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Canada investigates alleged Chinese police posts in Quebec

The Spanish human rights organization Safeguard Defenders said in a report last September that there were dozens of Chinese police operations around the world, which activists fear are used to track and harass dissidents.

Moohem in Quebec: How out of control cows are wreaking havoc on this Canadian town

Cows have destroyed crops worth $20,000 in Quebec’s Saint-Severe municipality since escaping a Saint-Barnabe dairy farm in July. In October, authorities set out cowboys to capture them but they broke free and escaped into a corn field

Eiffel Tower evacuated after climber spotted on monument; police yet to ascertain reason behind ascent

The Eiffel Tower was evacuated on Monday after a man was seen climbing up the iconic Paris landmark, one of France's biggest tourist draws, the operating company said

Canada floods: Over 6,500 people evacuated as deluge worsens in Montreal; Justin Trudeau calls for 'strong fight' against climate change

Over 6,500 people were told to quickly leave their homes near Montreal late on Saturday and early Sunday after floodwaters breached a dike in rain-soaked eastern Canada.

G7 Summit: Donald Trump deepens divide over call to readmit Russia; other member nations oppose US trade tariffs

US president Donald Trump drove the wedge splitting Washington from its Western allies even deeper on Friday with a shock call for Russia to be readmitted to the G7 club of nations.

Justin Trudeau in India: Canadian PM denies having Quebec separatism talk with Punjab CM Amarinder Singh

Canada Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Saturday rejected claims that he raised the issue of separatism in Quebec with Punjab chief minister Amarinder Singh

Canada's Quebec province passes law banning veils in public sector; rights groups say move marginalises Muslim women

Quebec will ban face coverings such as veils or niqabs for people giving or receiving provincial government services under a law passed on Wednesday

World's oldest known fossils found in Canada, says report

Tiny tubes and filaments in some Canadian rock appear to be the oldest known fossils, giving new support to some ideas about how life began, a new study says.

Six killed in shooting at a Quebec mosque in Canada

Six people were killed and eight more injured after gunmen opened fire at a Quebec City mosque, police said Monday.

Bombardier to cut another 7,500 jobs through 2018, most in rail | Reuters

By Allison Lampert | MONTREAL MONTREAL Canadian plane and train maker Bombardier Inc will shed jobs for the second time this year, cutting about 7,500 positions over two years in a continued push to turn around its rail division.The Montreal-based company, which has struggled in recent years with cost overruns in its aerospace unit, said on Friday about two-thirds of the cuts will be in Bombardier Transportation, the Berlin, Germany-based rail unit. The rest will be in aerospace.Chief Executive Officer Alain Bellemare said he did not expect the cuts, which include 1,500 workers in Quebec and 500 in the rest of Canada, to affect talks with the federal government over a $1 billion investment in its CSeries jet program."We understand these are difficult decisions ... but in the end what we are going to be left with is a leaner, stronger organization," Bellemare said in an interview