Canadian News

Fri, 10 Apr 2026 20:27:55 EDT
'It means so much': Highway of Tears' family members unveil Pillar of Hope in Prince George
Family members of Indigenous women and girls who have gone missing or been murdered along the Highway of Tears gathered in Prince George, B.C., to witness the unveiling of a monument called the Pillar of Hope.

Fri, 10 Apr 2026 20:48:05 EDT
Judge orders pause on signature validation process for Alberta independence petition
A judge has granted a month-long stay preventing Alberta’s chief electoral officer from certifying the results of a petition to force a referendum on a proposal for Alberta to separate from Canada.

Fri, 10 Apr 2026 20:01:56 EDT
Scientists want to build an outdoor lab in Ontario to study decomposing human bodies
A Windsor-based forensic scientist is working to bring an outdoor lab to Kingsville that would study how human bodies decompose over time.

Fri, 10 Apr 2026 19:23:43 EDT
U.S. appears to lower Canadian softwood lumber tariffs — but uncertainty remains
The U.S. Department of Commerce has posted its preliminary tariff determination for the sector, estimated at just short of 25 per cent, lower than the current duty rate of more than 35 per cent.

Fri, 10 Apr 2026 18:18:57 EDT
Deputy minister found breaching ethics rules says she was following diversity mandate
Deputy minister of national defence Christiane Fox says she was trying to bring in outside perspectives when she influenced her former department to hire an acquaintance.

Fri, 10 Apr 2026 16:37:15 EDT
Shelter-in-place lifted after chlorine gas exposure hospitalized 8 at Victoria swimming pool

Fri, 10 Apr 2026 17:32:37 EDT
First Nations leaders strongly oppose B.C. plan to pause DRIPA as Eby defends move ahead of confidence vote
First Nations leaders in B.C. are urging B.C. NDP MLAs to reject Premier David Eby’s plan to suspend some sections of the province’s Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act (DRIPA), as the government prepares to bring the proposal fo...

Fri, 10 Apr 2026 17:56:53 EDT
Lockdown lifted at University of Ottawa, man arrested nearby
The Ottawa Police Service says it's arrested a man in connection with an incident at the University of Ottawa Friday afternoon that left the school under lockdown.

Fri, 10 Apr 2026 18:42:11 EDT
Appeal court upholds stay of THC-impaired driving charge in death of 9-year-old Sask. girl
Taylor Kennedy was charged with impaired driving causing death after Baeleigh Maurice, 9, died when Kennedy hit her with her truck on Sept. 9, 2021. The Crown appealed a judge's decision to stay the charge over trial delays.

Fri, 10 Apr 2026 08:00:00 EDT
AI data centre proposed by Kevin O'Leary exempt from Alberta environmental impact assessment
Kevin O’Leary's proposed Wonder Valley project in northwestern Alberta will not need to undergo an environmental impact assessment from the province due to existing water and power systems. However, the province says other assessments are required ...

Fri, 10 Apr 2026 09:58:07 EDT
Nurse says she looked at woman '3 to 5 seconds,' staff overwhelmed before sepsis death at Ontario hospital

Fri, 10 Apr 2026 04:00:00 EDT
The ostrich con: Arguments to save birds from cull in B.C. were based on falsehoods, evidence shows
The 10-month standoff on a B.C. ostrich farm last year was the most expensive poultry cull in Canada’s history. A fifth estate investigation reveals the campaign to save the ostriches was based on falsehoods.

Fri, 10 Apr 2026 08:00:00 EDT
Albertans who declared banned guns under Ottawa’s buyback still can’t get compensation
More than 7,000 banned guns have been declared in Alberta under the federal government’s gun buyback program, but owners in the province are not able to collect compensation because of an ongoing dispute between Alberta and Ottawa over how the prog...

Fri, 10 Apr 2026 05:00:00 EDT
McCain daughter says she’s ‘trapped’ in family company
An heiress to the multibillion-dollar McCain french fry empire says she is financially “trapped” by the family-owned company and its policies, which she claims prevent her from selling her ownership stake for a fair price.

Fri, 10 Apr 2026 13:14:31 EDT
Teenager pleads guilty to 1st-degree murder of Pickering senior
A teenager who fatally stabbed an 83-year-old retired kindergarten teacher in Pickering, Ont., in 2025 has pleaded guilty to first-degree murder.

Fri, 10 Apr 2026 04:00:00 EDT
More remote work accommodation requests for medical reasons being refused, federal unions say
Two federal public service unions say more and more employees are being denied requests for accommodations to work remotely, particularly for medical reasons, and are accusing the government of being unreasonable.

Fri, 10 Apr 2026 08:00:00 EDT
Immunization rates in B.C. falling since COVID-19 pandemic, data shows
Childhood immunization rates for most vaccines have been falling since the pandemic, a CBC News analysis of provincial data has found, raising concerns among public health officials about increased vulnerability to infectious disease.

Fri, 10 Apr 2026 04:00:00 EDT
Saab dangles sovereign data centre in Montreal to undercut F-35 fighter contract
Saab is pitching a Montreal-based, sovereign data hub to secure Canada's fighter jet contract, arguing it would keep mission-critical data out of U.S. hands. The move challenges Lockheed Martin's F-35 model and amplifies Ottawa's growing unease over ...

Thu, 09 Apr 2026 14:00:00 EDT
Nuclear heat keeps people warm in many countries. Why not ours?
In this issue of our environmental newsletter, we see how some countries are using heat from nuclear power plants to heat homes; map the countries with the biggest potential to generate solar power; and learn about the government's new approach to pr...

Fri, 10 Apr 2026 04:00:00 EDT
Immigration Department informing some 30,000 applicants they may be ineligible for refugee hearings
Canada's Immigration Department is sending tens of thousands of refugee claimants letters that they may not be eligible for asylum — and is telling some of them that they should leave immediately.

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