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Quebec students forbidden from using cellphones in classrooms after winter break

The directive aims to reduce distractions in class and applies to public elementary and secondary schools.

Dec 26, 2023 1:00 AM Read more >

Warmer than usual Christmas Day for much of Canada, low-visibility fog across Ontario

OTTAWA — Christmas across much of Canada was warmer than normal, with above zero-temperatures from Ontario to the Maritimes while the West Coast braced for heavy rains.

Dec 25, 2023 5:49 PM Read more >

Victoria Police Chief recounts busy Christmas Eve for officers, one hit with vomit

VICTORIA — The chief of police in Victoria, B.C., says his officers had a busy Christmas Eve, but the holiday season didn't exactly bring good tidings of great joy for one officer on a city bus.

Dec 25, 2023 4:19 PM Read more >

Quebec police to again pause search for missing girl, continue Tuesday

DOLBEAU-MISTASSINI, Que. — Quebec provincial police have once again paused a search for a missing four-year-old girl and plan to continue efforts on Tuesday.

Dec 25, 2023 3:08 PM Read more >

Mild weather delays opening of popular ice fishing spot in Quebec

SAINTE-ANNE-DE-LA-PÉRADE, Que. — Mild weather is delaying the start of the ice fishing season at a popular spot for winter anglers southwest of Quebec City.

Dec 25, 2023 10:07 AM Read more >

Vancouver resident says Gaza used to be 'dressed like a bride' during Christmas

The last time Omar Mansour was in Gaza with his family on Christmas was 2013.

Dec 25, 2023 8:42 AM Read more >

'Beauty in the struggle': Edmonton TikToker aims to end hunger with street outreach

EDMONTON — Kora-lea Vidal, once a running back for Canada's silver-medal-winning national football team, says she never thought she'd escape domestic violence and become homeless.

Dec 25, 2023 7:00 AM Read more >

Quebec judge authorizes class action lawsuit alleging abuse at Indigenous day schools

MONTREAL — A Quebec Superior Court judge has authorized a class-action lawsuit on behalf of Indigenous people who allege they received lower-quality education than other Quebecers at day schools where abuse was rampant.

Dec 25, 2023 1:00 AM Read more >

Vancouver skateboard community longs for indoor space as city policy tries to keep up

For skateboarders in Vancouver and elsewhere in British Columbia's Lower Mainland, there's a lack of city-supported covered or indoor spaces.

Dec 25, 2023 1:00 AM Read more >

Police pause search again for Quebec girl, 4, who fell in river while sledding

DOLBEAU-MISTASSINI, Que. — Quebec provincial police are again pausing a search for a four-year-old girl who fell into a river north of Quebec City after today's efforts failed to locate her.

Dec 24, 2023 6:25 PM Read more >