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Anand says Canada's focus in Iran war is on unblocking Strait of Hormuz
OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand said on Tuesday that she agrees with Prime Minister Mark Carney that the United States' attack on Iran violates international law - and so does Iran's blo...
Mar 17, 2026
Ontario plans to open high-occupancy vehicle lanes to all outside peak traffic times
TORONTO - Ontario drivers may soon be able to use high-occupancy vehicle lanes at times, even if they are all by themselves. Premier Doug Ford's government is proposing to amend the Highway Traffic Ac...
Mar 17, 2026
Canadians keen on owning a home despite market uncertainties: RBC survey
TORONTO - A new report suggests two-thirds of Canadians say they still dream of owning a home despite a challenging market. RBC's spring home ownership poll shows 67 per cent of respondents say they w...
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
In the news today: Tackling antisemitism, Soaring fuel costs, N.B. budget
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Israel seeking 'significant change' in how Canada tackles antisemitism The highest levels of the Israeli gover...
Mar 17, 2026
New Brunswick budget has historic $1.4B deficit, plans for highway toll into N.S.
FREDERICTON - The New Brunswick government says health-care spending helped push the budget for the next fiscal year into a record deficit, and the province plans to raise revenue with a new toll on a...
Mar 17, 2026
Why it could take years to trace the Indigenous artifacts returned by the Vatican
OTTAWA - 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 or...
Mar 17, 2026
Seven candidates still in B.C. Conservative leadership race after two MLAs drop out
VICTORIA - The number of candidates running for the leadership of the British Columbia Conservatives has shrunk to seven. Bruce Banman and Harman Bhangu, both members of the provincial legislature, ha...
Mar 16, 2026
Manitoba sports organizations would track under-represented groups under new bill
WINNIPEG - Provincial amateur sports organizations in Manitoba may soon be required to track demographics and show efforts to make their sport more inclusive. A bill now before the legislature would r...
Mar 16, 2026
More details emerge on pay of Manitoba trade representative in Washington D.C.
WINNIPEG - The Manitoba government defended its trade representative in Washington, D.C., on Monday as more details emerged about how much taxpayers are providing the consultant. Former television rep...
Mar 16, 2026
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