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In The News for March 23: Liberal MP quits caucus amid Chinese interference claims
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 23 ... What we are watching in Canada .....
Mar 23, 2023
Budget 2023 to detail crackdown on 'junk fees' for consumers: federal source
OTTAWA - A federal source says the coming budget will detail how the Liberals plan to go after hidden or unexpected consumer fees, following the United States announcing its own crackdown on these cha...
Mar 23, 2023
From pastries to policy, here's a look at a century of presidential visits to Canada
OTTAWA - It remains to be seen whether the president's Irish eyes will be smiling in Ottawa this week, but Joe Biden and Justin Trudeau will almost certainly have a more pleasant get-together than the...
Mar 23, 2023
An unbreakable friendship: A look at past U.S. presidential addresses to Parliament
OTTAWA - United States President Joe Biden is set to deliver a speech to Parliament on Friday, becoming the ninth president to address Canadians in Ottawa. Here's a look back at past presidential spee...
Mar 23, 2023
Pope Francis' tour came with a minimum $55-milliion price tag for Ottawa
A family member of residential school survivors says the minimum $55-million price tag for Pope' visit to Canada last year feels like another slap in the face for Indigenous people. "Think of all the ...
Mar 23, 2023
Parks Canada says new reservation system working well as bookings open in busy Banff
CALGARY - Parks Canada says its new online reservation system to book camping sites and other activities at national parks appears to have worked well during its first week of operations. The site was...
Mar 23, 2023
Firm handshakes, hard lines: Trudeau, Biden to talk protectionism, Haiti, migration
WASHINGTON - He's hell-bent on restoring blue-collar American manufacturing to its former glory, considers free trade a dirty word and wants Canada to wade voluntarily into a failed, gang-ravaged stat...
Mar 23, 2023
Logging, forest loss may have awakened ancient B.C. landslides, at cost of about $1B
A series of ancient landslides have been "reawakened" in British Columbia's Cariboo region, costing hundreds of millions in federal disaster assistance funds and prompting warnings thatlogging is conn...
Mar 23, 2023
McDavid hits 60-goal mark with OT winner as Oilers hand Coyotes 4-3 loss
EDMONTON - Connor McDavid hit the 60-goal mark with his second of the night 1:31 into overtime and the Edmonton Oilers took a 4-3 victory over the Arizona Coyotes on Wednesday. Moments after hitting t...
Mar 22, 2023
Toronto MP Han Dong quits Liberal caucus amid Chinese interference allegations
OTTAWA - Han Dong, the member of Parliament at the centre of allegations of Chinese meddling in Canadian affairs, says he is resigning from the Liberal caucus and will sit as an Independent. Dong tell...
Mar 22, 2023