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Drainville, Fréchette spar over language, immigration in heated CAQ leadership debate
By Canadian Press on March 28th, 2026
LAVAL — The two candidates vying to replace François Legault as Coalition Avenir Québec leader and Quebec premier faced off over language and immigration in a heated final debate north of Montreal on Saturday. Bernard Drainville and Christine Fréchette exchanged friendly greetings ahead of the start of the debate in Laval. However, the debate grew ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Energy policy key as NDP leadership candidates make final pitch
By Canadian Press on March 28th, 2026
WINNIPEG — The NDP leadership candidates made their last pitch to voters Saturday morning in a last-ditch effort to win support from the handful of members who have not voted yet. Many of the roughly 2,000 delegates at the Winnipeg convention have already cast their ballots. This includes Sofia Lindfield, a delegate from Halifax who ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!China denies forced labour allegations amid fallout from Michael Ma’s comments
By Canadian Press on March 28th, 2026
China is again denying claims of forced labour in the country as calls grow for Prime Minister Mark Carney to clarify Canada’s stance on the issue amid fallout from comments made by Liberal MP Michael Ma that appeared to cast doubt on reported human rights abuses. The Chinese Embassy in Canada pushed back on the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Family fighting to bring B.C. senior home after she fell into a coma in China
By Canadian Press on March 28th, 2026
It was supposed to be a joyful family reunion, but instead a British Columbia grandmother is stranded in China in a coma, her family unable to pay the hundreds of thousands of dollars to bring her home via air ambulance. Her family says Lilia Avoutova, 78, who is of mixed Chinese and Ukrainian heritage, arrived ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Drainville, Fréchette square off in second Coalition Avenir Québec leadership debate
By Canadian Press on March 28th, 2026
LAVAL — The two candidates vying to replace François Legault as Coalition Avenir Québec leader and Quebec premier are meeting today in a second and final debate. Bernard Drainville and Christine Fréchette exchanged friendly greetings ahead of the start of the debate in Laval, north of Montreal. Both candidates indicated during an early exchange that ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!NDP leadership candidates to make their final pitch to voters at Winnipeg convention
By Canadian Press on March 28th, 2026
WINNIPEG — The NDP leadership candidates are making their last pitch to party members before voting in the six-month campaign concludes later today. Each of the five candidates will have time at the convention this morning to outline their vision for party leadership. While there is a voting booth at the Winnipeg convention, voting opened ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Quicksketch: Who’s who in the NDP leadership race
By Canadian Press on March 28th, 2026
WINNIPEG — The next NDP leader will be announced on Sunday. There are five candidates on the ballot and voting concludes Saturday. Here’s a quick look at the candidates and how the last six months have gone for them. Avi Lewis Work: Lewis is a documentary filmmaker, activist and journalist for outlets ranging from Much ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Feminists urge continuing fight of slain Iraqi-Canadian, Yanar Mohammed
By Canadian Press on March 28th, 2026
OTTAWA — Gender-equality activists say a Toronto woman who was killed this month after decades pushing for women’s rights in her native Iraq would not want Canadians to give up the fight for equality. Toronto resident Yanar Mohammed opened the first women’s shelter in Iraq two decades ago. She died after being shot outside her ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Site C work camp moved to support nation-building project in northern B.C.
By Canadian Press on March 27th, 2026
VANCOUVER — BC Hydro says it’s relocating and repurposing the majority of its work camp for building the Site C hydroelectric dam to support the construction of the North Coast Transmission Line project, as its construction will begin this summer. A statement from the provincial Crown utility says about 85 per cent of the camp ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!New Democrats gather in Winnipeg to pick new leader, plot path out of political exile
By Canadian Press on March 27th, 2026
WINNIPEG — Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew called on NDP delegates Friday to focus on issues like affordability and health care and put off tackling bigger policy ideas until they form a government. Kinew offered a simple piece of advice to the next leader of the federal NDP — concentrate on winning elections first. “It’s important ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada launches inquiry on frozen and canned vegetable imports
By Canadian Press on March 27th, 2026
OTTAWA — The federal government has launched a trade inquiry on global imports of frozen and canned vegetables. A statement from the Department of Finance says the government sought the inquiry in response to a request from the Canadian Association of Vegetable Growers and Processors. Domestic producers say Canada has been seeing a surge of ... Read More »
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