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Submarine companies make their final pitches to Canada as it rushes to choose a fleet
OTTAWA - The competition to build the Canadian navy's next fleet of submarines is heading into a new phase after a deadline for both finalists to submit their final proposals to the federal government...
Sarah Ritchie, The Canadian Press Mar 02, 2026

Last spring forward for B.C. as it moves to permanent daylight time
VICTORIA - British Columbia's southern population centres will be facing winter sunrises around 9 a.m. - and around 9:30 a.m. in the north - after the decision to adopt year-round daylight time, sprin...
Wolfgang Depner, The Canadian Press Mar 02, 2026

There's no PBO: Ottawa fails to appoint new fiscal watchdog as interim term expires
OTTAWA - There is currently no parliamentary budget officer scrutinizing federal finances in Ottawa as the interim fiscal watchdog's term expired Monday without a successor in place. The PBO is an ind...
Craig Lord, The Canadian Press Mar 02, 2026

B.C. Mountie gets probation in fatal 2017 arrest of Dale Culver in Prince George
PRINCE GEORGE - An RCMP officer convicted of obstruction of justice in the death of an Indigenous man while in custody in 2017 has been handed 18 months probation by a court in British Columbia. The B...
Canadian Press Mar 02, 2026

Final complainant tells Frank Stronach's sexual assault trial she saw 'no way out'
TORONTO - When she heard the sound of her pantyhose ripping, she knew there was nothing she could do, the woman testified Monday as she gave her account of an encounter with Frank Stronach decades ago...
Paola Loriggio, The Canadian Press Mar 02, 2026

Officer says Myles Gray was restrained face-down for several minutes before death
VANCOUVER - A Vancouver police officer has testified at a public hearing into the 2015 police-involved death of Myles Gray that Gray was handcuffed and hobbled, and struggled while being restrained fa...
Brieanna Charlebois, The Canadian Press Mar 02, 2026

B.C. and Cowichan chiefs start negotiations after landmark court ruling on title
VICTORIA - The British Columbia government and chiefs from the Cowichan Nation say they've begun negotiations after a landmark court ruling awarded Aboriginal title over a swath of property in Richmon...
Canadian Press Mar 02, 2026
What you need to know about new legislation that could expand First Nations status
OTTAWA - All four opposition parties in the House of Commons are backing legislation to change status rules in the Indian Act to end what is known as the second-generation cutoff. But the Liberals say...
Alessia Passafiume, The Canadian Press Mar 02, 2026

Last spring forward for B.C. as it moves to Pacific time, Premier Eby says
VICTORIA - British Columbians will adopt year-round daylight time, springing forward by one hour this Sunday for the last time. Premier David Eby said Monday the decision is about making life easier f...
Wolfgang Depner, The Canadian Press Mar 02, 2026

Canadians involved in bus crash in Dominican Republic: embassy
OTTAWA - The Embassy of Canada to the Dominican Republic says there were Canadians involved in a tourist bus accident in the Caribbean nation on Sunday night. A statement from the embassy posted on so...
Catherine Morrison, The Canadian Press Mar 02, 2026
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