Monday, March 09, 2026

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In Detail Full day, Monday, March 09, 2026, Timezone: America/Chicago

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NRC to acquire Bombardier jet as feds earmark nearly $1B for defence research

sootoday - OTTAWA — The federal government is putting nearly a billion dollars into the National Research Council for defence initiatives, including the purchase of a Bombardier jet for research.

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G7 countries to discuss tapping strategic oil reserves as prices smash through US$100 a barrel

Eric Reguly / theglobeandmail - Economists predict no quick reversal of energy costs

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Hamilton man charged after second threat against Premier Doug Ford in one week

Jane Stevenson / torontosun - Police say the second threat was made Feb. 22, after the first one on Feb. 13.

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Opposition leaders blast Carney’s absence from Iran war debate

Christopher Nardi / nationalpost - 'That is unacceptable after changing positions, by our account, four times,' charged NDP interim leader Don Davies

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19-year-old charged with 1st-degree murder in Vaughan plaza shooting, 2nd suspect still wanted

Nick Westoll / citynews - York Regional Police officers say the 19-year-old was arrested in Moosonee on Thursday. The incident happened in Vaughan on Jan. 26.

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Vast majority of Canadians want Andrew removed from royal line of succession

Chris Knight / nationalpost - Angus Reid poll also found that only 29 per cent of Canadians want a long-lasting constitutional monarchy, while almost half are against the idea

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Liberals nominate Fintrac official Annette Ryan as budget watchdog

News Staff / citynews - OTTAWA — The Liberal government has nominated a senior official at the national financial intelligence agency as Ottawa’s next fiscal watchdog. Wayne Long, the secretary of state for financial institutions, tabled the certificate of nomination to ask for …

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Live Nation, U.S. DOJ to settle lawsuit alleging music industry monopoly

Globalnews Digital / globalnews - Ticketmaster's parent company was accused in an antitrust lawsuit of using coercive tactics to 'suffocate the competition' and driving up prices for concert fans.

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Crown in Frank Stronach trial to only seek convictions on seven of 12 original charges

theglobeandmail - Prosecution concedes it can’t meet threshold of proof beyond a reasonable doubt on two charges of sexual assault related to two complainants

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Calgary returns yet again to water restrictions amid work to fix its ailing pipe system

Dayne Patterson / nationalobserver - Calgarians are once again being asked to take shorter showers and reduce toilet flushes as the latest round of water restrictions kicks in.

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Treasury Board not tracking impact of public service job cuts on equity groups

sootoday - OTTAWA — Advocates are raising concerns about how job cuts will affect public servants in equity groups — something the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat says it's not tracking.

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