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Quebec's auditor finds Education Department ill-prepared for pivot to online learning

Quebec's auditor finds Education Department ill-prepared for pivot to online learning

QUEBEC — The province's Education Department was ill-prepared when the COVID-19 pandemic forced schools to shutter in March 2020, and it still does not have a complete picture of the learning delays that resulted, Quebec's auditor general said Wednes
Quebec coroner questions why witnesses failed to report drunk driver before crash

Quebec coroner questions why witnesses failed to report drunk driver before crash

MONTREAL — A Quebec coroner is questioning why people who saw a drunk driver get behind the wheel failed to call police before he got into a crash that killed four members of a family north of Quebec City last year.
Developed countries called on to provide meaningful financial support at COP15

Developed countries called on to provide meaningful financial support at COP15

MONTREAL — Hard talks on hard targets for saving the world's biodiversity began Wednesday at an international conference in Montreal, with calls for rich nations to pony up to save functioning ecosystems where most of them exist — in poor nations.
Tens of thousands of families have applied for federal child dental benefit: Gould

Tens of thousands of families have applied for federal child dental benefit: Gould

OTTAWA — Social Development Minister Karina Gould says 35,000 people have applied for the new child dental benefit since the program opened a week ago.
Canada's government will review RCMP equipment contract with ties to China: Trudeau

Canada's government will review RCMP equipment contract with ties to China: Trudeau

OTTAWA — The federal government is reviewing an RCMP equipment contract with a company that has ties to China's government, the prime minister said Wednesday.
Bob Rae heads to Haiti in attempt at political consensus, amid possible intervention

Bob Rae heads to Haiti in attempt at political consensus, amid possible intervention

OTTAWA — Canada is trying to dislodge a political impasse in Haiti by sending one of its top diplomats to Port-au-Prince. Bob Rae, Canada's ambassador to the United Nations, started an in-person push for negotiations Wednesday.
Visa issues at COP15 biodiversity summit in Montreal could stem from UN delays

Visa issues at COP15 biodiversity summit in Montreal could stem from UN delays

OTTAWA — The COP15 conference on biodiversity loss is underway in Montreal, but hundreds of delegates from developing countries are missing out due to visa issues that could stem from the United Nations issuing late accreditations.
Canada commits $800 million to support Indigenous-led conservation projects

Canada commits $800 million to support Indigenous-led conservation projects

MONTREAL — Ottawa will spend up to $800 million to support four major Indigenous-led conservation projects across the country covering nearly one million square kilometres of land and water, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Wednesday.
B.C. Premier David Eby unveils his new cabinet

B.C. Premier David Eby unveils his new cabinet

Here is a list of British Columbia Premier David Eby's ministers following his first major cabinet shuffle since taking over as leader: Agriculture and Food — Pam Alexis (new to cabinet) Attorney General — Niki Sharma (new to cabinet) Children and Fa
Alberta, Saskatchewan chiefs call for sovereignty acts to be withdrawn

Alberta, Saskatchewan chiefs call for sovereignty acts to be withdrawn

OTTAWA — First Nations chiefs from Alberta and Saskatchewan are calling for their provinces to toss proposed legislation they say is inherently undemocratic, unconstitutional and infringes on Indigenous rights.