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Publication Date: March 19, 2026 - 10:33
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Canada fast-tracks army rifle upgrade with $307M initial order
March 19, 2026
Canada is fast-tracking the purchase of more than 65,000 new assault rifles, starting with a $307 million order for 30,000 weapons. Built by Colt Canada, the rifles will replace aging C7 and C8 models, marking a push to modernize the army and speed up procurement through a streamlined process.
Saskatchewan's mental health and addictions minister says she's considering legislation to limit where supervised consumption sites may operate.
March 31, 2026 - 18:00 | Sean Previl | Global News - Canada
After months of heated debate and deliberation, councillors approved its 2026-27 budget, which includes an operating budget of $1.45 billion, a capital budget of $316.7 million.
March 31, 2026 - 17:33 | Rebecca Lau | Global News - Canada
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The sexual assault trial of auto parts billionaire Frank Stronach drew near to its conclusion Monday as the defence savagely characterized the case as a disastrous inversion of the presumption of innocence, starting with a “negligent and reckless investigation.”
Defence counsel Leora Shemesh argued in her closing that the politics of the #MeToo movement improperly tainted the police investigation, with investigators succumbing to “tunnel vision” and the “unconscious filtering of evidence” to ignore anything that did not fit with Stronach’s presumed guilt.
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March 31, 2026 - 17:13 | Joseph Brean | National Post



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