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‘Good day to be a polar bear’: Carney unveils nature strategy, new conservation areas
By Canadian Press on March 31st, 2026
LA PÊCHE — The Liberal government’s $3.8 billion nature protection strategy will put Canada’s 2030 nature conservation goals within reach, Prime Minister Mark Carney said Tuesday. Announcing the new plan at an event in Wakefield, Que., Carney said the federal government will create new national parks, urban parks and marine conservation areas. Carney said his ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CP NewsAlert: Stephen Lewis, former politician, social activist, dies at 88
By Canadian Press on March 31st, 2026
OTTAWA — Former politician and longtime Canadian social and environmental activist Stephen Lewis has died. Lewis, Canada’s former ambassador to the United Nations and one-time leader of the NDP in Ontario, was 88. He is the father of Avi Lewis, who was elected leader of the federal NDP on Sunday. The Stephen Lewis Foundation announced ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Lawyers begin final submissions in Frank Stronach sex assault trial
By Canadian Press on March 31st, 2026
TORONTO — Lawyers for Canadian auto parts tycoon Frank Stronach are making their final submissions in his sexual assault trial, challenging the credibility and reliability of his accusers. Defence lawyer Leora Shemesh argues the complainants “lied, manipulated and certainly attempted to deceive the court,” and some fabricated their accounts. She also argues that the two ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Gilbert Rozon, Just for Laughs founder, ordered to pay eight of nine accusers $880K
By Canadian Press on March 31st, 2026
MONTREAL — Gilbert Rozon, the founder of Just for Laughs, has been ordered to pay a total of more than $880,000 to eight of the nine women who had accused him of sexual assault and misconduct. Quebec Superior Court Justice Chantal Tremblay awarded the damages in a written decision released Tuesday, following a civil trial ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Carney rolls out new $3.8 billion nature strategy, new conservation areas
By Canadian Press on March 31st, 2026
LA PÊCHE — The Liberal government has unveiled a $3.8 billion strategy to protect nature through measures like creating new national parks and marine conservation areas. Prime Minister Mark Carney is making the announcement today just weeks after conservation groups warned that federal funding was running out. Carney says his government is taking an “ambitious” ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CP NewsAlert: Gilbert Rozon, Just for Laughs founder, ordered to pay accusers $880K
By Canadian Press on March 31st, 2026
MONTREAL — Gilbert Rozon, the founder of Just for Laughs, has been ordered to pay a total of more than $880,000 to eight of the nine women who had accused him of sexual assault and misconduct. Quebec Superior Court Justice Chantal Tremblay awarded the damages in a written decision released today. Rozon had been sued ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Astronaut says Canadians can be proud of NASA’s Artemis II moon mission
By Canadian Press on March 31st, 2026
CAPE CANAVERAL — Joshua Kutryk says it’s important that his fellow Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen is on board NASA’s Artemis II mission as it sends humans back to the moon for the first time in more than 50 years. If takeoff goes ahead as planned Wednesday, Hansen will serve as the mission specialist during the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!In the news today: Stronach trial, Ottawa’s alcohol tax, Canada’s opponent in FIFA
By Canadian Press on March 31st, 2026
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed … Lawyers to begin final submissions in Frank Stronach sex assault trial Lawyers are set to begin their final submissions today in the sexual assault trial of Canadian auto parts tycoon Frank Stronach. The defence’s last witnesses — ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ottawa extending 2% alcohol tax hike cap for another 2 years
By Canadian Press on March 31st, 2026
OTTAWA — The federal government is set to extend its cap on an annual alcohol tax increase for another two years in a bid to rein in costs facing Canada’s brewers, wineries and distilleries. Excise taxes on booze had faced annual increases pegged to inflation on April 1 each year, but the Liberal government has ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Lawyers to begin final submissions in Frank Stronach sex assault trial
By Canadian Press on March 31st, 2026
TORONTO — Lawyers are set to begin their final submissions today in the sexual assault trial of Canadian auto parts tycoon Frank Stronach. The defence’s last witnesses – two Peel Region police officers who led the investigation – finished their testimony earlier this month, closing out the evidence in the case. Stronach, who is 93, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Summer air quality alerts will become routine in U.S. without action: UWaterloo study
By Canadian Press on March 31st, 2026
A new study out of the University of Waterloo is underlining how North American air quality could deteriorate by the end of the century unless efforts are taken to fight climate change. The study, which homes in on the United States, suggests one in three Americans could be breathing summer air considered unhealthy for sensitive ... Read More »
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