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CBC Top Stories
Apr 18, 2026

Pope Leo XIV says 'not in my interest at all' to debate Donald Trump
Pope Leo XIV says he won't debate U.S. President Donald Trump and will continue to preach peace.



CBC Top Stories
Apr 18, 2026

Massive gas flare over Kitimat a beacon of LNG growth, and for some a source of worry
Flaring gas towering high over Kitimat is a regular sight as the LNG Canada export terminal — considered a nation-building project — comes online, but some residents are concerned about possible health impacts.



CBC Top Stories
Apr 18, 2026

Summer gas is here. What does that mean for sky-high prices?
As a gas tax break comes down the pipe from Ottawa, the summer blend of gas means prices could still move in the wrong direction for already-stretched motorists.



CBC Top Stories
Apr 18, 2026

Teen's death prompts push to ban energy drink sales to Quebec youth under 16
The family of a Quebec teen who died after mixing energy drinks and medication is joined by school groups in calling for a ban on energy drink sales to youth under 16, citing health risks and growing support for tighter rules.



CBC Top Stories
Apr 18, 2026

The time has come to jump on the Toronto Raptors bandwagon
The NBA's first round of playoffs begin Saturday, and for the first time in four years, the Toronto Raptors will be in the fight. And while the pundits may not be calling for Toronto to come out on top, don't try telling star Scottie Barnes the Raptors are the underdogs.



CBC Top Stories
Apr 18, 2026

Toronto renters gather this weekend to launch first citywide tenants union
Organizers say the new union will unite tenants across Toronto to strengthen collective action on rent, housing conditions, and affordability, while landlords and housing providers also weigh in on the tensions in the rental market.



CBC Top Stories
Apr 18, 2026

Palestinian football officials worry Canada won't approve visas in time for FIFA meeting
Media reports published this week suggested Canada had blocked members of the Palestinian Football Association from entering the country ahead of the FIFA Congress in Vancouver later this month. However, it appears that Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has yet to issue final visa decisions.



CBC Top Stories
Apr 18, 2026

Electric ferries are breaking records — and quietly joining Canada's fleet
Electric ferries around the world are getting bigger and travelling longer distances than ever. They're also quietly arriving at quays across Canada. Here's where they're at across the country.



CBC Top Stories
Apr 18, 2026

Health Canada warned against buying peptides online. CBC News easily bought some
Companies are selling peptides on the grey market, despite warnings from Health Canada.



CBC Top Stories
Apr 18, 2026

Iran's closure of the Strait of Hormuz sparks 'tremendous interest' in alternate routes
The closure of the Strait of Hormuz during the U.S.-Israel war with Iran has served as wake-up call that a significant source of the world's oil supply remains dependent on the accessibility of this narrow passageway. But, analysts say, it may now force some serious consideration of oil export alternatives.



CBC Top Stories
Apr 18, 2026

Iran's closure of the Strait of Hormuz sparks 'tremendous interest' in alternative routes
The closure of the Strait of Hormuz during the U.S.-Israel war with Iran has served as wake-up call that a significant source of the world's oil supply remains dependent on the accessibility of this narrow passageway. But, analysts say, it may now force some serious consideration of oil export alternatives.



CBC Top Stories
Apr 18, 2026

Fear of reprisals, isolation, anxiety: Report documents mental health concerns at CSIS
Canadian Security Intelligence Service employees who came forward as part of an external study investigating mental health at the spy agency described a sometimes isolating and bleak environment "laden with stigma."



CBC Top Stories
Apr 17, 2026

Murder charges to be withdrawn against alleged poison seller Kenneth Law, lawyer says
Crown prosecutors are withdrawing all 14 murder charges laid against an Ontario man accused of selling a toxic substance to people at risk of self-harm, according to his lawyer. In turn, Kenneth Law will plead guilty to counselling or aiding suicide, Matthew Gourlay told CBC News on Friday evening.



CBC Top Stories
Apr 17, 2026

U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick takes a swipe at Canada's trade strategy ahead of renegotiations
U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick on Friday criticized the current iteration of North America's free trade agreement as a bad deal, taking a swipe at Canada's trade strategy ahead of upcoming negotiations.



CBC Top Stories
Apr 17, 2026

U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick takes a swipe at Canada's trade strategy ahead of review
U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick on Friday criticized the current iteration of North America's free trade agreement as a bad deal, taking a swipe at Canada's trade strategy ahead of upcoming negotiations.



CBC Top Stories
Apr 17, 2026

Community shocked after judge dismisses charges against driver who killed 3 people
Hundreds of people outside a courtroom expressed shock and dismay Friday after an Ontario judge dismissed dangerous driving causing death charges against a driver who killed three members of a family in a Markham, Ont., crash.



CBC Top Stories
Apr 17, 2026

Prince George Cougars fined $1,500 after rowdy crowd disrupts game, throws beer onto ice
The Prince George Cougars failed to provide adequate security during a chaotic game against the Penticton Vees, Western Hockey League officials say.



CBC Top Stories
Apr 17, 2026

Baby dead, toddler missing after house fire in Brazeau County: RCMP
A baby is dead and a toddler is still missing after they were unable to be rescued from a house that caught fire in Brazeau County, police said.



CBC Top Stories
Apr 17, 2026

Baby, toddler dead after house fire in Brazeau County: RCMP
A baby and toddler are dead after they were unable to be rescued from a burning house in Brazeau County, police said.



CBC Top Stories
Apr 17, 2026

Stanley Cup playoffs primer: What to know for each first-round series
CBC Sports' daily newsletter gets you ready for all eight matchups in the opening round of the NHL playoffs, featuring three Canadian teams.



CBC Top Stories
Apr 17, 2026

Has looksmaxxing guru Clavicular gone too far?
Braden Peters, also known as Clavicular online, was recently hospitalized after a suspected overdose. The 20-year-old influencer's content, based around ‘looksmaxxing' tips, has garnered attention for how extreme and dangerous it can be.



CBC Top Stories
Apr 17, 2026

'She'll never be seen': Dean Penney tells involvement in estranged wife's death to fictitious crime boss
On Nov. 30, 2023, Dean Penney told a fictitious crime boss of his involvement in the death of his estranged wife, Jennifer Hillier-Penney, exactly seven years prior — and the steps he took to hide her body.



CBC Top Stories
Apr 17, 2026

Crawfish ice cream has become this Texas shop's No. 1 menu item
The ice cream — flavoured with cajun seasoning, butter and garlic and topped with an entire crawfish — sounds like a novelty treat. But in the seven years this Texas shop has been serving it up, it's become a staple.



CBC Top Stories
Apr 17, 2026

Ex-UCP candidate who says she was branded a racist hopes 'truth can be aired in full' at trial
Caylan Ford is hoping a Calgary courtroom will deliver her justice seven years after her private Facebook messages were leaked to media outlets, a move she says branded her a white supremacist and devastated her life.



CBC Top Stories
Apr 17, 2026

Fact check: Old video does not show U.S. naval blockade of Iran
This video has been posted online with false claims that it shows the U.S. naval blockade of Iran. In fact, it's an old video — posted as early as May 2022.



CBC Top Stories
Apr 17, 2026

Ford recalls 144,000 F-150s in Canada due to gearshift issue
Safety issue impacts some vehicles with six-speed automatic transmissions made between 2015 and 2017. The issue can cause unexpected downshifting while the vehicle is moving.



CBC Top Stories
Apr 17, 2026

Heated Rivalry showrunner Jacob Tierney to release behind-the-scenes book
A new book from Jacob Tierney promises an inside look at how Heated Rivalry became a global television phenomenon — packed with scripts, insights and behind-the-scenes moments.



CBC Top Stories
Apr 17, 2026

Lockheed Martin officials coming to Canada to tout maintenance plan for F-35s
Senior executives from Lockheed Martin will be in Quebec on Tuesday to confirm that they plan to service Canada's F-35 aircraft at the L3Harris facilities in Mirabel that are currently used to maintain the CF-18 fleet.



CBC Top Stories
Apr 17, 2026

Tegan Quin wins Canada Reads 2026 championing The Cure for Drowning by Loghan Paylor
The historical fiction novel won in a 4-1 vote on the final day of the great Canadian book debate.



CBC Top Stories
Apr 17, 2026

Sexual assault charges stayed against Alberta spiritual leader, wife
Sexual assault charges against a self-styled spiritual leader and his wife in the Edmonton area have been stayed.



CBC Top Stories
Apr 17, 2026

Calls grow for Starmer to resign, as the shadow of Epstein still looms large over 10 Downing St.
Calls are growing for Keir Starmer to resign after it was revealed that Peter Mandelson, who was a close friend to the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, failed a security vetting process but was appointed as the U.K's ambassador to the U. S. anyway.



CBC Top Stories
Apr 17, 2026

Alberta commits to restore power line with Montana to capacity, potentially easing trade tension
Alberta has mandated a goal to restore the Montana-Alberta intertie to full capacity, whenever reasonable, potentially providing some relief to a trade irritant cited by U.S. President Donald Trump's top trade representative last year.



CBC Top Stories
Apr 17, 2026

Acting ICE director to leave as controversies, funding questions continue to swirl around agency
Todd Lyons, acting director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), is planning to depart at the end of next month. Lyons's boss Markwayne Mullin at the Department of Homeland Security says he hopes that the Trump administration can carry out deportations "in a more quiet way," after several deaths and a drumbeat of negative media coverage.



CBC Top Stories
Apr 17, 2026

One-time GST top-up to land in Canadians' accounts in June, Grocery Benefit in July
The Liberal government's groceries benefit and GST top-up announced in January will begin landing in Canadians' bank accounts in June.



CBC Top Stories
Apr 17, 2026

Scientists thrilled as an elusive Greenland shark washes up in Ireland
When Dublin scientist Emma Murphy got word that a dead Greenland shark had washed up on the shores of northwestern Ireland, she was gobsmacked. Not only are the massive and ancient ocean dwellers notoriously elusive, but they usually make their homes in the remote depths of the Arctic and North Atlantic oceans.



CBC Top Stories
Apr 17, 2026

North American stocks rally and oil tumbles 10% after Iran says Strait of Hormuz is open
S&P 500, Dow Jones and Nasdaq all climbed shortly after open, as stocks run toward the finish of a third straight week of big gains. Brent crude oil, the international standard, dropped to $89.13 US a barrel — still higher than the $70 before the Iran war, but lower than it has been in recent weeks.



CBC Top Stories
Apr 17, 2026

North American stocks rally, oil falls more than 10% after Iran says Strait of Hormuz is open
S&P 500, Dow Jones and Nasdaq all climbed in morning trading, as stocks run toward the finish of a third straight week of big gains. Brent crude oil, the international standard, dropped to about $86 US a barrel — still higher than the $70 before the Iran war, but lower than it has been in recent weeks.



CBC Top Stories
Apr 17, 2026

Canadian, US stocks rally and oil falls around 9% after Iran says Strait of Hormuz is open
Oil prices dropped back to where they were in the early days of the Iran war and U.S. stocks raced to another record Friday, after Iran said the Strait of Hormuz is open again for commercial tankers carrying oil from the Persian Gulf to customers worldwide.



CBC Top Stories
Apr 17, 2026

After testicular cancer surgery, Forge FC's Kyle Bekker wants men to 'listen to their body'
Forge FC midfielder Kyle Bekker gathered recently with teammates to inform them about his recent absence from the Canadian Premier League club. "I had surgery four weeks ago [this past] Monday to remove a tumour after being diagnosed with testicular cancer," Bekker revealed Thursday to CBC Sports.



CBC Top Stories
Apr 17, 2026

Ontario government buys $28.9M private jet for Doug Ford's use
The provincial government has purchased a pre-owned private jet for $28.9 million to be used by Ontario Premier Doug Ford.



CBC Top Stories
Apr 17, 2026

Ontario inquest sees video of woman's struggles in ER wait room before her collapse, sepsis death




CBC Top Stories
Apr 17, 2026

Some paramedic protocols not met in taking Indigenous woman to hospital before sepsis death: Ontario inquest




CBC Top Stories
Apr 17, 2026

Woman collapses in ER waiting room in video shown at Ontario inquest into her sepsis death




CBC Top Stories
Apr 17, 2026

Video of woman collapsing in ER waiting room played at Ontario inquest into her sepsis death




CBC Top Stories
Apr 17, 2026

McLaren driver charged after supercar slams into wall, bike rack near Toronto's Casa Loma
Toronto police said one person has been arrested for impaired driving after a supercar crashed and was stuck propped up against a wall outside Casa Loma.



CBC Top Stories
Apr 17, 2026

Bankruptcy bid adds to financial woes threatening debt-ridden B.C. developer
A B.C. developer who has already risked jail time for failing to come clean about the finances behind her lavish lifestyle now faces a possible bankruptcy order over a $74-million loan she guaranteed in relation to prime property in the heart of Vancouver's Cambie Corridor.



CBC Top Stories
Apr 17, 2026

Carney's pitch to unlock trillions in global investment




CBC Top Stories
Apr 17, 2026

Exclusive: Carney's pitch to unlock trillions in global investment




CBC Top Stories
Apr 17, 2026

From political rump to anti-separatism powerhouse: Inside a politico's bid to transform the Alberta Liberals
Veteran operative Stephen Carter wants to change the small party into a big referendum advertiser. He may change its name, too.



CBC Top Stories
Apr 17, 2026

RCMP failed to find gun during search of youth placed in Thompson, Man., detachment cell
Police say something "went wrong" when a youth managed to get a gun into a cell at the Thompson RCMP detachment after a search failed to find it on him. The incident happened in 2024. Cleaning staff found the gun behind a toilet two days later, and ammunition was later found in the toilet bowl.



CBC Top Stories
Apr 17, 2026

Threats, corruption and intimidation: Is the Bishnoi gang calling shots at Cricket Canada?




CBC Top Stories
Apr 17, 2026

Quebec pilot killed in crash at N.Y. airport remembered at visitation today
Captain Antoine Forest, who died in a plane crash at New York's LaGuardia airport last month, is being remembered Friday in his hometown of Coteau-du-Lac, Que.



CBC Top Stories
Apr 17, 2026

Quebec pilot killed in crash at N.Y. airport to be remembered at visitation today
Captain Antoine Forest, who died in a plane crash at New York's LaGuardia airport last month, will be remembered later today in his hometown of Coteau-du-Lac, Que.



CBC Top Stories
Apr 17, 2026

Why is Lee Cronin's The Mummy called that? Also, why is it so terrible?
Lee Cronin's The Mummy, a needlessly mean-spirited horror flick that's barely about mummies, may have you asking a million questions. And before you even get to the plot-related ones, the most obvious is: what's with that title?



CBC Top Stories
Apr 17, 2026

Charter at a turning point as it turns 44
Canada's Justice Minister Sean Fraser says he has significant concerns with the way the provinces are overriding Charter rights by invoking the notwithstanding clause, and he's prepared to establish guardrails around its use as the document turns 44.



CBC Top Stories
Apr 17, 2026

Canadian firm ignored worker complaints over drug cartel-management links at Mexican gold mine, sources say
Several workers for a Canadian-owned Mexican gold mine received no response after making complaints to the company's workplace ethics hotline saying that local management was working with a prominent organized crime group to force out the existing union, according to two former local union members.



CBC Top Stories
Apr 17, 2026

After more than 70 years, a beloved Toronto diner is closing its doors
A long-standing Toronto business has made the difficult decision to close its doors. The Patrician Grill, located on King Street East, was built in the 1950s and has been a family-owned restaurant since 1967. The cozy diner has been serving authentic homemade food to the business crowd, George Brown students and local residents for decades.



CBC Top Stories
Apr 17, 2026

A chimpanzee 'civil war' erupted in Uganda. Scientists aren't sure why
An unusually large troop of chimpanzees displayed cooperation and social cohesion for decades, until something shifted and they started to turn on each other.



CBC Top Stories
Apr 17, 2026

'I will be 41': Teens wonder why it's going to take Hamilton 25 years to build a basketball court
Two Hamilton teens are wondering why the city's plan to build one much needed basketball court in Gage Park is going to take 25 years.



CBC Top Stories
Apr 17, 2026

'It's like I gave birth to twins': Canadian director Chandler Levack has 2 movies opening on the same day
In Montreal, a young woman in a Spin magazine T-shirt stares furiously at the blank page on her 2011 MacBook. It's a moment from the new movie Mile End Kicks that could have been ripped from director Chandler Levack's own life, when the former critic traded Toronto for Montreal's exploding music scene. Mile End Kicks is one of two movies from Levack opening on Friday.



CBC Top Stories
Apr 16, 2026

#TheMoment neighbours saved a baby black bear
Kristina Whitlock tells The National about the moment she and her neighbours banded together to rescue an abandoned black bear cub in Maple Ridge, B.C.



CBC Top Stories
Apr 16, 2026

U.S. singer D4vd arrested on suspicion of killing teen girl found dead in his Tesla
U.S. singer D4vd has been arrested on suspicion of killing a 14-year-old girl whose decomposed body was found last year in an apparently abandoned Tesla that was registered to him and towed from the Hollywood Hills, police said Thursday.



CBC Top Stories
Apr 16, 2026

Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen reflects on his mission — its challenges and its joy
Jeremy Hansen sat down with CBC News to share some of his insights, like how he felt during lift-off, the joy the mission brought him, and that one time he accidentally let a water bag explode in the capsule.



CBC Top Stories
Apr 16, 2026

Kamloops, B.C., mayor bullied, intimidated staff: external investigation
"No mayor should treat staff in this manner and the mayor owes these staff an unqualified apology," said external investigator Reece Harding in the report about Kamloops Mayor Reid Hamer-Jackson, dated February 2026.



CBC Top Stories
Apr 16, 2026

'We won't give up': How the PWHL sold out Madison Square Garden
Growing its fan base in New York and adding more teams are key parts of the league's drive to get a coveted national U.S. broadcast rights deal.



CBC Top Stories
Apr 16, 2026

Montreal activates emergency response plan as region remains on flood watch




CBC Top Stories
Apr 16, 2026

Quebec municipalities preparing for flooding, Montreal reaches highest alert level




CBC Top Stories
Apr 16, 2026

Trump rails against latest court decision on stalled White House ballroom project
U.S. President Donald Trump railed against a federal judge's decision on Thursday that continues to block above-ground construction of a $400-million US White House ballroom, allowing only below-ground work on a bunker and other "national security facilities" at the site.



CBC Top Stories
Apr 16, 2026

Former CEO of Alberta Health Services wants podcasters held in contempt for 'harassment' campaign




CBC Top Stories
Apr 16, 2026

Accused killer pledges '150% honesty' to fake crime boss in interview played in court
The video played in Corner Brook Supreme Court, a four-plus hour long conversation, was started on Thursday afternoon.



CBC Top Stories
Apr 16, 2026

2 minutes in penalty box after unruly fans in Prince George disrupt WHL playoff game
It was the fans versus the referees in a tense and at times chaotic Western Hockey League playoff game in Prince George Wednesday night.



CBC Top Stories
Apr 16, 2026

Beer-throwing fans trigger 2-minute penalty for B.C. hockey team
It was the fans versus the referees in a tense and at times chaotic Western Hockey League playoff game in Prince George, B.C., Wednesday night.



CBC Top Stories
Apr 16, 2026

Netflix chair and co-founder Reed Hastings to leave streaming platform
Netflix chair Reed Hastings is leaving the streaming service he co-founded 29 years ago as the company regains its footing after it lost its $72-billion US deal for Warner Bros. Discovery.



CBC Top Stories
Apr 16, 2026

Habs players will be the voice of the Montreal Metro — for 2 stations — during playoffs
Montreal Metro announcements are getting a bleu-blanc-rouge twist during the Montreal Canadiens' playoff run.



CBC Top Stories
Apr 16, 2026

Canada Post announces first 136,000 addresses to lose door-to-door delivery




CBC Top Stories
Apr 16, 2026

AI-generated Val Kilmer movie debuts trailer, creators defend digital resurrection of late actor
The filmmakers behind As Deep as the Grave, the indie film that is using an artificial intelligence-rendered version of Val Kilmer in a prominent role, debuted a first look at the recreated actor Wednesday at CinemaCon in Las Vegas.



CBC Top Stories
Apr 16, 2026

Former CEO of Alberta Health Services wants podcasters held in contempt for ‘harassment' campaign
The former CEO of Alberta Health Services is asking a judge for legal protection and a contempt finding against two podcasters she alleges have run a campaign of harassment and intimidation against her in response to her ongoing legal action.



CBC Top Stories
Apr 16, 2026

How AI could help conservation work
In this issue of our environmental newsletter, we look at how AI could help protect important ecosystems; get an update on offshore wind in the U.S.; and find out why Parks Canada is connecting with social media influencers.



CBC Top Stories
Apr 16, 2026

Riders fire Ajou Ajou after CFL says he made 'aggressive and unwelcome physical contact' with women
The Saskatchewan Roughriders have kicked receiver Ajou Ajou off the team after the CFL concluded he made 'aggressive and unwelcome physical contact' with multiple women at a Regina restaurant on the day of the Riders' Grey Cup parade last November.



CBC Top Stories
Apr 16, 2026

Surrey Pro-Khalistan activist says police have warned him of significant safety risk
An activist based in Surrey, B.C., who was a friend and associate of the assassinated pro-Khalistan advocate Hardeep Singh Nijjar, says he has been warned by police that he could be in serious danger.



CBC Top Stories
Apr 16, 2026

Justin Fairfax, once Virginia's 2nd-highest ranking politician, kills wife then himself
Virginia police said Thursday that Justin Fairfax, the state's former lieutenant governor, shot and killed his wife Cerina and then fatally shot himself.



CBC Top Stories
Apr 16, 2026

Justin Fairfax, once Virginia's 2nd-highest ranking politician, kills wife then self
Virginia police said Thursday that Justin Fairfax, the state's former lieutenant governor, shot and killed his wife Cerina and then fatally shot himself.



CBC Top Stories
Apr 16, 2026

Montreal's largest school service centre loses more than 100 support staff due to new secularism law
Montreal's largest school board has lost more than 100 support staff because they refused to remove religious symbols to comply with the province's new secularism law.



CBC Top Stories
Apr 16, 2026

Israeli strike destroys last bridge over Litani River as intense fighting continues in south Lebanon
An Israeli strike destroyed the last bridge over the Litani River into Lebanon's south, according to a senior Lebanese security source, fully severing almost a tenth of Lebanon from the rest of the country, after Israel destroyed other crossings during the war.



CBC Top Stories
Apr 16, 2026

Inquest continues for Indigenous woman who sought emergency help in Ontario hospital over 2 days




CBC Top Stories
Apr 16, 2026

Air Canada suspends 6 routes 'no longer economically feasible' amid jet fuel cost crisis




CBC Top Stories
Apr 16, 2026

Air Canada suspends Toronto and Montreal flights to JFK over jet fuel cost crisis




CBC Top Stories
Apr 16, 2026

NHL's Islanders raise funds for police officer convicted of manslaughter, angering victim's family
The New York Islanders are facing questions about a promotion urging hockey fans to donate to a former New York City police sergeant who was recently convicted of manslaughter for hurling a cooler of ice at a man fleeing arrest.



CBC Top Stories
Apr 16, 2026

He was abused by a priest. He's still waiting on compensation
More than 60 victims of sexual abuse by clergy from what is now the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Halifax-Yarmouth are still waiting to be paid from a settlement that was approved in November 2022. Some are growing frustrated with the delays and what they view as a lack of information.



CBC Top Stories
Apr 16, 2026

Canadian Real Estate Association downgrades housing market forecast due to 'oil shock'
Canadian Real Estate Association has downgraded its housing market forecast following a jump in fixed mortgage rates and weaker than expected housing sales in the first three months of 2026. CREA had been forecasting higher sales, based on the idea that pent-up demand would emerge, especially from first-time buyers.



CBC Top Stories
Apr 16, 2026

Three years after clergy-abuse case settled for $10M, victims still haven't been paid
More than 60 victims of sexual abuse by clergy from what is now the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Halifax-Yarmouth are still waiting to be paid from a settlement that was approved in November 2022. Some are growing frustrated with the delays and what they view as a lack of information.



CBC Top Stories
Apr 16, 2026

Should you book flights now or wait? What rising fuel costs mean for airfares
While war in the Middle East stretches past the six-week mark and fuel prices have more than doubled, costs are starting to be passed onto consumers. One industry seeing the swift impacts of this is about to hit peak season: air travel.



CBC Top Stories
Apr 16, 2026

Canadian soldier sues Ottawa and U.S. gun maker over accidental shooting
A veteran military police officer is suing Ottawa and SIG Sauer after a holstered C-22 allegedly discharged without a trigger pull, ending his career. The case undercuts defence claims of a clean rollout and reopens scrutiny of a pistol platform tied to hundreds of disputed U.S. incidents and prior warnings.



CBC Top Stories
Apr 16, 2026

Artemis II astronauts set to share more about historic mission around the moon
After flying 406,771 kilometres around the moon — the farthest any humans have ever been — Canadian Space Agency astronaut Jeremy Hansen and NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover and Christina Koch are ready to share more of their experiences with the public. CBC will have live coverage of today's news conference as they take questions from the media at the Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas, at 2:30 p.m. ET.



CBC Top Stories
Apr 16, 2026

Guns in Toronto shootout, Hamilton killing linked to U.S. trucker's smuggling scheme
U.S. court documents reviewed by CBC News provide a rare glimpse into a cross-border pipeline for crime guns. A former trucker from Florida has been sentenced to more than four years in prison after smuggling handguns into Canada that were later recovered at 10 crime scenes in Ontario and Quebec.



CBC Top Stories
Apr 16, 2026

Hospitalization rates for illnesses like COVID, flu have doubled since pre-pandemic, report finds
Striking new data from the Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI) shows hospitalization rates for vaccine-preventable respiratory diseases more than doubled in 2024, compared to pre-pandemic levels, all while vaccination rates are backsliding.



CBC Top Stories
Apr 15, 2026

Russia fires missiles into Kyiv, killing a child and wounding several others, mayor says
Russian forces attacked the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv with missiles early Thursday, killing a child, injuring several people — including emergency crew members — and damaging buildings, according to the city's mayor.



CBC Top Stories
Apr 15, 2026

Russian strikes kill 16 across Ukraine in worst attack this year
Russia unleashed its deadliest attack so far this year on the Ukrainian capital Kyiv and other cities overnight, killing 16 people, including a 12-year-old child, and wounding scores, in drone and missile strikes, officials said on Thursday.y.



CBC Top Stories
Apr 15, 2026

Imperial Oil pipeline spills 843,000 litres northwest of Cold Lake, Alta.
An Imperial Oil pipeline spilled 843,000 litres of bitumen emulsion northwest of Cold Lake, Alta., last week. In a statement, Imperial Oil apologized for the spill, which has been stopped and contained.



CBC Top Stories
Apr 15, 2026

The National | Iran threatens to blockade Red Sea shipping
April 15, 2026 | Iran threatens to expand its shipping blockade from the Strait of Hormuz to the Red Sea. A jury finds Ticketmaster and Live Nation held an illegal monopoly on ticket sales. And the growing concern over ultrafine particle pollutants. Watch The National 9 pm EST Sun - Fri



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