Canadian News

Fri, 13 Mar 2026 04:00:00 EDT
Canada's hospital emergency rooms have hit a breaking point. Is it the new normal?
Hospital emergency rooms are overflowing, resulting in patients being treated in storage rooms and hallways as they wait days for a bed. Doctors say it's happening against a backdrop of behind-the-scenes backlogs, access issues and an aging populatio...

Thu, 12 Mar 2026 22:01:11 EDT
Suspended doctor faces 28 new sex-crime charges, including sexual touching of minors
Suspended physician David Edward-Ooi Poon has been charged with 28 more sex crimes this week, for a total of 71 alleged offences. Toronto police now accuse the doctor and public health expert with three counts of sexual interference with minors and s...

Thu, 12 Mar 2026 21:03:48 EDT
Alberta hospitals must admit patients to prevent ER backlogs, says review into Edmonton man's death
To help prevent a backlog of patients in emergency rooms, Alberta hospitals should not cap the number of patients who can be admitted to wards, says a review completed in the wake of a 44-year-old Edmonton man’s death in an ER.

Thu, 12 Mar 2026 17:11:03 EDT
B.C. chiefs tell MP Aaron Gunn to 'chillax' about land acknowledgments
The chiefs of four British Columbia First Nations have told Conservative member of Parliament Aaron Gunn to "chillax" after he criticized land acknowledgments spoken before public events.

Thu, 12 Mar 2026 15:34:39 EDT
This Yellowknife athlete just set 2 records by hopping 66 metres on his knuckles at the Arctic Winter Games
An athlete from the Northwest Territories has set two new records by hopping 66.142 metres on his knuckles at the Arctic Winter Games.

Thu, 12 Mar 2026 18:20:07 EDT
Carney announces $35B for defence, infrastructure in Canada's North
The Liberal government has unveiled a detailed, multibillion-dollar proposal to modernize and expand Canada's military footprint in the country's Far North.

Thu, 12 Mar 2026 18:00:00 EDT
Winnipeg to host Juno awards in 2027
Many of Canada's brightest music stars will descend on Winnipeg for the Juno Awards in 2027.

Thu, 12 Mar 2026 12:18:52 EDT
N.S. developer ordered to remove 2 extra storeys he built without permission
Halifax council has decided a developer must rip out a Wyse Road building's top two storeys, which it did not have permission to build. A report from municipal staff said the move has never been done on this scale in the city.

Thu, 12 Mar 2026 12:23:53 EDT
St. John's hockey league doles out 'unprecedented' suspensions for Caps-Breakers rumble
The St. John's Junior Hockey League has dropped the hammer on the Southern Shore Breakers following a fight-filled playoff game on Saturday night that saw referees issue nearly 600 minutes in penalties.

Thu, 12 Mar 2026 17:00:00 EDT
Ryan Wedding co-accused linked to Toronto police corruption probe moved to special jail unit
An alleged drug smuggler for accused kingpin Ryan Wedding – recently linked to a man charged in a sprawling Toronto police corruption probe – has been moved to a special jail unit. Gurpreet Singh's lawyer told a court about the development, days ...

Thu, 12 Mar 2026 17:48:15 EDT
How astronaut Jeremy Hansen's moon mission is inspiring students at his Ingersoll, Ont., alma mater
A lunchtime Lego project at Jeremy Hansen's former high school in Ingersoll, Ont., has grown into a mission to follow his upcoming Artemis II moon journey, and the Canadian astronaut's parents paid ode to the students' efforts by visiting their son's...

Thu, 12 Mar 2026 13:14:44 EDT
Rice shipment heading for Toronto food banks struck near Iran, CEO says
Effects of the Mideast conflict are now reverberating in Toronto after a shipment of rice meant for the city's Daily Bread Food Bank was struck Wednesday in the Strait of Hormuz near Iran, the food bank's CEO says.

Thu, 12 Mar 2026 15:04:02 EDT
Edmonton police chief faces backlash for 'educational' meeting with Israeli police
Edmonton’s police chief is facing criticism for travelling to Israel in February to meet with state policing officials as part of a counterterrorism delegation.

Thu, 12 Mar 2026 15:06:20 EDT
Part of Whistler ski resort closed following Thursday morning rockslide
Whistler Blackcomb owner Vail Resorts says the rockslide happened before the ski resort opened and that no one was injured.

Thu, 12 Mar 2026 10:46:09 EDT
Niagara Regional chair resigns over ownership of signed copy of Hitler's Mein Kampf
Niagara Regional Chair Bob Gale has abruptly resigned, just hours after anti-racism groups in Niagara demanded he apologize for owning a signed copy of Adolf Hitler's infamous manifesto Mein Kampf, which outlined the Nazi leader's racist and anti-Sem...

Thu, 12 Mar 2026 06:00:00 EDT
Manitoba Health Minister says banning paid plasma an option after 2 deaths
Paid plasma could be banned in Manitoba, the province's health minister said after two fatal adverse reactions at Winnipeg collection centres were reported to Health Canada.

Thu, 12 Mar 2026 12:00:00 EDT
After 5 years of no clean drinking water, Oneida pipeline project approved
Construction to extend the Lake Huron Primary Water Supply System pipeline to the Oneida Nation of the Thames will soon be underway after a London, Ont., company won a bid for the federal contract last week. Officials aim for the water to start flowi...

Thu, 12 Mar 2026 12:44:00 EDT
Canada's wheelchair curlers make Paralympic history with unbeaten round-robin
Canada's wheelchair curling team made Paralympics history on Thursday as the first team to complete round-robin play without a loss, downing the United States 7-3 for a 9-0 record in Milan Cortina.

Thu, 12 Mar 2026 07:00:00 EDT
Translating, restraining kids, teaching multiple grades at once: Alberta teachers describe complex classrooms
Data rarely tells the full story. So when CBC News emailed a questionnaire to tens of thousands of Alberta teachers this January, we invited them to share stories to illustrate what classroom complexity actually looks like for them. More than 4,000 t...

Mon, 24 Nov 2025 12:38:10 EST
Thousands still without power in Quebec, some schools closed for 2nd day following freezing rain, snow

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