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PARIS — More than $1 billion in donations have poured in for the vast restoration of the fire-ravaged Notre Dame cathedral, but a pledge by French President Emmanuel Macron that it will be completed within five years was facing accusations of being wildly off track. Macron said the renovations to restore iconic 19th century spire,…

OTTAWA — A new commemorative loonie is sparking concern among academics and advocates who fear it could perpetuate myths about Canada’s treatment of lesbian, gay, transgender, queer and two spirited persons. The Royal Canadian Mint will unveil the new one dollar coin in Toronto next week as it joins government departments and agencies to mark…

More than half of Canadians think it is not only a good idea but a necessary one to bring in term limits for elected officials, a new poll suggests. According to numbers the Angus Reid Institute released Thursday, 54 per cent of respondents told the firm that term limits for elected politicians are necessary, while…

TORONTO — Ontario’s Progressive Conservative government released a new ad against the federal carbon tax Wednesday that the opposition decried as publicly funded partisan advertising — something the Tories railed against before they were in power. The ad features a female narrator saying the tax will see people pay more to heat their home, drive…

QUEBEC — Premier Francois Legault is congratulating Jason Kenney on his electoral victory in Alberta while reminding the incoming premier that Quebec’s position on oil pipelines hasn’t changed. Legault said all parties in Quebec’s legislature oppose any new oil pipelines. “What I am saying is there is no social acceptability for a new oil pipeline…

WASHINGTON ― U.S. Attorney General William Barr went to bat for U.S. President Donald Trump during a news conference Thursday morning ahead of the expected release of a redacted version of special counsel Robert Mueller’s highly-anticipated report. “President Trump faced an unprecedented situation,” Barr said at a news conference at the U.S. Justice Department. “As…

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau lost an ally in Rachel Notley Tuesday evening, but he gained an opportunity to rebrand himself on a file on which he’s lost much credibility. Over the past year, Trudeau has been pummelled by critics who feel his mantra of the environment and the economy going hand in hand…

Immigration and attitudes towards non-white newcomers seeking to build lives in Canada are poised to become ballot box issues this fall, a new poll suggests. According to numbers released Monday by EKOS Research Associates, about 40 per cent of Canadians feel there are too many immigrants coming to this country. The responses were drawn from…

VANCOUVER — A 25-year-old man is in custody following a shooting at a church in Salmon Arm, B.C. that left one dead and sent another to hospital on Sunday morning. Salmon Arm RCMP say the attack happened during an event at the Church of Christ in the city about 100 kilometres north of Kelowna, and…

Some Canadians were happy to tell an American actress about their appreciation of reproductive rights for women in this country after she took a shot at Canada’s abortion laws. Ashley Bratcher and her producer were in Ottawa for a screening of “Unplanned, which is based on the story of Abby Johnson, a former Planned Parenthood…