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March 19, 2026 - 11:37 | Nicole Thompson | The Globe and Mail
Canada will be minus a trio of key defenders for a pair of men's soccer friendlies later this month as the World Cup approaches.
March 19, 2026 - 11:32 | | CBC News - Ottawa
A coordinated response between firefighters and residents is credited with preventing a balcony fire from spreading into a McArthur Avenue high-rise in Vanier Wednesday night. Read More
March 19, 2026 - 11:29 | Norman Provencher | Ottawa Citizen
Defence Minister David McGuinty said he did not know about a strike on an air base in Kuwait where members of the Canadian Armed Forces were stationed, until after it was first reported by a media outlet.
“No, I didn’t know about it before La Presse reported on it,” McGuinty said, in a response to a question about whether he knew about the strike before the story was published, in a press conference in Kitchener, Ont.
McGuinty’s comments come one week after Canadians and members of Parliament only learned of an attack on a Canadian section of the Ali Al-salem Air Base in Kuwait...
March 19, 2026 - 11:25 | Jordan Gowling | National Post
The Supreme Court will hear arguments against the Liberal government's deeply controversial decision to outlaw certain firearms.
March 19, 2026 - 11:17 | | CBC News - Ottawa
OTTAWA – The Liberal government awarded a contract worth $307 million to Kitchener-based manufacturer Colt Canada on Thursday, to produce 65,402 rifles for the Canadian Army.
The procurement will come in two phases, with the first 30,000 Canadian Modular Assault rifles set to be delivered over the next three years. The remaining 35,000 will be acquired in four years, at a cost beyond the initial $307-million investment.
The procurement will replace the CAF’s aging arsenal of C7/C8 rifles that have been in service for nearly 35 years.
“I’m being told that it’s well past its...
March 19, 2026 - 11:16 | Jordan Gowling | National Post
