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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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Good morning. Air Canada CEO Michael Rousseau is stepping down after widespread backlash from his English‑only condolence video – more on that below, along with the energy crisis in Cairo and another museum heist. But first:
March 31, 2026 - 06:30 | Danielle Groen | The Globe and Mail
Incoming federal New Democratic Party leader Avi Lewis is calling for sweeping reforms to Canada’s immigration system with an eye to improving the lives of immigrants and newcomers, saying the current approach leaves many vulnerable and exploited.
Lewis, a journalist, filmmaker, and political activist, beat four other candidates—Rob Ashton, Tanille Johnston, Heather McPherson, and Tony McQuail—to win the leadership at the party’s convention in Winnipeg on Sunday.
Earlier, in a Zoom interview with New Canadian Media, Lewis discussed his plans for the NDP and his vision for immigration....
March 31, 2026 - 06:30 | Diary Marif | Walrus
When I first meet Drew Cukor, he has little in the way of easy smiles. It is mid-2024, and I have already spent almost a year trying to convince him to speak with me. I wait for him after work in the lobby of the towering New York office of J.P. Morgan, the bank where the retired Marine Corps colonel is now leading the transformation of artificial intelligence for chief executive Jamie Dimon.
Upstairs, Cukor offers me a bottle of water. He takes nothing for himself. We sit directly opposite each other at a booth in the emptied office cafe. And I watch the former intelligence officer...
March 31, 2026 - 06:29 | Katrina Manson | Walrus
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