Murray Wood: A party 100 years in the making
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Strong winds leave thousands in the dark in Central Canada, Maritimes
Strong winds are putting electrical grids to the test across Central Canada and the Maritimes. Nearly 310,000 customers were knocked off the grid in Quebec this morning, with environment Canada foreca...
Mar 17, 2026 High voltage power lines are seen in Beauharnois, Que., on Monday, Jan. 27, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christinne Muschi
Iran war pushes countries into energy triage as they conserve power and curb soaring prices
BANGKOK (AP) - The escalating war with Iran is pushing parts of the world into energy triage, forcing governments to choose where to cut demand or absorb costs, while prioritizing dwindling supplies. ...
Mar 17, 2026 Liberia-flagged tanker Shenlong Suezmax, carrying crude oil from Saudi Arabia, that arrived clearing the Strait of Hormuz, is seen at the Mumbai Port in Mumbai, India, Thursday, March 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool, File)
Afghanistan blames Pakistan for Kabul hospital airstrike with over 400 are feared dead
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - Rescuers recovered more bodies from the rubble of a drug rehabilitation hospital in Kabul on Tuesday after an overnight airstrike killed more than 400 people, according to of...
Mar 17, 2026 Residents and volunteers inspect the site of a late-Monday airstrike at a drug rehabilitation hospital in Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, March 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Siddiqullah Alizai)
Why it could take years to trace the Indigenous artifacts returned by the Vatican
More than 60 Indigenous items repatriated from the Vatican are now back on Canadian soil - but their journey home is just getting started. Experts and elders are now working to trace their origins and...
Mar 17, 2026
Israel says it killed 2 top Iranian security officials in a blow to Tehran's leadership
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Israel said Tuesday it killed two senior Iranian security officials in overnight strikes in a major blow to the country's leadership. Tehran defiantly fired new salv...
Mar 17, 2026
Israel seeking 'significant change' in how Canada tackles antisemitism
OTTAWA - Israel is pursuing a sweeping diplomatic and public relations campaign to convince Canada to change the way it tackles acts of antisemitism. From the office of Israel's president down to its ...
Mar 17, 2026 Ambassador of Israel to Canada Iddo Moed delivers remarks at an International Holocaust Remembrance Day event at the National Holocaust Memorial in Ottawa, on Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
AI systems use Canadian journalism but don't attribute sources: Report
A new report says AI systems depend on Canadian journalism for knowledge but don't offer compensation or proper attribution in return. The study, which was conducted by McGill University's Centre for ...
Mar 16, 2026 The ChatGPT app icon appears on a smartphone screen on Monday, Aug. 4, 2025, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Kiichiro Sato)
There's 'not much' Canada could contribute militarily to Iran war: Expert
A Canadian defence expert says there's "not much" Canada could do in the Persian Gulf region right now to protect the critical Strait of Hormuz, even if it wanted to. David Perry, president of the Can...
Mar 16, 2026 Liberia-flagged tanker Shenlong Suezmax, carrying crude oil from Saudi Arabia through the Strait of Hormuz, is seen at the Mumbai Port in Mumbai, India on Thursday, March 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)
Tumbler Ridge gets arena funding through NHL's Hockeyville after deadly shootings
Tumbler Ridge, B.C., is among several communities in Canada awarded funding through the 2026 Kraft Hockeyville program just weeks after a mass shooting attack in the town where eight people were kille...
Mar 16, 2026 Candles sit on the ground as people attend a vigil for the victims of a mass shooting, in Tumbler Ridge, B.C., Friday, Feb. 13, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christinne Muschi
Israel steps up campaign in Lebanon, as Iran keeps stranglehold on shipping
BEIRUT, Lebanon (AP) - The war in the Middle East raged on multiple fronts on Monday, as the U.S. and Israel pummeled military targets in Iran's capital, Israel stepped up its campaign against Iran-ba...
Mar 16, 2026 Two men ride their motorbike past a billboard of the Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei in downtown Tehran, Iran, Saturday, March 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
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