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In The News for March 3 : Will the Bank of Canada raise its key interest rate again?

In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of March 3 ... What we are watching in Canada ......

Mar 03, 2023

Thought of attending parole hearing 'heartbreaking': slain N.B. RCMP officer's wife

FREDERICTON - The wife of one of the New Brunswick RCMP officers murdered in 2014 says she is angry and discouraged after an Appeal Court reduced convicted killer Justin Bourque's parole eligibility. ...

Mar 03, 2023

Trudeau, Stefanson to meet with parents, make child care announcement in Winnipeg

WINNIPEG - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is to make a child care announcement today in Winnipeg. The Prime Minister's Office says Trudeau and Manitoba Premier Heather Stefanson are to meet with parent...

Mar 03, 2023

Micro mobility revolution races ahead, as policymakers and police try to keep up

VANCOUVER - Since Gabriel Kwok started riding an electric unicycle on Vancouver's streets nine months ago, he estimates he's logged about 2,000 kilometres on the briefcase-sized vehicle. The 21-year-o...

Mar 03, 2023

Members of an Afghan refugee family killed in multi-vehicle crash in B.C.

VANCOUVER - Three members of a family that had newly arrived from Afghanistan were the victims of a multi-vehicle crash in British Columbia's Interior on Wednesday. Premier David Eby says the deaths i...

Mar 02, 2023

Conservative party admits error in failing to give notice of Patrick Brown fundraiser

OTTAWA - The Conservative Party of Canada says it made a mistake in failing to give notice of a fundraiser held by disqualified leadership contestant Patrick Brown. Spokeswoman Sarah Fischer says the ...

Mar 02, 2023

Quebec man found guilty of promoting hatred against Jews files application for appeal

MONTREAL - A Quebec man found guilty of wilfully promoting hatred against Jews is seeking leave to appeal his conviction. Gabriel Sohier Chaput's lawyer wrote in an application for permission to appea...

Mar 02, 2023

Yukon budget lays out $48.2-million surplus, funding for dental, inflation relief

WHITEHORSE - The Yukon government is predicting a $48.2-million surplus in 2023 with a budget promising cash for housing, health care, infrastructure and inflation relief. The document, tabled by Fina...

Mar 02, 2023

RCMP make two arrests, seize firearms, right-wing political material west of Montreal

MONTREAL - RCMP say two men face charges in connection with a large firearms seizure last year just west of Montreal. Authorities say Jordan Madden, 29, and Joshua Madden, 31, of Vaudreuil-Dorion, Que...

Mar 02, 2023

B.C. firm gets approval from Health Canada to make and sell cocaine

LANGLEY, B.C. - Health Canada has granted a British Columbia cannabis company the right to possess, produce, sell and distribute cocaine. Adastra Labs says in a news release that Health Canada gave it...

Mar 02, 2023