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Ottawa proposes $1.7B fund to help provinces lower cost of homebuilding
By Canadian Press on March 26th, 2026
OTTAWA — The federal government is proposing a $1.7-billion fund to help provinces and territories lower the cost of homebuilding. The federal funding is meant to help provinces reduce development fees or other levies on new housing to speed up the pace of construction in Canada. The money can also be used to boost productivity ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Bank of Canada rethinking inflation framework amid persistent shocks: Rogers
By Canadian Press on March 26th, 2026
OTTAWA — A senior official at the Bank of Canada says the central bank is reconsidering how it thinks and talks about inflation as it prepares to review its five-year mandate later this year. Bank of Canada senior deputy governor Carolyn Rogers is in Brandon, Man., today speaking to a business audience about how the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!One guilty, one acquitted in drive-by murder of Quebec teenager Meriem Boundaoui
By Canadian Press on March 26th, 2026
MONTREAL — A man who admitted to shooting the gun that killed a 15-year-old girl in Montreal in 2021 was found guilty by a jury on Thursday of first-degree murder and four counts of attempted murder, while his co-accused was acquitted of all charges. With his guilty verdict, Salim Touaibi, 29, is automatically sentenced to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!New Democrats to debate fossil fuel crackdown, electoral reform in Winnipeg
By Canadian Press on March 26th, 2026
OTTAWA — New Democrats are set to debate up to 70 policy proposals at their convention in Winnipeg this weekend on a host of issues, including clean energy, electoral reform and the party’s own political strategy. They include proposals to “vigorously oppose” any expansion of oil tanker traffic on B.C.’s northern coast, to work toward ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Carney: Canada might help vessels sail Strait of Hormuz if there is a ceasefire
By Canadian Press on March 26th, 2026
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney says Canada might join efforts to ensure freedom of navigation in the Middle East if there is a ceasefire. Reporters asked Carney today how Ottawa might get involved in efforts to reopen shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, which Tehran has blockaded in response to the U.S. and Israel ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!One guilty, one acquitted in drive-by murder of Montreal teenager Meriem Boundaoui
By Canadian Press on March 26th, 2026
MONTREAL — A man who admitted to shooting the gun that killed a 15-year-old girl in Montreal in 2021 was found guilty by a jury on Thursday of first-degree murder and four counts of attempted murder, while his co-accused was acquitted of all charges. With his guilty verdict, Salim Touaibi, 29, is automatically sentenced to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Election bill takes aim at deepfakes, long ballots, threats to nomination contests
By Canadian Press on March 26th, 2026
OTTAWA — The Liberal government is proposing new legislation to strengthen electoral integrity by banning digital deepfakes of candidates, cracking down on unduly long ballots and protecting nomination and leadership contests. The government says the Strong and Free Elections Act responds to recommendations from an inquiry into foreign interference and from others, including the chief ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Indigenous services minister to announce $738M for health, emergency management
By Canadian Press on March 26th, 2026
OTTAWA — Indigenous Services Minister Mandy Gull-Masty is expected to announce today a $738.9-million funding package for First Nations health care, governance and emergency management. A draft news release shared with The Canadian Press says Gull-Masty is earmarking $55.6 million to build up community preparedness and emergency management co-ordination, which is not directly related to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Key figure in Phoenix public service pay transition says he’s leaving the team
By Canadian Press on March 26th, 2026
OTTAWA — The public servant leading the transition away from the federal government’s error-prone Phoenix pay system says he’s stepping down because the team no longer needs him. Alex Benay, associate deputy minister at Public Services and Procurement Canada, says in a LinkedIn post the backlog of Phoenix cases older than a year and the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Salim Touaibi guilty in drive-by shooting of Montreal teen, Bouadi acquitted
By Canadian Press on March 26th, 2026
MONTREAL — Salim Touaibi has been found guilty of first-degree murder and four counts of attempted murder in the drive-by shooting of a teenager in Montreal in 2021. His co-accused, Aymane Bouadi, who was inside the car when Touaibi fired the shots, has been acquitted of all charges. The Superior Court trial heard that Meriem ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CP NewsAlert: Salim Touaibi guilty of murder in drive-by shooting of Montreal teen
By Canadian Press on March 26th, 2026
MONTREAL — Salim Touaibi has been found guilty of first-degree murder and four counts of attempted murder in the drive-by shooting of a teenager in Montreal in 2021. His co-accused, Aymane Bouadi, has been acquitted of all charges. Fifteen-year-old Meriem Boundaoui was shot dead while she was in the passenger seat of a car on ... Read More »
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