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OTTAWA — The parliamentary budget officer says higher interest rates will lead the economy to stagnate in the second half of the year, with a new report suggesting the federal deficit will rise significantly this fiscal year.

Canadians with loved ones in Gaza say they're terrified their relatives will soon die now that Israel's military has told about one million Palestinians to evacuate northern parts of the sealed-off territory ahead of an expected ground invasion.

The Supreme Court of Canada ruled Friday against federal legislation dealing with the environmental effects of major developments.

OTTAWA — In an Oct. 7 story, The Canadian Press erroneously reported that the parliamentary budget officer estimates that an essential medicines drug plan would cost an additional $10 billion in 2024-25 and $12.1 billion in 2027-28.

MONTREAL — In the days since Hamas launched violent attacks on Israel, Canadian universities have been grappling with how to address a deeply divisive subject that has sparked grief, anger and heated debate on campuses and in wider society.

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Dr. Ehab Bader had travelled from London, Ont., to Gaza for a family visit, to see his aging parents. ow trapped in the besieged Palestinian territory, he is volunteering at Gaza's largest hospital.

The RCMP say a photojournalist who is suing the force was not exempt from complying with a court injunction while reporting on protests over the Coastal GasLink pipeline that's nearing completion in northern British Columbia.

A $30-billion federal funding initiative launched in 2021 to bring $10-a-day child care across Canada has created a fraction of the new spaces expected in the first year of operation in three provinces that were assessed, a new report said.

REGINA — The Saskatchewan government tabled legislation Thursday invoking the notwithstanding clause to prevent children under 16 from changing their names or pronouns at school without parental consent.