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Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston apologizes and reverses some budget cuts amid outcry
By Canadian Press on March 10th, 2026
HALIFAX — Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston says weeks of pointed feedback forced him to recognize his government made some mistakes when it announced $130 million in cuts in his government’s last budget. The premier apologized Tuesday, as he reversed some of those cuts, restoring about $54 million in spending on programs for people with ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Conservatives seek to remove barriers to alcohol shipments across provincial borders
By Canadian Press on March 10th, 2026
OTTAWA — The federal Conservatives are pushing to allow Canada Post to ship alcohol between provinces, saying the Liberals have failed to live up to their pledge to remove interprovincial trade barriers. B.C. MP Dan Albas, whose riding includes the Okanagan wine region, has introduced a private member’s bill that would amend the Canada Post ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Winds caused fatal Yukon helicopter crash during landing training: report
By Canadian Press on March 10th, 2026
EDMONTON — An investigation by federal authorities has found that a helicopter crash that killed one person just outside of Whitehorse was caused by a change in wind conditions during a landing practice. The Transportation Safety Board says the crash happened on May 2, 2025, when a Horizon Helicopters aircraft left Whitehorse International Airport with ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Major ice storm in forecast for southern Quebec, heavy snow further north
By Canadian Press on March 10th, 2026
MONTREAL — A major ice storm is forecast to hit southern Quebec on Wednesday with between 20 to 30 millimetres of freezing rain over 24 hours in areas stretching from the Outaouais region through to Montreal and up to Quebec City. School service centres across the province have cancelled classes on Wednesday and the City ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Pokémon cards are a hot commodity, and B.C. thieves aren’t playing around
By Canadian Press on March 10th, 2026
Pokémon cards were the focus of a gang who turned up at an Abbotsford, B.C., collectibles store on Friday — but they weren’t there to play. In pre-dawn scenes captured on the store’s security video, the masked raiders smash a window then loop a chain and a large hook around the security grate, which they ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!First Nations leaders unveil more items repatriated from the Vatican
By Canadian Press on March 10th, 2026
OTTAWA — First Nations leaders on Tuesday unveiled five items repatriated to their communities after being held at the Vatican for more than a century. They also unboxed another two crates of items with origins that have yet to be determined. The returned items include a birch bark sap collector from Akwesasne, embroidered leather gloves ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Despicable, senseless’ B.C. killings due to ‘botched robbery,’ defence lawyer says
By Canadian Press on March 10th, 2026
ABBOTSFORD — A defence lawyer for one of three men accused of murdering an Abbotsford, B.C., couple says the crime was “despicable” and “senseless,” but DNA and other circumstantial evidence aren’t enough to prove premeditation of the killings. The bodies of Arnold and Joanne De Jong were found in their home in May 2022, both ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Vancouver councillor sues Mayor Ken Sim over drug accusation
By Canadian Press on March 10th, 2026
VANCOUVER — Vancouver City Coun. Sean Orr is suing Mayor Ken Sim for defamation over comments in which he accused Orr of distributing illegal drugs. 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 that Orr had handed out drugs ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CP NewsAlert: Vancouver councillor sues Mayor Ken Sim over drug accusation
By Canadian Press on March 10th, 2026
VANCOUVER — Vancouver City Coun. Sean Orr is suing Mayor Ken Sim for defamation over comments in which he accused Orr of distributing illegal drugs. More coming. The Canadian Press... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Minister says more than 7,000 Canadians have fled Middle East
By Canadian Press on March 10th, 2026
OTTAWA — Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand says more than 7,000 Canadians have left the Middle East since the latest conflict began. Anand told reporters Tuesday that includes more than 4,300 Canadians, permanent residents and their relatives who have returned to Canada between March 4 and March 8, using both direct and indirect routes. “We ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Significant freezing rain in forecast for southern Quebec, heavy snow further north
By Canadian Press on March 10th, 2026
MONTREAL — Environment Canada is warning about a major ice storm forecast to hit southern Quebec with up to 30 millimetres of freezing rain over 24 hours. The storm coming from eastern Ontario could reach Quebec early Wednesday morning, beginning in the Outaouais region and moving through Montreal and up to Quebec City. Meteorologist Simon ... Read More »
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