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Thousands march in Montreal to denounce Quebec government's secularism bill
Thousands of Montrealers chanted for solidarity and loudly denounced Premier Francois Legault on Sunday, April 7, 2019, as they took to the streets to oppose the Quebec government's proposed secularism bill.
Gov. Gen. Julie Payette visits Rwanda to mark 25th anniversary of genocide
Gov. Gen. Julie Payette laid a wreath at a memorial in Rwanda's capital on Sunday, April 7, 2019, to mark 25 years since the start of a genocide that left an estimated 800,000 people dead.
Ottawa to pay more than $400,000 in compensation to Roxham Road residents
Quebecers living near the Canada-United States border, where thousands of migrants have crossed irregularly into the country since 2017, will receive more than $400,000 to compensate them for increased traffic and noise.
Gerard Bouchard warns Quebec government against perils of religious symbols ban
Quebec's proposed legislation banning religious symbols for some public servants is drawing criticism from one of the province's leading public intellectuals.
Saskatchewan premier welcomes Manitoba in fight against federal carbon tax
Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe says he welcomes Manitoba in the legal fight against Ottawa over the federal carbon tax.
Liberals' mortgage plan to have tiny effect on housing prices: CMHC
Canada's housing agency says new spending measures aimed at helping first-time buyers afford homes won't push prices up more than a few tenths of a percentage point.
EDC investigating claim it backed SNC-Lavalin on corrupt Angola dam contract
Export Development Canada is reviewing its decision to provide up to half a billion dollars worth of insurance in 2011 for an SNC-Lavalin contract in Angola after learning of an allegation the company may have won the bid with help from bribes.
Canadian astronaut David Saint-Jacques to make first spacewalk next Monday
Canadian astronaut David Saint-Jacques is scheduled to perform his first spacewalk next Monday, April 9, 2019, venturing outside the International Space Station alongside NASA colleague Anne McClain.
McKenna's office tried to plant friendly questions with senators on committee
Conservative Sen. Jean-Guy Dagenais says Environment Minister Catherine McKenna's office tried to plant questions with friendly senators on the Senate's environment committee to help get the government's message across on its new environmental-assessment legislation.
B.C. receives two money laundering reports after reviews of real estate, cars
The British Columbia government is examining two reports on money laundering that it hopes will help stop the flow of dirty money through real estate, luxury cars and horse racing.