National News
Canadian computer scientist Gilles Brassard co-recipient of A.M. Turing Award
By Canadian Press on March 18th, 2026
A Canadian computer scientist is one of this year’s recipients of a prestigious award nicknamed the Nobel Prize of computing. Université de Montréal professor Gilles Brassard has won the A.M. Turing Prize with IBM Research scientist Charles H. Bennett. The men nabbed the award because they created impenetrable encryption technology in the mid-1980s that laid ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ottawa earmarks $1.4 billion for key munitions production in Quebec, Ontario
By Canadian Press on March 18th, 2026
OTTAWA — The federal government is pouring $1.4 billion into the munitions industry to build up the domestic supply of heavy artillery shells and reduce Canada’s reliance on foreign suppliers. Ottawa will put public funds toward new facilities in Ingersoll, Ont., and Repentigny, Que., for producing components used to make heavy artillery shells. The funding ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CP NewsAlert: Charges stayed on Saskatchewan cult leader Romana Didulo
By Canadian Press on March 18th, 2026
SWIFT CURRENT, SASKATCHEWAN, CANADA — Crown prosecutors have stayed charges against a cult leader whose group made life miserable for residents of a Saskatchewan village. Romana Didulo had been charged with failing to comply with an undertaking and intimidating a justice system participant. The charges stemmed from a police raid last September at a decommissioned ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Tim Hortons white and pink donut mugs recalled due to burn hazard
By Canadian Press on March 18th, 2026
TORONTO — Health Canada has announced a recall of Tim Hortons ceramic mugs because they may crack or break when filled with hot liquid. The affected mugs are white on the outside and pink on the inside, with a pink handle and a chocolate dip donut design on the front and back. The chocolate dip ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Greer says U.S. trade talks with Canada lagging behind those with Mexico
By Canadian Press on March 18th, 2026
WASHINGTON — United States Trade Representative Jamieson Greer says talks with Canada ahead of the mandatory review of the continental trade pact are lagging behind those with Mexico. Speaking on Fox Business today, Greer says talks are moving ahead with his Mexican counterparts as the Trump administration negotiates changes to the Canada-U.S.-Mexico Agreement on trade, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Man arrested for identity theft no longer with CRA, federal agency says
By Canadian Press on March 18th, 2026
VANCOUVER — The Canada Revenue Agency says a worker arrested in Vancouver for alleged identity theft and trafficking of private information is no longer with the agency. A spokesman with the agency did not say when Yoan Zola’s employment with the agency ended, only describing him as a former employee. The agency says it is ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada’s population edged lower in fourth quarter as non-permanent residents drop
By Canadian Press on March 18th, 2026
OTTAWA — Statistics Canada says the country’s population edged down in the fourth quarter, dipping 0.2 per cent. The agency says preliminary estimates indicate the population fell by 103,504 people from Oct. 1, 2025 to Jan. 1, 2026 to bring the number of people in Canada to 41,472,081. National Bank of Canada says in a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canadian ships stuck in Persian Gulf as blockade of Strait of Hormuz continues
By Canadian Press on March 18th, 2026
OTTAWA — Two Canadian cargo ships are stuck in the Persian Gulf and unable to pass through the blocked Strait of Hormuz as the war in Iran continues. The two ships, owned by Quebec-based Desgagnés, were hauling general cargo to ports in Iraq, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. Nunatsiaq News was the first ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Three years after deadly fire, police arrest owner of Old Montreal building
By Canadian Press on March 18th, 2026
MONTREAL — Police say they have arrested the owner of an Old Montreal building that went up in flames in 2023, claiming the lives of seven people. Police say Emile Benamor, 63, faces seven counts of manslaughter and eight counts of criminal negligence causing bodily harm. The arrest comes days after the third anniversary of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Population dropped in closing months of 2025 due to immigration slowdown: StatCan
By Canadian Press on March 18th, 2026
OTTAWA — Statistics Canada’s population estimate suggests Canada’s population declined last year, due primarily to a drop in the number of non-permanent immigrants. The estimate suggests Canada’s population lost about 102,000 people in 2025. That came after the non-permanent resident population fell by more than 171,000 individuals between Oct. 1, 2025 and Jan. 1, 2026. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ontario asks B.C., Quebec to drop electric vehicle targets
By Canadian Press on March 18th, 2026
TORONTO — Ontario Premier Doug Ford is asking his counterparts in Quebec and British Columbia to drop their electric-vehicle sales targets, saying they are making the country less competitive. In the fall, both provinces scaled back or dropped their previous goals of having all new vehicle sales be zero emissions in 2035, but Ford says ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!
