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Quebec municipalities hit by remnants of tropical storm Debby face months of cleanup

Quebec municipalities hit by remnants of tropical storm Debby face months of cleanup

MONTREAL — Quebec municipalities hit by the remnants of tropical storm Debby say they're looking at months of recovery from a natural disaster that was unlike anything they had seen before.
What is listeriosis, the illness recently linked to a recall of plant-based milks?

What is listeriosis, the illness recently linked to a recall of plant-based milks?

Three people have died and several others became sick with listeriosis in an outbreak that triggered a national recall of certain plant-based milk. WHAT IS LISTERIA? The Listeria bacterium is found in soil, sewage and untreated water.
'New normal': Jasper wildfire evacuees can start returning to townsite on Friday

'New normal': Jasper wildfire evacuees can start returning to townsite on Friday

The 5,000 residents of Jasper, Alta., chased out of their homes three weeks ago ahead of a devastating wildfire, can go home Friday. Officials said essential services have been restored to the point where they can allow a blanket re-entry.
Quebec Liberals say province needs own constitution to affirm 'who we are'

Quebec Liberals say province needs own constitution to affirm 'who we are'

MONTREAL — The Quebec Liberal Party is proposing that the province adopt its own constitution, a project it says will be "unifying.
Sentencing hearing set for Coutts protesters convicted of mischief, weapons charges

Sentencing hearing set for Coutts protesters convicted of mischief, weapons charges

LETHBRIDGE, Alta. — Two men convicted of mischief at the Coutts, Alta., border blockade are to learn their sentences later this month. On Aug.
In the news today: Jasper to learn date for return to town today

In the news today: Jasper to learn date for return to town today

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Police find body of missing man in his 80s who was swept up in Quebec river

Police find body of missing man in his 80s who was swept up in Quebec river

MONTREAL — Quebec provincial police say they have found the body of a man in his 80s who went missing late on Friday after a roadway collapsed and he was swept into the Batiscan River in the province's Mauricie region.
Chinese mining firm subsidiary disputes Ottawa's review of Peruvian gold mine deal

Chinese mining firm subsidiary disputes Ottawa's review of Peruvian gold mine deal

A subsidiary of a Chinese state-owned mining firm says sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ is wrongly considering a national security review in its agreement to purchase a gold and copper mine in Peru. In May, Vancouver-based Pan American Silver Corp.
Thousands of Quebecers still in the dark as utility restores power after storm

Thousands of Quebecers still in the dark as utility restores power after storm

MONTREAL — The lights are back on across much of Quebec, but just under 18,000 residents are still without power two days after the remnants of tropical storm Debby dumped record-breaking amounts of rain on the province.
Hotel workers in Montreal picket for third day in protest of contract impasse

Hotel workers in Montreal picket for third day in protest of contract impasse

MONTREAL — Workers at Montreal’s Queen Elizabeth hotel protested for a third straight day on Saturday in the middle of the busy summer tourist season, and they were joined by picketers from two other city hotels to speak out against an impasse in the