Nova Scotia MLAs voted unanimously on Friday to scrap the province’s electric vehicle rebate for new Tesla products.

CBC's Poll Tracker suggests the NDP's support has dropped to less than 12 per cent, with the party at risk of losing roughly three-quarters of its seats in the House of Commons. The party's official status, and leader Jagmeet Singh's own riding, are at risk.

The sister of a 32-year-old woman who was killed in 2023 says she was a 'dedicated mother' who tried to improve her daughters' lives from the day they were born, going back to school later in life to pursue business administration.

Vehicle Fire – Arson

Anyone with information regarding this vehicle fire is encouraged to contact Brandon Police Service at 204-729-2345 or https://www.brandon.ca/police-contact/police-contact.

On March 20th at 7:50AM Brandon Police alongside Brandon Fire and Emergency Services responded to a vehicle fire near 8th Street and Assiniboine Avenue. The fire was determined to be arson. A Perimeter was setup and K9 were called in. The incident remains under investigation.

Arrest Warrants

In the last 24 hours Brandon Police executed five Arrest Warrants. Four were released on an Appearance Notice while one who obtained a new charge of Theft Under $5000 was arrested, held in detention cells and will attend court in the morning on March 21st, 2025.

Breach of Peace

On March 20th at 7:03PM Brandon Police were called to a disturbance in the 800 block of Pacific Avenue. An intoxicated 21-year-old male was trying to fight with his mother. He was arrested, no charges were pressed, and he will be held in detention cells until sober.

Breach of Peace

On March 21st at 2:36AM Brandon Police were called to a disturbance in Cornell Bay. The original issue was resolved however police were called back to the area as a 28-year-old female continued to cause disturbances to her household as well as to other residents on the street. The female was arrested and will be held in detention cells until sober.

Theft Under $5000 / Failure to Comply Probation X2

On March 20th at 8:30PM Police were called to a business in Corral Centre where a Loss Prevention Officer was currently outside the business attempting to arrest a shoplifter. The suspect was taken into custody and $86.21 worth of merchandise was recovered. The 34-year-old male was on two Probation Orders not to attend the store. He was arrested, held in detention cells and will attend court in the morning on March 21st. 2025.

The federal government has committed more than $1.5 billion over 10 years for Metro Vancouver's beleaguered transit network.

Border mayors from across Canada say they're on the front line of the tariff war with the United States and are disproportionately suffering as a result. 

Palestinians in Gaza say they have nowhere to go as Israel's renewed offensive forces thousands to leave their homes and once again face displacement in the war-ravaged territory.

The New Brunswick government is ending a two-year fight with CUPE and repealing legislation that would have forced five unions into a shared-risk pension plan. 

The Speedy Creek Model Railway Club is looking to build up steam with a brand new location. 

After having a dip in membership during the last year, the Club is attempting a fresh start at the Swift Current Mall.

According to Club treasurer, Tim Marcus, the Swift Current Mall has sponsored them through this opportunity. 

"We're happy that the Swift Current Mall partnered with us to give us this space," said Marcus. "It should help us to get back on our feet again." 

People can find them just across from the childrens play space and wall climbing area. Inside, model tracks have been erected, complete with minature towns, factories, mountains, farms, and bridges. 

The plan for now is to continue improving their displays, adding in the greenery, the buildings, different display vehicles, and complete the scenery. 

"We're going to try and model some of Swift Current," said Marcus. "We have the train station buildings up front and the Lyric Theater which we also modelled. We're hoping to make the yard, and will kinda have it modelled after the one here in town." 

The Club was formerly based out of the Dixon Community Centre and has existed in Swift Current for over 20 years in one form or another. 

Anyone interested in joining the club is encouraged to come out when they are open on both Thursdays and Sundays during regular store hours.

Members of a 30-person crew shooting scenes for a feature film around Apex and Iqaluit this week are keeping details of their $8-million production close to the proverbial sealskin vest.

The crew is on its third day of an eight-day local shooting schedule for In Alaska, a production by Dutch director Jaap van Heusden, co-written and co-directed by Iqaluit-based filmmaker Vinnie Karetak.

“It’s a co-production between the Netherlands and Canada so we’ve got some Canadians and we’ve got some Dutch folks on the crew,” said line producer Nach Dudsdeemaytha, of Vancouver-based Experimental Forest Films, in an on-set interview with Nunatsiaq News.

The film’s plot centres around a 17-year-old youth from a small Alaskan village who becomes a wanted terrorist after shooting a hole into the trans-Alaska pipeline before escaping to Nunavut, where he reconnects with his Inuk mother’s roots.

Dudsdeemaytha would not discuss many other details of the production, including how and when people will have a chance to see the completed film.

The names of the two actors featured in Friday afternoon’s shoot along the mouth of the Niaqunguk River on Frobisher Bay, next to Simonie Michael Lane in Apex, are also a secret.

He did, however, identify one of the actors as coming from Nunavut and said the settings being shot this week will represent Nunavut in the film.

Karetak, the co-director, was more forthcoming, revealing the identity of a third, uncredited character in the film.

“In my mind, the land is a character in itself,” he said. “Part of the things that we wrote as directors is using the landscape.”

The land was ready for its close-up as shooting began midday Friday amid sunny, -19 C conditions.

“The weather has been co-operating,” Karetak said. “Everything’s going well. It’s been beautiful and sunny for the last three days.”

The production schedule is on time, he said.

“We’re pleased and happy with how open and willing the people here in Iqaluit have been,” he said, apologizing to residents for the crowd of trucks and equipment that descended on Apex at around 11 a.m. on Friday. The road was closed to non-local traffic until 6 p.m.

After the Nunavut scenes are finished next week, shooting will resume in B.C. later this year, Dudsdeemaytha said.

The film is funded by the Netherlands Film Fund and Telefilm Canada, among others.

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Canada's roster for the women's world hockey championship has been unveiled. A squad of 25 players are tasked with defending the gold medal when the 10-day championship starts April 9 in Ceske Budejovice, Czech Republic.

Spring Thaw Partially Begins in Southern Manitoba Basins

Media Release - March 21, 2025

The Hydrologic Forecast Centre of Manitoba Transportation and Infrastructure is advising the public the spring thaw has partially started in southern Manitoba basins including the United States portion of the Red River basin. As temperatures rise, river flows and water levels are expected to gradually increase, leading to potentially hazardous ice conditions on rivers, lakes and drainage ditches throughout Manitoba.

While the ice may appear like normal winter ice, it may be very thin and will no longer support people and heavy objects such as snowmobiles and vehicles.

The Hydrologic Forecast Centre also advises outflows from the Shellmouth Dam are being reduced from the current 680 cubic feet per second (cfs) to 300 cfs as part of the normal operation of the dam. This reduction in outflow is expected to weaken the ice along the Assiniboine River from Shellmouth to Brandon.

Use of the rivers, lakes, floodways or drainage ditches for activities such as skiing, sledding and snowmobiling could be hazardous at this time and should be avoided. Persons living near such waterways should be especially careful to prevent children and pets from wandering onto the ice.

Daily temperatures are warming gradually and deteriorating ice thickness and strength. The quality of river ice within communities is also uncertain. Citizens are advised to stay off rivers and retention ponds.

The Manitoba Emergency Management Organization (EMO) continues to work with all local authorities and emergency management partners to provide guidance and support to prepare for and respond to spring flooding. This includes reviewing existing emergency plans, sharing information and preparing resources used in flood response. Additionally, Manitoba EMO continues to work with Indigenous Services Canada (ISC) and Municipal and Northern Relations (MNR) to support ISC and MNR-led preparation activities for First Nations and Northern Affairs communities.

As the melt continues, updated flood information will be available at: 
www.manitoba.ca/floodinfo/.

Spring Thaw Partially Begins in Southern Manitoba Basins

Joe Rogan famously endorsed Donald Trump for U.S. President, but the hugely influential podcaster can’t get behind Trump’s imperialistic desire to absorb Canada

“I don’t really think they should be our 51st state. There I said it,” Rogan declared during a recent episode of The Joe Rogan Experience with guest, comedian Michael Kosta.

The two delved into the topic while watching highlights of fights from one of the heated 4 Nations Face-Off battles between Canada and The U.S.

“Why are we upset at Canada, this is stupid,” Rogan remarked, noting that the crowd “booed us over tariffs.”

“We gotta become friends with Canada again,” he continued. “This is so ridiculous. I can’t believe that there’s like anti-American and anti-Canadian sentiment going on it’s the dumbest f****n feud.

“There’s a lot of idiots that now think ‘they’re our f****n enemy, why are we subsidizing Canada? How come they don’t they have their own military.’ “

“Well they don’t, so let’s just deal with it.”

Canada of course does have its own military with a proud and storied history.

The nation also has a new Prime Minister in Mark Carney.

Rogan, who unabashedly detested Trudeau, seems equally unimpressed with his successor.

“They got a new guy who is just as bad,” he remarked.

“I don’t know what’s happening with their politics,” he admitted, “but I just want Canada and America to get along, I think it’s ridiculous.”

Rogan went on to say that Greenland was a better candidate should America truly seek to expand its territory.

“I think Greenland is more accessible. We could probably buy that.”

Trump continues verbal attacks on Canada

Despite Prime Minister Carney saying he wouldn’t negotiate new trade agreements with the U.S. until Trump begins respecting Canada’s sovereignty, Trump continues to disparage his northern neighbour.

During an interview with Laura Ingraham on her Fox News political show ‘The Ingraham Angle,’ on Tuesday, the U.S. president maintained that Canada was “meant” to be the 51st state.

“We don’t need their energy, we don’t need anything, we certainly don’t want their automobiles,” Trump said.

“I deal with every country indirectly or directly, one of the nastiest countries to deal with is Canada.”

Carney has called that messaging “disrespectful” and said Trump’s words are hampering progress on trade for both sides.

“They will have to stop before we sit down and have a conversation about our broader partnership with the United States,” Carney said.

Winnipeg police have arrested two people following an investigation into the distribution of intimate images without consent.

The investigation began in January 2025 when a woman reported to Winnipeg police that her former partner had created and shared intimate images of her without her consent.

On January 9, the images were sent to an official within the woman’s school division employer. The official then forwarded the content to others for follow-up.

Police arrested the former partner on January 15, charging him with multiple offences, including voyeurism, assault, uttering threats, and distributing an intimate image without consent. He was detained in custody.

Following further investigation and forensic analysis, police arrested the school division official on March 20. The individual was charged with distributing an intimate image without consent and was released on an undertaking.

Police remind the public that sharing intimate images without consent is a criminal offence. Victims of such crimes can seek support through Cybertip, Winnipeg police victim services at (204) 986-6350, or the Klinic Sexual Assault Crisis Line at (204) 786-8631.

A Regina-based production company says it is optimistic and will "work with what we have" after the province's film and tv production grant was reduced in the latest budget.

The work and stories from a number of seniors will be featured in a show at the St. John’s Arts and Culture Centre this weekend.

The show’s host, Aiden Flynn, notes working in the arts professionally doesn’t come with a set retirement age, nor does it come with a pension, adding artists’ incomes can fluctuate significantly.

That means a lot of older artists continue to work well into their senior years, and it’s not always easy, says Flynn.

He says artists work “almost as independent contractors, essentially they’re freelancers.”

Flynn says as artists get older, the pressures of work are still there and “the resources that are required to get you through are difficult to come by when you’re in your mid-career or your emerging career. So you can imagine the added responsibility, the added pressure of having those resources at your fingertips when you’re older.”

Newfoundland Stories Woven Through the Lens of Seniors Artists takes place in the Barbara Barrett Theatre at the Arts and Culture Centre on Saturday and Sunday. It will feature the works of Geoff Adams, Lawrence Barry, Helena Eleume, George Masswohl, Jillian Rees-Brown and Bernie Stapleton.

Proceeds from the show will go toward the formation of a local chapter of the PAL Canada Foundation, a national charitable organization dedicated to support older and disadvantaged members of the arts and entertainment community.