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OTTAWA — In an Oct. 7 story, The Canadian Press erroneously reported that the parliamentary budget officer estimates that an essential medicines drug plan would cost an additional $10 billion in 2024-25 and $12.1 billion in 2027-28.

MONTREAL — In the days since Hamas launched violent attacks on Israel, Canadian universities have been grappling with how to address a deeply divisive subject that has sparked grief, anger and heated debate on campuses and in wider society.

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today...

Dr. Ehab Bader had travelled from London, Ont., to Gaza for a family visit, to see his aging parents. ow trapped in the besieged Palestinian territory, he is volunteering at Gaza's largest hospital.

The RCMP say a photojournalist who is suing the force was not exempt from complying with a court injunction while reporting on protests over the Coastal GasLink pipeline that's nearing completion in northern British Columbia.

A $30-billion federal funding initiative launched in 2021 to bring $10-a-day child care across Canada has created a fraction of the new spaces expected in the first year of operation in three provinces that were assessed, a new report said.

REGINA — The Saskatchewan government tabled legislation Thursday invoking the notwithstanding clause to prevent children under 16 from changing their names or pronouns at school without parental consent.

OTTAWA — Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Gary Anandasangaree says the federal government could enter into treaties with Métis nations after the passage of a bill that affirms their right to self-governance.

'...the Canadian government didn’t help at all.'

CHARLOTTETOWN — The federal health minister says Canada intends to tackle its health workforce shortages by making it easier for nurses and doctors to practice in other provinces, streamlining credentials for internationally-trained health workers an