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MONTREAL — Several dozen protesters gathered in front of a Montreal hospital on Saturday afternoon to protest Quebec’s French language reform law as anxieties deepen over the ability to access health-care services in languages other than French.

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MONTREAL — Quebec provincial police are investigating a fatal hit and run that took place early on Saturday morning near Mont-Tremblant, Que, in the Laurentians region of the province.

OTTAWA — Delayed air passengers, disgruntled phone customers and even hungry people craving a slice of pizza increasingly find their pleas to private companies being answered by artificial intelligence.

WINNIPEG — A steam locomotive made in 1882 and billed as Canada's oldest operating one is in need of some tender loving care, and the volunteers who have kept it running on a vintage railway north of Manitoba's capital are raising funds for the fixup

JASPER NATIONAL PARK — Richard Ireland's eyes well up with tears as he gazes in silence towards his home and sees memories of a lifetime burnt to ashes.

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith said it will be a while before residents will be allowed back to Jasper, but there is no definite timeline as the fire is still raging in Jasper National Park.

VANCOUVER — Fisheries and Oceans Canada says it has successfully untangled fishing gear on a humpback whale off British Columbia's coast that was first spotted by a ferry passenger.

OTTAWA — The criminal trial of a prominent organizer of the 2022 "Freedom Convoy" heard final arguments Friday in a case that centres on the line between the right to protest and unlawful behaviour.

In Wells, B.C., there's relief as residents return to the community after a nearby wildfire forced its evacuation last weekend, the district's mayor said.