Ontario students gather outside legislature to protest cuts to OSAP grants
Allison Jones / theglobeandmail - New funding model changes proportion of grants to loans by capping grants at 25% of aid
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'WE SEE THE MONEY': Liberal minister says Middle East war an ‘opportunity’ for Canadian energy exports
Western Standard News Services / westernstandard - As gasoline prices climb and missiles fly in the Middle East, Natural Resources Minister Tim Hodgson says the turmoil presents an “opportunity” for Canada’s energy and mining sectors.
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Toronto police chief launches anti-corruption plan in wake of officer arrests
Isaac Callan / globalnews - Chief Myron Demkiw said a two-year project will look to 'prevent, detect, and respond to potential corruption' by focusing on areas such as supervision and screening.
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Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand says NATO's focus must be on the North
sootoday - OTTAWA — Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand says NATO needs to focus on the North as the global security environment changes and new threats emerge.
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Tiff Macklem warns of risks linked to non-bank actors in debt markets
theglobeandmail - Bank of Canada Governor says growing role of hedge funds, private credit creating vulnerabilities
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Health care, deficit expected to be focus of Manitoba legislature spring sitting
Globalnews Digital / globalnews - Health care and ongoing deficits are expected to be major topics as the Manitoba legislature reconvenes Wednesday after the winter break.
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Quebec will soon allow retail stores to close late on weekends, but some not enthused
Globalnews Digital / globalnews - A one-year pilot project starting March 11 is allowing Quebec retail stores to stay open on weekends as late as the law permits on weekdays: 9 p.m.
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Immigration could soon account for all of Canada's population growth: expert
sootoday - OTTAWA — With Canada's population growth now essentially flat, the country could be heading toward an unprecedented situation where population growth is driven entirely by immigration, one expert says.
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Commandant of Canadian Army Command and Staff College removed from post
sootoday - KINGSTON — The commandant of a Canadian Army college in Ontario has been removed from his post. Col. Fraser Auld was commandant of the Canadian Army Command and Staff College in Kingston.
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Vancouver mayor 'owns up' to false drug rumours, but evades questions
Marc Fawcett-Atkinson / nationalobserver - Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim admitted on Tuesday to originating and spreading disinformation in the city's Chinese media over the winter that progressive Coun. Sean Orr distributed drugs, and offered Orr and city residents an "unreserved" apology. He then abru…
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Pierre Poilievre outlines trade plan among free nations in U.K. speech
Spiro Papuckoski / torontosun - Conservative leader delivers 2026 Margaret Thatcher Lecture at Britain's Centre for Policy Studies
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Former Toronto mayor John Tory announces he won't run in 2026 municipal election
sootoday - TORONTO — Former Toronto mayor John Tory has announced he won't be running in this year's municipal election.
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Carney is in Australia to deepen trade and defence ties with 'natural partner'
Anja Karadeglija / nationalobserver - Prime Minister Mark Carney is in Australia, as Canada seeks to build on already strong intelligence ties by broadening collaboration in trade and defence.
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Ontario teacher, education worker unions call for contract talks to start early
Meredith Bond / citynews - Contracts for Ontario’s teachers and education workers expire at the end of this summer and their union leaders are calling on the education minister to start the bargaining process early, saying issues such as class sizes need to be urgently addressed. T…
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Musqueam First Nation signs Aboriginal rights deal with Ottawa – read the full agreement
Amy Judd / globalnews - Chief Wayne Sparrow of the Musqueam Indian Band told Global News that the agreement signed with the federal government does not include private properties in that region.
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There's no PBO: Ottawa fails to appoint new fiscal watchdog as interim term expires
sootoday - OTTAWA — There is currently no parliamentary budget officer scrutinizing federal finances in Ottawa as the interim fiscal watchdog's term expired Monday without a successor in place.
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Ring of Fire roads to be complete by 2031, ahead of schedule: Ford
Globalnews Digital / globalnews - Premier Doug Ford said construction will begin in June and finish several years ahead of schedule, though the province had never said when it had hoped to complete road.
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Last spring forward for B.C. as it moves to Pacific time, Premier Eby says
sootoday - VICTORIA — British Columbians will adopt year-round daylight time, springing forward by one hour this Sunday for the last time.
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A closer look at the Iran war’s 1st 3 days — and where things stand now
Uday Rana / globalnews - The conflict, which appears to be spreading to other parts of the region, has reportedly killed hundreds, disrupted global air travel and sent oil prices skyrocketing.
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Submarine companies reach the deadline to submit proposals as Canada decides on new fleet
Sarah Ritchie / nationalobserver - The competition to build the Canadian navy's next fleet of submarines is heading into a new phase after a deadline for both finalists to submit their final proposals to the federal government on Monday.
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