Canadian News
Sat, 21 Mar 2026 08:00:00 EDT ‘Eerie parallel’: Archived stamps reveal Canada was prepared to ration gas in the 1979 oil crisis
Canada considered conserving oil with gasoline rationing stamps in 1979. While it never put the stamps into circulation, economist Peter Tertzakian said the proofs are a reminder that anything can happen in an oil shortage.
Sat, 21 Mar 2026 04:00:00 EDTThis remote First Nation is using 1 generator to power the whole community — again
After dealing with a week of intermittent power outages last month, Nibinamik First Nation is having problems with its diesel generating system again. On Wednesday, workers discovered the remote Oji-Cree community’s main generator — a Caterpillar...
Sat, 21 Mar 2026 20:06:01 EDTTumbler Ridge, B.C., advances to Hockeyville final as community continues to heal after tragedy
Tumbler Ridge has been named one of two finalists in the annual Hockeyville contest, which now puts the small northern B.C. community one step closer to winning $250,000 for its local arena and a chance to host a pre-season NHL game.
Sat, 21 Mar 2026 05:00:00 EDTHow fans and industry insiders feel about Ontario’s ticket resale crackdown
Sports and music fans are applauding the province’s plans to outlaw sky-high ticket resale prices, but some insiders say there’s more work to be done.
Sat, 21 Mar 2026 14:50:05 EDTCanada's Christopher Morales Williams wins 400m gold, sets championship record at indoor worlds
Canada's Christopher Morales Williams won the men's 400-metre event Saturday at the world indoor track and field championships in Torun, Poland.
Sat, 21 Mar 2026 06:00:00 EDTOntario model becomes 1st transgender person on Chanel Exclusive's catwalk at Paris Fashion Week
On her modelling journey, Dalton Dubois of Guelph, Ont., says it's involved "a lot of proving yourself" after she quit her job at a retirement home. Recently, she became the first transgender person to walk Chanel Exclusive's runway at Paris Fashion ...
Sat, 21 Mar 2026 09:00:00 EDTBanff National Park breaks visitation record — again
The national park in Alberta saw 4.5 million visitors in the 2025-26 fiscal year, surpassing the previous high of 4.28 million in 2023-24, in what’s become almost annual increases over the last decade.
Sat, 21 Mar 2026 14:10:43 EDTCanadian ski cross siblings Hannah, Jared Schmidt each earn World Cup silver on home snow
Ottawa ski cross siblings Hannah and Jared Schmidt each earned silver at the penultimate World Cup stop at Craigleith Ski Club near Collingwood, Ont., on Saturday.
Fri, 20 Mar 2026 09:27:04 EDTCouple airlifted from home as heavy rain triggers mudslide in B.C.’s Fraser Valley
Heavy rains battering B.C. caused a mudslide in Coquitlam Thursday, forcing one couple to be airlifted out, and triggered two evacuation alerts in the Fraser Valley, along the Chilliwack River.
Fri, 20 Mar 2026 15:20:05 EDTAlberta’s 'Peterson law' leads lawyers' regulator to stop mandating Indigenous education course
The regulator for Alberta’s lawyers says it will no longer mandate Indigenous cultural competency training in advance of what Alberta Premier Danielle Smith calls the “Peterson law” coming into effect.
Sat, 21 Mar 2026 05:00:00 EDT3 credits short of a degree, he left NSCAD for a music career. The school is now honouring him
When Andrew Scott decided to chase a career in music and give up his studies, it was only going to be temporary. "I'm not going to be in a rock band when I'm 30," Scott told his mom. Thirty-five years later, he's still making music with Sloan. His fo...
Fri, 20 Mar 2026 16:53:44 EDTFriend of Sikh student killed on Alberta highway recalls deadly daytime shooting
Birinder Singh was driving down the highway, hoping to see Alberta’s Rocky Mountains for the first time, when a bullet from a passing vehicle ended his life.
Fri, 20 Mar 2026 10:11:33 EDTOntario looks to ban reselling tickets for more than original price
The Ontario government is planning to outlaw sky-high ticket resale prices, according to a news release. The move comes years after the province scrapped part of an anti-scalping law in 2019.
Fri, 20 Mar 2026 15:52:58 EDT2 men accused of fathering hundreds of kids banned from donating sperm in Quebec
Quebec's Superior Court has temporarily barred a man and his son from donating sperm after they were accused of fathering hundreds of children.
Thu, 19 Mar 2026 21:57:45 EDT7-year-old B.C. girl and her mother being held by U.S. immigration officials in Texas
Family and friends are expressing fears for a Penticton, B.C., woman and her daughter who have been detained by U.S. authorities in Texas and are currently in an immigration holding facility. Tania Warner — a 47-year-old who family say is legally i...
Fri, 20 Mar 2026 15:50:02 EDTAlberta to close supervised consumption sites in Calgary, Lethbridge at end of June
Nearly five years after first announcing its plans to close the supervised consumption site at the Sheldon M. Chumir Health Centre, the Alberta government set a date to close the site later this year and replace it with services more focused on recov...
Fri, 20 Mar 2026 08:00:00 EDTB.C. premier faces pressure over proposed changes to landmark reconciliation framework law
The NDP government is meeting with First Nations groups over the changes it plans to make to the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act, or DRIPA. Premier David Eby is facing pressure from Indigenous leaders to leave the law alone, and f...
Fri, 20 Mar 2026 04:00:00 EDTCanadian company helping white supremacists fundraise from hateful livestreams
A Canadian streaming platform is helping white supremacists who have been kicked off mainstream social media continue to profit from hateful content, an investigation by CBC’s the fifth estate has found.
Thu, 19 Mar 2026 15:08:44 EDTBrandon Tobin killed his grandmother after a drug-induced seizure. A judge will soon decide his fate
Crown prosecutors are asking for a six-year prison sentence while the defence has countered with three to four, arguing Brandon Tobin didn't choose to kill his grandmother — he chose to use drugs, which led to her death.
Thu, 19 Mar 2026 20:41:33 EDTRCMP visit Edmonton offices of business at centre of Alberta health procurement probes
RCMP officers and vehicles were seen on Thursday at the west Edmonton offices of a businessman at the centre of multiple probes into the Alberta government's procurement practices.