Unpublished Newswire
A Kurdish immigrant convicted of smuggling $35 million worth of opium into Canada has been sentenced to 16 years in prison and is at risk of being deported to Iran for his crimes.
Sohrab Hanareh-Mafarani, 53, a permanent resident of Canada who came here in 2010, was found guilty in Ontario’s Superior Court of Justice of importing opium, possession of opium for the purpose of trafficking, conspiracy to import opium and conspiracy to possess opium for the purpose of trafficking.
“Mr. Hanareh-Mafarani, along with several other individuals, was involved in the shipment of over 500...
March 19, 2026 - 07:00 | Chris Lambie | National Post
Alberta doctors will be explicitly banned from raising assisted death with a patient without the person first bringing it up, according to
a new bill tabled in the province
on Wednesday.
The goal is to ensure the potentially life-ending decisions are “initiated and driven” by people...
March 19, 2026 - 07:00 | Sharon Kirkey | National Post
When Yukon Premier Currie Dixon tabled his government’s first full budget on Thursday, he put it bluntly: the territory is spending more than it can afford, leaving it in a “dangerous financial position.”
March 19, 2026 - 07:00 | | CBC News - Canada
March 19, 2026 - 06:48 | Chuck Chiang | The Globe and Mail
March 19, 2026 - 06:34 | Wolfgang Depner | The Globe and Mail
Canada has seen its share of separatist sentiment, particularly from Quebec. In recent months, however, a separatist movement in the province of Alberta has been gaining momentum. Long-held grievances in the province are bubbling to the surface, just as President Donald Trump has been musing about Canada becoming the fifty-first state.
Below is a Q&A briefing put together by Christopher Hernandez-Roy, deputy director and senior fellow in the Americas Program, and Randy Boissonnault, former federal cabinet minister and member of Parliament. Together, they explain the roots of...
March 19, 2026 - 06:30 | Christopher Hernandez-Roy | Walrus
