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Opposition parties call for clarity from government as MPs debate Iran war
By Canadian Press on March 9th, 2026
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney was absent from a debate on the U.S.-Israel war on Iran as opposition parties continued to question the government’s position on the conflict. Speaking in the House of Commons Monday night in front of a few dozen MPs, Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand said Canada condemns attacks on civilians ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Lawyer says no proof of his client was present when B.C. couple was killed
By Canadian Press on March 9th, 2026
ABBOTSFORD — One of three men accused of killing an Abbotsford, B.C., couple has conceded that evidence against him shows he knew of the planned home invasion that resulted in their deaths — but his lawyer says the prosecution hasn’t proven his client was at the crime scene. Andrew Cochrane, a lawyer for Abhijeet Singh, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Marc Miller says Musqueam deal has ‘nothing to do with’ private property
By Canadian Press on March 9th, 2026
OTTAWA — Culture Minister Marc Miller says a rights acknowledgment agreement between the federal government and the Musqueam First Nation has “nothing to do with” private property. He says instead that the agreement signed last month is a small step forward for a First Nation that has been fighting for its rights ever since British ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!200 alleged victims of Vancouver-area Catholic school abuse could share $30M
By Canadian Press on March 9th, 2026
VANCOUVER — Lawyers say a $30-million class-action settlement over child abuse allegedly committed for decades at two Vancouver-area Catholic schools could be shared by more than 200 ex-students. Joe Fiorante with Vancouver-based CFM Lawyers said Monday that the estimated number of eligible victims is based on communications over the last few years with former students ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Lawyer says no proof of his client was at B.C. double murder scene
By Canadian Press on March 9th, 2026
ABBOTSFORD — One of three men accused of killing an Abbotsford, B.C., couple has conceded that evidence against him shows he knew of the planned home invasion that resulted in the murders, but his lawyer says the prosecution hasn’t proven the man was at the crime scene. Andrew Cochrane, a lawyer for Abhijeet Singh, told ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!B.C. to bring in safety zones, ban harassment around sites of worship
By Canadian Press on March 9th, 2026
VICTORIA — The British Columbia government is bringing in legislation to prevent intimidation, mental and physical harassment, and obstruction of people from going to their temples, churches and other places of worship. The 20-metre protection zones for religious sites represent an expansion of rules set up for schools in 2024 to help ensure behaviour in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Submarine company taps former news anchor Peter Mansbridge to voice ad
By Canadian Press on March 9th, 2026
OTTAWA — South Korean firm Hanwha Oceans has tapped former TV news anchor Peter Mansbridge to voice an ad as it looks to secure a multi-billion-dollar procurement contract from Ottawa. Peter Mansbridge, the former voice of CBC’s The National, can be heard in a video posted to Hanwha’s YouTube page last week pitching the submarines ... Read More »
1 responseCP NewsAlert: Carney heading to Norway to watch NATO exercises, meet with PM
By Canadian Press on March 9th, 2026
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney plans to travel to Norway on Friday to observe the Norwegian-led NATO Cold Response exercise above the Arctic Circle. Cold Response is run by NATO every two years and involves about 25,000 troops from 14 nations training together to perform land, air and sea operations in Arctic conditions. Canada, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Lawyer says no proof of his client’s presence at B.C. double murder scene
By Canadian Press on March 9th, 2026
ABBOTSFORD — A lawyer for one of three men accused of murdering an Abbotsford, B.C., couple during a home invasion says the prosecution hasn’t proved his client was at the crime scene. Andrew Cochrane, the lawyer for Abhijeet Singh, says his client admits to a “degree of moral culpability,” with evidence showing Singh had advance ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Gray likely died of cardiac arrest, complicated by police actions: pathologist
By Canadian Press on March 9th, 2026
VANCOUVER — The forensic pathologist who performed an autopsy on Myles Gray in the days after he died following a beating by Vancouver police officers says there was no single, definitive cause of death. Rather, Dr. Matthew Orde says he identified multiple factors that probably contributed to Gray’s death in August 2015, and the context ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Opposition parties call for clarity from government as MPs set to debate Iran war
By Canadian Press on March 9th, 2026
OTTAWA — Opposition parties from across the political spectrum are demanding clarity from the Liberal government on its position on the U.S.-Israel war on Iran as they prepare for a debate in the House of Commons Monday evening. The Prime Minister’s Office has said Mark Carney won’t be taking part in a take-note debate about ... Read More »
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