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MONTREAL — Quebec's highest court has upheld a stay granted last month to English school boards that are challenging the provincial government's attempt to abolish them.

WINNIPEG — An Indigenous lawyer has filed a lawsuit against the firm that represented survivors of Indian day schools, alleging she was not compensated for years of her work on the class-action case.

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau began consulting opposition leaders Thursday about next week's throne speech, which could theoretically bring down his minority Liberal government if none of their parties support it.

HALIFAX — Nova Scotia's premier says he wants the province's police watchdog to assess whether officers broke the law when they destroyed evidence in the case of a man who spent almost 17 years in prison before being declared innocent.

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — The province of Newfoundland and Labrador was justified in banning most travel from other provinces because of the COVID-19 pandemic, a provincial Supreme Court judge ruled on Thursday.

A woman who lost her husband and three of her children in a grisly shooting in Oshawa, Ont.

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OTTAWA — Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole slammed the federal Liberal government Thursday for failing to issue an emergency approval for rapid COVID-19 tests after he and his family joined a growing list of Canadians who have been turned away after w

OTTAWA — The Treasury Board of Canada says it has uncovered suspicious activities on more than 48,000 Canada Revenue Agency accounts following cyberattacks in July and August.

MONTREAL — Quebec provincial police are warning of a spike in online threats directed at the general public and towards politicians.