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In the news: Carney in Canberra, Canada and the Mideast, knitting popularity booms
By Canadian Press on March 5th, 2026
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed … Carney continues middle power pitch in Australia Canada and Australia have a “rare” ability to help convene a coalition of middle powers because their allies know they can be trusted, Prime Minister Mark Carney said in a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!A search for mental health answers amid the trauma of Tumbler Ridge shootings
By Canadian Press on March 5th, 2026
The metal-clad portable classrooms are arranged in a semicircle on a snowy sports field at Tumbler Ridge Elementary. It’s a 15-minute walk from the community’s secondary school, where five students and a teacher’s aide were shot dead about three weeks ago and B.C.’s infrastructure minister calls the new buildings “an important step toward restoring routine ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!The little we know about Canadian troops stationed in the Middle East
By Canadian Press on March 5th, 2026
OTTAWA — As Ottawa refuses to say exactly how many Canadian troops are in the Middle East, experts are questioning the government’s claim it has had no role in the American attack on Iran. Here’s what we know about Canada’s involvement in the war launched this past weekend by U.S. President Donald Trump. 1) ‘Some’ ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Dairy group to seek designated status for ‘Quebec poutine cheese’
By Canadian Press on March 5th, 2026
MONTREAL — A group representing Quebec’s dairy industry says it’s eyeing a special designation — similar to the one applied to Bordeaux wine or champagne — for the squeaky cheese curds best known as a key ingredient in poutine. The Conseil des Industriels laitiers du Québec is seeking a protected geographical indication — a status ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!OpenAI agrees to strengthen safeguards following B.C. mass shooting: minister
By Canadian Press on March 4th, 2026
Federal Artificial Intelligence Minister Evan Solomon says the CEO of OpenAI has agreed to take several actions to bolster safety, including providing a report outlining the new systems the firm is developing to identify high-risk offenders and policy violators. A statement from Solomon following his meeting Wednesday with Sam Altman says the minister will also ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Carney says Canadian military participation in Middle East war can’t be ruled out
By Canadian Press on March 4th, 2026
CANBERRA — Prime Minister Mark Carney says Canada can not yet rule out military participation in the escalating conflict in the Middle East. Speaking to reporters at a joint news conference with Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese in Canberra, Carney said the question around Canada’s potential future involvement is a “fundamental hypothetical,” adding the conflict ... Read More »
1 responseCarney says Canada, Australia hold ‘rare convening power’ in Parliament speech
By Canadian Press on March 4th, 2026
CANBERRA — Canada and Australia have a “rare” ability to help convene a coalition of middle powers because their allies know they can be trusted, Prime Minister Mark Carney said in a speech to Australia’s Parliament on Thursday. Carney’s words built on the headline-grabbing speech he delivered in January at the World Economic Forum, in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Anand says government pursuing options for Canadians to exit Middle East war zone
By Canadian Press on March 4th, 2026
OTTAWA — Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand says more than 2,000 Canadians have asked the government for help to get out of the Middle East, and the government is pursuing multiple options to help them. Anand is holding a late-day news conference in Ottawa to update the situation since U.S. attacks on Iran sparked an ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!NASA says meteor that lit up Vancouver sky was travelling 100 times speed of sound
By Canadian Press on March 4th, 2026
VANCOUVER — A meteor that NASA says soared across the night sky above Metro Vancouver at about 100 times the speed of sound set off a fireball, a sonic boom and an explosive response online. Social media was filled with videos and reactions on Tuesday night after the bright flash and house-rattling boom was seen ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Judge orders refunds after Supreme Court strikes down Trump’s tariffs
By Canadian Press on March 4th, 2026
WASHINGTON — A judge with the U.S. Court of International Trade has ordered refunds for companies that paid tariffs that were later struck down by the United States Supreme Court. America’s top court struck down U.S. President Donald Trump’s “Liberation Day” and fentanyl-related tariffs last month. It concluded that the International Economic Emergency Powers Act, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Solomon tells OpenAI CEO Sam Altman that Tumbler Ridge deserves apology
By Canadian Press on March 4th, 2026
Federal Artificial Intelligence Minister Evan Solomon says he met with the CEO of OpenAI and told him the people of Tumbler Ridge, B.C., deserve an apology for the tech firm’s role in events leading up to the mass shooting there last month. Solomon, speaking on CBC’s Power and Politics, says he told Sam Altman that ... Read More »
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