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Tue, 31 Mar 2026 04:00:00 EDTCTA to lower air passenger complaints fee after pressure from airlines, transport minister, documents show
Internal documents show airlines and then Transport Minister Anita Anand pressed the Canadian Transportation Agency to scale back a proposed complaints fee — raising concerns about political interference.
Tue, 31 Mar 2026 04:00:00 EDTMost people across Canada will no longer need to pay nurse practitioners for primary care
As of Wednesday, the federal government will require provinces and territories to start to pay for primary care services, including those provided by nurse practitioners. The new policy aims to ensure Canadians aren't being billed for "medically nece...
Tue, 31 Mar 2026 04:00:00 EDTHeat dome burns off mountain snow in western U.S., flashing warning for fire season
Mountains that normally see their peak snowpack in March are brown this year, thanks to a spring heat dome that baked western U.S. for much of the second half of the month. That's raising alarm bells for the fire season that's already ramping up.
Mon, 30 Mar 2026 16:09:27 EDTBread price-fixing settlement scammers are trying to get your dough
Mon, 30 Mar 2026 19:51:08 EDTAlberta pushing for constitutional change to give provinces say over appointment of judges
Alberta's government is calling on Ottawa to change the Constitution to give provinces more of a say in how judges are appointed at the provincial level.
Mon, 30 Mar 2026 21:05:56 EDTToronto Maple Leafs fire general manager Brad Treliving
Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment have decided to part ways with Toronto Maple Leafs General Manager Brad Treliving.
Mon, 30 Mar 2026 19:48:35 EDTB.C. youth charged after chats with U.S. teen who allegedly made school shooting threats: police
A Sooke, B.C., youth has been arrested and charged after online chats with a U.S. teenager who allegedly made school shooting threats, RCMP say.
Mon, 30 Mar 2026 15:28:17 EDTRobert Land Academy, now-shut private school in Ontario, under police investigation for alleged child abuse
Peel Regional Police are leading an investigation into allegations of child abuse at Robert Land Academy, a military-style private school for boys in Ontario's Niagara Region that operated for decades until last year. Dozens of former students have a...
Mon, 30 Mar 2026 17:38:17 EDTFormer investor says he's disappointed by Moose Jaw scientist Goodenowe's 'new lies and new promises'
As Dayan Goodenowe makes new claims about a potential treatment for Alzheimer's, a former investor says the controversial Moose Jaw-based scientist has a history of making unproven promises that he can't keep.
Mon, 30 Mar 2026 18:28:46 EDTAlberta NDP not considering name change — for now — amid distance from federal party
Despite speedy efforts to distance provincial New Democrats from the new-look federal party, Albertans shouldn't necessarily expect any changes to the provincial orange brand. But Alberta NDP Leader Naheed Nenshi told reporters Monday that if members...
Mon, 30 Mar 2026 16:55:52 EDTNew bill would remove deadlines for Alberta government to act on citizen petitions
If Bill 23 passes, it would be the third time the United Conservative government has substantively amended the Citizen Initiative Act, and the second substantive set amendments to recall legislation since those two democratic options were introduced ...
Mon, 30 Mar 2026 19:15:01 EDTHow provincial budget deficits impact you
Every province that has released a 2026-27 budget is projecting a deficit. But is that cause for concern?
Note: P.E.I and Newfoundland and Labrador had not yet released their budgets at the time of publication.
Mon, 30 Mar 2026 15:22:03 EDTCan Avi Lewis make the federal NDP relevant again — without undermining its provincial cousins?
Avi Lewis, a former television host, journalist and documentarian, promises to make the federal NDP relevant again. But the first question for his leadership is whether he'll do so at the expense of the NDP's provincial wings.
Mon, 30 Mar 2026 14:04:04 EDTWhat impacts your heart health can also raise dementia risk, new Canadian guidelines say
Pay attention to the link between heart and brain health, new Canadian recommendations say.
Mon, 30 Mar 2026 15:06:13 EDTCéline Dion to return to concert stage with Paris residency this fall
It's Céline Dion's 58th birthday, but it's her adoring fans who may be receiving the biggest gift of all — her return to the concert stage.
Mon, 30 Mar 2026 10:30:04 EDT'MAID is not death on demand': Physicians decry proposed Alberta assistance in dying bill
Mon, 30 Mar 2026 15:53:15 EDTHuman rights tribunal approves $8.5B child welfare deal for Ontario First Nations
The Canadian Human Rights Tribunal has approved a landmark First Nations child welfare deal between the federal government and First Nations in Ontario, partially ending a decades-long discrimination case.
Mon, 30 Mar 2026 08:40:31 EDTAir Canada CEO Michael Rousseau to retire later this year following language controversy
Mon, 30 Mar 2026 13:57:45 EDTTrain derails in St. Catharines, Ont., CN Railway investigating
CN Railway is investigating a train derailment in St. Catharines, Ont. The derailment was reported by police Monday morning, near Glendale Avenue and Keele Street.
Mon, 30 Mar 2026 13:38:06 EDTAir Canada employee charged after alleged weed smuggling scheme using passenger luggage tags
The RCMP says an Air Canada employee is facing charges after allegedly trying to export more than 60 kilograms of cannabis out of a Toronto airport by using suitcases tagged with the names of two unsuspecting passengers.