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B.C. business groups seek AI ban for kids after Tumbler Ridge mass shooting
VICTORIA - The Tumbler Ridge and Prince George chambers of commerce in B.C. are urging Ottawa and the provincial government to ban children under 16 from using AI tools and social media. Jerrilyn Kirk, executive director of the Tumbler Ridge chamber, s...
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Ottawa, Alberta reach prospective agreement to streamline major project assessments
EDMONTON - Ottawa and Alberta have reached a prospective deal that they say will see major projects be approved more efficiently. In a joint announcement Friday the two governments said the deal will bring a "one project, one review" approach to addres...
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Montreal teacher challenges policy for trans students to hide identity from parents
MONTREAL - Quebec's Superior Court heard arguments Friday in a case about a high school teacher who alleges her Charter rights were violated when she was ordered to hide a student's gender identity from their parents. The teacher, identified only thro...
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Middle East conflict could drive up costs across Canada's supply chains: experts
OTTAWA - Analysts are warning the conflict in the Middle East could drive up costs across Canada's supply chains and compound price pressures at the grocery store. Global oil prices have risen sharply in recent days as Israeli and U.S. attacks on Iran ...
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LeBlanc meets U.S. trade czar in Washington as Ottawa looks ahead to CUSMA review
WASHINGTON - Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc sat down with President Donald Trump's trade czar in Washington on Friday as Ottawa continued preparations for a review of the critical continental trade pact. LeBlanc's office said the meeting wi...
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Anand: U.S., Israel have 'no blank cheque' in Iran and are bound by international law
OTTAWA - The United States and Israel do not have a "blank cheque" in their bombing campaign in Iran, and are still bound by international law, Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand said on Friday, as the war in the Middle East approaches the seven-day ...
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Supreme Court says asylum seekers entitled to subsidized Quebec daycare
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada has ruled that Quebec discriminated against female refugee claimants by introducing regulations that denied them access to subsidized daycare spaces. This marks the third ruling against the Quebec government on the ...
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Chartered flights and buses helping to get Canadians out of the Middle East: Anand
OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand said Friday a chartered flight is set to take 180 Canadians fleeing the Middle East war zone from Dubai to Istanbul on Saturday. Anand said the flight will operate on a cost-recovery basis. The government ...
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In the news today: Carney in Japan, Ottawa office space, Stronach trial
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Canada signs defence, trade pact with Japan Canada and Japan have signed a new strategic partnership agreement that aims to boost co-operation on defence, energy,...
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Woman says she felt like a 'prisoner' during 1992 encounter with Quebec cardinal
MONTREAL - A witness told a defamation trial on Friday she felt like a "prisoner" during a 1992 encounter with Quebec Cardinal Marc Ouellet. Marie-Louise Moreau testified that Ouellet came up behind her while she was preparing items for a mass in Mont...
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Ottawa office market experts left in the dark over feds' return-to-work needs
OTTAWA - Ottawa real estate watchers are calling on the federal government to be more clear about its workspace needs as public servants prepare to spend more time in the office. Landlords and office brokers want to know whether the federal government ...
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Lawyers set to make legal arguments today in Frank Stronach's sexual assault trial
TORONTO - Lawyers are set to make legal arguments this afternoon in the Toronto sexual assault trial of billionaire businessman Frank Stronach. Prosecutors finished presenting their evidence Wednesday and the court is set to address some legal issues b...
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Carney signs defence, trade agreement with Japan in final stop of 10-day trip
TOKYO - Canada and Japan have signed a new strategic partnership agreement that aims to boost co-operation on defence, energy, trade and technology. Prime Minister Mark Carney met with Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi in Tokyo on Friday, outlining a long ...
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Coroner says B.C. teen was forced into water by dingoes in Australia
BRISBANE - A young woman from British Columbia drowned when she was attacked by a pack of dingoes at a famed tourist destination in Australia, a coroner has determined. Piper James, 19, was on a backpacking trip and was working on the island of K'Gari ...
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Kerry Sim, who killed B.C. teen Reena Virk in 1997, loses parole revocation appeal
The killer of British Columbia teenager Reena Virk has lost an appeal over the cancellation of her day parole last year following a positive drug test result. A decision of Parole Board of Canada's appeal division says Kerry Sim, known as Kelly Ellard ...
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Poilievre says he has reservations about Carney's suggested fiscal watchdog
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre said he has "serious" reservations about Prime Minister Mark Carney's suggestion for a new parliamentary budget officer and is calling for the latest interim watchdog to get the job. He suggested that he h...
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Police used neck restraint on B.C. man who died after altercation: paramedic
VANCOUVER - A paramedic testifying at a public hearing into the 2015 death of Myles Gray says he had trouble intubating the man and was told by a Vancouver officer that police had used batons and a "lateral neck restraint" as they tried to make an arre...
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Eby says OpenAI's Altman will apologize to Tumbler Ridge, B.C., in wake of shootings
VICTORIA - British Columbia Premier David Eby said OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has agreed to apologize to the people of Tumbler Ridge after the mass shooting by a user of the firm's technology, whose worrisome online behaviour wasn't flagged to police by the...
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B.C. Christian charity files court challenge to stave off status revocation by CRA
VANCOUVER - A Vancouver-based Christian charity founded by a wealthy businessman has filed a constitutional challenge in B.C. Supreme Court, claiming the Canada Revenue Agency has no right to revoke its charitable status. The Coram Deo Foundation, fou...
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Carney to cap Indo-Pacific trip with Tokyo visit focused on trade, security
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney is headed to Japan for a brief visit to one of Canada's closest partner countries as he wraps up a trip across the Indo-Pacific. "The trip is long overdue, given how significant Japan is as a partner for us in the re...
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Canada's most-wanted fugitive arrested in Montreal for July 2025 murder in Toronto
MONTREAL - The major crimes unit of the Montreal police force has caught Canada's most-wanted fugitive. Montreal police say they arrested Bryan Fuentes Gramajo at around 2:40 a.m. in the Rosemont-La Petite-Patrie borough. The 24-year-old Montreal nativ...
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B.C. forestry workers, other sectors hurt by tariffs to get $70M in jobs training
VICTORIA - Workers in B.C.'s softwood lumber industry and those in other sectors who have lost their jobs because of U.S. tariffs will benefit from almost $71 million in funding for retraining. Federal Jobs Minister Pat Hajdu and Sheila Malcolmson, the...
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Privacy Commissioner probe finds Loblaw took too long to delete PC Optimum accounts
GATINEAU - An investigation by the Privacy Commissioner of Canada has found that Loblaw took too long to address requests from customers who wanted to delete their PC Optimum accounts. The office on Thursday said Loblaw had the mechanism to respond to ...
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New coalition targets $100M for Canadian carbon removal projects by 2030
An emerging industry to remove carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere got a boost on Thursday with the launch of an initiative to raise another $100 million for those projects. The federal government, RBC, BMO and Shopify are among the founding members...
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Ottawa accused of preferential treatment with coming rail subsidies for steel, lumber
OTTAWA - The federal government is being accused of creating an uneven playing field in Canada's shipping industry, and critics claim the Prime Minister's Office is unwilling to rectify it. Later this spring, Ottawa is expected to launch a federal subs...
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Fact File: What the Musqueam agreements mean for private property owners in B.C.
VANCOUVER - Ottawa this week published details of an agreement recognizing the Musqueam First Nation's Aboriginal title within much of Vancouver. The news prompted claims on social media that Canada had ceded Vancouver properties to the Musqueam, but e...
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What those different versions of the Iranian flag appearing at protests mean
TORONTO - As protests ramp up around the world in response to the U.S.-Israel war on Iran, different versions of the country's flag are appearing on the streets. Both Iran's official state flag and the historic "Lion and Sun" flag have become common si...
Mar 05, 2026
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More than 20 states sue over Trump's worldwide tariffs
WASHINGTON - U.S. President Donald Trump's plans to realign global trade are facing another legal battle after more than 20 states filed a lawsuit on Thursday challenging his latest worldwide tariffs. Trump implemented the 10 per cent global duty last ...
Mar 05, 2026
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