Murray Wood: A party 100 years in the making
Murray Wood and a couple of hundred others attended a birthday party on the weekend for a woman who turned 100, and cele...
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Pakistan and Afghanistan announce temporary pause in fighting, 2 days after deadly Kabul strike
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - Pakistan and Afghanistan on Wednesday declared a temporary pause in escalating fighting, two days after Kabul blamed Islamabad for a deadly airstrike in the Afghan capital th...
Mar 18, 2026 Excavators dig graves for victims of a Monday airstrike on a drug rehabilitation hospital in Kabul, Afghanistan, Wednesday, March 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Siddiqullah Alizai)
Researchers call for support, coping strategies as youth self-harm rises
A new Canadian study showing a steady increase in youth self-harm highlights the need for more mental health support and proactive teaching of coping strategies to deal with emotional anguish, researc...
Mar 18, 2026 A new Canadian study showing a steady increase in youth self-harm highlights the need for more mental health support and proactive teaching of coping strategies to deal with emotional anguish, researchers say. A schoolyard in Montreal, Wednesday, October 2, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes
Population dropped in closing months of 2025 due to immigration slowdown: StatCan
Statistics Canada's population estimate suggests Canada's population declined last year, due primarily to a drop in the number of non-permanent immigrants. The estimate suggests Canada's population lo...
Mar 18, 2026 Some of the nearly 400 new Canadians from 65 countries take an oath of citizenship at a ceremony in Toronto on Friday, July 19, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young
Montreal police make arrest in fatal 2023 Old Montreal fire
Montreal police have announced the arrest of a suspect in connection with a 2023 fire in Old Montreal that claimed the lives of seven people. Police say they arrested the owner of the building who is ...
Mar 18, 2026 People walk past a heritage building in Old Montreal, on the third anniversary of the deadly fire that claimed the lives of seven victims, Monday, March 16, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christinne Muschi
Both sides in Iran war ratchet up attacks on energy facilities, as oil prices surge
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Israel kept up its campaign of targeting Iran's leaders on Wednesday, saying it killed the country's intelligence minister, and an Iranian offshore natural gas field...
Mar 18, 2026 Israeli authorities hang Israeli and U.S. flags at the site struck by an Iranian missile that killed two people, in Ramat Gan, Israel, Wednesday, March 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)
Bank of Canada holds key rate steady as Middle East war clouds outlook
The Bank of Canada held its benchmark interest rate at 2.25 per cent today as the economy performs below expectations but war in the Middle East threatens higher inflation. The central bank's decision...
Mar 18, 2026 Governor of the Bank of Canada Tiff Macklem listens to questions during a news conference following an interest rate announcement, at the Bank of Canada in Ottawa, on Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
Iran wants to move its World Cup matches from US to Mexico. FIFA is sticking to its schedule
GENEVA (AP) - The public wrangling between Iran, FIFA and U.S. President Donald Trump over the narrative of playing in the World Cup shifted on Tuesday to Mexico where President Claudia Sheinbaum seem...
Mar 18, 2026 Irans's players pose for a team photo before an Asian group A qualifying soccer match against North Korea for the 2026 World Cup, June 10, 2025, at Azadi Stadium in Tehran, Iran. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi, file)
What if the bar came to you on St. Patrick's Day? These mini Irish pubs make it a reality
READING, Mass. (AP) - Just before St. Patrick's Day, an Irish pub appeared one night beneath a basketball hoop in a suburban Massachusetts driveway. Neighbors packed around the bar as music played and...
Mar 17, 2026 The "Wee Irish Pub", a fully functioning mobile Irish pub built by two Massachusetts' brothers, is towed down Dorchester Avenue during the annual St. Patrick's Day parade through the South Boston neighborhood, Sunday, March 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
Longest ballot protest group returns, targets byelection in Terrebonne
The group that recruited hundreds of people to run against Pierre Poilievre in last spring's election and last summer's byelection says it's now targeting the vote in Terrebonne. The Longest Ballot Co...
Mar 17, 2026 An example of a ballot for the riding of Carleton, showing the names of Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre and Liberal Party of Canada candidate Bruce Fanjoy, is seen at the Elections Canada Distribution Centre on the day of the federal election in Ottawa on April 28, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
Anand says Canada's focus in Iran war is on unblocking Strait of Hormuz
Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand says she agrees with Prime Minister Mark Carney that the U.S. attack on Iran violates international law - and so does Iran's blockade of the crucial Strait of Horm...
Mar 17, 2026 A woman sits on rubble across from a residential building damaged last Sunday during the U.S.-Israeli air campaign in Tehran, Iran, Thursday, March 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
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