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MONTREAL — Quebec provincial police are investigating the death of a baby in the Chaudière-Appalaches region of the province. Police say they were called at 4:30 a.m. today to a home in Saint-Gilles, about 36 kilometres southwest of Quebec City.

PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. — WestJet has denied compensation to a devout Taylor Swift fan whose cancelled flight triggered a 10-hour drive through the night from Prince George to make the singer's shows in Vancouver last month.

REGINA — It's not uncommon for Claire Tuckanow to hear a sewing machine whirring in the background while she works inside Regina's mâmawêyatitân centre.

MONTREAL — Ten years ago, Jean-François Lisée predicted that Quebec’s independence movement would be reborn. “It could rise again given the right circumstances,” he said in 2015. “What could trigger it, I cannot say.

TORONTO — As some people try to cut down their drinking and embrace Dry January, they may look to Canada's health agencies for guidance — and find some conflicting advice.

MPs are scheduled to return to Ottawa on Jan. 27, and the three main opposition parties all say they plan to bring down the government at their first opportunity.

Here's what we learned from Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre's interview with media personality Jordan Peterson, which was recorded on Dec. 21 and released Friday:

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau took part in a virtual meeting of the Canada-U.S. relations cabinet committee on Friday, as people inside and outside the Liberal caucus call for him to resign as leader.

WHITEHORSE — The Yukon government says it has been told there is a "potential leak" in a containment pond holding toxic water at the Eagle Gold mine, where millions of tonnes of contaminated rock were spilled last year.

Other immigration streams have also seen new sponsorships paused in order to help clear the existing backlog.