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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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
Liberals to debate age restrictions on social media, AI chatbots
Age restrictions on using social media accounts and AI chatbots are among the topics up for debate when Liberal party grassroots gather next month for their national convention. Party rank-and-file ar...
Mar 24, 2026 A photographer walks through the room ahead of the Liberal leadership announcement, Sunday, March 9, 2025 in Ottawa. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
Airstrikes batter Iran as it attacks Israel and Gulf states, while diplomatic efforts gather pace
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Airstrikes battered Iran and Iranian missiles and drones targeted Israel's Tel Aviv and sites across the Mideast on Tuesday, even as President Donald Trump said the ...
Mar 24, 2026 Israeli soldiers take their photo beside the wreckage of an Iranian missile that landed in the West Bank village of Kifl Haris Tuesday, March 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Majdi Mohammed)
Four premiers ask for greater say in superior, appeal court judge appointments
The premiers of Ontario, Quebec, Alberta and Saskatchewan are jointly calling on the federal government to give them more of a say in judges who are appointed to their superior and appeal courts. They...
Mar 24, 2026 The Ontario Court of Appeal is seen in Toronto on April 8, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Colin Perkel
Carney did not 'proactively' raise human rights or foreign interference with Xi: docs
Prime Minister Mark Carney did not "proactively" raise human rights or foreign interference with Chinese President Xi Jinping during his Beijing visit in January, the government says. The Privy Counci...
Mar 23, 2026 Prime Minister Mark Carney makes his way to hold a press conference in Ritan Park in Beijing, China on Friday, Jan. 16, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
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