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Sask., Alberta NDP leaders slam policies of new federal party leader
Filmmaker Avi Lewis has been elected as the NDP's new leader, defeating his four rivals on the first ballot with nearly 40,000 votes. This victory signals a shift toward the party pushing big, unabash...
Mar 29, 2026 Avi Lewis, who was proclaimed as the new leader of the NDP, speaks at the party convention in Winnipeg Sunday, March 29, 2026. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/John Woods)
Federal government reports deficit of $31.2B for its April-to-January period
The federal government posted a budgetary deficit of $31.21 billion for the April-to-January period of its 2025-26 fiscal year. In its monthly fiscal monitor, the Finance Department says the result co...
Mar 27, 2026 People walk past the Peace Tower on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Israel hits Tehran with wave of strikes and warns attacks on Iran 'will escalate and expand'
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Israel threatened to "escalate and expand" its attacks on Iran on Friday even as U.S. President Donald Trump claimed that talks on ending the war were going well and...
Mar 27, 2026
Jury finds Instagram and YouTube liable in landmark social media addiction trial
LOS ANGELES (AP) - A jury found both Meta and YouTube liable in a first-of-its-kind lawsuit that aimed to hold social media platforms responsible for harm to children using their services, awarding th...
Mar 25, 2026 Julianna Arnold, left, mother and advocate for online child safety after her 17-year-old daughter, Coco, died in 2022 from fentanyl poisoning following a social media encounter, hugs Mandi Furniss, parent of LJ, 18, from East Texas before they enter court for closing arguments in a landmark trial over whether social media platforms deliberately addict and harm children at Los Angeles Superior Court in Los Angeles Thursday, March. 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)
Woman pleads not guilty to trying to murder Rihanna and to assaulting the singing superstar's family
LOS ANGELES (AP) - A woman from Florida pleaded not guilty Wednesday to the attempted murder of Rihanna. Ivanna Lisette Ortiz, of Orlando, also pleaded not guilty through her attorney to more than a d...
Mar 25, 2026 Rihanna arrives at the premiere of "Smurfs" on Sunday, July 13, 2025, at Paramount Studios in Los Angeles. (Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File)
Gun control group criticizes Ottawa over 'poor participation' in firearm buyback
Gun control group PolySeSouvient blames "weak political leadership" for what it calls "poor participation" in the federal compensation program for banned firearms. Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasa...
Mar 25, 2026 People protest against a federal firearms ban and compensation program in front of the legislature in Quebec City, Saturday, Feb. 28, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jacques Boissinot
Carney says Air Canada CEO's English-only condolences lacked compassion
Prime Minister Mark Carney says the Air Canada CEO's English-only message of condolence after Sunday's deadly crash in New York lacked compassion. Air Canada CEO Michael Rousseau is being summoned to ...
Mar 25, 2026 Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks briefly with reporters as he arrives on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Tuesday, March 24, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
Iran receives a US ceasefire plan, officials say, as strikes batter the Middle East
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Iran has received an American plan to pause the war in the Middle East, officials said Wednesday - a proposal sent even as Washington deploys paratroopers and more M...
Mar 25, 2026 First responders inspect a destroyed car at the site of a residential building hit in an overnight strike during the U.S.-Israeli military campaign in Tabriz, East Azerbaijan Province, northwestern Iran, Tuesday, March 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Matin Hashemi)
Hometown mourns Quebec pilot Antoine Forest, who died in LaGuardia crash
The death of Air Canada Jazz pilot Antoine Forest, who perished when his plane collided with an emergency vehicle at New York's LaGuardia Airport on Sunday, has sparked an outpouring of sympathy in hi...
Mar 25, 2026 A sign for city hall is shown in the town of Coteau-du-Lac, Que., on Tuesday, March 24, 2026. Air Canada pilot Antoine Forest who was originally from the town lost his life in a crash at New York's LaGuardia airport on Sunday night. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes
Pride festivals seek federal $3M as corporations pull back support amid DEI backlash
Pride festivals are seeking $3 million annually from Ottawa to fill a funding gap left by organizers pulling back funding amid a backlash to diversity, equity and inclusion programs. Leaders from acro...
Mar 24, 2026 Capital Pride Parade attendees representing the Ottawa Carleton District School Board (OCDSB) hold a large rainbow flag near Parliament Hill during the Capital Pride Parade in Ottawa, on Sunday, Aug. 24, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Spencer Colby
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