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'Good day to be a polar bear': Carney unveils nature strategy, new conservation areas
LA PCHE - The Liberal government's new $3.8 billion nature protection strategy will put Canada's 2030 nature conservation goals within reach, Prime Minister Mark Carney said Tuesday. Announcing the ne...
The Canadian Press Mar 31, 2026

Gilbert Rozon, Just for Laughs founder, ordered to pay eight of nine accusers $880K
MONTREAL - A group of women who accused one of Quebec's most powerful media moguls of sexual assault scored a legal victory on Tuesday, as they were awarded nearly $900,000 in what one of their lawyer...
The Canadian Press Mar 31, 2026

'Goosebumps': World watches as Artemis II prepares for launch with Canadian on board
CAPE CANAVERAL - NASA's countdown clock is ticking down as astronauts - including Canadian Jeremy Hansen - make their final preparations for the Artemis II mission, which is set to send humans back to...
The Canadian Press Mar 31, 2026

In the news today: Stronach trial, Ottawa's alcohol tax, Canada's opponent in FIFA
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed ... Lawyers to begin final submissions in Frank Stronach sex assault trial Lawyers are set to begin their final s...
The Canadian Press Mar 31, 2026

Ottawa extending 2% alcohol tax hike cap for another 2 years
OTTAWA - The federal government is set to extend its cap on an annual alcohol tax increase for another two years in a bid to rein in costs for Canada's brewers, wineries and distilleries. Changes to l...
The Canadian Press Mar 31, 2026

Stronach's accusers lied, defence argues in final submissions at sex assault trial
TORONTO - The women accusing Frank Stronach of sexual assault lied and in some cases fabricated their accounts, lawyers for the Canadian auto parts tycoon argued Tuesday as they urged the court to fin...
The Canadian Press Mar 31, 2026

Summer air quality alerts will become routine in U.S. without action: UWaterloo study
A new study out of the University of Waterloo is underlining how North American air quality could deteriorate by the end of the century unless efforts are taken to fight climate change. The study, whi...
The Canadian Press Mar 31, 2026

Independent MLA won't resign while facing charges labelled intimate partner violence
VICTORIA - Independent British Columbia legislator Hon Chan says he is not resigning after his assault charges came to light and he was kicked out of the Conservative caucus. Chan says on Monday while...
The Canadian Press Mar 30, 2026

B.C.-based pro-Palestinian group Samidoun, listed as terrorist entity, is dissolved
OTTAWA - The Canadian government says Samidoun, a pro-Palestinian group added to the country's list of terrorist entities in 2024, has been dissolved. The federal corporation database with Innovation,...
The Canadian Press Mar 30, 2026

Carney begins process of finding judge to fill coming Supreme Court of Canada opening
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney has started the process to fill the Supreme Court of Canada vacancy that will open up when Justice Sheilah Martin retires on May 30. The Montreal-born Martin traine...
The Canadian Press Mar 30, 2026

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