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Chinese police officer and wife denied residency in ‘crimes against humanity’ ruling
By Canadian Press on March 18th, 2026
A Chinese couple have lost a bid to immigrate to Canada after a Federal Court judge agreed there are reasonable grounds to believe the police officer husband was complicit in crimes against humanity. The ruling issued last Friday says the husband, a senior police officer with China’s Public Security Bureau in Hebei province, told immigration ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Saskatchewan charges stayed against ‘Queen of Canada’ cult leader Romana Didulo
By Canadian Press on March 18th, 2026
SWIFT CURRENT — The leader of a cult that bedevilled residents of a Saskatchewan village for two years is no longer facing charges. Romana Didulo, head of the so-called Kingdom of Canada, had been charged with two offences but a court official in Swift Current said they were stayed Tuesday by Crown prosecutors. Didulo, who ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Most Canadians want to ban or regulate algorithmic pricing, poll shows
By Canadian Press on March 18th, 2026
OTTAWA — Most Canadians want the government to ban or regulate the use of algorithms to set prices, a new poll suggests. Abacus Data polled 1,931 Canadians about algorithmic pricing, which it defined as prices adjusted in real time based on such factors as who is buying it, the time of day and browsing behaviour. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Manitoba, Nova Scotia teens accused of planning simultaneous school attacks
By Canadian Press on March 18th, 2026
Police say a 14-year-old in Manitoba and a 15-year-old in Nova Scotia are facing charges after allegedly plotting simultaneous attacks at their rural schools. They say officers received information Friday from Interpol and the FBI that two teens had been talking online about their desire to attack the schools in Rivers, Man., and Bridgewater, N.S. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!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 »
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