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Ottawa outlines criteria for helping Gulf nations hit by Iran war
By Canadian Press on March 20th, 2026
OTTAWA — The federal government has outlined criteria under which Canada would help partners in the Middle East endangered by the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran. Ottawa has said it is looking at helping Gulf nations and might contribute to efforts to unblock fuel shipments — but it hasn’t explained what this might involve, beyond stressing ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Two men who allegedly fathered hundreds of kids banned from donating sperm in Quebec
By Canadian Press on March 20th, 2026
MONTREAL — Quebec’s Superior Court has temporarily barred a man and his son from donating sperm after they were accused of fathering hundreds of children. The injunction against the two men will remain in effect while the wider case against them proceeds on its merits. They are being sued by a woman who has had ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!List of nominations announced by the National Newspaper Awards for 2025
By Canadian Press on March 20th, 2026
TORONTO — Finalists for the National Newspaper Awards include seven nominations for the national news agency The Canadian Press. Here’s a look at the categories and contenders: ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT -Emily Donaldson, The Globe and Mail, for her unique profile of British nature writer Robert Macfarlane, which doubles as a profile of the landscapes he ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Rain in B.C. triggers evacuation watches, local state of emergency in Fraser Valley
By Canadian Press on March 20th, 2026
VANCOUVER — The risk of flooding, landslides and debris flows caused by an atmospheric river rolling over British Columbia’s coast has prompted a local state of emergency in the Fraser Valley in the Chilliwack area. The Fraser Valley Regional District says in a statement that the declaration affects the southeastern corner of the district along ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!3 Canadians back home after being stuck aboard ship in Persian Gulf
By Canadian Press on March 20th, 2026
OTTAWA — A Quebec-based shipping company says three Canadians have returned home after being stuck aboard their vessels in the Persian Gulf. In a news release issued this morning, Desgagnés says the three mariners were trainees from Quebec’s maritime institute and were aboard the company’s two vessels as part of their collegiate program. The company ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ontario border officer arrested in drug trafficking, import case
By Canadian Press on March 20th, 2026
NIAGARA-ON-THE-LAKE — An Ontario border officer has been arrested in a drug trafficking investigation. The officer and a driver who allegedly brought a truck load of drugs and tobacco across the border are facing the same charges, including for drug trafficking and import. RCMP say the border officer was arrested in January after he allegedly ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!The Canadian Press nominated for seven National Newspaper Awards
By Canadian Press on March 20th, 2026
TORONTO — The Canadian Press has been nominated for seven National Newspaper Awards, including for its breaking news coverage of last year’s attack at the Lapu Lapu street festival in Vancouver. Finalists have been announced in 26 categories, with 99 individual journalists and seven larger team submissions nominated for their work in 2025. The Globe ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Anand clarifies any role in Iran war role must fit its ‘legal and policy frameworks’
By Canadian Press on March 20th, 2026
OTTAWA — Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand’s office is clarifying the conditions under which Canada would get involved in the American and Israeli war against Iran. The Liberals have repeatedly said they weren’t consulted on the war and have no intent to join it, pushing for diplomatic off-ramps for the conflict which has spiked global ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canadian mother and her seven-year-old daughter detained in Texas: husband
By Canadian Press on March 20th, 2026
WASHINGTON — Edward Warner says every day is like a nightmare after his Canadian wife and her seven-year-old daughter were taken into custody at a United States border patrol checkpoint in Texas last week. Warner says he was travelling home from a baby shower with Tania Warner and her daughter Ayla Lucas, who has autism, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Fact File: Claim Canadian soldiers’ brutal actions inspired Geneva Conventions a myth
By Canadian Press on March 20th, 2026
It’s an enduring stereotype that Canadians are unfailingly nice, quick to apologize even when they have done nothing wrong. But an online urban legend claims the opposite of Canada’s soldiers, painting a picture of troops so brazen in their brutality that international laws were rewritten to rein them in. The theory that Canadian soldiers were ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Artemis II rocket begins its slow roll out to launch pad ahead of April flight date
By Canadian Press on March 20th, 2026
The Artemis II rocket that’s set to carry Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen around the moon has begun making its way to the launch pad. NASA says rollout operations at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida began early Friday after being briefly delayed by high winds. Officials say the trek to the pad is expected to ... Read More »
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