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Defence minister learned from newspaper Iranian strike may have hit Canadian assets
Defence Minister David McGuinty says he "didn't know about" potential damage to Canadian assets from an Iranian airstrike on an airbase in Kuwait until a Quebec newspaper reported on it. The minister ...
Mar 19, 2026 Minister of National Defence David McGuinty makes his way past reporters as he walks to caucus on Parliament Hill, Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2026 in Ottawa. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
Rapper Afroman wins lawsuit against police over mocking their 2022 raid in viral music videos
The Grammy-nominated rapper Afroman won a defamation lawsuit filed by seven Ohio sheriff's deputies who sued him over music videos in which he used home security footage to mock their raid of his home...
Mar 19, 2026 In this image taken from video, rap artist Afroman testifies in court on Tuesday, March 17, 2026, in West Union, Ohio. (WCPO via AP)
Canada spending $307M to buy new modular army rifles from Colt
The federal government is buying 30,000 new modular assault rifles for the Canadian Army from Colt Canada in a $307 million procurement deal. That sum covers just the first three years of the contract...
Mar 19, 2026 Secretary of State (Defence Procurement) Stephen Fuhr speaks during an announcement at the National Research Council Flight Research Lab in Ottawa, on Monday, March 9, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
Supreme Court of Canada to hear challenge of federal firearms ban
The Supreme Court of Canada will hear a challenge of a Liberal government ban on more than 1,500 different firearms models and variants. The government banned the use, sale and importation of the weap...
Mar 19, 2026 A restricted gun licence holder holds an AR-15 at his home in Langley, B.C. on May 1, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward
Poilievre appearing on 'The Joe Rogan Experience' podcast Thursday
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre sat down for an interview with "The Joe Rogan Experience" for a podcast episode set to be released later today. A spokesperson for Poilievre says he and Rogan reco...
Mar 19, 2026 Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is joined by local members of Parliament Harb Gill, obscured, and Chris Lewis during a press conference outside the Windsor Club in Windsor, Ont., on Friday, March 13, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Dax Melmer
Canada drops down to 25th place in world happiness rankings: Report
A new report says Canada has dropped down to 25th place in world happiness rankings, as researchers highlight heavy social media use contributing to a sharp decline in well-being among young people. T...
Mar 19, 2026 Local youths skate with a large Canadian flag on the Rideau Canal to launch celebrations for the 60th Anniversary of the National Flag of Canada Day, Friday, Feb. 14, 2025 in Ottawa. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
Rhode Island high school hockey team rallies to championship after fatal ice rink shooting
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - As Colin Dorgan stood before a deafening crowd exploding in pride for his high school hockey team's championship win, secured by a goal in an exhausting yet exhilarating quadru...
Mar 19, 2026 Blackstone Valley Schools head coach Chris Librizzi embraces Colin Dorgan after Dorgan scored the double-overtime game-winning goal against Portsmouth High School in the Rhode Island high school hockey state semifinal, Wednesday, March 11, 2026, at Schneider Arena on the campus of Providence College in Providence, R.I. (Courtesy of T.J. Auclair & Kyle Auclair/Little Big Leaguers Photography via AP)
Global fuel prices soar as Iran hits back at multiple Gulf refineries
Iran hit a Saudi refinery on the Red Sea and set Qatari liquefied natural gas facilities and two Kuwaiti oil refineries ablaze, sending international oil and gas prices soaring Thursday. The strikes f...
Mar 19, 2026
Saskatchewan charges stayed against 'Queen of Canada' cult leader Romana Didulo
The leader of a cult that bedevilled residents of a Saskatchewan village for two years is no longer facing charges. Romana Didulo, head of the so-called Kingdom of Canada, had been charged with two of...
Mar 18, 2026 Romana Didulo, a conspiracy theorist and self-proclaimed "Queen of Canada," leaves provincial court after she was granted bail in Swift Current, Sask., Monday, Sept. 8, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Heywood Yu
Manitoba, Nova Scotia teens accused of planning simultaneous school attacks
Police say a 14-year-old in Manitoba and a 15-year-old in Nova Scotia are facing charges after allegedly plotting simultaneous attacks at their rural schools. They say officers received information Fr...
Mar 18, 2026 Police in Nova Scotia say a youth in the town of Bridgewater and one from Manitoba were allegedly planning simultaneous attacks at their local schools. A Bridgewater, N.S. sign is seen on Saturday, July 30, 2016. THE CANADIAN PRESS
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