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Three Quebec maritime students who were stranded in Persian Gulf in good spirits
MONTREAL - Three students who were stranded aboard ships in the Persian Gulf for more than two weeks arrived back home in good spirits. the director of Quebec's maritime institute said. All three stud...
Charlotte Glorieux, The Canadian Press Mar 21, 2026

Three Quebec maritime students return home after being stranded in the Persian Gulf
MONTREAL - The director of Quebec's maritime institute says three students who were stuck in the Persian Gulf for more than two weeks are in good spirits after returning home. The students arrived yes...
Canadian Press Mar 21, 2026

Most NDP leadership candidates say they're in no hurry to become MPs
OTTAWA - Four of the five federal NDP leadership candidates say they won't be in a hurry to enter the House of Commons if they win - a position the only MP in the race calls "a little bit odd." Filmma...
David Baxter, The Canadian Press Mar 21, 2026

Federal departments, agencies to shed 12,000 full-time equivalent positions
OTTAWA - Federal departments and agencies are looking to cut more than 12,000 full-time equivalent jobs over the next three years as part of the Carney government's spending review. That figure comes ...
Catherine Morrison, The Canadian Press Mar 21, 2026

Artemis II rocket arrives to launch pad after slow rollout ahead of April flight date
The Artemis II rocket that's to carry Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen around the moon made its way Friday to the launch pad ahead of its planned April blastoff. NASA says it took 11 hours for the 322...
Aaron Sousa, The Canadian Press Mar 20, 2026

Canada should 'absolutely' match Poland's Chinese EV ban at military bases: expert
OTTAWA - Intelligence and cybersecurity experts are warning the Liberal government about national security risks posed by allowing Chinese electric vehicles onto Canadian military bases. Critics and s...
Kyle Duggan, The Canadian Press Mar 20, 2026

Residents in B.C.'s Fraser Valley 'more hopeful' of escaping flooding after rains
VANCOUVER - Sandbags, dikes, and stacks of giants rocks appear to be doing their job holding back the Chilliwack River from flooding parts of Fraser Valley in British Columbia after days of rain soake...
Canadian Press Mar 20, 2026

Canadian military personnel leave Iraq with NATO allies amid Iran war
OTTAWA - Canadian Armed Forces members are among the NATO personnel who have left Iraq as the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran drags on. The alliance said Friday it has safely relocated to Europe the last o...
Kyle Duggan, The Canadian Press Mar 20, 2026

Eby says he will sell B.C. as 'stable jurisdiction' during trade trip to China
VICTORIA - A trade delegation headed by British Columbia Premier David Eby will travel to China later this year in an effort to drum up business for the province. The premier says the trip will focus ...
Wolfgang Depner, The Canadian Press Mar 20, 2026

Quebec premier dismisses Doug Ford's concerns over province's EV targets
MONTREAL - Quebec Premier Franois Legault has dismissed concerns by the Ontario premier over electric vehicle mandates in Canada, saying Quebec already adjusted its targets to reflect the new reality ...
Canadian Press Mar 20, 2026












