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Demands mainly revolve around salary increases and other ways to bring more recognition and better value to the profession. Children from a daycare in Laval enjoy an outing in this file photo.Photo by John Mahoney /Montreal Gazette Unionized workers ramped up pressure tactics on Friday morning in Quebec’s early childhood centres, or Centres de la … Read more

A firefighter pulls a hose behind a home destroyed by the wind-driven Mountain fire in Camarillo. (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times) In a matter of hours, the Mountain fire charged rapidly across the Santa Susana Mountains and into nearby foothill neighborhoods, forcing widespread evacuations and demanding intense firefights from crews showered in red-hot embers. … Read more

Massad Boulos, left, stands beside candidate Donald Trump at a campaign rally on Nov. 1 in Dearborn, Mich. Boulos, a Lebanese American billionaire whose son is married to Trump’s daughter Tiffany, has served as Trump’s unofficial representative to Arab and Muslim American communities and is considered by some to be a likely choice to be … Read more

A New Jersey man who received a face transplant after being severely burned in a car wreck shared his engagement photos this week to an overwhelming outpouring of support. Joe DiMeo, 26, and his fiancée Jessica Perez, 32, shared a preview of their engagement photos on their joint Facebook account, where the snaps quickly garnered over 2,000 … Read more

The austerity measures are being driven by concerns that American bond-rating agencies might lower Quebec’s credit rating, The Gazette has learned. Geneviève Biron, executive director of Santé Québec, seen in April with Health Minister Christian Dubé, has said health-care funding has doubled in the past six years while the general population has grown by only … Read more

Jim Carrey’s sister Rita Carrey has died, her husband has announced (Picture: Getty/Rita Carrey) Rita Carrey – older sister to actor Jim Carrey, radio host, and singer-songwriter – has died, her husband has announced. Her husband of a year and partner of 16 years Alex sent a message to her friends on Facebook earlier today … Read more

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz spoke Friday with Russian President Vladimir Putin, urging him to be open to negotiations with Ukraine, his office said. Putin responded that any peace deal should acknowledge Russia’s territorial gains. (Michael Kappeler / Associated Press) German Chancellor Olaf Scholz spoke Friday with Russian President Vladimir Putin, the Kremlin leader’s first publicly … Read more