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Sunwing says ‘hearts are with families’ affected by bus crash in Dominican
By Canadian Press on March 3rd, 2026
MONTREAL — Leigh Whiting says she booked a private van from Punta Cana International Airport to her hotel in the Dominican Republic instead of taking a bus shuttle that would have included extra stops at other resorts. The next day, she learned that bus she nearly boarded had veered off the road in a crash ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ottawa seeks access to Oman’s airspace, has no immediate plan for Mideast evacuation
By Canadian Press on March 3rd, 2026
OTTAWA — Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand says she has asked Oman for permission to access its airspace as other nations take steps to get their citizens out of the Middle East. Anand’s office said the federal government has no immediate plan to evacuate Canadians as the U.S. and Israel continue their assault on Iran. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Anand asks Oman for possible airspace use, but no plan for government evacuation
By Canadian Press on March 3rd, 2026
OTTAWA — Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand says she has asked Oman for use of its airspace “if necessary, for Canadian citizens to get out” of the Middle East. Her comments to the Toronto Board of Trade come as the U.S. State Department says it’s preparing military and charter flights for Americans who want to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Suspect in Vancouver Starbucks stabbing in 2023 testifies at his murder trial
By Canadian Press on March 3rd, 2026
VANCOUVER — A man accused of murder in a fatal stabbing at a Vancouver Starbucks has been called to testify at his trial after his defense lawyer argued he was suffering mental illness on the day of the killing. Inderdeep Singh Gosal, 34, pleaded not guilty last month to the second-degree murder of Paul Schmidt, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!How sticky-fingered thieves use hot glue to find break-in targets in Vancouver
By Canadian Press on March 3rd, 2026
VANCOUVER — Police in Vancouver are warning apartment residents of thieves using strands of hot glue to select which units they will break into. Vancouver police say that 10 apartment units in five separate buildings in the city and nearby Burnaby reported such break-and-enters between Aug. 9 and Dec. 24 of last year. Police say ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ontario tourist was scheduled on bus that crashed in Dominican, killing two Canadians
By Canadian Press on March 3rd, 2026
MONTREAL — Leigh Whiting from Ontario says she was originally scheduled to be on the bus that crashed Sunday evening in the Dominican Republic, leaving two Canadians dead and 13 others injured. Whiting, on vacation with family in Boca Chica, says she decided last-minute to book a private van from the airport to her hotel. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Frank Stronach’s lawyer suggests final complainant was ‘excited’ to go home with him
By Canadian Press on March 3rd, 2026
TORONTO — A defence lawyer for Frank Stronach suggested Tuesday that a woman went back to his “bachelor pad” after a dinner date decades ago because she was excited that a wealthy man wanted to take her home. Defence lawyer Leora Shemesh began cross-examining the woman, who is the seventh and final complainant to testify ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Anand seeks Oman airspace ‘for Canadian citizens to get out’ of Mideast
By Canadian Press on March 3rd, 2026
OTTAWA — Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand says she has asked Oman for use of its airspace “if necessary, for Canadian citizens to get out” of the Middle East. Anand says Ottawa’s top priority in the ongoing war involving Iran is safety for Canadians in the region and Oman still had “viable” airspace as of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CP NewsAlert: Anand seeks Oman airspace ‘for Canadian citizens to get out’ of Mideast
By Canadian Press on March 3rd, 2026
OTTAWA — Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand says she has asked Oman for use of its airspace “if necessary for Canadian citizens to get out” of the Middle East. Anand says Ottawa’s top priority in the ongoing war involving Iran is safety for the 100,000 Canadians in the region, and she says she asked her ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Focus on mental health, public safety at inquest into Tumbler Ridge, B.C., deaths
By Canadian Press on March 3rd, 2026
VICTORIA — An inquest into the deaths of nine people in Tumbler Ridge has been called to prevent future deaths, and will examine how the mental health and public safety systems intersect, British Columbia’s chief coroner says. Dr. Jatinder Baidwan announced the inquest, which he said would also consider how guns were obtained by the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Witnesses called at civil trial for Quebec cardinal suing accuser for defamation
By Canadian Press on March 3rd, 2026
MONTREAL — Cardinal Marc Ouellet is back in Quebec Superior Court as he tries to clear his name in the wake of an allegation of sexual misconduct. Lawyers for Ouellet called several witnesses today in his defamation suit against a woman who named him in a wider class-action lawsuit against the archdiocese of Quebec. Three ... Read More »
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