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• ‘Find the problem’: Saskatoon overdose crisis cripples the community

  25-03-2025 23:58 via globalnews.ca
  
  Saskatoon has faced an alarming increase in overdoses over the last month, but how are the city and province addressing the issue?
  
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• Ottawa blocks rebate payments to Tesla, bars it from future subsidies

  25-03-2025 23:53 via globalnews.ca
  
  Chrystia Freeland said the Elon Musk-owned company will not be eligible for the Incentives for Zero-Emission Vehicles (iZEV) program in the future.
  
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• Carney apologizes to Montreal massacre survivor running for Liberals after getting name and school wrong

  25-03-2025 23:43 via cbc.ca
  
  Liberal Leader Mark Carney named the wrong university as the site of the 1989 Montreal massacre on Tuesday — and flubbed the last name of the survivor who is running with his party.
  
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• Toronto-area man found guilty of assault after spitting on Jewish couple, praising Hitler

  25-03-2025 23:24 via nationalpost.com
  
  The Vaughan man spat on a group of Jewish congregants who were walking home from a synagogue and did a Nazi salute, the judge found
  
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• N.S. education minister says schools expected to fly diverse flags

  25-03-2025 23:24 via cbc.ca
  
  Brendan Maguire says he will make it clear to South Shore school officials that a directive to remove any flag other than the Canadian and Nova Scotian flags must be reversed.
  
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• Calgary Police Service receive 15 blessed eagle feathers in act of reconciliation

  25-03-2025 23:10 via globalnews.ca
  
  The feathers, gifted from the Kainai Nation, can be used for swearing-in ceremonies, as well as the swearing of oaths for affidavits, statements, and other legal documents.
  
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• Montreal Liberal candidate says campaign volunteers targeted with Islamophobic slurs

  25-03-2025 23:04 via cbc.ca
  
  Sameer Zuberi, the Liberal candidate running for re-election in the riding of Pierrefonds—Dollard in Montreal’s West Island, says two of his volunteers were the target of Islamophobic slurs.
  
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• B.C. scrapping consumer carbon tax altogether on April 1, government says

  25-03-2025 22:59 via cbc.ca
  
  The B.C. government has announced it will completely scrap the provincial consumer-facing carbon tax on April 1 and is urging gas stations to prepare for the change.
  
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• Chris Selley: Carney celebrates his honeymoon with Quebecers by hiding from them

  25-03-2025 22:51 via nationalpost.com
  
  The reasons for Carney skipping the debate are dishonourable, but that almost seems trite to say
  
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• U.S. plan to restore Russian fertilizer market funds Ukrainian death: Premier Moe

  25-03-2025 22:40 via globalnews.ca
  
  Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe says the plan by the United States to restore Russia's access to sell fertilizer in the world market is "extremely disturbing."
  
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• Premier Moe says White House’s plan to restore Russian fertilizer market ‘disturbing’

  25-03-2025 22:40 via globalnews.ca
  
  Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe says the plan by the United States to restore Russia's access to sell fertilizer in the world market is "extremely disturbing."
  
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• Former NDP leader Tom Mulcair tells Canadians not to vote NDP

  25-03-2025 22:19 via nationalpost.com
  
  'If you can’t seriously say you’re going to form a government that can take on Trump, then get out of the way,' Mulcair wrote
  
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• First Nation man's 2012 death a homicide, Ontario inquest jury finds years after murder charge dropped

  25-03-2025 22:02 via cbc.ca
  
  Thirteen years after Sherman Kirby Quisses's death, an inquest jury has determined it was a homicide, in a case that saw a murder charge stayed. Quisses, of Neskantaga First Nation in northwestern Ontario, died after an altercation with a fellow inmate at the Thunder Bay Correctional Centre. Here are the inquest's findings and the jury's recommendations.
  
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• Saskatchewan government introduces bill to apply sales tax on vaping products

  25-03-2025 22:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Saskatchewan government has introduced legislation that would apply the provincial sales tax of six per cent to vaping products.
  
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• Who to watch at the figure skating world championships

  25-03-2025 21:46 via cbc.ca
  
  CBC Sports' daily newsletter previews the World Figure Skating Championships in Boston, where gold medals and Olympic berths are on the line.
  
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• Poilievre says he won leadership ‘fair and square’ despite allegations of India’s meddling

  25-03-2025 21:46 via globalnews.ca
  
  Pierre Poilievre’s refusal to get security clearance remains 'just silly,' ex-CSIS director says, in the wake of allegations that India meddled in the Conservative leadership race.
  
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• India’s alleged meddling in Tory race won’t affect chilled relations: former CSIS chief

  25-03-2025 21:46 via globalnews.ca
  
  Pierre Poilievre’s refusal to get security clearance remains 'just silly,' ex-CSIS director says, in the wake of allegations that India meddled in the Conservative leadership race.
  
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• John Ivison: New Democrats discover Carney is just the cutthroat corporate villain they need

  25-03-2025 21:31 via nationalpost.com
  
  There is a market for compassion and concern for the unfortunate. And Carney's time at Brookfield is on the wrong side of it
  
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• Saskatchewan reverses ban of U.S. alcohol products that are produced in Canada

  25-03-2025 21:27 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Saskatchewan government is walking back part of its decision to stop purchasing all American-branded alcohol products in response to U.S. tariffs.
  
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• Singer Barry Manilow calls on students to pick their favourite music teacher

  25-03-2025 21:19 via globalnews.ca
  
  His 'Manilow Music Project' has raised more than $10 million to help fund scholarships and high school music programs across North America.
  
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• Barry Manilow calls on students to pick their favourite music teacher

  25-03-2025 21:19 via globalnews.ca
  
  His 'Manilow Music Project' has raised more than $10 million to help fund scholarships and high school music programs across North America.
  
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• Nova Scotia’s education minister says schools expected to fly diverse flags

  25-03-2025 21:12 via globalnews.ca
  
  The South Shore Regional Centre for Education issued a directive Friday that flags other than the Canadian and Nova Scotia flag had to be taken down.
  
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• Poilievre promises to 'protect' dental care, after Liberals accuse him of wanting to 'eliminate' it

  25-03-2025 21:01 via nationalpost.com
  
  Asked about dental care and pharmacare, Poilievre pledged to 'protect these programs'
  
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• Poilievre promises to 'protect' dental care, after Liberals accuse him of wanting to 'eliminate'

  25-03-2025 21:01 via nationalpost.com
  Asked about dental care and pharmacare, Poilievre pledged to 'protect these programs'
  
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• Poilievre says he'll pay broadcaster's $75,000 fee for Carney if he'll join French debate

  25-03-2025 20:57 via nationalpost.com
  
  After Carney said he would not attend the debate, Quebec broadcaster TVA cancelled the event
  
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• China wants more trade with Canada, envoy says amid U.S. tariffs

  25-03-2025 20:42 via globalnews.ca
  
  Wang Di says Washington should not force Canada to choose between the U.S. and China because that would further destabilize the global economy.
  
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• Ontario consumption sites free to relocate, court hears, contrary to past statements

  25-03-2025 20:26 via cbc.ca
  
  Health Minister Sylvia Jones has previously said that under a new provincial law no supervised consumption sites will open after the closures of 10 sites located within 200 metres of a school or daycare.
  
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• Pollsters discover a 'Trump bump' for almost all of Canada's premiers

  25-03-2025 20:24 via nationalpost.com
  
  Only two provincial leaders saw their popularity fall in the last quarter, while in Newfoundland and Ontario they soared
  
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• Montreal officially replaces city hall welcome sign that included woman wearing hijab

  25-03-2025 19:48 via globalnews.ca
  
  Montreal removed a controversial City Hall sign featuring a woman in a hijab due to secularism concerns. It will be replaced with a rotating exhibition of works by young artists.
  
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• Sentencing hearing for disgraced Cree medicine man shows 'breathtaking impact' of sexual assaults

  25-03-2025 19:45 via cbc.ca
  
  Sentencing is underway for a disgraced Cree elder and medicine man who pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting 12 women in his care.
  
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• Small businesses prefer ‘minor’ adjustments over layoffs to deal with tariffs: poll

  25-03-2025 19:40 via globalnews.ca
  
  Small and medium business leaders say they could have to make minor adjustments to their operations in the short term to cope with widespread U.S. tariffs on Canadian goods.
  
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• Quebec man found in contempt of court for swastikas outside his home

  25-03-2025 19:28 via globalnews.ca
  
  A Quebec man was found in contempt of court for refusing to remove swastikas and offensive images from his property, despite multiple court orders.
  
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• Toronto artist, U.S. colleague capture wild Canada goose-bald eagle fight photos in an ice sculpture

  25-03-2025 19:22 via cbc.ca
  
  While in Alaska, a Toronto artist used now iconic photos of a Canada goose fighting off a bald eagle to inspire her newest ice sculpture, partnering with an American colleague to complete the piece.
  
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• Those wild Canada goose-bald eagle fight photos continue to give chills — as an ice sculpture

  25-03-2025 19:22 via cbc.ca
  
  While in Alaska, a Toronto artist used now iconic photos of a Canada goose fighting off a bald eagle to inspire her newest ice sculpture, partnering with an American colleague to complete the piece.
  
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• What are your rights at the U.S. border? Can phones or laptops be searched?

  25-03-2025 19:06 via nationalpost.com
  
  Canada has issued new travel advice for citizens entering the United States. Here's what to know about the changes and the precautionary measures
  
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• Family speaks out after ALS patient allegedly robbed in own home by care worker

  25-03-2025 18:29 via globalnews.ca
  
  A Nova Scotia woman is calling for better oversight after a personal care worker allegedly robbed her 62-year-old sister in her own home.
  
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• Poilievre calls out Carney's China ties after Liberals allege India interference

  25-03-2025 18:27 via nationalpost.com
  
  The Conservative leader said Carney should explain a $276 million loan Brookfield Asset Management secured from the Bank of China
  
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• Poilievre calls out Carney on China connections after Liberals allege India interference

  25-03-2025 18:27 via nationalpost.com
  
  The Conservative leader said Carney should explain a $276 million loan Brookfield Asset Management secured from the Bank of China
  
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• An inside look at Canada’s largest immigration holding centre

  25-03-2025 18:23 via globalnews.ca
  
  When Osama Al-Hadad arrived from Yemen and applied for asylum at Toronto's Pearson airport, he was taken into custody because he lacked documentation to prove his identity.
  
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• 3 men killed in B.C. avalanche after being swept away

  25-03-2025 18:23 via globalnews.ca
  
  Kaslo RCMP said two groups of skiers were waiting in a staging area below the tree line of the Clute Creek watershed when they were swept away by an avalanche.
  
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• Carney says we must 'look out for ourselves' in wake of U.S. intelligence leak on Yemen strike

  25-03-2025 17:58 via cbc.ca
  
  Liberal Leader Mark Carney says the leak by top U.S. national security officials of plans for military strikes in Yemen — and the shifting security priorities of the Trump administration — mean "we have to look out for ourselves."
  
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• Poilievre promises to keep dental care, pharmacare if elected

  25-03-2025 17:46 via globalnews.ca
  
  Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says no Canadian would lose their federal dental care or pharmacare coverage under a government led by him.
  
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• 3 heli-skiers killed in southeastern B.C. avalanche, RCMP says

  25-03-2025 17:37 via cbc.ca
  
  The RCMP said three heli-skiers were killed Monday after an avalanche in southeastern B.C. swept the men away.
  
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• 3 heli-skiers killed in southeastern B.C. avalanche, RCMP say

  25-03-2025 17:37 via cbc.ca
  
  The Kaslo RCMP says the three heli-skiers were part of a group that was swept away into the tree line on Monday.
  
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• Poilievre says he won Tory leadership ‘fair and square’ after India report

  25-03-2025 17:23 via globalnews.ca
  
  Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre has refuted a media report alleging India organized support for his successful Conservative leadership bid in 2022.
  
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• ‘It wasn’t a joke’: Toronto-area workers in disbelief after $60M lotto win

  25-03-2025 17:22 via globalnews.ca
  
  There are five new millionaires across the Greater Toronto Area after a group of employees at a construction firm in Etobicoke hit a $60-million Lotto Max jackpot in January.
  
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• Jagmeet Singh blasts corporate landlords during campaign event

  25-03-2025 17:07 via globalnews.ca
  
  Singh, in Toronto for an election campaign event, says corporate landlords are buying up buildings, hiking rents and evicting people to make more money.
  
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• Couche-Tard understates antitrust risk in takeover proposal, 7-Eleven owner says

  25-03-2025 16:50 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Japanese parent company of 7-Eleven says Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc. is understating the antitrust risk related to its takeover offer for the company.
  
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• Joe Rogan doesn’t ‘go to Canada anymore,’ would prefer Russia

  25-03-2025 16:41 via nationalpost.com
  
  Podcaster says Trump started calling former PM Trudeau the Governor of Canada ‘just for fun’
  
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• Hudson’s Bay likely to find buyers for assets like leases, stripes: experts

  25-03-2025 16:39 via globalnews.ca
  
  As Hudson’s Bay continues to seek ways to stabilize and restructure what little will soon be left of its ailing business, it’s opening itself up to selling its assets.
  
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