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CP NewsAlert: Yukon budget includes record $81.8M deficit
By Canadian Press on March 19th, 2026
WHITEHORSE — Yukon Premier Currie Dixon has delivered a budget with an $81.8-million deficit, the largest recorded in the territory’s history. Dixon says his Yukon Party government, which was elected in November, inherited the results of “unsustainable spending for years” from the previous government. He also says he’ll be launching a review looking for efficiencies. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada has deported only one Iran official — here’s what we know about those efforts
By Canadian Press on March 19th, 2026
OTTAWA — The presence in Canada of people who played roles in the Iranian regime has come under increased scrutiny ever since Washington launched a war against Iran last month. Diaspora groups have long called on Ottawa to deport people who have served as regime officials in Iran. MPs have been ramping up the pressure ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Photo Gallery: Gov. Gen. Mary Simon presents the Order of Canada awards
By Canadian Press on March 19th, 2026
A former Supreme Court justice, a medical pioneer, a broadcaster and a champion for sex workers joined the Order of Canada during a ceremony at Rideau Hall on Thursday. Gov. Gen. Mary Simon said it’s a privilege to present these individuals with their awards as their names join a long list of distinguished Canadians who ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Minister ‘clarifies’ what he meant about newspaper report on Iranian strike
By Canadian Press on March 19th, 2026
OTTAWA — Defence Minister David McGuinty has walked back his remarks about when and how he learned about an Iranian airstrike that may have hit Canadian assets in Kuwait earlier this month. In prepared remarks Thursday — which he described as a “clarifying statement” — McGuinty said he first learned about the airstrike in a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada, allies say they’re ready to help stop Iran’s shipping blockade
By Canadian Press on March 19th, 2026
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney has endorsed a statement from Canada and its allies expressing their willingness to contribute to efforts to reopen the Strait of Hormuz more than two weeks into the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran. The statement does not say how they propose to help, although Defence Minister David McGuinty says Canada ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!B.C. expands evacuation area due to flooding, risk of landslides
By Canadian Press on March 19th, 2026
VANCOUVER — A regional district on B.C.’s central coast has expanded a local state of emergency and evacuation orders because of flooding and the risk of landslides. An atmospheric river is currently drenching parts of B.C., and the Central Coast Regional District says the local state of emergency now covers the entire area that includes ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Local TV stations ask regulator to force Meta to pay for posting some news content
By Canadian Press on March 19th, 2026
OTTAWA — Some local and independent TV stations are asking the federal broadcast regulator to start a process to force Meta to pay for allowing some news content on Facebook and Instagram. They say despite Meta’s move in 2023 to pull news from its platforms in response to the Online News Act, some content remains ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Police say man could face fraud charges after disruptions at Montreal-Trudeau airport
By Canadian Press on March 19th, 2026
MONTREAL — Quebec provincial police say a man arrested at the Montreal-Trudeau International Airport could face fraud charges following an incident that caused flight delays on Wednesday afternoon. Police initially said two men, one in his 20s and one in his 30s, had been arrested on flights that landed in Montreal. But on Thursday, Sgt. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Vancouver Island First Nations gain control of three Clayoquot Sound forestry areas
By Canadian Press on March 19th, 2026
Tyson Atleo, a hereditary leader of the Ahousaht First Nation, says the creation of three new forestry areas to be managed by his community and two others on the west coast of Vancouver Island marks the realization of a long-standing promise. Atleo recalls assuring the community more than 15 years ago that “we would find ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Cost of federal IT project explodes to up to $6.6 billion
By Canadian Press on March 19th, 2026
OTTAWA — The federal government says it could end up spending up to $6.6 billion to update the systems it uses to deliver benefits to Canadians — more than three times what was budgeted at the project’s launch. The initiative involves migrating Old Age Security, the Canada Pension Plan and Employment Insurance benefit programs to ... Read More »
1 responseMinister says he learned from newspaper Iranian strike may have hit Canadian assets
By Canadian Press on March 19th, 2026
OTTAWA — Defence Minister David McGuinty said he did not learn about a report of potential damage to Canadian assets from an Iranian airstrike on an airbase in Kuwait until a Quebec newspaper reported on it. The minister still refuses to confirm if the attack struck or damaged any Canadian assets at the base. “I ... Read More »
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