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PM Carney: Canada’s support for U.S. striking Iran came ‘with regret’
By Canadian Press on March 3rd, 2026
SYDNEY — Four days after Prime Minister Mark Carney said Canada supports the U.S. actions in Iran, he said that support comes “with regret” as they demonstrated the continued decline of the rules-based international order. Taking questions from reporters for the first time since the U.S. strikes began on Saturday, Carney also said it appears ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Carney won’t say whether India is engaged in interference, transnational repression
By Canadian Press on March 3rd, 2026
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney is refusing to say whether he believes India is still behind acts of foreign interference and transnational repression in Canada. Six days after a senior official told Canadian journalists that India had stopped such behaviour, the prime minister would not say whether he agreed and said he would not ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!PM Carney: Canada’s support for U.S. striking Iran came ‘with regret’ for global law
By Canadian Press on March 3rd, 2026
SYDNEY — Prime Minister Mark Carney said he supported Washington’s strikes on Iran “with regret” as they demonstrated the continued decline of the rules-based international order. Taking questions from reporters for the first time since the strikes began on Saturday, Carney also said it appears the strikes broke international law. “We were not informed in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!B.C.’s move to end clock changes won’t be without complications
By Canadian Press on March 3rd, 2026
The mayor of Prince George in northern British Columbia is the father of six adult children, who got used to the struggle of getting his kids out of bed on dark winter mornings as they were growing up. Those days are now behind Simon Yu, but he still has some tips as the province prepares ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Poilievre calls for deeper ties with U.K., Australia, New Zealand during London visit
By Canadian Press on March 3rd, 2026
OTTAWA — Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is calling for Canada to deepen its trade and security ties with the U.K., Australia and New Zealand in the face of an increasingly unpredictable world. In a speech in London on Tuesday, Poilievre called on the four allies to “build on the guarantee of security and freedom by ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Witness says woman accusing Quebec cardinal of misconduct felt ‘tracked’ by him
By Canadian Press on March 3rd, 2026
MONTREAL — A woman who has accused Quebec Cardinal Marc Ouellet of sexual misconduct once said she had felt “tracked” by him, a witness told a defamation trial in Montreal on Tuesday. Rev. Marcel Pellerin took the stand as a witness for Ouellet, a high-ranking member of the Catholic Church once considered a front-runner to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CP NewsAlert: Carney says support for U.S. strikes on Iran comes ‘with regret’
By Canadian Press on March 3rd, 2026
SYDNEY — Prime Minister Mark Carney says he supported Washington’s strikes on Iran “with regret” over the continued decline of the rules-based international order. Carney broke with most European allies by unequivocally endorsing this past weekend’s American strikes on Iran, which have since been joined by Israel. He says Canada was not informed about the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Suspect in Vancouver Starbucks stabbing ‘unmedicated’ at the time, his lawyer said.
By Canadian Press on March 3rd, 2026
VANCOUVER — The lawyer for a man accused of fatally stabbing another man on a Vancouver Starbucks patio in 2023 told his murder trial that her client suffers from psychosis and schizophrenia and was unmedicated on the day of the killing. Inderdeep Singh Gosal, 34, pleaded not guilty last month to the second-degree murder of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Sunwing says ‘hearts are with families’ affected by bus crash in Dominican
By Canadian Press on March 3rd, 2026
MONTREAL — Leigh Whiting says she booked a private van from Punta Cana International Airport to her hotel in the Dominican Republic instead of taking a bus shuttle that would have included extra stops at other resorts. The next day, she learned that bus she nearly boarded had veered off the road in a crash ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ottawa seeks access to Oman’s airspace, has no immediate plan for Mideast evacuation
By Canadian Press on March 3rd, 2026
OTTAWA — Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand says she has asked Oman for permission to access its airspace as other nations take steps to get their citizens out of the Middle East. Anand’s office said the federal government has no immediate plan to evacuate Canadians as the U.S. and Israel continue their assault on Iran. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Anand asks Oman for possible airspace use, but no plan for government evacuation
By Canadian Press on March 3rd, 2026
OTTAWA — Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand says she has asked Oman for use of its airspace “if necessary, for Canadian citizens to get out” of the Middle East. Her comments to the Toronto Board of Trade come as the U.S. State Department says it’s preparing military and charter flights for Americans who want to ... Read More »
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