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B.C. expands evacuation area due to flooding, risk of landslides
By Canadian Press on March 19th, 2026
VANCOUVER — A regional district on B.C.’s central coast has expanded a local state of emergency and evacuation orders because of flooding and the risk of landslides. An atmospheric river is currently drenching parts of B.C., and the Central Coast Regional District says the local state of emergency now covers the entire area that includes ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Local TV stations ask regulator to force Meta to pay for posting some news content
By Canadian Press on March 19th, 2026
OTTAWA — Some local and independent TV stations are asking the federal broadcast regulator to start a process to force Meta to pay for allowing some news content on Facebook and Instagram. They say despite Meta’s move in 2023 to pull news from its platforms in response to the Online News Act, some content remains ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Police say man could face fraud charges after disruptions at Montreal-Trudeau airport
By Canadian Press on March 19th, 2026
MONTREAL — Quebec provincial police say a man arrested at the Montreal-Trudeau International Airport could face fraud charges following an incident that caused flight delays on Wednesday afternoon. Police initially said two men, one in his 20s and one in his 30s, had been arrested on flights that landed in Montreal. But on Thursday, Sgt. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Vancouver Island First Nations gain control of three Clayoquot Sound forestry areas
By Canadian Press on March 19th, 2026
Tyson Atleo, a hereditary leader of the Ahousaht First Nation, says the creation of three new forestry areas to be managed by his community and two others on the west coast of Vancouver Island marks the realization of a long-standing promise. Atleo recalls assuring the community more than 15 years ago that “we would find ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Cost of federal IT project explodes to up to $6.6 billion
By Canadian Press on March 19th, 2026
OTTAWA — The federal government says it could end up spending up to $6.6 billion to update the systems it uses to deliver benefits to Canadians — more than three times what was budgeted at the project’s launch. The initiative involves migrating Old Age Security, the Canada Pension Plan and Employment Insurance benefit programs to ... Read More »
1 responseMinister says he learned from newspaper Iranian strike may have hit Canadian assets
By Canadian Press on March 19th, 2026
OTTAWA — Defence Minister David McGuinty said he did not learn about a report of potential damage to Canadian assets from an Iranian airstrike on an airbase in Kuwait until a Quebec newspaper reported on it. The minister still refuses to confirm if the attack struck or damaged any Canadian assets at the base. “I ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada spending $307M to buy new army rifles from Colt
By Canadian Press on March 19th, 2026
OTTAWA — The federal government is buying 30,000 made-in-Canada assault rifles for the Canadian Army from Colt Canada in a $307 million procurement deal. That sum covers just the first three years of the contract, after which the federal government has the option of acquiring another 35,000 rifles. Stephen Fuhr, secretary of state for defence ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Man could face fraud charges after disruptions at Montreal-Trudeau airport
By Canadian Press on March 19th, 2026
MONTREAL — Quebec provincial police say a man arrested at the Montreal-Trudeau International Airport could face fraud charges following an incident that caused flight delays on Wednesday afternoon. Police initially said two men, one in his 20s and one in his 30s, had been arrested on flights to Montreal. But they later explained that only ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Defence minister learned from newspaper Iranian strike may have hit Canadian assets
By Canadian Press on March 19th, 2026
OTTAWA — Defence Minister David McGuinty says he “didn’t know about” potential damage to Canadian assets from an Iranian airstrike on an airbase in Kuwait until a Quebec newspaper reported on it. The minister still refuses to say whether the attack struck or damaged any Canadian assets at the base. La Presse reported on March ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!B.C. temperature records fall as heavy rain from atmospheric river lingers
By Canadian Press on March 19th, 2026
VANCOUVER — An ongoing atmospheric river soaking British Columbia’s coastal regions is also bringing unseasonable warmth, breaking century-old daily temperature records in several Interior communities. Environment Canada says seven communities reported record high daily temperatures on Wednesday. Those include Kamloops, where the temperature reached 21.8 C, breaking the record set in 1910, as well as ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Gov. Gen. Mary Simon honours broadcaster, sex worker champion at Rideau Hall
By Canadian Press on March 19th, 2026
OTTAWA — Gov. Gen. Mary Simon will honour a former Supreme Court justice, a medical pioneer, a broadcaster and a champion for sex trade workers during a ceremony at Rideau Hall today. Rosalie Silberman Abella is to be invested as a companion of the Order of Canada for her work in the Supreme Court on ... Read More »
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