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OTTAWA — Quebec's anglophone population is declining, rather than booming, Statistics Canada said Thursday as the agency officially corrected a census finding that stoked political fires in Quebec's emotionally charged language debate.

The federal government announced up to $60 million in funding Thursday to connect a remote northwestern Ontario First Nation to the province's power grid.

OTTAWA — Canadian manufacturing sales fell in June following three consecutive months of gains, with declines led by the petroleum and coal industry. Manufacturing sales slipped 1.8 per cent overall to $53.

TORONTO — The Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada says it will carry out an independent audit of the process used to reassess the long-term detention of permanent residents and foreigners after two recent court decisions raised concerns that the

OTTAWA — A family-owned Canadian garbage business is claiming victory over huge American moving company U-Haul International in a David-versus-Goliath battle involving whose U-themed brands deserve trademark protection in Canada.

When Western University graduate Heather Gingerich saw a news segment about an Ohio retirement home where music students lived alongside seniors, she was amazed at the electric atmosphere as the young residents conversed with and performed for their

TORONTO — A new biography on the Tragically Hip and band frontman Gord Downie will be published in 2018. ECW Press says "The Never-Ending Present: The Story of Gord Downie and the Tragically Hip" is slated for release next April.

TORONTO — Shania Twain has announced plans for a 2018 tour. The Canadian country-pop superstar will first stop in Tacoma, Wash., on May 3 and will perform through the rest of the summer. The tour ends Aug. 4 in Las Vegas.

TORONTO — A wave of international research suggesting delaying high school start times would have health and academic benefits for students has not yet crested in Canada.

HALIFAX — Nova Scotia's Liberal government will next month re-introduce a budget shelved because of its May 30 election call. The budget will be tabled Sept. 26, five days after the legislature opens on Sept. 21 for its fall session. The $10.