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Ontario border officer arrested in drug trafficking, import case
An Ontario border officer has been arrested in a drug trafficking investigation. The officer and a driver who allegedly brought a truck load of drugs and tobacco across the border are facing the same ...
Mar 20, 2026 The Lewiston-Queenston Bridge connecting Niagara Falls, Ont. and Niagara Falls, N.Y. photographed on Monday, Nov. 8, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/ Tijana Martin
France takes 'appropriate measures' after sailor's jogging app exposes aircraft carrier's location
PARIS (AP) - France says it's taking "appropriate measures" after a naval officer's use of the Strava exercise app inadvertently enabled journalists to geolocate the aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle...
Mar 20, 2026 French President Emmanuel Macron, left, visits the bridge of the French aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle, during his visit to Cyprus, Monday March 9, 2026. (Gonzalo Fuentes/Pool Photo via AP)
Chuck Norris, martial arts master and actor whose toughness became internet lore, dies at 86
Chuck Norris, the martial arts grandmaster and action star whose roles in "Walker, Texas Ranger" and other television shows and movies made him an iconic tough guy - sparking internet parodies and ado...
Mar 20, 2026 Chuck Norris attends the premiere for "The Expendables 2" in Los Angeles on Aug. 15, 2012. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File)
Anand clarifies any role in Iran war role must fit its 'legal and policy frameworks'
Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand's office is clarifying the conditions under which Canada would get involved in the American and Israeli war against Iran. The Liberals have repeatedly said they we...
Mar 20, 2026 Minister of Foreign Affairs Anita Anand makes an announcement on federal aid for nations affected by the war in the Middle East, in the Foyer of the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, on Thursday, March 12, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
California to rename Cesar Chavez Day as Farmworkers Day following sexual abuse allegations
PHOENIX (AP) - Two of California's top lawmakers announced Thursday they want to rename Csar Chavez Day following stunning abuse allegations against the revered labor leader. Political leaders in stat...
Mar 19, 2026 United Farm Workers President Cesar Chavez talks to striking Salinas Valley farmworkers during a large rally in Salinas, Calif., on March 7, 1979. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma, File)
Cost of federal IT project explodes to up to $6.6 billion
The federal government says it could end up spending up to $6.6 billion to update the systems it uses to deliver benefits to Canadians - more than three times what was budgeted at the project's launch...
Mar 19, 2026 Information regarding the Canada Pension Plan is displayed on the Service Canada website in Ottawa on Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2012. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
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
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