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OTTAWA: Canada said on March 16 it will commit C$200 million over 10 years to secure a dedicated launch pad at Spaceport Nova Scotia, a step the federal government said will anchor a sovereign space launch capability from Canadian soil.

TORONTO: Canadian hospital emergency departments are under sustained strain as rising patient volumes, bed shortages and staffing gaps push waits for some patients past 20 hours and intensify scrutiny after recent deaths linked to prolonged delays. National data released by

MONTREAL: Power outages were still lingering in Montreal and other parts of Quebec after a freezing rain storm coated power lines, roads and tree branches, disrupting transit and daily life across the region. Around 6 a.m. on Thursday, 33,972 Hydro-Québec

CALGARY: Alberta Health Services ordered Calgary to issue a boil water advisory for parts of the city’s southwest on Friday after a private-property service line break disrupted a watermain serving Spruce Cliff and limited areas of Wildwood and Rosscarrock. The

NEW WESTMINSTER: Police seized C$11,000 in counterfeit bank notes at a Safeway store in New Westminster after employees identified suspicious cash and contacted officers, adding to a string of counterfeit currency cases that police services across British Columbia have flagged

VANCOUVER: Environment Canada said Metro Vancouver faces a renewed risk of low elevation snowfall on Wednesday morning as a Pacific storm reaches the South Coast, with precipitation expected to start as wet snow or a mix of wet snow and

OTTAWA: Canada’s population growth is increasingly being driven by international migration as the country’s natural increase narrows toward zero, a shift highlighted by recent federal analysis and national demographic data. Natural increase measures the difference between births and deaths, and

MUMBAI: Canada has announced a new package of education and research measures with India that includes scholarship funding for Indian students and the creation of “hybrid” study and research presences in India tied to Canadian institutions. The initiatives were presented

WINNIPEG: A Winnipeg man has been charged after police alleged he posted online threats targeting Prime Minister Mark Carney, according to a Royal Canadian Mounted Police news release issued in Manitoba. The RCMP said Jason Paul Rindall, 55, was arrested

VICTORIA: British Columbia will end twice-yearly clock changes and move to permanent, year-round daylight saving time after one final “spring forward” on March 8, 2026, the provincial government said. Under the plan, most residents will advance clocks by one hour