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Mother urges Canada to swiftly repatriate her son after reported transfer to Iraq
By Canadian Press on March 4th, 2026
OTTAWA — The mother of a Canadian man says she fears for his safety behind bars in Iraq after receiving word from Canada’s foreign ministry he may have been transferred there from detention in northeastern Syria. Global Affairs Canada has told Sally Lane that her son Jack Letts might be among the detainees recently sent ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Immigration could soon account for all of Canada’s population growth: expert
By Canadian Press on March 4th, 2026
OTTAWA — With Canada’s population growth now essentially flat, the country could be heading toward an unprecedented situation where population growth is driven entirely by immigration, one expert says. Based on the federal government’s latest Immigration Levels Plan, the parliamentary budget officer projects 2026 will be Canada’s second consecutive year of zero population growth. Canada ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand set to speak at Ottawa defence conference
By Canadian Press on March 4th, 2026
OTTAWA — Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand is set to speak at the Conference of Defence Associations Institute’s annual gathering in Ottawa today. This year’s event is focused on how NATO allies will achieve their pledge to spend the equivalent of five per cent of GDP on defence by 2035. Speakers at the two-day event ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Fireball, sonic boom over Vancouver Tuesday evening, likely meteor
By Canadian Press on March 4th, 2026
British Columbians took to social media Tuesday evening to share reports of a bright fireball in the night sky over Vancouver, and a house-rattling sonic boom. All indications suggest the region was witness to a significant meteor, scientifically known as a bolide. Bolides are typically chunks of rock or ice, from asteroids or comets, that ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Commandant of Canadian Army Command and Staff College removed from post
By Canadian Press on March 3rd, 2026
KINGSTON — The commandant of a Canadian Army college in Ontario has been removed from his post. Col. Fraser Auld was commandant of the Canadian Army Command and Staff College in Kingston. A spokesperson for the Department of National Defence says the commander of the Canadian Army decided on Feb. 23 to remove Auld from ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Man accused in Vancouver stabbing says found knife was a ‘sign from God’
By Canadian Press on March 3rd, 2026
VANCOUVER — A man accused of killing another man at a Vancouver café patio says he found the knife he used in an alley and took it as a “sign from God” that he needed to protect himself. Inderdeep Singh Gosal, 34, pleaded not guilty last month to second-degree murder in the death of Paul ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!PM Carney: Canada’s support for U.S. striking Iran came ‘with regret’
By Canadian Press on March 3rd, 2026
SYDNEY — Four days after Prime Minister Mark Carney said Canada supports the U.S. actions in Iran, he said that support comes “with regret” as they demonstrated the continued decline of the rules-based international order. Taking questions from reporters for the first time since the U.S. strikes began on Saturday, Carney also said it appears ... Read More »
1 responseCarney won’t say whether India is engaged in interference, transnational repression
By Canadian Press on March 3rd, 2026
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney is refusing to say whether he believes India is still behind acts of foreign interference and transnational repression in Canada. Six days after a senior official told Canadian journalists that India had stopped such behaviour, the prime minister would not say whether he agreed and said he would not ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!PM Carney: Canada’s support for U.S. striking Iran came ‘with regret’ for global law
By Canadian Press on March 3rd, 2026
SYDNEY — Prime Minister Mark Carney said he supported Washington’s strikes on Iran “with regret” as they demonstrated the continued decline of the rules-based international order. Taking questions from reporters for the first time since the strikes began on Saturday, Carney also said it appears the strikes broke international law. “We were not informed in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!B.C.’s move to end clock changes won’t be without complications
By Canadian Press on March 3rd, 2026
The mayor of Prince George in northern British Columbia is the father of six adult children, who got used to the struggle of getting his kids out of bed on dark winter mornings as they were growing up. Those days are now behind Simon Yu, but he still has some tips as the province prepares ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Poilievre calls for deeper ties with U.K., Australia, New Zealand during London visit
By Canadian Press on March 3rd, 2026
OTTAWA — Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is calling for Canada to deepen its trade and security ties with the U.K., Australia and New Zealand in the face of an increasingly unpredictable world. In a speech in London on Tuesday, Poilievre called on the four allies to “build on the guarantee of security and freedom by ... Read More »
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