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House committee calls for changes to Elections Act to thwart long ballot protests
By Canadian Press on March 25th, 2026
OTTAWA — A House of Commons committee is calling on the government to make it harder for protest groups to sign up dozens of candidates in a single riding, after Elections Canada announced Wednesday that voters in an upcoming byelection in Quebec will use a write-in ballot because of the high number of candidates. The ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!House committee calls for changes to Elections Act to prevent long ballot protests
By Canadian Press on March 25th, 2026
OTTAWA — A House of Commons committee is calling on the government to make changes to the Elections Act that would make it harder for protest groups to sign up dozens of candidates in a single riding. The Longest Ballot Committee targeted ridings in a number of recent byelections and during last April’s general election, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Quebec Superior Court rebukes feds for trying to block release of court decision
By Canadian Press on March 25th, 2026
MONTREAL — A Quebec Superior Court has ruled that it was inappropriate for the federal government to try to block publication of a court ruling in a case that has been shrouded in secrecy. The redacted ruling involved a former police informant whose identity is protected. The former informant is suing the government and several ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Complaint commissioner announces ‘systemic’ probe into B.C. police sexual misconduct
By Canadian Press on March 25th, 2026
VICTORIA — B.C.’s police complaint commissioner says his office has began a “systemic investigation” into how municipal police departments handle cases of sexual misconduct involving officers. Prabhu Rajan says sexual misconduct in police workplaces undermines “operational effectiveness” and the investigation will examine how municipal departments handle cases involving their own. The Office of the Police ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!A ‘miracle’ more weren’t killed in Air Canada plane crash, expert says
By Canadian Press on March 25th, 2026
MONTREAL — As experts assess the aftermath of the Air Canada Express plane crash at LaGuardia Airport, some have expressed surprise it wasn’t worse — despite the tragedy of a disaster that left two pilots dead. Commercial aircraft are constructed for flight, not for withstanding head-on collisions with fire trucks that can weigh between 25 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!MP reveals Tumbler Ridge girl’s heroism, and how she passed on boy’s dying message
By Canadian Press on March 25th, 2026
VICTORIA — The MP representing Tumbler Ridge, B.C., has described how a 12-year-old girl heroically tried to save two classmates shot in the mass killing in the community last month. Bob Zimmer told Tuesday’s National Prayer Breakfast in Ottawa that the girl, named Christina, had dragged both Abel Mwansa Jr. and Maya Gebala under a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Almost half of former NDP voters don’t recognize names of leadership candidates: poll
By Canadian Press on March 25th, 2026
OTTAWA — Nearly half of those who voted for the federal NDP at least once over the past four elections don’t recognize the names of the current leadership candidates, a new poll suggests. The Angus Reid Institute surveyed 1,100 Canadians who voted for the NDP at least once between 2015 and 2025 and found that ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Gun control group criticizes Ottawa over ‘poor participation’ in firearm buyback
By Canadian Press on March 25th, 2026
OTTAWA — Gun control group PolySeSouvient blames “weak political leadership” for what it calls “poor participation” in the federal compensation program for banned firearms. Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree said Tuesday that gun owners had reported more than 52,000 firearms to the government with one week left to go in a program to provide compensation ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Quebec Conservatives nab their only legislature seat with ex-CAQ member joining party
By Canadian Press on March 25th, 2026
QUÉBEC — The Quebec Conservatives now have an elected member in the national assembly after a former cabinet minister with the Coalition Avenir Québec crossed the floor to join the party. Maïté Blanchette Vézina, who had quit the CAQ to sit as an Independent in September, joined the Conservatives on Tuesday and announced she will ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Three heli-skiers killed in northwest B.C. avalanche were Swiss nationals: consulate
By Canadian Press on March 25th, 2026
A Swiss government official has confirmed the three people who died in an avalanche in northwestern British Columbia on Sunday were Swiss nationals. Silvana Renggli with the Consulate General of Switzerland in Vancouver says in an email that the Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs is providing assistance to the families of those killed in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada is not planning to reopen embassy in Syria
By Canadian Press on March 25th, 2026
OTTAWA — The federal government says it has no plans to reopen its embassy in Syria. Gregory Galligan is Canada’s ambassador to Lebanon and also covers Syria, and he tells the House foreign affairs committee that there are no specific conditions that would have to be satisfied before reopening the embassy Canada suspended in 2012. ... Read More »
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