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Man found dead in boat off Belize coast identified as Canadian
By Canadian Press on March 12th, 2026
Local media in the Central American country of Belize have identified a man found dead in a drifting catamaran off the country’s coast as a Canadian from Vancouver. An interview with the commandant of the Belize Coast Guard posted online by radio station Love FM says it was notified of a vessel in distress on ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Carney to meet with King Charles while in United Kingdom
By Canadian Press on March 12th, 2026
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney is expected to meet with King Charles while he’s in the United Kingdom next week. Carney is set to arrive in London on Sunday after visiting Norway to observe the NATO Cold Response exercises and participate in a Nordic-Canada Council summit. The prime minister is scheduled to meet with ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Here’s what the Liberals’ new bill on ‘lawful access’ for police and spies would do
By Canadian Press on March 12th, 2026
OTTAWA — The federal government has tabled legislation in the House of Commons it says would help law enforcement and the Canadian Security Intelligence Service investigate threats. Here’s what the new bill proposes: Confirmation of service demand: The bill would require internet and phone companies to tell authorities whether they provide a service to a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Carney announces $32B for northern defence and infrastructure projects
By Canadian Press on March 12th, 2026
YELLOWKNIFE — Prime Minister Mark Carney said Thursday the government is putting an additional $32 billion into military forward operating locations in Yellowknife, Inuvik and Iqaluit and Deployed Operating Base 5 Wing in Goose Bay, Nfld. The prime minister made the announcement in Yellowknife on Thursday before taking off for a planned visit to Norway. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Mexican official says Canada is ‘a fundamental’ part of the CUSMA trade bloc
By Canadian Press on March 12th, 2026
OTTAWA — As American officials consider cutting separate deals with both countries, Mexico says Canada is a core partner in the continental trade pact known as CUSMA. “The Mexican government is very clear that Canada’s participation in our trade agreement is fundamental,” Luis Rosendo Gutierrez Romano, Mexico’s vice-minister of trade, said in Spanish. He spoke ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Vancouver Lapu Lapu event set for April 19, a year after deadly attack
By Canadian Press on March 12th, 2026
VANCOUVER — Advocacy group Filipino BC has announced that it will host its annual Lapu Lapu Day event in Vancouver on April 19 to “reflect on shared healing,” a year after a vehicle ramming attack killed 11 people at the festival in 2025. The Italian Cultural Centre is donating space for the festival instead of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Crown says two men accused ‘shot to kill’ in drive-by that left Montreal teen dead
By Canadian Press on March 12th, 2026
MONTREAL — The two men charged with murdering a 15-year-old girl in a drive-by shooting in Montreal in 2021 shot to kill even though they hit the wrong target, a Crown prosecutor told a jury on Thursday. Prosecutor Simon Lapierre suggested the accused, Salim Touaibi and Aymane Bouadi, drove to a parking lot on Feb. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!About 54,000 customers still without power in Quebec after ice storm
By Canadian Press on March 12th, 2026
MONTREAL — Quebec’s hydro utility was working to re-establish power for tens of thousands of customers on Thursday after an ice storm descended over the province’s south, knocking down branches and turning streets and sidewalks into skating rinks. At its peak, more than 200,000 clients were without power in Quebec after Wednesday’s storm. By 5 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Some B.C. appraisers adding land-claims clause after Aboriginal title court case
By Canadian Press on March 12th, 2026
VICTORIA — An organization representing about 1,200 appraisers in British Columbia says some of its members are adding clauses to their reports noting that current, past, and potential future land claims have not been considered in their valuations. Allan Beatty, president of the B.C. branch of the Appraisal Institute of Canada, says in a statement ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!New government bill would help police, spy service probe online activities
By Canadian Press on March 12th, 2026
OTTAWA — Proposed new legislation would give police and Canada’s spy service new powers to investigate online activities — powers they say they need to keep pace with criminals in the digital age. The bill tabled in the House of Commons on Thursday would require internet and phone companies to tell authorities whether they provide ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ottawa rushing hate crimes bill without addressing concerns: civil liberties’ group
By Canadian Press on March 12th, 2026
OTTAWA — The Canadian Civil Liberties Association says the government is rushing its hate crimes bill through without dealing with concerns from faith groups and civil society organizations. The House of Commons justice committee finished its work on Bill C-9 Wednesday, after the government passed a motion setting deadlines to move the bill through Parliament ... Read More »
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