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MONTREAL — Quebec Health Minister Christian Dubé on Tuesday presented his plan to reduce overcrowding in the province's emergency rooms: the public should avoid going to them if they can.

The end of the road is coming for gas-powered vehicles in Canada as Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault finalizes new regulations mandating the transition to battery-operated cars, trucks and SUVs.

MONTREAL — McGill University will offer a $3,000 annual award to new undergraduate students from other provinces to offset a tuition hike imposed by the provincial government, the institution announced Tuesday.

JOLIETTE, Que. — Quebec's workplace safety board has concluded that a deadly explosion at a Quebec fuel distributor this year could have been avoided had proper safety procedures been followed. The Jan.

Polling suggests Canadians are quite concerned about the impact immigration is having on infrastructure and services in the country. 

OTTAWA — Prince Edward Island signed a $94-million deal with the federal government to fund improvements to the province's health-care system. This makes P.E.

MONTREAL — Bombardier Inc. will not contest the federal government's decision to replace the military's aging patrol planes with aircraft from U.S. rival Boeing Co., the Quebec jet maker says.

NESKANTAGA FIRST NATION AND THUNDER BAY, ONT. — Charla Moonias lost her friends, her language and the connection to her culture after she left her northern Ontario First Nation at 14 years old to go to school hundreds of kilometres away.

OTTAWA — Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is The Canadian Press 2023 Newsmaker of the Year.

OTTAWA — Canada's justice minister said he hopes to avoid accusations that the Liberal government is trying to regulate or curb speech with its planned bill to protect people from online harms.