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In the news today: Stronach trial, Ottawa’s alcohol tax, Canada’s opponent in FIFA
By Canadian Press on March 31st, 2026
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed … Lawyers to begin final submissions in Frank Stronach sex assault trial Lawyers are set to begin their final submissions today in the sexual assault trial of Canadian auto parts tycoon Frank Stronach. The defence’s last witnesses — ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ottawa extending 2% alcohol tax hike cap for another 2 years
By Canadian Press on March 31st, 2026
OTTAWA — The federal government is set to extend its cap on an annual alcohol tax increase for another two years in a bid to rein in costs facing Canada’s brewers, wineries and distilleries. Excise taxes on booze had faced annual increases pegged to inflation on April 1 each year, but the Liberal government has ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Lawyers to begin final submissions in Frank Stronach sex assault trial
By Canadian Press on March 31st, 2026
TORONTO — Lawyers are set to begin their final submissions today in the sexual assault trial of Canadian auto parts tycoon Frank Stronach. The defence’s last witnesses – two Peel Region police officers who led the investigation – finished their testimony earlier this month, closing out the evidence in the case. Stronach, who is 93, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Summer air quality alerts will become routine in U.S. without action: UWaterloo study
By Canadian Press on March 31st, 2026
A new study out of the University of Waterloo is underlining how North American air quality could deteriorate by the end of the century unless efforts are taken to fight climate change. The study, which homes in on the United States, suggests one in three Americans could be breathing summer air considered unhealthy for sensitive ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!B.C.-based pro-Palestinian group Samidoun, listed as terrorist entity, is dissolved
By Canadian Press on March 30th, 2026
OTTAWA — The Canadian government says Samidoun, a pro-Palestinian group added to the country’s list of terrorist entities in 2024, has been dissolved. The federal corporation database with Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada says the Samidoun Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network was “dissolved for non-compliance” on Friday. The group had been registered in British Columbia ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Vancouver-based pro-Palestinian group listed as terrorist entity dissolved in Canada
By Canadian Press on March 30th, 2026
OTTAWA — The Canadian government says a pro-Palestinian group added to the country’s list of terrorist entities in 2024 has been dissolved. The federal corporation database with Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada says the Samidoun Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network was “dissolved for non-compliance” on Friday. The group had been registered in British Columbia under ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Accused B.C. cop killer wants to be found mentally fit for trial, lawyer tells court
By Canadian Press on March 30th, 2026
VANCOUVER — The lawyer for the man accused of killing of RCMP Const. Shaelyn Yang in a Burnaby, B.C., park in 2022 says he wants to be found mentally fit for trial. Jongwon Ham, who appeared at the B.C. Supreme Court in Vancouver on Monday wearing a black shirt and grey suit, is charged with ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Independent MLA won’t resign while facing charges labelled intimate partner violence
By Canadian Press on March 30th, 2026
VICTORIA — Independent British Columbia legislator Hon Chan says he is not resigning after his assault charges came to light and he was kicked out of the Conservative caucus. Chan says on Monday while briefly talking with reporters outside the floor of legislature that everybody is “actually innocent until proven guilty” when asked whether he ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!B.C. youth charged over alleged school shooting threats in chats with U.S. teen
By Canadian Press on March 30th, 2026
SOOKE — Police on Vancouver Island say a youth who lives in Sooke, B.C., has been charged after allegedly making threats about a school shooting in online chats with a 15-year-old in the United States. RCMP say the investigation was spurred after police in Louisville, Ky., made contact earlier this month about a 15-year-old there ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Pro-Palestinian group listed as terrorist entity dissolved in Canada
By Canadian Press on March 30th, 2026
OTTAWA — The Canadian government says a pro-Palestinian group added to the country’s list of terrorist entities in 2024 has been dissolved. The federal corporation database with Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada says the Samidoun Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network was “dissolved for non-compliance” on Friday. The group had been registered in British Columbia under ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CP NewsAlert: B.C. youth charged over alleged school shooting threats
By Canadian Press on March 30th, 2026
SOOKE — RCMP say a British Columbia youth has been charged with conveying threats after allegedly having “concerning” online conversations with a 15-year-old in the United States accused of making shooting threats against a school there. More coming. The Canadian Press... Read More »
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