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Poilievre calls for deeper ties with U.K., Australia, New Zealand during London visit
By Canadian Press on March 3rd, 2026
OTTAWA — Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is calling for Canada to deepen its trade and security ties with the U.K., Australia and New Zealand in the face of an increasingly unpredictable world. In a speech in London on Tuesday, Poilievre called on the four allies to “build on the guarantee of security and freedom by ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Witness says woman accusing Quebec cardinal of misconduct felt ‘tracked’ by him
By Canadian Press on March 3rd, 2026
MONTREAL — A woman who has accused Quebec Cardinal Marc Ouellet of sexual misconduct once said she had felt “tracked” by him, a witness told a defamation trial in Montreal on Tuesday. Rev. Marcel Pellerin took the stand as a witness for Ouellet, a high-ranking member of the Catholic Church once considered a front-runner to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CP NewsAlert: Carney says support for U.S. strikes on Iran comes ‘with regret’
By Canadian Press on March 3rd, 2026
SYDNEY — Prime Minister Mark Carney says he supported Washington’s strikes on Iran “with regret” over the continued decline of the rules-based international order. Carney broke with most European allies by unequivocally endorsing this past weekend’s American strikes on Iran, which have since been joined by Israel. He says Canada was not informed about the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Suspect in Vancouver Starbucks stabbing ‘unmedicated’ at the time, his lawyer said.
By Canadian Press on March 3rd, 2026
VANCOUVER — The lawyer for a man accused of fatally stabbing another man on a Vancouver Starbucks patio in 2023 told his murder trial that her client suffers from psychosis and schizophrenia and was unmedicated on the day of the killing. Inderdeep Singh Gosal, 34, pleaded not guilty last month to the second-degree murder of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Sunwing says ‘hearts are with families’ affected by bus crash in Dominican
By Canadian Press on March 3rd, 2026
MONTREAL — Leigh Whiting says she booked a private van from Punta Cana International Airport to her hotel in the Dominican Republic instead of taking a bus shuttle that would have included extra stops at other resorts. The next day, she learned that bus she nearly boarded had veered off the road in a crash ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ottawa seeks access to Oman’s airspace, has no immediate plan for Mideast evacuation
By Canadian Press on March 3rd, 2026
OTTAWA — Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand says she has asked Oman for permission to access its airspace as other nations take steps to get their citizens out of the Middle East. Anand’s office said the federal government has no immediate plan to evacuate Canadians as the U.S. and Israel continue their assault on Iran. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Anand asks Oman for possible airspace use, but no plan for government evacuation
By Canadian Press on March 3rd, 2026
OTTAWA — Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand says she has asked Oman for use of its airspace “if necessary, for Canadian citizens to get out” of the Middle East. Her comments to the Toronto Board of Trade come as the U.S. State Department says it’s preparing military and charter flights for Americans who want to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Suspect in Vancouver Starbucks stabbing in 2023 testifies at his murder trial
By Canadian Press on March 3rd, 2026
VANCOUVER — A man accused of murder in a fatal stabbing at a Vancouver Starbucks has been called to testify at his trial after his defense lawyer argued he was suffering mental illness on the day of the killing. Inderdeep Singh Gosal, 34, pleaded not guilty last month to the second-degree murder of Paul Schmidt, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!How sticky-fingered thieves use hot glue to find break-in targets in Vancouver
By Canadian Press on March 3rd, 2026
VANCOUVER — Police in Vancouver are warning apartment residents of thieves using strands of hot glue to select which units they will break into. Vancouver police say that 10 apartment units in five separate buildings in the city and nearby Burnaby reported such break-and-enters between Aug. 9 and Dec. 24 of last year. Police say ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ontario tourist was scheduled on bus that crashed in Dominican, killing two Canadians
By Canadian Press on March 3rd, 2026
MONTREAL — Leigh Whiting from Ontario says she was originally scheduled to be on the bus that crashed Sunday evening in the Dominican Republic, leaving two Canadians dead and 13 others injured. Whiting, on vacation with family in Boca Chica, says she decided last-minute to book a private van from the airport to her hotel. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Frank Stronach’s lawyer suggests final complainant was ‘excited’ to go home with him
By Canadian Press on March 3rd, 2026
TORONTO — A defence lawyer for Frank Stronach suggested Tuesday that a woman went back to his “bachelor pad” after a dinner date decades ago because she was excited that a wealthy man wanted to take her home. Defence lawyer Leora Shemesh began cross-examining the woman, who is the seventh and final complainant to testify ... Read More »
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