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Official languages report questions enrolment cap on Quebec English junior colleges

Official languages report questions enrolment cap on Quebec English junior colleges

OTTAWA — Canada's official languages commissioner is expressing concern over Quebec's decision to cap the number of students who can enrol in the province's English-language junior colleges.
Canada seeks deeper ties with Indo-Pacific as Trudeau attends ASEAN summit in Laos

Canada seeks deeper ties with Indo-Pacific as Trudeau attends ASEAN summit in Laos

VIENTIANE, Ont. — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is in Laos this week to meet with southeast Asian leaders — the Liberal government’s latest effort to strengthen Canada’s ties in a region with strong Chinese influence.
Tales of blood and death on streets make B.C. party leaders' debate grim listening

Tales of blood and death on streets make B.C. party leaders' debate grim listening

VANCOUVER — British Columbia's three party leaders offered starkly different visions of the province and its future Tuesday in the only televised debate of what appears to be an increasingly close election campaign.
In the news today: Trudeau in Laos to deepen ties with Indo-Pacific

In the news today: Trudeau in Laos to deepen ties with Indo-Pacific

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed...
Quebec premier takes heat for paying students to 'renovate their basement'

Quebec premier takes heat for paying students to 'renovate their basement'

MONTREAL — The Quebec government is facing criticism for a program that paid students to learn a construction skill — as less than half the graduates are certified to work in the industry.
Here are some key quotes from the B.C. party leaders' debate

Here are some key quotes from the B.C. party leaders' debate

The leaders of British Columbia's main parties have squared off in their only televised debate ahead of the Oct. 19 provincial election.
Canadian AI pioneer Geoffrey Hinton 'flabbergasted' after winning Nobel Prize

Canadian AI pioneer Geoffrey Hinton 'flabbergasted' after winning Nobel Prize

Geoffrey Hinton, the British Canadian computer scientist whose machine learning discoveries have proved so profound he's known as the "godfather of AI," has won the Nobel Prize in physics.
Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­Police probe Oct. 7 rally where 'death to Canada' cry went up

Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­Police probe Oct. 7 rally where 'death to Canada' cry went up

VANCOUVER — Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­Police say they are conducting an investigation into a pro-Palestinian protest marking the Oct. 7 anniversary of the Hamas attacks on Israel where they say speakers expressed "solidarity with terrorist groups.
'Thank you, Jim': Ballet legend Baryshnikov honours late politician Jim Peterson

'Thank you, Jim': Ballet legend Baryshnikov honours late politician Jim Peterson

TORONTO — Roughly half a century ago, Mikhail Baryshnikov dashed into a waiting car after a series of Toronto performances, defecting from the Soviet Union in a move that made international headlines.
Poilievre barred from speaking in House for not withdrawing remark about Joly

Poilievre barred from speaking in House for not withdrawing remark about Joly

OTTAWA — Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre was not allowed to speak in the House of Commons Tuesday as his public feud with Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly spilled into a second day.