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Feds recover $40M from defunct Quebec vaccine developer Medicago

Feds recover $40M from defunct Quebec vaccine developer Medicago

OTTAWA — The federal government has recovered $40 million of its investment in the now-defunct Quebec-based vaccine developer Medicago as part of a deal with the parent company, the innovation minister announced Thursday.
Quebec unions representing 420,000 public sector workers start weeklong strike

Quebec unions representing 420,000 public sector workers start weeklong strike

MONTREAL — Quebec public sector unions say the government is running out of time to reach a deal for new collective agreements and avoid an unlimited general strike in the new year involving hundreds of thousands of workers.
1 in 9 Canadian adults have had long-term symptoms from COVID infection, StatCan says

1 in 9 Canadian adults have had long-term symptoms from COVID infection, StatCan says

About one in nine Canadian adults have had long-term symptoms from COVID-19 infection, according to a Statistics Canada report issued Friday. That amounts to 3.5 million Canadians, it said.
Fossil from Alberta badlands finds prey inside the stomach of young tyrannosaur

Fossil from Alberta badlands finds prey inside the stomach of young tyrannosaur

CALGARY — A dinosaur fossil found in the Alberta badlands has revealed new details about the diet of young meat-eating tyrannosaurs.
Canada dusts off sanctions law on corrupt officials, joins allies to target 7 abroad

Canada dusts off sanctions law on corrupt officials, joins allies to target 7 abroad

OTTAWA — Canada is using a rarely invoked sanctions law that targets corrupt office holders to join peer countries in taking aim against officials in Russia, Iran and Myanmar. The sanctions target officials whom Canada, the U.S. and the U.K.
Weather system may bring snow to parts of Metro Vancouver, gusts to north B.C. coast

Weather system may bring snow to parts of Metro Vancouver, gusts to north B.C. coast

VANCOUVER — Environment Canada has issued a series of warnings and advisories as a frontal system that could bring Metro Vancouver its first snowfall this winter nears the British Columbia coast.
'Silence isn't neutral': Emails show debate in Quebec universities on Israel, Hamas

'Silence isn't neutral': Emails show debate in Quebec universities on Israel, Hamas

MONTREAL — Five days after the Oct. 7 Hamas attack on Israel, Université de Montréal rector Daniel Jutras was under growing pressure to say more about the conflict. Shortly after midnight on Oct.
In the news today: Jury to resume deliberations in B.C. murder trial

In the news today: Jury to resume deliberations in B.C. murder trial

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today...
Nunavut TV channel, The Weather Network deliver forecasts in Inuktut languages

Nunavut TV channel, The Weather Network deliver forecasts in Inuktut languages

Inuit Nunangat, the four regions comprising the Inuit homeland in Canada, is home to some of the country's harshest climates.
Time's up for some short-term rentals in B.C., as new housing rules transform scene

Time's up for some short-term rentals in B.C., as new housing rules transform scene

VICTORIA — Nancy Paine's short-term rental business is dead in the water.