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Drag performer slur perpetuates myths, Ont. judge rules, defamation suit advances

Drag performer slur perpetuates myths, Ont. judge rules, defamation suit advances

A lawyer for a drag performer says a recent Ontario court ruling signals people using dangerous anti-LGBTQ slurs can't hide behind certain free speech protections to shield themselves from legal accountability.
Quebec asks public to be prudent, avoid ERs if possible, amid continued overcrowding

Quebec asks public to be prudent, avoid ERs if possible, amid continued overcrowding

MONTREAL — The Quebec government is asking the public to be prudent as they celebrate the New Year and take steps to avoid the transmission of respiratory viruses at a time when hospitals remain crowded.
While some Montreal streets boom, downtown is dotted with vacant storefronts

While some Montreal streets boom, downtown is dotted with vacant storefronts

MONTREAL — Wellington Street in Montreal's Verdun borough is booming, with cheerful shop facades lining a district bustling with pedestrians.
Canada's heated political conflict over carbon pricing will continue into 2024

Canada's heated political conflict over carbon pricing will continue into 2024

The consumer carbon price, or what Ottawa calls the fuel charge, is applied to fossil fuels people buy to run their cars, heat their homes or keep the lights on.
Year in review: A look at news events in December 2023

Year in review: A look at news events in December 2023

A look at news events in December 2023: 1 – Israel's war with Hamas resumes in full force with the renewed hostilities highlighting concerns for about 140 hostages still held captive by Hamas and other militants.
Year in review: A look at news events in November 2023

Year in review: A look at news events in November 2023

A look at news events in November 2023: 1 - The Ottawa Senators fire general manager Pierre Dorion. The team announces that hockey operations president Steve Staios will take over the job on an interim basis.
Year in review: A look at news events in October 2023

Year in review: A look at news events in October 2023

A look at news events in October 2023 1 – Two people die after a bear attack in Alberta's Banff National Park. Parks Canada staff kill the grizzly bear for public safety. 1 – It goes down to the wire, but the U.S.
Year in review: A look at events in September 2023

Year in review: A look at events in September 2023

A look at news events in September 2023: 1 – Singer-songwriter Jimmy Buffett dies at the age of 76. His song ''Margaritaville" was released in 1977 and spent 22 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100.
Year in review: A look at news events in August 2023

Year in review: A look at news events in August 2023

A look at news events in August 2023: 01 - The last surviving miner from the October 1958 Springhill, Nova Scotia coal mine disaster dies. Harold Brine was 91.
Year in review: A look at news events in July 2023

Year in review: A look at news events in July 2023

A look at news events in July 2023: 1 – Scores of forest fires burn in Ontario and Quebec, and the smoke drifts hundreds of kilometres into the southern reaches of the provinces and into the central and northeastern U.S.