The economy, immigration and the French language figured prominently in the first leaders debate in the Quebec election campaign, featuring lively, sometimes cacophonous exchanges. The “face-to-face” model on the TVA network divides the debate into mini-debates where one leader faces off against another. The fast-paced exchanges led to some stinging one-liners.  Coalition Avenir …

Jess Tudor of Brier Island in Digby County, N.S., has collected whale bones for years, but he took bone hunting to a new level over the summer. The proof is laid out in his driveway overlooking the Bay of Fundy: 150 bones from a dead juvenile humpback whale he first spotted in the water in early …

Members of a Norwegian volunteer group found a boat that had been lost off the coast of Newfoundland in June 2021. (In the Same Boat/Facebook) When Jason Burton lost his boat off the coast of Newfoundland last year, he figured it was gone forever. Little did he know the 21-foot-long skiff …

Tenants at a building in north Etobicoke have joined forces to fight what they say is an unfair rent increase after almost two years of renovations that have disrupted their lives.  The owners of the apartment building at 240 Markland Dr., near Bloor Street West and Highway 427, say they want to hike …

If elected leader of the United Conservative Party, Danielle Smith may have a challenge convincing all of her caucus to vote for her signature law. A proposed Alberta Sovereignty Act has been the centrepiece of Smith’s campaign to become party leader and the province’s next premier. No draft of the legislation …

There’s been a number of calls to action to the provincial government at the Union of B.C. Municipalities (UBCM) convention in Whistler this week, from hiring more doctors to putting more resources into mental health services  But one of the loudest and most repeated messages has also been one of …

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Governor General Mary Simon will be joined by a number of their predecessors and Indigenous leaders in the Canadian delegation attending Queen Elizabeth’s state funeral in London. Former prime ministers Stephen Harper, Paul Martin, Jean Chrétien and Kim Campbell will be part of the delegation, as …

As she takes her seat next to her fellow Cornwall Community Choir members — minutes before their first rehearsal in two and a half years — Johanne Gass is having a tough time staying composed.  “I hope I can hold it together,” she said. “I feel very emotional and happy, finally getting back together.” The last time the group sang together …

At least two sexual assault nurse examiners are going to stop picking up extra shifts to help bridge gaps in the program, and others may be poised to leave after recent comments by the premier and the head of Horizon Health Network have made them feel “thrown under the bus,” according …

Ontario’s chief medical officer of health says monkeypox activity in the province has peaked. Dr. Kieran Moore says the province peaked in total number of active cases the week of July 15, when roughly 16 to 18 cases a day were being identified through PCR testing, while now that is …