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MP reveals Tumbler Ridge girl's heroism, and how she passed on boy's dying message
VICTORIA - The MP representing Tumbler Ridge, B.C., has described how a 12-year-old girl heroically tried to save two classmates shot in the mass killing in the community last month. Bob Zimmer told T...
The Canadian Press Mar 25, 2026

Almost half of former NDP voters don't recognize names of leadership candidates: poll
OTTAWA - Nearly half of those who voted for the federal NDP at least once over the past four elections don't recognize the names of the five current leadership candidates, a new poll suggests. The Ang...
The Canadian Press Mar 25, 2026

Gun control group criticizes Ottawa over 'poor participation' in firearm buyback
OTTAWA - Gun control advocacy group PolySeSouvient blames "weak political leadership" for what it calls "poor participation" in a federal compensation program for banned firearms. Public Safety Minist...
The Canadian Press Mar 25, 2026

Quebec Conservatives nab their only legislature seat with ex-CAQ member joining party
QUBEC - The Quebec Conservatives now have an elected member in the national assembly after a former cabinet minister with the Coalition Avenir Qubec crossed the floor to join the party. Mat Blanchette...
The Canadian Press Mar 25, 2026

Canada is not planning to reopen embassy in Syria
OTTAWA - The federal government says it has no plans to reopen its embassy in Syria. Gregory Galligan is Canada's ambassador to Lebanon and also covers Syria, and he tells the House foreign affairs co...
The Canadian Press Mar 25, 2026

Ottawa says laws that override Charter rights aren't shielded from legal scrutiny
OTTAWA - Judges must have the legal right to issue non-binding judgments in cases where governments override sections of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms, a lawyer for the attorney general of Canada...
The Canadian Press Mar 25, 2026

Second inmate within one month killed in maximum-security prison near Quebec City
MONTREAL - A second inmate has been killed in less than one month following an altercation inside a maximum-security prison near Quebec City. Quebec provincial police say they are investigating the de...
The Canadian Press Mar 25, 2026

Air Canada crash probe being conducted in 'full co-operation' with U.S.: Carney
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney says Ottawa is working in "full co-operation" with U.S. officials to probe the crash of an Air Canada jet at New York's LaGuardia Airport that killed two pilots Sun...
The Canadian Press Mar 25, 2026

Carney says Air Canada CEO's English-only condolences lacked compassion
OTTAWA - Air Canada CEO Michael Rousseau was slammed by Prime Minister Mark Carney and Quebec's government on Wednesday for delivering an English-only message of condolence after Sunday's deadly plane...
The Canadian Press Mar 25, 2026

In the news: Remembering Quebec pilot killed in N.Y. crash, air traffic hires dwindle
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed ... Tributes for Quebec pilot killed in N.Y. crash The death of Air Canada Jazz pilot Antoine Forest, who perishe...
The Canadian Press Mar 25, 2026

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