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Montreal’s toppled John A. Macdonald statue will not return to Place du Canada, the city's executive committee announced Wednesday. Statue was damaged during anti-racism protest in 2020 Montreal's toppled John A. Macdonald statue won't be put back on its pedestal in Place du Canada, the city's executive committee decided on …

Metro Inc. and Unifor have reached a tentative agreement just over a month after thousands of the grocer's employees went on strike across Toronto, Metro announced Wednesday. Deal comes after both sides returned to negotiating table Tuesday Metro Inc. and Unifor have reached a tentative agreement, just over a month …

Craig and Gina Dunmore are proud of their new daughter, Cecelia May Dunmore, who was born at 10:40 p.m. ET on Aug. 24 as multiple tornadoes were confirmed in Windsor-Essex, Ont., and Windsor Regional Hospital was dealing with a power outage. 'She's our little tornado baby,' says mom Gina Dunmore, …

As Chinese e-commerce giant Shein partners with Forever 21 with the goal of expanding in the U.S., experts are concerned that its growth comes at the expense of addressing concerns over its labour practices and the sustainability of the clothes it sells. Chinese fashion giant's partnership with U.S. retailer suggests …

Knowing that the Liberals have little appetite for an election over the coming year, the NDP is looking to push the government for more policy concessions, party sources tell Radio-Canada. The government is not keen on an election in the near term, NDP sources say Knowing that the Liberals have …

Quebec’s proposed Bill 31 would give landlords the power to block lease transfers. Meanwhile, average rents for new leases in Montreal are now almost $2,000. Now a tenants’ union is organizing a rent strike as an “emergency response.” Tenants' union organizing rent strike against Quebec’s Bill 31, skyrocketing rent Ariane …

Provincial and federal officials were in Thunder Bay this week to announce millions of dollars in funding for housing projects aimed at urban Indigenous people. As the northwestern Ontario city considers how to meet the provincially set target of 2,200 new homes by 2031, advocates weigh in on what those …

A Saskatchewan family — comprised of a teacher and her 10-year-old non-binary child — express their opposition to Saskatchewan's new education policies requiring parental consent for their children to change their name in pronouns inside schools. Sask. teacher says she communicates with parents unless it violates rights of students Kiké …

Three Canadian franchises are included in the newly named Professional Women's Hockey League that laid out details of where and how it will begin play in January 2024. Toronto, Montreal, and Ottawa will join franchises in Boston, Minneapolis-St. Paul and the New York area in a 24-game schedule. September draft …

The federal government is looking at dropping the dilapidated home at 24 Sussex in Ottawa as the prime minister's official residence and is considering several other sites in the city for a replacement, sources say. Federal officials exploring safer locations for prime ministers and their families The federal government is …