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Teachers union joins bid to have Supreme Court rule on Quebec religious symbols ban
MONTREAL — A major Quebec teachers union says it will follow the lead of the English Montreal School Board and seek to challenge the province's secularism law before the Supreme Court of Canada. The Fédération autonome de l'enseignement, or FAE, says in a statement today that in particular it opposes the Quebec government's use of the Constitution's notwithstanding clause to shield the law from Charter challenges. The law adopted in 2019 and known as Bill 21 bans many public sector employees, in
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Climate change, not habitat loss, may be biggest threat to caribou herds: study
Research suggests climate change, not habitat loss, may be the biggest threat to the survival of threatened caribou herds. Biologists have long thought the herds are menaced by wolves using cutlines and clear cuts to follow deer into old-growth forests that once protected caribou. They thought restoring that habitat would reduce deer numbers and the wolves that prey on them, giving caribou a break in the process. Researchers tested that notion by comparing deer populations in a region bisected b
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Eby says Vancouver speech praising Hamas attack was 'most hateful' he can imagine
VANCOUVER — B.C. Premier David Eby has joined other politicians denouncing remarks at a demonstration in Vancouver where protesters chanted "long live Oct. 7," praising that day's attacks by Hamas on Israel. The rally outside the Vancouver Art Gallery on Friday was also told by a speaker that the attacks by Hamas that killed about 1,200 people, mostly civilians, were "heroic and brave," in a speech Eby says was "the most hateful" he could imagine. Eby, speaking at an unrelated news conference, s
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Show us the contracts: Tories want EV project details, demand union job protections
OTTAWA — The Opposition Conservatives are demanding to see contracts related to six electric vehicle projects underway in Canada for information on what they do to protect local union jobs. The Tories tabled a motion today at a House of Commons committee meeting, asking to view contracts and provisions that may relate to the use of foreign workers. The Conservatives say the Liberals have failed to guarantee all jobs for the major projects will stay with Canadians. Earlier this month, Canada's Bu
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Winnipeg trial of man accused of killing four women starts with bid to toss jury
WINNIPEG — The trial of a Winnipeg man accused of killing four women began this morning with a preliminary matter before the jury is called in next week. Jeremy Skibicki has pleaded not guilty to four counts of first-degree murder in the deaths of Morgan Harris, Marcedes Myran, Rebecca Contois and a fourth unidentified woman Indigenous leaders have named Buffalo Woman. Skibicki's lawyers are now arguing for a judge-alone trial. Jurors were chosen last week and are expected to sit on May 8, when
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International students will be allowed to work 24 hours a week starting in September
OTTAWA — Immigration Minister Marc Miller says international students will be able to work off-campus up to 24 hours per week starting in September. The Liberals temporarily waved the 20-hour cap on work hours for international students during the COVID-19 pandemic in a bid to ease labour shortages. That waiver expires tomorrow. The work hours limit will return to 20 hours per week until September when the government can implement a permanent change to make it 24 hours. There are no limits on th
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VideoBlinken meets Saudi Crown Prince in Riyadh
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken met Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in Riyadh on Monday. Earlier on Monday, Blinken said Israel must still do more to increase the flow of humanitarian aid into the besieged Gaza Strip.
