals his shadow cabinet, former leadership rival Leslyn Lewis not included

OTTAWA — Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole returned Pierre Poilievre to his old job as finance critic, but left former leadership rival Leslyn Lewis off the Opposition's front bench as he released the names of those who will serve in his shadow cabine

Nov 9, 2021 12:36 PM Read more >

Quebec's Nunavik region struggling with COVID, has highest infection rate in province

MONTREAL — The health board governing Quebec's Nunavik region says the COVID-19 situation in the northern territory is worse than it's ever been. Health officials reported 30 new cases Monday across the region, which is home to 14 Inuit communities.

Nov 9, 2021 8:02 AM Read more >

Canada's pollution cap policy, border towns welcome tourists : In The News for Nov. 9

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 Nov. 9 ... What we are watching in Canada ...

Nov 9, 2021 3:15 AM Read more >

Most Canadians support the federal government's climate policy announcements: poll

OTTAWA — After Prime Minister Justin Trudeau made multiple policy announcements across the pond at the COP26 climate summit in Scotland, a new poll hints at how Canadians feel about those developments.

Nov 9, 2021 3:00 AM Read more >

'We miss our friends': N.Y. town eager for Canadians to return as land border reopens

MONTREAL — Residents of a New York border town say they're eager to welcome Canadians now that the United States has eased land border restrictions, but they worry that costly COVID-19 testing rules will keep many travellers away.

Nov 9, 2021 3:00 AM Read more >

The Money: Today's veterans fighting Ottawa for equality with previous generations

OTTAWA — When his son was nearly killed by an anti-personnel mine in Afghanistan in 2010, Jim Scott had no idea he was about to embark on a multi-year legal battle with the federal government on behalf of his son and thousands of other modern-day vet

Nov 9, 2021 3:00 AM Read more >