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Co-ordinated plan needed to save 'alarmingly low' monarch butterfly population: study

Co-ordinated plan needed to save 'alarmingly low' monarch butterfly population: study

Researchers are urging Canada, United States and Mexico to take immediate action to save the monarch butterfly as the migratory insect faces a growing risk of extinction amid habitat loss.
'Moral imperative': Teachers say more climate change lessons needed in classrooms

'Moral imperative': Teachers say more climate change lessons needed in classrooms

As climate change becomes more evident in Canadians' daily lives, teachers across the country say the education system must better equip younger generations to deal with its fallout.
Police searching for B.C. woman Jessica Cunningham find body in her home; man charged

Police searching for B.C. woman Jessica Cunningham find body in her home; man charged

A man who police say was in an intimate relationship with missing Maple Ridge woman Jessica Cunningham has been charged with indignity to human remains after a body was found in the home they shared in a cul-de-sac in the community east of Vancouver.
Canada's sport system 'broken' and in need of change: report

Canada's sport system 'broken' and in need of change: report

A new national report on how abuse and maltreatment are handled in sport says "Canadian sport has lost its way" and the federal government must act to better protect athletes across the country.
B.C. backs expansion at Mount Polley mine that could extend operations until 2033

B.C. backs expansion at Mount Polley mine that could extend operations until 2033

VICTORIA — The British Columbia government has granted consent for a proposed expansion at the Mount Polley copper and gold mine that could extend its operations for another two years until 2033.
Auto board scandal: Quebec says police will have easier time obtaining documents

Auto board scandal: Quebec says police will have easier time obtaining documents

QUÉBEC — Quebec's auto insurance board is going to make it easier for police to obtain documents in their investigation into hundreds of millions of dollars in cost overruns at the state-owned corporation, Transport Minister Geneviève Guilbault said
Quebec government to table legislation to ban prayer in public places

Quebec government to table legislation to ban prayer in public places

MONTREAL — The Quebec government says it is planning to ban prayer in public places as part of a move to strengthen secularism in the province.
AFN chief says next week's gathering will set stage for major projects talks

AFN chief says next week's gathering will set stage for major projects talks

OTTAWA — The Assembly of First Nations' annual general meeting next week in Winnipeg will set the stage — and the tone — for engaging with governments on major infrastructure projects.
Fact File: Canada a top contributor to Ukraine aid, but per capita claims exaggerated

Fact File: Canada a top contributor to Ukraine aid, but per capita claims exaggerated

After Prime Minister Mark Carney's surprise visit to Ukraine this past weekend, criticism of the nearly $22 billion in assistance Canada has pledged to the country so far spread on social media, along with misunderstandings about what's included in t
Alleged smugglers arrested at Quebec-U.S. border to have bail hearing next week

Alleged smugglers arrested at Quebec-U.S. border to have bail hearing next week

SHERBROOKE — Three men charged with human smuggling after 44 migrants were found crammed inside a cube van in southern Quebec will return to court next week for a bail hearing.