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Via Rail ‘needs to improve its service’ despite solid management: auditor general
By Canadian Press on March 16th, 2026
Via Rail needs to improve its service — punctuality, in particular — according to Canada’s auditor general, who nonetheless gave solid marks to the Crown corporation’s management practices. In a report, Karen Hogan said that over the past decade Via has failed to improve its on-time performance, which sank to a dismal 30 per cent ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!AI systems use Canadian journalism but don’t attribute sources: report
By Canadian Press on March 16th, 2026
OTTAWA — A new report says AI systems depend on Canadian journalism for knowledge but don’t offer compensation or proper attribution in return. The study, which was conducted by McGill University’s Centre for Media, Technology and Democracy, involved researchers testing 2,267 Canadian news stories on four major AI models. They found that when ChatGPT, Gemini, ... Read More »
1 responseThere’s ‘not much’ Canada could contribute militarily to Iran war: expert
By Canadian Press on March 16th, 2026
OTTAWA — A Canadian defence expert says there’s “not much” Canada could do in the Persian Gulf region right now to protect the critical Strait of Hormuz, even if it wanted to. David Perry, president of the Canadian Global Affairs Institute, says the Canadian Armed Forces does not have many available assets suited to intercepting ... Read More »
1 responseTumbler Ridge, B.C., gets arena funding through 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!Nature groups warn federal funding cuts endangering efforts to protect land, water
By Canadian Press on March 16th, 2026
OTTAWA — Conservation groups say millions of dollars in federal funding meant to protect endangered land and water is about to run out. Canada has committed to protecting 30 per cent of its terrestrial and coastal areas by 2030 and was only about halfway to that target by the end of 2024. The promise was ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!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 »
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