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Supreme Court wraps up hearings over Quebec secularism law
By Canadian Press on March 26th, 2026
OTTAWA — The Supreme Court of Canada is beginning its deliberations about a Quebec secularism law after hearings on the controversial legislation wrapped up. The 2019 Quebec law bans some public sector workers from wearing religious symbols on the job. When it adopted the law, Quebec used a provision of the Constitution that allows governments ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!B.C. Conservative MLA Hon Chan charged with choking, assault and uttering threats
By Canadian Press on March 26th, 2026
VICTORIA — British Columbia Conservative MLA Hon Chan has been charged with assault, assault by choking and uttering threats, prompting his removal from the party caucus. The BC Prosecution Service says the Richmond Centre legislator was charged under the name Hon-Sang Chan after a special prosecutor was appointed to look into the case last June. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CP NewsAlert: B.C. Conservatives say MLA Hon Chan facing ‘serious criminal charges’
By Canadian Press on March 26th, 2026
VICTORIA — The Conservative Party of British Columbia says Richmond Centre MLA Hon Chan is facing “serious criminal charges” and has been removed from the party caucus. Interim leader Trevor Halford says in a statement that “any allegations of domestic violence are taken seriously” by the party. More coming. The Canadian Press... Read More »
Be the first to comment!RCMP in B.C. seize 115 kg of meth, hidden in jars of pickles bound for Australia
By Canadian Press on March 26th, 2026
VANCOUVER — RCMP in British Columbia say they have foiled an operation to smuggle methamphetamine to Melbourne, Australia, hidden in jars of pickles. The Mounties say the investigation was carried out with the help of Australian Federal Police and Canada Border Services Agency, resulting in the seizure of 115 kilograms of the drug at the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Indigenous services minister announces $738M for health, emergency management
By Canadian Press on March 26th, 2026
OTTAWA — Indigenous Services Minister Mandy Gull-Masty announced on Thursday a $738.9-million funding package for First Nations health care, governance and emergency management. She is earmarking $55.6 million to build up community preparedness and emergency management co-ordination. The funds are not directly related to fire management but could help with operations such as wildfire support. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Tumbler Ridge shooting victim Maya Gebala’s mom says UFC boss offering to fund care
By Canadian Press on March 26th, 2026
VANCOUVER — The mother of Tumbler Ridge, B.C., shooting victim Maya Gebala says Ultimate Fighting Championship president Dana White has offered to pay for her daughter to be treated in California. Cia Edmonds says 12-year-old Gebala, who suffered serious brain injuries in the mass shooting that claimed eight victims’ lives last month, is now stable ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ottawa proposes $1.7B fund to help provinces lower cost of homebuilding
By Canadian Press on March 26th, 2026
OTTAWA — The federal government is proposing a $1.7-billion fund to help provinces and territories lower the cost of homebuilding. The federal funding is meant to help provinces reduce development fees or other levies on new housing to speed up the pace of construction in Canada. The money can also be used to boost productivity ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Bank of Canada rethinking inflation framework amid persistent shocks: Rogers
By Canadian Press on March 26th, 2026
OTTAWA — A senior official at the Bank of Canada says the central bank is reconsidering how it thinks and talks about inflation as it prepares to review its five-year mandate later this year. Bank of Canada senior deputy governor Carolyn Rogers is in Brandon, Man., today speaking to a business audience about how the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!One guilty, one acquitted in drive-by murder of Quebec teenager Meriem Boundaoui
By Canadian Press on March 26th, 2026
MONTREAL — A man who admitted to shooting the gun that killed a 15-year-old girl in Montreal in 2021 was found guilty by a jury on Thursday of first-degree murder and four counts of attempted murder, while his co-accused was acquitted of all charges. With his guilty verdict, Salim Touaibi, 29, is automatically sentenced to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!New Democrats to debate fossil fuel crackdown, electoral reform in Winnipeg
By Canadian Press on March 26th, 2026
OTTAWA — New Democrats are set to debate up to 70 policy proposals at their convention in Winnipeg this weekend on a host of issues, including clean energy, electoral reform and the party’s own political strategy. They include proposals to “vigorously oppose” any expansion of oil tanker traffic on B.C.’s northern coast, to work toward ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Carney: Canada might help vessels sail Strait of Hormuz if there is a ceasefire
By Canadian Press on March 26th, 2026
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney says Canada might join efforts to ensure freedom of navigation in the Middle East if there is a ceasefire. Reporters asked Carney today how Ottawa might get involved in efforts to reopen shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, which Tehran has blockaded in response to the U.S. and Israel ... Read More »
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