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MPs reject bill to close U.S. loophole for arms exports, with some Liberal dissent
By Canadian Press on March 11th, 2026
OTTAWA — MPs voted Wednesday to reject a bill that sought to close a loophole in Ottawa’s weapons export regime that allows Washington to send Canadian arms to countries that would otherwise be blocked. “We are living within a lie with our arms exports,” NDP MP Jenny Kwan said at a Tuesday press conference. Kwan ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Premier Moe hits back at Ottawa’s gun buyback program through certificate exemptions
By Canadian Press on March 11th, 2026
REGINA — Saskatchewan’s government is fighting back against Ottawa’s gun buyback program through measures it says aim to protect firearm owners. The province says it’s proposing legislative changes that would allow owners to apply for exemption certificates on guns prohibited by the federal government. It says the certificates would allow owners to continue to possess ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ottawa earmarks $10 million to help protect Jewish institutions after gunfire attacks
By Canadian Press on March 11th, 2026
OTTAWA — The federal government is earmarking $10 million to help Jewish communities bolster security at their gathering places after two Toronto-area synagogues were struck with gunfire. The money dispensed through the federal Canada Community Security Program is meant to help protect Jewish places of worship, schools, child care centres, overnight camps and other institutions. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Carney inching closer to majority with NDP floor-crossing ahead of byelections
By Canadian Press on March 11th, 2026
OTTAWA — Nunavut MP Lori Idlout’s decision to quit the NDP caucus to join the Liberals puts Prime Minister Mark Carney’s government just two seats short of a majority ahead of three crucial byelections set for April 13. Sweeping all three byelections would give Carney a thin majority, bolstering his ability to push his political ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Tumbler Ridge MP backs mother’s lawsuit against OpenAI, blaming it for shooting role
By Canadian Press on March 11th, 2026
The MP for Tumbler Ridge, B.C., says he supports a lawsuit against artificial intelligence firm OpenAI by the mother of a girl critically wounded in the mass shooting in the community last month. Cia Edmonds, whose 12-year-old daughter Maya Gebala was shot three times, filed the lawsuit Monday, and Bob Zimmer says the legal action ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Stanley Park’s stagnant Lost Lagoon closer to being reconnected to ocean
By Canadian Press on March 11th, 2026
VANCOUVER — Vancouver Board of Parks says Lost Lagoon at the entrance to the city’s famed Stanley Park has become a swamp of green algae and stagnant water but a plan is moving forward to reconnect the lagoon to the ocean after more than a century of being marooned. Board members endorsed exploratory work in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Idlout says she felt she was ‘betraying’ her constituents by staying with NDP
By Canadian Press on March 11th, 2026
OTTAWA — Nunavut MP Lori Idlout says feedback from constituents pleading with her to join the Liberal government ultimately led her to cross the floor. In her first interview as a Liberal MP, Idlout tells The Canadian Press she felt she was “betraying” Nunavummiut by staying on with the NDP. Idlout says she first considered ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Fact File: As Iran war escalates, fake videos and images proliferate online
By Canadian Press on March 11th, 2026
As the U.S.-Israel war on Iran escalates, a flood of fake and misleading content is muddying the waters online. People are turning to social media for news of the war, but experts in artificial intelligence say bad actors, unchecked tech companies — and an internet where we can no longer trust that everything we see ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada will ‘do its part’ to help IEA release of oil reserves: Hodgson
By Canadian Press on March 11th, 2026
OTTAWA — Natural Resources Minister Tim Hodgson said Wednesday Canada will “do its part” to lower the cost of oil globally as a bloc of nations looks to tame the surge in energy prices triggered by the war in the Middle East. The International Energy Agency — an intergovernmental organization representing dozens of countries, including ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CP NewsAlert: Canada will ‘do its part’ to help IEA release of oil reserves: Hodgson
By Canadian Press on March 11th, 2026
OTTAWA — Natural Resources Minister Tim Hodgson says Canada will “do its part” to lower the cost of oil globally as a bloc of nations looks to tame the surge in energy prices triggered by the war in the Middle East. The International Energy Agency says it has agreed to release 400 million barrels of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Police were ‘limited’ in investigating allegations against Stronach, officer says
By Canadian Press on March 11th, 2026
TORONTO — The lead investigator in Frank Stronach’s sexual assault case says police were limited in what they could do to look into the allegations against the billionaire businessman. Peel Regional Police Sgt. Gabe Di Nardo is facing questions from the defence regarding the investigation that led police to charge Stronach with multiple sexual offences ... Read More »
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