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CTV News - Toronto Saturday, March 23, 2024 7:00 AM
     A state funeral is underway for former Canadian prime minister and Progressive Conservative titan Brian Mulroney. Taking place at the iconic and ornate Notre-Dame Basilica in Montreal, the ceremony celebrating his life and legacy began at 11 a.m. EDT.

CTV News - Toronto Saturday, March 23, 2024 7:30 AM
     The province has released a first look at its proposal for a new operating provincial park, including a potential boundary expansion, integrated trail network, and name change.

CTV News - Toronto Saturday, March 23, 2024 8:15 AM
     A North York business owner says she's constantly worried her business will be broken into after experiencing a series of break-ins within the last year.

CTV News - Toronto Saturday, March 23, 2024 7:30 AM
     Canada's housing minister openly mocked Ontario Premier Doug Ford on social media Friday over his concerns over fourplexes.

CTVNews.ca - Top Stories - Public Saturday, March 23, 2024 7:00 AM
     A state funeral is underway for former Canadian prime minister and Progressive Conservative titan Brian Mulroney. Taking place at the iconic and ornate Notre-Dame Basilica in Montreal, the ceremony celebrating his life and legacy began at 11 a.m. EDT.

CTVNews.ca - Top Stories - Public Saturday, March 23, 2024 8:04 AM
     Russian authorities detained 11 people, state media reported Saturday, after gunmen stormed a concert hall in Moscow in a grisly attack that left at least 115 people dead.

CTVNews.ca - Top Stories - Public Saturday, March 23, 2024 9:15 AM
     Small towns and rural enclaves along the path of April's total solar eclipse are steeling for huge crowds of sun chasers who plan to catch a glimpse of day turning into dusk in North America.

CTVNews.ca - Top Stories - Public Saturday, March 23, 2024 11:50 AM
     The UN Security Council is set to vote on a resolution demanding a humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, but the United States warned the measure could hurt negotiations to halt Israeli-Hamas hostilities.

CTVNews.ca - Top Stories - Public Saturday, March 23, 2024 11:18 AM
     U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris on Saturday is expected to tour the blood-stained classroom building where the 2018 Parkland high school massacre happened, accompanied by victims' relatives who are calling for stricter gun laws.

CTVNews.ca - Top Stories - Public Saturday, March 23, 2024 10:26 AM
     Russia unleashed one of its most devastating attacks against Ukraine's electric sector on Friday, an aerial assault it said was retaliation for recent strikes inside Russia and which could signal an escalation of the war.

CTVNews.ca - Top Stories - Public Saturday, March 23, 2024 5:00 AM
     Parents of Montreal-area high school students whose artwork was allegedly listed for sale online by their art teacher have officially filed a lawsuit.

CTVNews.ca - Top Stories - Public Saturday, March 23, 2024 11:31 AM
     Missouri and Louisiana will hold presidential primaries Saturday, offering U.S. President Joe Biden and former U.S. President Donald Trump more chances to collect delegates.

Saturday, March 23, 2024 11:48 AM
     Cold Lake has hired help to trap skunks and relocate them where they can't cause a stink for residents.

Saturday, March 23, 2024 11:31 AM
     According to Oromocto RCMP, a 39-year-old man from the community of Burton died following a single-vehicle collision on a major New Brunswick highway on Friday.

Saturday, March 23, 2024 9:54 AM
     OPP said Saturday morning they were investigating a crash on Airport Road that killed a man from Scarborough and sent four others to hospital with injuries.

Saturday, March 23, 2024 9:34 AM
     Kate, the Princess of Wales, has disclosed that she has cancer and is undergoing chemotherapy. She did not say what kind of cancer or reveal details of her treatment.

Saturday, March 23, 2024 9:21 AM
      It has been 15 years since the last fatal crash of a U.S. airliner, but you would never know that by reading about a torrent of flight problems in the last three months.

Saturday, March 23, 2024 8:00 AM
     The Ford and Trudeau governments are at odds over their plans to provide affordable housing, with the federal government threatening to withhold hundreds of millions of dollars.

Saturday, March 23, 2024 8:00 AM
     The Department of National Defence says the military's counter-intelligence unit will not conduct "IT searches" until they develop a new legal framework.

Saturday, March 23, 2024 6:25 AM
     A Saskatchewan high school basketball tournament, known as Hoopla, has been cancelled as teachers pull out of extracurriculars over their contract dispute with the province.

Saturday, March 23, 2024 6:00 AM
     Ontario has unveiled one-time incentives for wildland firefighters and around 100 permanent jobs. The union, however, says it falls far short of what is needed.

Saturday, March 23, 2024 5:00 AM
     'He just thinks he is the king up there,' owner Sharlene Hudson says of Gunner, a horseback riding farm dog who is competing at this year's prestigious Westminster dog show.

Toronto Sun Saturday, March 23, 2024 11:56 AM
     Her pledge to allow four-storey homes to be built in any neighbourhood will meet strong resistance

Toronto Sun Saturday, March 23, 2024 11:45 AM
     MELBOURNE, Australia — Max Verstappen not surprisingly clinched pole position for Sunday's Australian Grand Prix. More surprising was record eight-time Australian pole winner Lewis Hamilton not making it into the final round of qualifying on Saturday. Verstappen, who has won both races to start the season in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia, with his Red Bull […]

Toronto Sun Saturday, March 23, 2024 11:30 AM
     The City of Toronto plans to consult with 'water users' in April about taxing based on the amount of hard surfaces on a property

Toronto Sun Saturday, March 23, 2024 11:27 AM
     LONDON — Aaron Taylor-Johnson is the latest actor reportedly offered a license to kill and succeed Daniel Craig as the new James Bond. The "Kick-Ass" star is no stranger to action movies and at 33 is a good age to join the franchise, as producers likely want a 10 year commitment to the role. Since […]

Toronto Sun Saturday, March 23, 2024 11:15 AM
     The accused was arrested after a 16-year-old girl was rescued from the sex trade in Brampton

Toronto Sun Saturday, March 23, 2024 11:14 AM
     DES MOINES, Iowa — The Mega Millions jackpot climbed to an estimated $1.1 billion after no one matched the game's six numbers Friday night, continuing a stretch of more than three months without a big winner. The numbers drawn were: 3, 8, 31, 35, 44, 16. The jackpot increased after a drawing for an estimated […]

Toronto Sun Saturday, March 23, 2024 10:59 AM
     MOSCOW — Russian President Vladimir Putin said Saturday that authorities have detained 11 people in the attack on a suburban Moscow concert hall that killed at least 133 people and left the sprawling venue a smoldering ruin. In an address to the nation, Putin called it "a bloody, barbaric terrorist act" and said all four […]

Toronto Sun Saturday, March 23, 2024 10:45 AM
     FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Two crew members on a Holland America cruise ship died during an "incident" in the ship's engineering space, the cruise line said. The unidentified crew members died Friday while the Florida-based Nieuw Amsterdam was at Half Moon Cay in the Bahamas, Holland America said in a statement. Authorities were notified and […]

Toronto Sun Saturday, March 23, 2024 10:35 AM
     LONDON — King Charles III always wanted a slimmed-down monarchy. But not like this. The Princess of Wales' disclosure that she has cancer has prompted an outpouring of goodwill for Kate and for a royal family that's now facing two serious health crises. Some of the social media frenzy that has swirled during the princess' […]

Toronto Sun Saturday, March 23, 2024 10:25 AM
     DUNEDIN, Fla. — The competitor in Jordan Romano wants to be in the Trop next Thursday ready to help his Blue Jays team get the 2024 season off to a rousing start. The realist in the Canadian closer isn't going to rush it, however. Battling through some elbow inflammation, Romano was back in action at […]

CityNews Toronto Saturday, March 23, 2024 11:38 AM
     The attack on a Moscow concert hall where armed men opened fire and set the building ablaze, killing at least 133 people, was the latest in a long series of bombings and sieges that have unsettled and outraged Russians during Vladimir Putin's nearly quarter-century as either prime minister or president. Friday's attack on the Crocus […]

CityNews Toronto Saturday, March 23, 2024 11:25 AM
     BOSTON (AP) — It may officially be spring, but New England is battling a wintry weather combination across the region Saturday with more than a foot of snow expected in ski county, and rain, wind and possible flooding in southern areas and along the coast. In Maine the National Weather Service warned of a treacherous […]

CityNews Toronto Saturday, March 23, 2024 11:23 AM
     PETROPOLIS, Brazil (AP) — Heavy rains in Rio de Janeiro state have killed at least seven people, authorities said Saturday, while a 4-year-old girl was rescued after more than 16 hours under mud. The girl was pulled out alive in the city of Petropolis, 69 kilometers (43 miles) north of Rio. Rescue teams had to […]

CityNews Toronto Saturday, March 23, 2024 11:22 AM
     WASHINGTON — A preliminary report from U.S. authorities into a plane crash in Tennessee that killed five Canadians says one witness heard "sputtering" and "popping" sounds from the plane's engine as it flew overhead before crashing alongside a highway west of downtown Nashville. Friday's report from the National Transportation Safety Board's report describes how pilot […]

CityNews Toronto Saturday, March 23, 2024 11:13 AM
     BEIJING (AP) — Unable to buy a train ticket, or even see a doctor at a hospital, a Chinese pastor found that his even after release from prison, he is not quite free. The Rev. John Sanqiang Cao was arrested and sentenced to seven years in prison while coming back from a missionary trip in […]

CityNews Toronto Saturday, March 23, 2024 11:07 AM
     MONTREAL — An RCMP honour guard carried the flag-draped casket of Canada's 18th prime minister into Notre-Dame Basilica on Saturday as the state funeral for Brian Mulroney got underway in Montreal.   Music filled the church as the casket was carried inside, followed by members of the Muroney family, including his wife and four children, […]

CityNews Toronto Saturday, March 23, 2024 10:58 AM
     HELSINKI (AP) — The U.S. Congress has passed a bill that involves a total of $228 million in military and defense aid to Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania this year under the Baltic Security Initiative, Estonia's defense officials said Saturday. The U.S. government funding legislation includes military aid to the three Baltic countries, which all are […]

CityNews Toronto Saturday, March 23, 2024 10:54 AM
     JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — The camp of Indonesia's losing presidential candidate filed a complaint with the Constitutional Court on Saturday alleging widespread fraud at the polls and demanded a revote. The legal team of Ganjar Pranowo, who was backed by the governing Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle, said it wants the elected president, Prabowo Subianto, […]

CityNews Toronto Saturday, March 23, 2024 10:37 AM
     Actress Cameron Diaz and her musician husband, Benji Madden, say they are "blessed and grateful" to have welcomed a baby boy — Cardinal Madden — to their family. The couple announced the arrival of their son in an Instagram post they each shared Friday. "He is awesome and We are all so happy he is […]

CityNews Toronto Saturday, March 23, 2024 10:09 AM
     FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Two crew members on a Holland America cruise ship died during an "incident" in the ship's engineering space, the cruise line said. The unidentified crew members died Friday while the Florida-based Nieuw Amsterdam was at Half Moon Cay in the Bahamas, Holland America said in a statement. Authorities were notified […]

CityNews Toronto Saturday, March 23, 2024 10:06 AM
     SUPERIOR, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin museum is partnering with a historical preservation group in a search for the wreckage of World War II ace Richard Bong's plane in the South Pacific. The Richard I. Bong Veterans Historical Center in Superior and the nonprofit World War II historical preservation group Pacific Wrecks announced the search […]

CityNews Toronto Saturday, March 23, 2024 10:03 AM
     U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres stood near a long line of waiting trucks Saturday and declared it was time to "truly flood Gaza with lifesaving aid," calling the starvation inside the enclave a "moral outrage." He urged an immediate cease-fire between Israel and Hamas. Guterres spoke on the Egyptian side of the border not far from […]

CityNews Toronto Saturday, March 23, 2024 9:49 AM
     LONDON (AP) — King Charles III always wanted a slimmed-down monarchy. But not like this. The Princess of Wales' disclosure that she has cancer has prompted an outpouring of goodwill for Kate and for a royal family that's now facing two serious health crises. Some of the social media frenzy that has swirled during the […]

CityNews Toronto Saturday, March 23, 2024 9:46 AM
     OTTAWA — 11:45 a.m.  As he walks up to the front of the church, Wayne Gretzky pauses and places his hand on the casket for a moment.  "We've had so many wonderful speakers, you're going to figure out who's in politics and which guy is the hockey player real quick," he says to laughter.  Gretzky […]

CityNews Toronto Saturday, March 23, 2024 9:07 AM
     MIAMI (AP) — A former fighter pilot jailed in Venezuela in February for his ties to a prominent human rights attorney is an employee of U.S. oil firm Chevron, The Associated Press has learned, an arrest that combined with other recent repressive acts by Nicolás Maduro's government is straining efforts by the Biden administration to […]

G-Alt cp24.com Saturday, March 23, 2024 10:18 AM
     Russian authorities say 11 people have been detained after a deadly attack in Moscow. Subscribe to CP24 to watch more videos: ...

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     Police say two vehicles collided and a man and woman in their 80s, who were in the one car, were killed. Subscribe to CP24 to watch more videos: ...

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     Heavy smoke was rolling out of the home on Khedive Avenue in the Bathurst and Lawrence area. Subscribe to CP24 to watch more videos: ...

G-Alt cp24.com Saturday, March 23, 2024 8:09 AM
     Best of CP24 Breakfast for week of March 22nd, 2024. Subscribe to CP24 to watch more videos: https://www.youtube.com/Cp24TorontoBreakingNews ...

Ottawa Citizen Saturday, March 23, 2024 9:42 AM
     Provincial police are investigating what they have described as a "suspicious death" in the village of Athens. In a message Saturday morning, Leeds County OPP said members responded to an address on Main Street at about 8:15 a.m. A young man was found deceased at the scene. Forensic specialists, the OPP Criminal Investigation Branch and […]

Ottawa Citizen Saturday, March 23, 2024 7:00 AM
     While a monument to the Soviet-era defector exists in Dundonald Park, it is small in scale considering his earth-shaking revelations.

Ottawa Citizen Saturday, March 23, 2024 6:00 AM
     Mulroney, who was Canada's 18th prime minister from 1984 to 1993, died in a Florida hospital on Feb. 29

Ottawa Citizen Saturday, March 23, 2024 6:00 AM
     Saturday, March 23: A guaranteed basic income would solve a litany or problems, along with a proper dose of compassion, readers say. You can write to us too, at letters@ottawacitizen.com

Windsor Star Saturday, March 23, 2024 10:27 AM
     The Town of Amherstburg's plan to charge businesses for inspections has irked some owners who say they weren't informed about the change.  Speck's Restaurant owner Sarah Brush questions why town inspections are required since the Windsor-Essex County Health Unit already inspects her restaurant. She said her new fees will be $350. "We're not a big […]

Windsor Star Saturday, March 23, 2024 7:00 AM
     re: Moving on up: Downtown Detroit skyline sprouts more high-rises (Feb. 14) The Windsor Star's recent story on Detroit's skyline sparks a common sense question: Given that we share the same riverside prime real estate and panoramic skyline view — why not also Windsor? The area off Riverside Drive between Caesars Windsor and Hall Avenue […]

The Province Saturday, March 23, 2024 8:00 AM
     The Vancouver Canucks host the Calgary Flames Saturday at Rogers Arena. It's the first game back in Vancouver for Andrei Kuzmenko.

Ottawa Sun Saturday, March 23, 2024 5:00 AM
     Here are today's Ottawa Sun letters to the editor.

Saskatoon StarPhoenix Saturday, March 23, 2024 9:00 AM
     Celeste Leray-Leicht, whose son Jacob died in the 2018 Broncos bus crash, has started an program dedicated both to reconciliation and fitness.

Saskatoon StarPhoenix Saturday, March 23, 2024 9:00 AM
     Along with hiring more staff and opening more beds, Saskatchewan Union of Nurses president Tracy Zambory says the government needs to do more to support nurses on the front lines.

Saskatoon StarPhoenix Saturday, March 23, 2024 8:00 AM
     The northern part of Canada forms a huge and beautiful land that contains our past and the spirits of our ancestors.

Regina Leader-Post Saturday, March 23, 2024 9:06 AM
     'The Moe government can end this today. Do they have the courage to do the right thing?' asks Roy Schneider.

Regina Leader-Post Saturday, March 23, 2024 9:00 AM
     The matriarch is the oldest living Italian immigrant in the Queen City, according to her family. Her husband and brothers founded Regina's G. Marconi Canadian Italian Club.

Montreal Gazette Saturday, March 23, 2024 10:30 AM
     The bells are ringing at St. Patrick's Basilica in Montreal as his casket leaves the church.

Montreal Gazette Saturday, March 23, 2024 10:11 AM
     "Any further onslaught will make things even worse — worse for Palestinian civilians, worse for hostages and worse for all people in the region."

Montreal Gazette Saturday, March 23, 2024 9:33 AM
     "He loved a good party, so that's a promise from the family," his son Nicolas says. "It'll be a funeral on paper, but it will be a party to many."

Montreal Gazette Saturday, March 23, 2024 9:15 AM
     The Habs are loaded with young defencemen and more are on the way, including top prospects David Reinbacher and Lane Hutson.

Montreal Gazette Saturday, March 23, 2024 8:54 AM
     "Misinformation can increase vaccine hesitancy and can delay the provision of health care."

Montreal Gazette Saturday, March 23, 2024 8:34 AM
     Many of the more than one million who have left the Caribbean nation feel helpless when they call terrified family members who can't leave.

Montreal Gazette Saturday, March 23, 2024 8:20 AM
     United States says the measure could hurt negotiations to halt Israeli-Hamas hostilities.

Montreal Gazette Saturday, March 23, 2024 8:06 AM
     Kate said she is now in the early stages of preventative chemotherapy, and is "getting stronger every day."

Montreal Gazette Saturday, March 23, 2024 7:49 AM
     The Islamic State group's Afghanistan branch has claimed responsibility for Friday's attack.

Montreal Gazette Saturday, March 23, 2024 6:26 AM
     In Quebec, we give long problem-solving and math activities to children who can barely read, write or decode information in the early grades.

Calgary Herald Saturday, March 23, 2024 8:56 AM
     When a woman is pregnant, we use the term "she is expecting." This, of course, means she is expecting to have a healthy baby, ideally born at full term, in an uncomplicated manner, and then after that, most women hope to nurse a healthy baby. Not so long ago, I met a couple who indeed […]

Calgary Herald Saturday, March 23, 2024 8:00 AM
     Coun. Courtney Walcott recently suggested that 350,000 homeowners in Calgary are among "the selfish few." Or at least, that is what was implied when he scolded Coun. Dan McLean for having the temerity to suggest that a plebiscite on blanket housing would only "benefit the selfish few." As no councillors ran on this issue, a […]

Calgary Herald Saturday, March 23, 2024 8:00 AM
     I recently read an article about a Calgary father seeking a court intervention to prevent his adult daughter from having a medically assisted death (MAID). That same day, I attended a presentation titled Hidden Complexities by Dr. Tracy Powell, summarizing her PhD research into family members' experiences of MAID. I was not part of Powell's […]

Calgary Herald Saturday, March 23, 2024 8:00 AM
     Despite the lack of support from Albertans, the provincial government seems poised to introduce legislation to facilitate the entry of parties into municipal elections. I am relatively neutral on the issue, however, I do think we can build upon this legislative interest to look at the process currently used to select our city's politicians. Some […]

Calgary Herald Saturday, March 23, 2024 8:00 AM
     As a teacher, I've been eagerly anticipating the new K-6 social studies curriculum draft, as it will have a profound effect on our students for decades to come. I want to explain my perspective on the curriculum, and I encourage you to share your thoughts by going to the province's online feedback survey titled, "K-6 […]

Calgary Sun Saturday, March 23, 2024 7:00 AM
     Numbers game Give an accountant a set of numbers and he'll produce financial statements. Give a really good accountant a set of numbers and tell him what you want them to say, and he'll do it! I've done both the former and the latter. When dilettantes like Justin Trudeau claim 80% of families would get […]

Vancouver Sun Saturday, March 23, 2024 11:00 AM
     Mike Bryan has been delivering milk, eggs and butter to homes and businesses for three decades

Vancouver Sun Saturday, March 23, 2024 11:00 AM
     Kien Trung Pham was found guilty of packing drugs in crudely heat-sealed containers he shipped through a Nanaimo courier company to Vancouver airport

Vancouver Sun Saturday, March 23, 2024 11:00 AM
     This week the Bookless Club maps out how we're all related.