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MPs debate contentious hate crimes legislation as House of Commons resumes
By Canadian Press on March 23rd, 2026
OTTAWA — Members of Parliament continued debate on the government’s contentious hate crimes bill Monday after they returned to Ottawa following a break week that saw both the Liberal and Conservative leaders on international trips. The Liberals have passed a motion to impose a time limit on debate for Bill C-9, which would define hatred ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Lawyers tell Supreme Court Quebec’s Bill 21 goes beyond legal scope
By Canadian Press on March 23rd, 2026
OTTAWA — Lawyers challenging Quebec’s secularism law Bill 21 went before the Supreme Court of Canada on Monday arguing the legislation goes too far and is unconstitutional. The lawyers also argued the Quebec government overstepped its provincial jurisdiction on matters of linguistic minorities, religious freedoms and gender equality when it introduced Bill 21. Ichrak Nourel ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Feds say more than 51,000 firearms reported as compensation program nears close
By Canadian Press on March 23rd, 2026
Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree says gun owners have reported more than 51,000 firearms to the federal government with one week left to go in a program to provide compensation for banned guns. The figure is well short of the 136,000 firearms for which the government set aside money when the buyback program for individual ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Air traffic control recordings offer glimpse into situation before LaGuardia crash
By Canadian Press on March 23rd, 2026
OTTAWA — As investigators pore over the site where Air Canada Flight 8646 crashed on Sunday night at LaGuardia airport in New York City, a review of publicly available air traffic control radio transmissions offers a glimpse into what controllers were dealing with in the moment before the crash — and the sorrow of one ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Budget watchdog nominee promises ‘pointy analysis’ as critics question independence
By Canadian Press on March 23rd, 2026
OTTAWA — Ottawa’s choice for the next federal fiscal watchdog promised not to go lightly on the federal government if she is confirmed for the post. Annette Ryan, a longtime public servant and the current deputy director at Canada’s financial intelligence agency, Fintrac, was named as cabinet’s pick to lead the Office of the Parliamentary ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Carney’s government admits ‘error,’ says PM did raise human rights with Xi
By Canadian Press on March 23rd, 2026
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney’s office says public servants are correcting information the government tabled in Parliament that suggested he did not “proactively” raise human rights or foreign interference during his visit to Beijing. Carney met in January with Chinese President Xi Jinping and told reporters at the end of his visit to Beijing ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Demands on air traffic controllers under the spotlight after fatal Air Canada crash
By Canadian Press on March 23rd, 2026
MONTREAL — A fatal collision between an Air Canada jet and a fire truck at LaGuardia Airport late Sunday has drawn attention to the demands that a strained navigation system places on traffic controllers, and how even strict protocols failed to prevent tragedy. Audio from the tower revealed that a controller had been dealing with ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Carney did not ‘proactively’ raise human rights or foreign interference with Xi: docs
By Canadian Press on March 23rd, 2026
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney did not “proactively” raise human rights or foreign interference with Chinese President Xi Jinping during his Beijing visit in January, the government says. The Privy Council Office, which serves the prime minister, says in a parliamentary tabling that “human rights and foreign interference were not brought up proactively” by ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Costa Rica looks to Canada to safeguard rules-based trade, democracy in Latin America
By Canadian Press on March 23rd, 2026
OTTAWA — Canada can protect rules-based international trade and resist pressure from superpowers by working more with the Americas, shoring up supply chains and strengthening economic ties, Costa Rica’s trade minister said on a recent visit to Ottawa. “We share the same vision of the type of world that we would like to live in,” ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CAF members reported safe after missile intercepted near Israel-Lebanon border
By Canadian Press on March 23rd, 2026
OTTAWA — Defence Minister David McGuinty’s office says Canada received reports of damage at a United Nations peacekeeping camp near the Israel-Lebanon border after a missile was intercepted on Sunday. The damage was reported at the UN Interim Force in Lebanon Camp Naqoura in the south of the country. McGuinty’s office says all members of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Demands on air traffic controllers in the spotlight after fatal Air Canada crash
By Canadian Press on March 23rd, 2026
MONTREAL — A fatal collision between an Air Canada jet and a fire truck at LaGuardia Airport late Sunday is drawing attention to the strict protocols that pilots, groundcrew and air traffic controllers follow to land planes safely. On the final approach, pilots are in close communication with the air traffic control tower, which clears ... Read More »
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