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Ottawa earmarks half a billion dollars for labs and research equipment
By Canadian Press on March 13th, 2026
OTTAWA — Ottawa committed to $552 million in science funding on Friday for equipment, tools and labs needed for academic research projects across the country. The federal government released a list of 92 research projects which have secured funding through the Canadian Foundation for Innovation. The money, distributed through the Innovation Fund, will be put ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Unions, MPs warn funding cuts could affect services for veterans
By Canadian Press on March 13th, 2026
OTTAWA — Unions and MPs say a bureau at Veterans Affairs Canada which provides free legal advice to veterans who have been denied disability benefits is about to have its workforce cut almost in half. Toufic El-Daher, national president of the Union of Veterans’ Affairs Employees, told a House of Commons committee this week that ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Man charged in murder of Montreal store owner had stabbed to death B.C. woman in 2012
By Canadian Press on March 13th, 2026
MONTREAL — A man charged with first-degree murder in the death on Thursday of a Montreal convenience store owner has a lengthy criminal record, which includes a conviction in 2015 for stabbing to death a woman in British Columbia. Xavier Gellatly, 35, was formally charged on Friday at the Montreal courthouse for allegedly murdering 55-year-old ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Trump administration expands trade probes to more countries, including Canada
By Canadian Press on March 13th, 2026
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration has expanded its trade investigations to 60 countries, including Canada, in an effort to shore up the president’s tariff policies. “We are trying to move very quickly,” United States Trade Representative Jamieson Greer told CNBC Friday. “We are trying to move in a matter of months.” Greer’s office announced Wednesday ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Quebec minister says he’s open to making police watchdog reports public
By Canadian Press on March 13th, 2026
MONTRÉAL — Quebec’s public security minister says he’s open to publicly releasing the reports by the province’s independent police watchdog, as is the case with police oversight bodies in other provinces. Ian Lafrenière, himself a former police officer, was questioned on the matter Thursday, the day after Quebec’s watchdog submitted its report to the prosecutor’s ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Conservative leader says his plan is ‘the only hope’ for Canada’s auto industry
By Canadian Press on March 13th, 2026
OTTAWA — Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says he’s planning to pitch a “realistic proposal” to end U.S. tariffs on the Canadian auto industry this weekend. He says his proposed auto pact would align regulations between Canada and the U.S. and remove the GST from Canadian-made vehicles. He told reporters his plan, which he intends to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Man charged with first-degree murder in killing of Montreal convenience store owner
By Canadian Press on March 13th, 2026
MONTREAL — A 35-year-old man has been charged with first-degree murder in the killing on Thursday of a Montreal convenience store owner. Xavier Gellatly was formally charged today at the Montreal courthouse in the killing of Chong Woo Kim. Provincial business records indicate Kim is the owner of the Fleur Bleue convenience store on Berri ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘We’re ready to defend the Arctic,’ Carney says alongside German, Norwegian leaders
By Canadian Press on March 13th, 2026
BARDUFOSS — Canada and its allies are prepared to defend the arctic, Prime Minister Mark Carney said Friday in Bardufoss, Norway, after observing NATO’s Cold Response exercises. He held a news conference alongside Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz. Asked by a German reporter whether the “conflict” over the Trump ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Overwhelmed’ mom of Tumbler Ridge victim Maya Gebala wants no more mail
By Canadian Press on March 13th, 2026
VANCOUVER — The mother of Tumbler Ridge shooting victim Maya Gebala says they have been “overwhelmed” by letters and packages from well wishers and she’s asking them to stop sending any more. Cia Edmonds says in a social media post that her gravely ill 12-year-old daughter is “deteriorating mentally and physically” and the family cannot ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Unemployment rate up, 84,000 jobs lost in ‘very bad’ February jobs report
By Canadian Press on March 13th, 2026
OTTAWA — Statistics Canada reported a sharp drop in employment Friday that caught economists by surprise. “This was a very bad report on almost every single measure,” said CIBC senior economist Katherine Judge. StatCan said Friday that Canadian employers collectively shed 84,000 positions in February, driving the unemployment rate up two tenths of a point ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada will maintain Russian oil sanctions, despite 30-day U.S. pause: Carney
By Canadian Press on March 13th, 2026
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney says Canada will maintain its sanctions on Russia and its shadow fleet of oil transports, despite U.S. President Donald Trump easing sanctions. The United States placed a 30-day waiver on its Russian oil sanctions today in response to oil price shocks caused by the war in Iran. Carney made ... Read More »
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