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Two players from Boston bruins and Montreal Canadiens hockey teams talk to each other on the ice

Montreal Canadiens superfans brace for historic record to be smashed

The Boston Bruins are on the verge of making history — eclipsing the Montreal Canadiens' coveted record of most points scored in a regular season, set back in 1977.

Montreal Canadiens superfans brace for historic record to be smashed
The Canadian flag is illuminated in the Embassy of Canada in Washington in Washington, Thursday, June 20, 2019. 

‘Canada Day is a reckoning’: Many cancel celebrations as nation mourns Indigenous unmarked graves

‘Canada Day is a reckoning’: Many cancel celebrations as nation mourns Indigenous unmarked graves
Tunisian protesters demonstrate beneath a poster of Mohamed Bouazizi near the prime minister's office in Tunis, Tunisia, Jan. 28, 2011.

Fruit seller Mohamed Bouazizi's protest inspired the Arab uprisings. A decade later, his sister still mourns.

Fruit seller Mohamed Bouazizi's protest inspired the Arab uprisings. A decade later, his sister still mourns.
With Canadian and Haitian flags hoisted, marchers take part in demonstration in support of asylum-seekers working in Quebec's long-term care homes in Montreal, Canada, in June.

Canada is granting residency to some asylum-seekers working in pandemic health care

Canada is granting residency to some asylum-seekers working in pandemic health care
Lauren Holden and Gary Cripps made some quick changes to their wedding in light of the coronavirus. 

Many people aren’t putting love on hold during COVID-19

Many people aren’t putting love on hold during COVID-19
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Lead levels in Montreal water comparable to Flint

A year long investigation has found that in places like Montreal, hundreds of thousands of residents may be exposed to high levels of lead in their drinking water. Old pipes and a lack of testing regulations are in part to blame, said lead investigator Patti Sonntag of Concordia University.

Lead levels in Montreal water comparable to Flint
A man holds a sign that says "Let my peoplegault into the public service"

In Québec, teachers return to school under new religious symbols ban

Québec's new religious symbols ban is now in effect as teachers return to school under the new regulations. For many, they're unsure how to navigate the law that says they may keep wearing headscarves and other religious headwear — but only if they don't change jobs.

In Québec, teachers return to school under new religious symbols ban
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'Straight-up debunking': How a fact-checker vets fake news

Facebook and others are stepping up to stop the spread of disinformation online in advance of Canada's federal parliamentary elections.

'Straight-up debunking': How a fact-checker vets fake news
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What we can learn from Canada’s universal child care model

Having kids — it’s not cheap. Especially when you consider the cost of child care. Many women in the US say the cost makes it difficult to get ahead. But what if there were a model for universal day care? It turns out, there is such a thing — in Québec. The program is 20 years old and is an inspiration for many.

What we can learn from Canada’s universal child care model
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This Canadian day care center re-creates 'the spirit of a large family' for kids and their single moms

At a publicly subsidized day care for the children of single mothers in Montréal, the objective is to take care not only of the children but also of the women.

This Canadian day care center re-creates 'the spirit of a large family' for kids and their single moms
This image is from a video made in 2011 that compiled visualizations of the Antarctic ozone hole. Recent findings have shown that the hole is filling up — while other parts of ozone remain on the decline.

The ozone hole over the Antarctic is beginning to fill up. Here's the bad news.

In spite of recovery in the Antarctic, the forecast for the ozone is not as rosy near the equator and in the middle latitudes.

The ozone hole over the Antarctic is beginning to fill up. Here's the bad news.
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The complicated reasons why some people overstay their US visas

For some people, overstaying their visa was never the plan. Rather, it is the result of one, or several, extenuating circumstances that convince immigrants they cannot or do not want to return to their countries.

The complicated reasons why some people overstay their US visas
Patrick Beaudry, founder and leader of Quebec group La Meute, marches during a protest to demand stronger border controls in Quebec City.

The far right in Quebec gets more inspiration from Europe than the US

Quebec's "La Meute" (Wolf Pack) group, started as an online effort to oppose Islamic extremism, but now it has shifted its focus to illegal immigration.

The far right in Quebec gets more inspiration from Europe than the US
A mother and her young daughter are watched by Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) officers as they prepare to cross the US-Canada border from New York into Quebec earlier this month. Like thousands of others fleeing the US for Canada, the woman told off

Immigrants fearing Trump are heading to Canada in droves. But will they be able to stay?

Haitian migrants and others afraid of being deported from the US are crossing illegally into Québec in hopes of a better fate there. They're being welcomed in Montreal but it's uncertain how many of them will be able to stay in the country.

Immigrants fearing Trump are heading to Canada in droves. But will they be able to stay?
A security guard speaks to a group of men at the Olympic Stadium, which is being used for temporary housing for asylum seekers in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, August 2, 2017.

Montreal's Olympic Stadium turns into a welcome center for refugees from the US

There's been such a huge influx of asylum-seekers — mostly Haitians coming from the US into Canada — that the facilities normally used to house new arrivals have run out of space.

Montreal's Olympic Stadium turns into a welcome center for refugees from the US