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Quebec singer Jean-Pierre Ferland dead at 89

Quebec singer-songwriter Jean-Pierre Ferland has died at the age of 89, leaving behind a vast musical legacy that included 450 songs and some 30 albums.

Sobriety tests, longer hours: E-scooters are back, but the rules have changed

E-scooters are making their return to Ottawa with new rules and regulations. The biggest changes are that the season is starting three weeks earlier than last year, the hours have been adjusted and there will be 300 more vehicles available to use. 

Caribou herds in B.C. and Alberta have grown nearly 50%, mostly due to wolf culls, study finds

Fresh research suggests Western Canada's once-dwindling caribou numbers are finally growing. But the same paper concludes the biggest reason for the rebound is the slaughter of hundreds of wolves, a policy that will likely have to continue for decades.

Quebec City police officer who made fatal U-turn given 1-year sentence

Const. Isabelle Morin was sentenced to 12 months of imprisonment and an additional one-year driving ban for causing the death of 38-year-old Jessy Drolet.

'Dying for doctors': Report cites concerns with health care in rural Saskatchewan

A report released this month cited hundreds of service disruptions over four years due to rural health-care staffing shortages along with morale issues among workers.

Quebec's biggest nurses' union rejects government deal

After over a year of negotiations, the Fédération interprofessionnelle de la santé du Québec and the provincial government have still not reached an agreement.

Cross Country Checkup: How important are cost of living issues to you?

Checkup wants to know: how important are cost of living issues to you? Also, a dog trainer answers your questions about dog behaviour and safety.

Woman who alleges sex assault by retired vice-admiral Edmundson not believable, his lawyer says

The evidence heard in an Ottawa courtroom from a woman who claims she was sexually assaulted by Haydn Edmundson more than 30 years ago should be rejected and lead to an acquittal, the lawyer for the retired vice-admiral said Thursday during closing arguments.

Meta has new anti-sextortion tools, but charity says they're 'far too little, far too late' to protect youth

New features announced Thursday by Meta, the company that owns the Facebook and Instagram, have not only come years too late but do not go far enough, says the Canadian Centre for Child Protection.

Canadian soldier missing and presumed dead following Swiss avalanche, CAF says

Local authorities had reported that three people were killed in an off-piste area of the Riffelberg, above the resort and below the famed Matterhorn peak.

A smoky summer is expected in parts of Canada as wildfire season begins. Here's how to prepare now

It may seem early, but people should start preparing now for what could be another smoky summer due to wildfires, including in southern Ontario, says a University of Waterloo researcher.

Winter roads are a lifeline in the north. Climate change is making them more untenable

When the weather turns cold, and the ice starts to form, residents in Fort Chipewyan start to see an easy way out of their community. But some are calling for a year-round road as warming weather calls the future of the road into question.