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N.S. First Nation tells government and RCMP to stay out of cannabis and tobacco sales
By Canadian Press on March 14th, 2026
HALIFAX — An Indigenous government in Nova Scotia has passed a new resolution saying the provincial government and RCMP have no right to carry out enforcement on its lands as police and provincial officials step up raids on what they claim are illegal cannabis operations. The council of Cape Breton’s Membertou First Nation, led by ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Carney says Canada a reliable oil exporter with moves to increase production
By Canadian Press on March 14th, 2026
OSLO — Prime Minister Mark Carney says that countries like Canada do not need to have oil reserves as a net exporter, after the energy minister announced Canada will contribute 23.6 million barrels to help stabilize international energy markets. The 32 member countries of the International Energy Agency, including Canada, have agreed to a co-ordinated ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Weatheradio going off the air as Environment Canada moves emphasis to online and apps
By Canadian Press on March 14th, 2026
ROB DRINKWATER — A cross-Canada radio service that for decades has delivered the latest local forecasts as well as critical alerts about severe weather 24 hours a day is signing off, with listeners being advised to switch to online or cellphone-based services. Environment and Climate Change Canada says on its website that effective Monday, Weatheradio ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘One elbow up, one down’: The Carney government after its first year
By Canadian Press on March 14th, 2026
OTTAWA — If one thing is clear a year into his tenure, it’s that Mark Carney is running the federal government very differently from the way Justin Trudeau did it. Much of Ottawa’s chattering class has settled on describing the former central banker as a CEO-style leader who wants to run the country like a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!A new café in Montreal is offering its patrons a taste of Quebec independence
By Canadian Press on March 14th, 2026
MONTREAL — When you walk into the Club Pays coffee shop in Montreal, the first thing you see are the posters with Quebec sovereignty slogans plastered on every wall. Complete with comfortable couches, a polished-wood espresso bar, a small stage and even a conference room, Club Pays — country club in English — opened its ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Carney’s trip shifts from defence to Nordic skiing before meeting with Norway’s PM
By Canadian Press on March 14th, 2026
OSLO — Prime Minister Mark Carney is expected to spend part of today taking in Norway’s national sport before a working dinner in Oslo with Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store. Carney will travel to Holmenkollen, Norway, just north of Oslo, where he will meet with some Canadian athletes competing in the International Ski Federation ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Why Canada is helping Canadians flee the Middle East — and what it costs
By Canadian Press on March 14th, 2026
OTTAWA — Ever since the U.S. launched its war against Iran on Feb. 28, Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand has said her top priority is helping Canadians who want to leave the Middle East. As of Friday, nearly 8,500 Canadians and permanent residents have made it home to Canada from the region, while more than ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Iran war adds new uncertainty to the Bank of Canada’s already clouded lens
By Canadian Press on March 14th, 2026
OTTAWA — The Bank of Canada will be balancing a last-minute flood of economic data with uncertainty around trade and war in the Middle East as it prepares to make its second interest rate decision of 2026 this week. Economists say the central bank faces choppy waters in setting monetary policy this year, as a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Accused cop killer has ‘nuanced’ understanding of trial, Crown tells fitness hearing
By Canadian Press on March 13th, 2026
VANCOUVER — A prosecutor says the suspect in the killing of RCMP Const. Shaelyn Yang has an “exceptionally nuanced and sophisticated understanding” of the trial process. But Colleen Smith says the Crown isn’t taking a position on whether Jongwon Ham is fit to stand trial for first-degree murder. Ham has been a vocal presence at ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada supplying 23.6 million barrels of oil under IEA release plan
By Canadian Press on March 13th, 2026
OTTAWA — Canada plans to contribute 23.6 million barrels of oil to an International Energy Agency plan to help stabilize energy markets as the war in the Middle East continues to choke off tanker shipments from the Persian Gulf. The announcement from Natural Resources Minister Tim Hodgson’s office late Friday comes two days after he ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Quebec Tories sour on Grapes as caucus members support Don Cherry for Order of Canada
By Canadian Press on March 13th, 2026
OTTAWA — Opposition is mounting among Quebec’s federal Conservatives to their own party’s push to award the Order of Canada to controversial hockey commentator Don Cherry. In a social media post late Thursday, the party’s Quebec lieutenant Pierre Paul-Hus said he believes appointing Cherry would be “a bad idea” given his “unacceptable remarks toward the ... Read More »
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