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Budget watchdog nominee Annette Ryan set to testify at finance committee
By Canadian Press on March 23rd, 2026
OTTAWA — Ottawa’s choice for the next federal fiscal watchdog is set to face questions from MPs before she can be confirmed as the next parliamentary budget officer. 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 become the next parliamentary ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Air Canada plane crashes with rescue vehicle at New York’s LaGuardia Airport
By Canadian Press on March 23rd, 2026
NEW YORK — Aviation officials say 76 people were on board an Air Canada flight from Montreal to New York when it crashed into a rescue vehicle after landing at New York’s LaGuardia Airport. A statement from Jazz Aviation, operating as Air Canada Express, said the crash happened late Sunday, but offered few other details. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Air Canada flight collides with vehicle at New York’s Laguardia Airport
By Canadian Press on March 23rd, 2026
Police in New York say an Air Canada flight crashed into a Port Authority vehicle after landing late Sunday at LaGuardia Airport. The New York Police Department confirmed the collision to The Associated Press, but did not immediately offer additional information. A spokesperson for the New York City Fire Department says crews were called about ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CP NewsAlert: Air Canada flight collides with vehicle at New York’s Laguardia Airport
By Canadian Press on March 22nd, 2026
Police in New York say an Air Canada flight crashed into a Port Authority vehicle after landing Sunday at LaGuardia Airport. The New York Police Department confirmed the collision to The Associated Press, but did not immediately offer additional information. More coming. The Canadian Press... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Black people in Canada less likely to fill medication prescriptions due to cost, study says
By Canadian Press on March 22nd, 2026
TORONTO — A new study says the cost of medication is stopping Black people in Canada from filling their prescriptions at a higher rate than white people. The research published Monday in the Canadian Medical Association Journal found that Black people are less likely to have drug plans to cover the cost. Senior author Bukola ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Five things on the Bill 21 Supreme Court hearings this week in numbers
By Canadian Press on March 22nd, 2026
MONTREAL — The Supreme Court of Canada will begin hearing arguments Monday over Quebec’s secularism law, known as Bill 21. The law has faced legal challenges since its adoption in June 2019 and the Supreme Court of Canada will now listen to arguments on the legislation and its pre-emptive use of the Charter of Rights ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Quebec’s Bill 21 lands in the Supreme Court, with notwithstanding clause in spotlight
By Canadian Press on March 22nd, 2026
MONTREAL — A legal challenge to Quebec’s secularism law, known as Bill 21, will be heard at the Supreme Court of Canada beginning Monday, and legal experts say whatever the eventual ruling, it will have a profound effect on constitutional law in Canada. The highly anticipated high court challenge to Bill 21 has been years ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Public servant ‘scared’ to retire due to problems with Phoenix pay system
By Canadian Press on March 22nd, 2026
OTTAWA — A federal public servant says she’s “scared” to take up the government’s early retirement offer after being told that she owes the government about $10,500 because of a mistake in her pay file. Jennifer MacDougall got the letter from the pay centre in February but said the situation itself stems back to between ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘People are tired:’ Canadians on humanitarian mission describe life in Cuba
By Canadian Press on March 22nd, 2026
Two Canadians on a humanitarian mission in Cuba say it’s easier for locals to count the number of hours the lights are on than off. And when electricity is flowing, Leanne Isaak says Cubans can be seen scrambling to get as many tasks done as they can, such as cooking, charging phones, showering and filling ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Maritime historical groups earn UNESCO recognition for Black Loyalist archive
By Canadian Press on March 22nd, 2026
HALIFAX — Detailed ledgers, business receipts and church records from Black Loyalists in the 1780s and onward are more than just rich historical texts to Andrea Davis. “This is a part of my history… it means so much to us as a community,” she said in an interview Saturday. Davis is an eighth generation descendant ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canadians living abroad looking to increase voter turnout ahead of byelections
By Canadian Press on March 22nd, 2026
OTTAWA — Canadians living abroad are calling for increased turnout among overseas voters and arguing that barriers to casting a ballot could be affecting election results. Timothy Veale, the director of Grits Abroad — an organization aimed at connecting Canadian Liberal voters living worldwide — said nearly five million Canadians live outside the country and ... Read More »
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