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Publication Date: March 22, 2026 - 05:00
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Sinking of HMCS Otter in WW II Halifax remembered as 'dramatic tale of tension and heroics'
March 22, 2026
Nineteen people died on March 26, 1941, just outside of Halifax harbour after a vessel patrolling for Nazi subs and sea mines sank after it caught fire. The deaths and heroic rescue of the remaining 22 crew members served as a reminder of the horrors of war. Wartime censorship played a role in what could be reported.
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April 9, 2026 - 07:25 | | The Globe and Mail
Elected a year ago, the Mark Carney government made housing a priority and
rolled out a $13-billion plan
with a goal of building 500,000 houses a year for the next decade.
Yet there is one house no one in the government seems willing to touch or even talk about. Just over two kilometres...
April 9, 2026 - 07:00 | Simon Tuck | National Post
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Spring Parks, 59, lives in Surrey, B.C., but left Canada at the end of January to meet a man who had wooed her online. He allegedly instructed her to stop in South Africa and collect a suitcase there before continuing on to South Korea.
But when she arrived at her destination, border guards found close to four kilos of methamphetamine in her luggage. She was arrested and remains in custody....
April 9, 2026 - 07:00 | Chris Knight | National Post
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