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3 Canadians back home after being stuck aboard ship in Persian Gulf
By Canadian Press on March 20th, 2026
OTTAWA — A Quebec-based shipping company says three Canadians have returned home after being stuck aboard their vessels in the Persian Gulf. In a news release issued this morning, Desgagnés says the three mariners were trainees from Quebec’s maritime institute and were aboard the company’s two vessels as part of their collegiate program. The company ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ontario border officer arrested in drug trafficking, import case
By Canadian Press on March 20th, 2026
NIAGARA-ON-THE-LAKE — An Ontario border officer has been arrested in a drug trafficking investigation. The officer and a driver who allegedly brought a truck load of drugs and tobacco across the border are facing the same charges, including for drug trafficking and import. RCMP say the border officer was arrested in January after he allegedly ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Anand clarifies any role in Iran war role must fit its ‘legal and policy frameworks’
By Canadian Press on March 20th, 2026
OTTAWA — Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand’s office is clarifying the conditions under which Canada would get involved in the American and Israeli war against Iran. The Liberals have repeatedly said they weren’t consulted on the war and have no intent to join it, pushing for diplomatic off-ramps for the conflict which has spiked global ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canadian mother and her seven-year-old daughter detained in Texas: husband
By Canadian Press on March 20th, 2026
WASHINGTON — Edward Warner says every day is like a nightmare after his Canadian wife and her seven-year-old daughter were taken into custody at a United States border patrol checkpoint in Texas last week. Warner says he was travelling home from a baby shower with Tania Warner and her daughter Ayla Lucas, who has autism, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Fact File: Claim Canadian soldiers’ brutal actions inspired Geneva Conventions a myth
By Canadian Press on March 20th, 2026
It’s an enduring stereotype that Canadians are unfailingly nice, quick to apologize even when they have done nothing wrong. But an online urban legend claims the opposite of Canada’s soldiers, painting a picture of troops so brazen in their brutality that international laws were rewritten to rein them in. The theory that Canadian soldiers were ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Artemis II rocket begins its slow roll out to launch pad ahead of April flight date
By Canadian Press on March 20th, 2026
The Artemis II rocket that’s set to carry Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen around the moon has begun making its way to the launch pad. NASA says rollout operations at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida began early Friday after being briefly delayed by high winds. Officials say the trek to the pad is expected to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!In the news today: Trump rattles NATO, Oil refinery fire, Lightning zaps Canucks
By Canadian Press on March 20th, 2026
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed … Experts say Canada can’t avoid engaging with U.S. as Trump rattles NATO with insults U.S. President Donald Trump is widening the cracks between the United States and European NATO members with his calls for allies to help ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Experts say Canada can’t avoid engaging with U.S. as Trump rattles NATO with insults
By Canadian Press on March 20th, 2026
WASHINGTON — U.S. President Donald Trump is widening the cracks between the United States and European NATO members with his calls for allies to help him finish the war he started with Iran. Many NATO member countries were already grappling with the future of the alliance after a key member — the United States — ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Tim Hortons white and pink doughnut mugs recalled due to burn hazard
By Canadian Press on March 19th, 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 doughnut design on the front and back. The chocolate dip ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Premier Eby defends budget after credit drop, but opposition says B.C. is going broke
By Canadian Press on March 19th, 2026
VICTORIA — British Columbia’s credit rating has been downgraded, but Premier David Eby says government made a “very clear choice” between making cuts to “meet a credit rating” and “prioritizing British Columbians.” Moody’s Ratings says Thursday it has lowered B.C.’s baseline credit rating to Aa1 from Aa2 among other changes in creditworthiness because of “large, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Nisga’a Nation members allege ‘heightened financial risk’ of B.C. LNG projects
By Canadian Press on March 19th, 2026
VANCOUVER — Two members of the Nisga’a Nation have filed a lawsuit in B.C. Supreme Court alleging the First Nation failed to adequately consult its citizens before partnering with Western LNG on the development of the Prince Rupert Gas Transmission Project. Cecil Mercer and Stephen Nyce say in their lawsuit that the pipeline project is ... Read More »
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