National News
Soccer Canada gets $300K in federal funding for youth initiatives ahead of World Cup
By Canadian Press on March 16th, 2026
TORONTO — Canada Soccer is receiving $300,000 from the federal government to expand youth engagement initiatives across the country. Adam van Koeverden, the secretary of state for sport, announced the funding on Monday ahead of the FIFA men’s World Cup coming to Canada. The money will support two key initiatives: an expanded national school outreach ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Via Rail ‘needs to improve its service’ despite solid management: auditor general
By Canadian Press on March 16th, 2026
A new report from Canada’s auditor general says Via Rail needs to improve its service, even as she gave solid marks to the Crown corporation’s management practices. Karen Hogan says that over the past decade Via has failed to improve its on-time performance, which sank to a dismal 30 per cent in the first three ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Suspects in killing of vocal critic of Iran make Vancouver court appearance
By Canadian Press on March 16th, 2026
VANCOUVER — Two people accused of killing a vocal critic of Iran in British Columbia have appeared by video in a Vancouver courtroom. Forty-eight-year-old Mehdi Ahmadzadeh Razavi of Maple Ridge and 45-year-old Arezou Soltani of North Vancouver are accused of first-degree murder in the death of Masood Masjoody, a mathematician and former instructor at Simon ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Tumbler Ridge gets arena funding through NHL’s Hockeyville after deadly shootings
By Canadian Press on March 16th, 2026
TUMBLER RIDGE — Tumbler Ridge, B.C., is among several communities in Canada awarded funding through the 2026 Kraft Hockeyville program just weeks after a mass shooting attack in the town where eight people were killed and dozens more hurt. Thirteen provincial and territorial winners were announced in the annual competition where Canadian towns demonstrate their ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Quebec’s Abitibi region buried by March storm forecast to bring up to 50 cm of snow
By Canadian Press on March 16th, 2026
MONTREAL — Schools are closed and many municipal services are suspended in Quebec’s Abitibi-Témiscamingue region because of a storm forecast to bring up to 50 centimetres of snow and freezing rain. The city of Rouyn-Noranda, about 500 kilometres northwest of Montreal, said its offices are closed, garbage pickup is suspended and buses aren’t running because ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!No charges three years after Old Montreal building fire kills seven people
By Canadian Press on March 16th, 2026
MONTREAL — It’s the three-year anniversary of a building fire in Old Montreal that killed seven people — and there are still no charges. Both the prosecutor’s office and Montreal police say the criminal investigation is ongoing and they are working to have information for the public as soon as possible. The fire ripped through ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Teen who set girl on fire at Saskatoon high school gets 3-year sentence
By Canadian Press on March 16th, 2026
SASKATOON — A judge has sentenced a teen girl to three years for setting a fellow student on fire in the hallway of a Saskatoon high school. The 16-year-old must serve two years in intensive rehabilitative custody followed by one year in the community with supervision. “The toll of these offences is immense. The ripples ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Man who drove bus into Quebec daycare, killing 2 children, labelled high-risk accused
By Canadian Press on March 16th, 2026
MONTREAL — The Quebec man found not criminally responsible for killing two children after he drove a city bus into a Montreal-area daycare has been labelled a high-risk accused, a designation that will restrict his movements while he is detained at a psychiatric hospital. On Monday, Superior Court Justice Éric Downs also upheld the constitutionality ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Flood risks rise as atmospheric river hits B.C., bringing rain, snow and wind
By Canadian Press on March 16th, 2026
VANCOUVER — Parts of British Columbia are now under flood watches as an atmospheric river arrives along the coast, triggering a string of weather warnings and watches. The B.C. River Forecast Centre says northern and western Vancouver Island and the central coast are now under flood watch, with rising temperatures expected to create snowmelt that ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Inflation cooled in February before oil price shock; last data ahead of BoC rate call
By Canadian Press on March 16th, 2026
OTTAWA — Inflation was showing signs of easing in February but economists warn price relief will be short lived as the war in the Middle East fuels surging energy costs. Statistics Canada said Monday that February’s inflation reading came in at 1.8 per cent year-over-year, half a percentage point lower than January’s figures and just ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CP NewsAlert: Teen who set girl on fire at Saskatoon high school gets 3-year sentence
By Canadian Press on March 16th, 2026
SASKATOON — A Saskatoon judge has sentenced a teen girl to three years for setting a fellow student on fire in a school hallway. Three years is the maximum sentence for attempted murder under the Youth Criminal Justice Act. The girl must serve two years in intensive rehabilitative custody followed by one year in the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!
