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Man accused of killing B.C. Mountie Shaelyn Yang testifies at fitness hearing
By Canadian Press on March 9th, 2026
VANCOUVER — The man accused of killing RCMP Const. Shaelyn Yang in a Burnaby, B.C., park is testifying in Vancouver to determine whether he is fit to stand trial. Jongwon Ham, appearing in B.C. Supreme Court in Vancouver on Monday, is charged with first-degree murder in the stabbing death of Yang in October 2022. An ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Liberals nominate Fintrac official Annette Ryan as new budget watchdog
By Canadian Press on March 9th, 2026
OTTAWA — The Liberal government has nominated a senior official from the national financial intelligence agency as Ottawa’s next fiscal watchdog. Wayne Long, secretary of state for financial institutions, tabled a nomination Monday asking MPs to approve Annette Ryan to take on the currently vacant role of parliamentary budget officer. The nomination is for a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Lawyer for Quebec Cardinal Marc Ouellet says accuser’s testimony lacks credibility
By Canadian Press on March 9th, 2026
MONTREAL — Final arguments have begun at the Montreal courthouse in a defamation lawsuit filed by Quebec Cardinal Marc Ouellet against a woman who has accused him of sexual misconduct. Paméla Groleau alleges Ouellet touched her without consent on three occasions between 2008 and 2010 while she was training or working as a lay pastoral ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Major ice storm headed to southern Quebec, up to 35 mm of freezing rain over 24 hours
By Canadian Press on March 9th, 2026
Environment Canada says a major ice storm is headed to southern Quebec starting Wednesday. Multiple regions including Montreal and Quebec City could receive between 20 to 30 millimetres of freezing rain over a period of up to 24 hours. The weather agency says the storm risks triggering power outages and creating traffic headaches. It says ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CP NewsAlert: Liberals nominate Fintrac official Annette Ryan as budget watchdog
By Canadian Press on March 9th, 2026
OTTAWA — The Liberal government has nominated a senior official at the national financial intelligence agency as Ottawa’s next fiscal watchdog. Wayne Long, the secretary of state for financial institutions, tabled the certificate of nomination to ask for MPs to approve Annette Ryan to take on the currently vacant role of the parliamentary budget officer ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!$30M settlement offer in Vancouver-area Catholic school abuse class-action lawsuit
By Canadian Press on March 9th, 2026
VANCOUVER — Lawyers representing the plaintiffs in a class-action lawsuit over alleged abuse say former students at two Vancouver-area Catholic schools have received a $30 million settlement offer. Vancouver-based CFM Lawyers says in a statement that Vancouver College, St. Thomas More Collegiate and the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Vancouver and the plaintiffs have come to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!NRC to acquire Bombardier jet as feds earmark nearly $1B for defence research
By Canadian Press on March 9th, 2026
OTTAWA — The federal government is putting nearly a billion dollars into the National Research Council for defence initiatives, including the purchase of a Bombardier jet for research. Ottawa says the $900 million funding envelope is part of its Defence Industrial Strategy, a blueprint released in late February for building out the domestic defence sector. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CP NewsAlert: $30M settlement offer in Vancouver-area Catholic school abuse case
By Canadian Press on March 9th, 2026
VANCOUVER — Lawyers say former students at two Vancouver-area Catholic schools have received a $30 million settlement offer in a class-action lawsuit over alleged abuse. More to come. The Canadian Press... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Carney expected to be a no-show as MPs debate Iran war in House of Commons
By Canadian Press on March 9th, 2026
OTTAWA — MPs are expected to square off tonight in a debate about Canada’s approach to the U.S.-Israel war on Iran, although the prime minister won’t be taking part. Liberal House leader Steven MacKinnon said Sunday the government is proposing a take-note debate in the House of Commons this evening over the conflict and its ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Crown in Frank Stronach trial only proceeding with seven of 12 original charges
By Canadian Press on March 9th, 2026
TORONTO — Prosecutors in Frank Stronach’s Toronto sexual assault trial say they will only be seeking convictions on seven of the 12 charges he originally faced. Crown attorney Jelena Vlacic says that after reviewing the evidence, the prosecution concedes it can’t meet the threshold of proof beyond a reasonable doubt on two charges of sexual ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Voting begins in NDP leadership race, Singh’s successor to be named March 29
By Canadian Press on March 9th, 2026
OTTAWA — Voting began today in the NDP leadership race, with a March 28 deadline for party members to cast their votes. A party official says 100,000 members are eligible to vote in the election. In the 2017 leadership race, which was won by Jagmeet Singh on the first ballot, the party had just under ... Read More »
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