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Unpredictable whooping cough outbreaks see cases rise in Ontario, drop in Quebec

Unpredictable whooping cough outbreaks see cases rise in Ontario, drop in Quebec

TORONTO — Whooping cough is on track to reach a record number of cases in Ontario while infections climb in eastern provinces and decline in Quebec, but experts say trying to predict the course of the highly contagious disease has been especially dif
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Four people found dead in Temiskaming Shores, Ont., house fire: OPP

Four people found dead in Temiskaming Shores, Ont., house fire: OPP

Four people were found dead after a house fire in the northern Ontario city of Temiskaming Shores, provincial police said Friday, with the mayor describing what happened as a tragedy that has shaken the small community.
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Denmark's Queen Margrethe is discharged from hospital after a fall

Denmark's Queen Margrethe is discharged from hospital after a fall

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Denmark’s Queen Margrethe II, who stunned her country by abdicating earlier this year, has been discharged from a hospital after a fall earlier this week caused “damage around the neck vertebrae as well as a fracture of the
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CF Montreal hosts the Chicago Fire in conference play

Chicago Fire (7-15-8, 13th in the Eastern Conference) vs. CF Montreal (7-12-10, 12th in the Eastern Conference) Montreal, Quebec; Saturday, 7:30 p.m. EDT BETMGM SPORTSBOOK : LINE Montreal +113, Chicago +210, Draw +263; over/under is 2.
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NDP to join Bloc in defeating Conservatives' non-confidence motion

NDP to join Bloc in defeating Conservatives' non-confidence motion

OTTAWA — The New Democrats confirmed Thursday they won't help Pierre Poilievre's Conservatives topple the government next week, and intend to join the Bloc Québécois in blocking the Tories' non-confidence motion.
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CN workers in Jasper face uncertainty as company plans to move rail ops an hour away

CN workers in Jasper face uncertainty as company plans to move rail ops an hour away

MONTREAL — Canadian National Railway Co. told employees this week it plans to relocate its operations in Jasper to near Hinton, Alta., about 100 kilometres away.
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Quebec public services are becoming 'dehumanized' due to rise in demand: ombudsperson

Quebec public services are becoming 'dehumanized' due to rise in demand: ombudsperson

MONTREAL — Quebec's public services are becoming "dehumanized," the province's ombudsperson said in his annual report released Thursday, adding that a growing number of people are reaching out to his office to signal problems.
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Bimbo Canada closing Quebec City bakery, affecting 141 workers

Bimbo Canada closing Quebec City bakery, affecting 141 workers

MONTREAL — Bakery company Bimbo Canada says it's closing its bakery in Quebec City by the end of the year, affecting about 141 workers.
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Anita Anand sworn in as transport minister after Pablo Rodriguez resigns

Anita Anand sworn in as transport minister after Pablo Rodriguez resigns

OTTAWA — Treasury Board President Anita Anand has been sworn in as federal transport minister at a ceremony at Rideau Hall, taking over a portfolio left vacant after Pablo Rodriguez resigned from cabinet and the Liberal caucus on Thursday.
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A timeline of events in the bread price-fixing scandal

A timeline of events in the bread price-fixing scandal

Almost seven years since news broke of an alleged conspiracy to fix the price of packaged bread across Canada, the saga isn’t over: the Competition Bureau continues to investigate the companies that may have been involved, and two class-action lawsui
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