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MPs to vote on whether to study bill seeking to close U.S. loophole for arms exports
By Canadian Press on March 11th, 2026
OTTAWA — MPs will vote Wednesday afternoon on whether to advance a bill that would 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 told a Tuesday press ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Newfoundland and Labrador overhauls procurement after report errors thought to be AI
By Canadian Press on March 11th, 2026
ST. JOHN’S — The Newfoundland and Labrador government has overhauled its process for awarding contracts after false citations thought to be generated by artificial intelligence turned up in two reports, including one prepared by Deloitte Canada. Vendors bidding on work for the provincial government must now say if they intend to use artificial intelligence in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Nunavut MP Lori Idlout crosses floor from NDP to Liberals
By Canadian Press on March 10th, 2026
OTTAWA — The NDP says Nunavut MP Lori Idlout has crossed the floor to join the Liberals, pushing Prime Minister Mark Carney’s government closer to a majority. Idlout’s move follows defections to the Liberals by three Conservatives in recent months. Interim NDP leader Don Davies issued a statement late Tuesday saying the caucus is “very ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CP NewsAlert: New Democrat MP Idlout crosses floor to Liberals
By Canadian Press on March 10th, 2026
The NDP says Nunavut MP Lori Idlout has crossed the floor to join the Liberals, pushing Prime Minister Mark Carney’s government closer to a majority. Idlout’s move follows defections to the Liberals by three Conservatives in recent months. More coming. The Canadian Press... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Eby says he had ‘frank discussion’ with U.S. ambassador on lumber dispute, tariffs
By Canadian Press on March 10th, 2026
VICTORIA — B.C. Premier David Eby says he had a “frank discussion” with U.S. Ambassador Pete Hoekstra about the cross-border softwood lumber dispute and tariffs. Eby says he and Hoekstra didn’t agree on everything at their meeting on Tuesday, but he says both expressed hopes for a “positive outcome to trade negotiations” between Canada and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Recall bids against Alberta premier, two caucus members fail to get enough signatures
By Canadian Press on March 10th, 2026
EDMONTON — A petition looking to oust Alberta Premier Danielle Smith from her seat in the legislature has failed. Smith is the second premier in Alberta’s history to face a recall petition, with the other happening nearly 90 years ago. Heather VanSnick says her campaign against Smith gathered close to 2,300 signatures — but it ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!B.C. killings due to ‘botched robbery,’ defence lawyer says, as murder trial closes
By Canadian Press on March 10th, 2026
ABBOTSFORD — A weeks-long trial of three men accused of murdering an Abbotsford, B.C., couple came to a close in B.C. Supreme Court on Tuesday, with defence lawyers painting a picture of a robbery gone wrong leading to the killings, rather than a premeditated case of first-degree murder. Abhijeet Singh, Gurkaran Singh and Khushveer Toor ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Vancouver councillor sues Mayor Ken Sim over ‘flippant and reckless’ drug accusation
By Canadian Press on March 10th, 2026
VANCOUVER — Vancouver City Coun. Sean Orr is suing Mayor Ken Sim for defamation after he accused Orr of distributing illegal drugs, comments the councillor said were made for political gain. The lawsuit filed in B.C. Supreme Court says Sim acted “deliberately, maliciously and in bad faith” when he told Chinese-language reporters on Feb. 6 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!U.S. museum returns remains of 12 Canadian soldiers from the First World War
By Canadian Press on March 10th, 2026
OTTAWA — After more than 100 years, an American medical museum has returned the partial human remains of 12 Canadian soldiers from the First World War. The Department of National Defence would not say what exactly the remains consist of — only that American medical personnel collected them after the war at a military hospital ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Vancouver moves closer to no-snow winter despite chilly blast
By Canadian Press on March 10th, 2026
VANCOUVER — Vancouver has moved closer to an official snowless winter after a chilly blast failed to result in the benchmark one centimetre of accumulation at the city’s airport. As much as four centimetres had been forecast for sea-level regions in Metro Vancouver, but Environment Canada meteorologist Terri Lang said Vancouver International Airport recorded no ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada will ‘never participate’ in Iran offensive, Carney says
By Canadian Press on March 10th, 2026
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney told MPs in the House of Commons Tuesday that Canada is not involved in the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran and “will never participate in it.” The prime minister changed his schedule to attend Tuesday’s question period after being criticized for not answering to parliamentarians about Canada’s position on the ... Read More »
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