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MONTREAL — Bilingual Quebec municipalities have lost their bid to have several parts of the government's French-language reform suspended while their case makes its way through the courts.

OTTAWA — In a story published Oct. 1, 2024 about the escalation of war in the Middle East, The Canadian Press erroneously attributed the quotation "all-out war" to Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly in the third paragraph.

OTTAWA — It is an irresponsible, "partisan exaggeration" to claim there are traitors or treasonous people sitting in Parliament based on the findings a recent spy watchdog report, Public Safety Minister Dominic LeBlanc has told a federal inquiry.

OTTAWA — A veteran of Canada's national security systems has been named the new head of the national spy agency.

MONTREAL — The Quebec government has appointed monitors to address a "toxic" climate of fear and intimidation at a French-language Montreal primary school, where some teachers allegedly subjected students to violence and claimed autism didn't exist.

OTTAWA — The chances of a half-percentage point interest rate cut by the Bank of Canada became more likely Tuesday after Statistics Canada reported annual inflation fell to 1.6 per cent in September.

The Public Health Agency of Canada says a Listeria outbreak linked to several plant-based milks appears to be over with no additional cases reported since August.

OTTAWA — Canada's annual inflation rate was 1.6 per cent in September, Statistics Canada says.

OTTAWA — Canada's annual inflation rate was 1.6 per cent in September, Statistics Canada says. Here's what happened in the provinces (previous month in brackets):

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed...