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Festival celebrates Indigenous cultures through art forms once banned
By Canadian Press on March 4th, 2026
VANCOUVER — Clad in colourful regalia and intricate masks, the Dancers of Damelahamid perform an art form that was once outlawed in Canada. Now, 75 years after the end of the potlatch ban that forbade Indigenous cultural and artistic expression, the group is among dozens of Indigenous performers taking part in a festival that celebrates ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Vancouver Mayor Sim sends apology to Chinese media over drug slur of his opponent
By Canadian Press on March 4th, 2026
VANCOUVER — Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim is filling the gaps left in his apologies to fellow Coun. Sean Orr, who he falsely accused of distributing illegal drugs after being shown a photo that he didn’t verify. The mayor’s office says Sim’s apology has been sent out to Chinese-language media, the same group who heard the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘We can set the agenda’: Carney continues middle power pitch in Australia
By Canadian Press on March 4th, 2026
SYDNEY — Prime Minister Mark Carney took his middle-powers speech from the World Economic Forum earlier this year to an audience in Australia on Wednesday, where he also discussed the difficulties of negotiating with U.S. President Donald Trump. Hitting many of the same points he did in his headline-making speech in Davos, Switzerland in January, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Poilievre pitches Germany on Canada as reliable LNG supplier in Berlin speech
By Canadian Press on March 4th, 2026
OTTAWA — Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre on Wednesday pitched Canada to a German audience as a reliable energy supplier in a period of global uncertainty. Poilievre was in Berlin as part of a trip to Europe that has seen him meet in recent days with business leaders and conservative counterparts in the United Kingdom. His ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Foreign Affairs Minister Anand says NATO must turn its focus to the North
By Canadian Press on March 4th, 2026
OTTAWA — Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand touted Canada’s new commitment to defence spending and the domestic defence sector and called for a NATO policy pivot to the Arctic at a major defence and security conference in Ottawa on Wednesday. “We’re reaching two per cent of GDP this year and five per cent of GDP ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Carney supports U.S. strikes on Iran ‘with regret’ — what are other leaders saying?
By Canadian Press on March 4th, 2026
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney said Wednesday Canada supports U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran “with regret” — making him just one among many world leaders struggling in recent days to respond to a volatile new conflict. In Australia for a diplomatic and trade mission, Carney called the conflict “another example of the failure ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!B.C.’s Eby is urging West Coast governors to fall in line with daylight time change
By Canadian Press on March 4th, 2026
VICTORIA — British Columbia is urging U.S. states along the West Coast to fall in line with the provincial government’s decision to adopt permanent daylight time. Premier David Eby announced Monday that the province will spring forward one last time this Sunday when standard time ends, but it won’t revert when the clocks change elsewhere ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!MAID applicants should have more mental health support, says Quebec coroner
By Canadian Press on March 4th, 2026
MONTREAL — A Quebec coroner is calling for better mental health support and resources for people who apply for medical assistance in dying. The recommendation is in response to the case of a 91-year-old Montreal-area man who died by suicide last year shortly after his MAID request was refused. Coroner Julie-Kim Godin noted in her ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Poilievre pitches Germany on reliable LNG supply in Berlin speech
By Canadian Press on March 4th, 2026
OTTAWA — Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is pitching Canada to a German audience today as a reliable energy supplier in a period of global uncertainty. Poilievre is in Berlin speaking to the Konrad Adenauer Foundation as part of a trip to Europe that saw him meet in recent days with business leaders and conservative counterparts ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Fact File: Claim that Toyota is moving U.S. plant to Canada is false, company says
By Canadian Press on March 4th, 2026
Social media posts last month claimed Toyota had decided to move an auto manufacturing plant from Huntsville, Ala., to Ontario. The company says the claim is false. The claim originated from online accounts that appear to generate their content using artificial intelligence. THE CLAIM As Canada’s auto sector struggles under the weight of U.S. tariffs, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Friend of complainant testifies at Frank Stronach’s sexual assault trial
By Canadian Press on March 4th, 2026
TORONTO — A friend and colleague of one of the complainants is telling Frank Stronach’s sexual assault trial what she knew about the alleged incident. The friend says the complainant indicated something had happened to her during a brief conversation on date rape seven to 10 years ago, but didn’t elaborate further. The pair were ... Read More »
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