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Availability of desk space unclear as feds boost in-office time for public servants
By Canadian Press on February 17th, 2026
OTTAWA — Public Services and Procurement Canada will not answer repeated questions about whether there will be enough office space to accommodate the federal government’s new policy on in-office work. Most public servants are expected to be in the office three days per week and executives are expected to attend the office four days per ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Food inflation spiked 7.3% in January. Here’s what’s driving the increase
By Canadian Press on February 17th, 2026
OTTAWA — Statistics Canada reported an easing in the headline inflation rate Tuesday but a jump in the pace of food inflation amid tax changes and lingering pressures at the grocery store continue to put the squeeze on consumers. StatCan said Tuesday that the annual rate of inflation edged down to 2.3 per cent in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Carney rolls out plans to build up domestic defence sector, add 125,000 jobs
By Canadian Press on February 17th, 2026
OTTAWA — Canada has failed both to adequately fund its military and to build up the domestic defence industry, Prime Minister Mark Carney said Tuesday as he rolled out an ambitious new plan to grow the defence sector. Canada’s first-ever defence industrial strategy, unveiled Tuesday by Carney in Montreal, sets new guidance on procurement and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ottawa kept people on Canada’s no-fly list without ‘necessary grounds’: spy watchdog
By Canadian Press on February 17th, 2026
OTTAWA — A new report from the national spy watchdog says the federal government kept some people on Canada’s no-fly list without proper justification. The government is responsible for screening travellers through the Passenger Protect Program, commonly known as the no-fly list. Federal officials inform air carriers when a passenger requires additional screening or is ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!B.C. police watchdog to determine whether to investigate Tumbler Ridge shooting
By Canadian Press on February 17th, 2026
SURREY — British Columbia’s police watchdog is taking steps to determine whether its mandate is met to investigate the mass shooting in the small northeastern community of Tumbler Ridge last week. Nine people, including the shooter, were killed last Tuesday in the tragedy that left more than two dozen others injured. Jessica Berglund, the chief ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Quebec police bust sophisticated forged documents operation, arrest three
By Canadian Press on February 17th, 2026
MONTREAL — Quebec provincial police arrested three people on Tuesday in connection with what they described as a sophisticated counterfeit ID and credit card operation that officers had dismantled last year. The force’s economic crimes division said two men aged 34 and 42 were arrested in the Montreal suburbs of Repentigny and Laval, and face ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada should work to recruit bilingual health workers, Senate report says
By Canadian Press on February 17th, 2026
OTTAWA — A Senate report is calling on the federal government to fast-track immigration and credential recognition for francophone and bilingual health-care workers. The Senate committee on Official Languages recently wrapped up a study on language barriers in the health system. It heard from witnesses from across the country, including anglophones in Quebec and francophones ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Jury hears accused mass killer shot up Winnipeg suite after days of drugs, drinking
By Canadian Press on February 17th, 2026
WINNIPEG — A Crown prosecutor says a man accused of fatally shooting five people in a Winnipeg rooming house opened fire after days of using drugs and drinking alcohol there. A jury trial has started for Jamie Felix, who faces five counts of second-degree murder. He has pleaded not guilty to the killings in the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Israeli military says more than 1,500 Canadians were serving in its ranks last year
By Canadian Press on February 17th, 2026
OTTAWA — The Israeli military says more than 1,500 people with Canadian citizenship — soldiers holding dual or multiple citizenships — were serving in its ranks as of a year ago, according to documents obtained by an Israeli organization. The news comes months after the RCMP confirmed it would be collecting reports from members of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Second complainant testifies Frank Stronach groped her in downtown condo
By Canadian Press on February 17th, 2026
TORONTO — A woman who worked at Frank Stronach’s Toronto restaurant and nightclub in the early 1980s says he went from a “fatherly mentor” to someone who made her feel “terrified” once they were alone in his downtown condo. The woman, now 63, is the second complainant to take the stand at the billionaire businessman’s ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada has ‘relied too heavily’ on other countries for protection, Carney says
By Canadian Press on February 17th, 2026
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney says Canada should never be held “hostage” by other nations over its own security and has relied too heavily and for too long on geography and allies for protection. Carney is in Montreal today to unveil Canada’s first-ever defence industrial strategy, which looks to hike Canadian firms’ share of ... Read More »
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