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Supreme Court of Canada to hear challenge of federal firearms ban
By Canadian Press on March 19th, 2026
OTTAWA — The Supreme Court of Canada will hear a challenge of a Liberal government ban on more than 1,500 different firearms models and variants. The government banned the use, sale and importation of the weapons in May 2020, signalling they considered them fit only for the battlefield, not for hunting or sport shooting. The ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada spending $307M to buy new modular army rifles from Colt
By Canadian Press on March 19th, 2026
OTTAWA — The federal government is buying 30,000 new modular assault rifles for the Canadian Army from Colt Canada in a $307 million procurement deal. That sum covers just the first three years of the contract, after which the federal government has the option of acquiring another 35,000 rifles. The new rifles will replace the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Poilievre appearing on ‘The Joe Rogan Experience’ podcast Thursday
By Canadian Press on March 19th, 2026
OTTAWA — Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre sat down for an interview with “The Joe Rogan Experience” for a podcast episode set to be released later today. A spokesperson for Poilievre says he and Rogan recorded a full-length episode, which can run upwards of three hours. Poilievre recorded the episode while in Austin, Texas recently, where ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada drops down to 25th place in world happiness rankings: report
By Canadian Press on March 19th, 2026
A new report says Canada has dropped down to 25th place in world happiness rankings, as researchers highlight heavy social media use contributing to a sharp decline in well-being among young people. The annual report published by the Wellbeing Research Centre at the University of Oxford found that Finland is the happiest country in the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!In the news: Ottawa urged to help Inuit, Ontario funding cuts, B.C. long-term care
By Canadian Press on March 19th, 2026
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed … Critics urge Ottawa to help Inuit resist Chinese surveillance, economic dependence The Carney government is leaving Inuit communities at risk of Chinese surveillance and economic dependence and isn’t facing up to the threat China poses to the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!B.C. faces long-term care shortage, and decision to delay facilities is drawing fire
By Canadian Press on March 19th, 2026
VICTORIA — James Wolfe, who lives in B.C.’s Fraser Valley, spent the last year and a half looking for a long-term care bed for his 68-year-old brother Brian, who has Down syndrome and non-verbal dementia. Mostly, it involved a back-and-forth with local health administrators. “They are great people,” he said. “They are very compassionate doing ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Vancouver closing out first no-snow winter in 43 years. There may be more on the way
By Canadian Press on March 19th, 2026
VANCOUVER — Vancouver is poised to close out its first official snow-free winter in 43 years, in what environmental researchers say may become a new norm for southwestern British Columbia rather than an anomaly. Friday marks the start of spring, and with temperatures forecast around 12 degrees, the city is sure to see out winter ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Critics urge Ottawa to help Inuit resist Chinese surveillance, economic dependence
By Canadian Press on March 19th, 2026
OTTAWA — The Carney government is leaving Inuit communities at risk of Chinese surveillance and economic dependence and isn’t facing up to the threat China poses to the North, critics say. “Inuit communities are central to the challenge. Yet they are often not provided with the resources, information or technical support needed to fully assess ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Floating furniture and local state of emergency as rain pounds B.C.’s coast
By Canadian Press on March 18th, 2026
Les Martson said he could see furniture floating in the basement of a friend’s home when he surveyed the site of flooding near Ocean Falls, B.C., along the province’s central coast. The community is among the wettest in Canada with an average of 4,390 millimetres of rain per year, but Martson said Wednesday that the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Community under state of emergency as rain pounds B.C.’s coast
By Canadian Press on March 18th, 2026
Les Martson said he could see furniture floating in the basement of a friend’s home when he surveyed the site of flooding near Ocean Falls, B.C., along the province’s central coast. Martson said Wednesday that the pounding B.C.’s Central Coast has taken from a series of atmospheric rivers is the worst he can remember. The ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Jennifer Pan pleads guilty to manslaughter in mother’s death after new trial ordered
By Canadian Press on March 18th, 2026
Jennifer Pan has pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the 2010 death of her mother, nearly a year after the Supreme Court of Canada ordered a new first-degree murder trial for the Markham, Ont., woman in a case that drew international attention and spawned a Netflix documentary. One of Pan’s lawyers, Breana Vandebeek, confirmed the plea ... Read More »
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