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• Southern Alberta man returns ancient artefact to Costa Rica

  07-04-2025 01:31 via globalnews.ca
  
  A jade amulet given as a gift more than 50 years ago has been returned to Costa Rica after a Southern Alberta man learned of its cultural significance.
  
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• Canadiens headed to playoffs after defeating Hurricanes 4-2

  17-04-2025 03:56 via cbc.ca
  
  The Montreal Canadiens needed to score at least one point Wednesday against the Carolina Hurricanes to secure the second wild-card berth in the Eastern Conference.
  
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• Why Jagmeet Singh lost his cool during the French-language debate

  17-04-2025 03:38 via nationalpost.com
  
  OTTAWA — The microphone was cut only once during the French-language debate on Wednesday night, and it was to stop NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh from speaking. Near the end of the debate, Singh accused other leaders of wanting to cut health care when Radio-Canada veteran anchor Patrice Roy, who was moderating the event, said he needed to move on to other subjects because time was limited. Roy called Singh’s name two times, before counting to three. Singh didn’t stop. “Cut the
  
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• Air Canada flight from Toronto to Las Vegas makes emergency landing after smoke reported in cockpit

  17-04-2025 02:53 via cbc.ca
  
  An Air Canada flight headed from Toronto to Las Vegas was forced to detour and land in Iowa on Wednesday, a spokesperson for Des Moines International Airport says.
  
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• Air Canada flight from Las Vegas to Toronto makes emergency landing after smoke reported in cockpit

  17-04-2025 02:53 via cbc.ca
  
  An Air Canada flight headed to Toronto from Las Vegas was forced to detour and land in Iowa on Wednesday, a spokesperson for Des Moines International Airport says.
  
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• Fresh turf continues to be laid at McMahon Stadium

  17-04-2025 02:37 via globalnews.ca
  
  Crews are working to replace the turf at McMahon Stadium in Calgary AB before the upcoming seasons begin for many amateur and professional sports teams.
  
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• Day two of judicial review on fate of 400 B.C. ostriches

  17-04-2025 02:23 via globalnews.ca
  
  Dozens of birds died in December from an avian flu outbreak at Universal Ostrich Farms near Edgewood, prompting the CFIA to order a cull of the entire remaining flock.
  
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• Trump and U.S. trade war take spotlight in French leaders’ debate

  17-04-2025 02:21 via globalnews.ca
  
  In the French language election debate Wednesday night, the four main federal party leaders were asked to lay out policy priorities that have nothing with the United States.
  
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• Premiers ink deal to build hydro transmission line from Manitoba to Nunavut

  17-04-2025 01:25 via cbc.ca
  
  Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew and Nunavut Premier P.J. Akeeagok have signed a memorandum to work together on a proposed hydroelectric and fibre optic project and ask Ottawa for capital funding.
  
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• Stunning tulip farms open across Canada this month — here's where to go and when

  17-04-2025 00:49 via o.canada.com
  
  It’s time to throw off the last of the winter blahs and embrace the joys of spring with blue skies and a field of beautiful blooms. With temperatures on the rise, tulip festivals, flower farms and fields are beginning to open across the country. Read More
  
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• Should the federal government do more for Saskatchewan health care?

  17-04-2025 00:12 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Saskatchewan Union of Nurses said there needs to be more commitment to federal funding for healthcare, while the Saskatchewan government said it will advocate for province.
  
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• One dead, one injured after vehicle drives into Pickering bus shelter: police

  17-04-2025 00:12 via globalnews.ca
  
  Durham regional police say the collision took place on Kingston Road between Brock and Valleyfarm roads on Wednesday afternoon.
  
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• Manitoba First Nations share priorities ahead of federal election

  16-04-2025 23:58 via globalnews.ca
  
  As the federal election approaches, Global News is looking deeper into topics that matter to Manitobans. This week we're focusing on First Nations issues.
  
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• Royal Canadian Dragoons celebrated by Dutch city it liberated 80 years ago

  16-04-2025 23:49 via nationalpost.com
  
  On April 15, 1945, the Royal Canadian Dragoons (RCD) liberated the city of Leeuwarden, Netherlands. As they entered the city, rain and the sound of isolated gunfire echoed through empty streets. Though there was not a big battle, Noakes points out that no one knew at the time that this was the tail end of the war. Everyone was still on high alert. Though there were still German troops present, the sight of Canadian armoured vehicles was a sign to them that Leeuwarden was liberated. When the Ger
  
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• Court bans pro-Palestinian protests on McGill University campus for 10 days

  16-04-2025 23:13 via globalnews.ca
  
  McGill University has obtained a temporary court order against a pro-Palestinian student group forbidding protests that disrupt activities or block access to buildings on campus.
  
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• Emaciated dog found wandering near Richmond secondary school

  16-04-2025 23:02 via globalnews.ca
  
  'The jogger noticed the dog trailing behind him as he ran,' Eileen Drever, senior officer protection and stakeholder relations with the BC SPCA said.
  
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• Ankylosaur footprints from Canada are first of their kind in the world

  16-04-2025 22:52 via cbc.ca
  
  Scientists have identified fossil dinosaur footprints from a new species in B.C. and Alberta. They're believed to be the first tracks found in the world that were left by club-tailed ankylosaurs, offering new insights about gaps in the fossil record.
  
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• He saved the Liberal Party from oblivion. But can Mark Carney close the deal?

  16-04-2025 22:50 via nationalpost.com
  
  Second in a series of profiles of the major party leaders. Now that Donald Trump has won two presidential votes, though he notoriously claims three, it is easy to forget how disorienting the Brexit referendum was to the political and economic establishment, and how similar a shock. Brexit happened not long before the first Trump win in 2016, and it seemed to announce a new era. It took down a British prime minister who had argued, alongside the Governor of the Bank of England, Mark Carney, that
  
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• Mark Carney, Pierre Poilievre to face off for first time in French leaders' debate | Live English video and discussion

  16-04-2025 22:38 via nationalpost.com
  
  The leaders of Canada’s major federal parties face off tonight in the first nationally televised debate of the 2025 election campaign. The French-language debate, a key opportunity to win over francophone voters, will air Wednesday at 6 p.m. Don’t speak French? No problem. The National Post is livestreaming an English-dubbed version of the debate, below, alongside live discussion and analysis from our Ottawa bureau. Liberal Leader Mark Carney, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, N
  
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• Mark Carney, Pierre Poilievre face off for first time in French leaders' debate | Live English video and discussion

  16-04-2025 22:38 via nationalpost.com
  
  The leaders of Canada’s major federal parties face off tonight in the first nationally televised debate of the 2025 election campaign. The French-language debate, a key opportunity to win over francophone voters, will air Wednesday at 6 p.m. Don’t speak French? No problem. The National Post is livestreaming an English-dubbed version of the debate, below, alongside live discussion and analysis from our Ottawa bureau. Liberal Leader Mark Carney, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, N
  
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• 'I've just started as prime minister': Mark Carney on defensive in French leaders' debate | Live English video and discussion

  16-04-2025 22:38 via nationalpost.com
  
  The leaders of Canada’s major federal parties face off tonight in the first nationally televised debate of the 2025 election campaign. The French-language debate, a key opportunity to win over francophone voters, will air Wednesday at 6 p.m. Don’t speak French? No problem. The National Post is livestreaming an English-dubbed version of the debate, below, alongside live discussion and analysis from our Ottawa bureau. Liberal Leader Mark Carney, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, N
  
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• French leaders' debate turns to immigration and foreign affairs | Live English video and discussion

  16-04-2025 22:38 via nationalpost.com
  
  The leaders of Canada’s major federal parties face off tonight in the first nationally televised debate of the 2025 election campaign. The French-language debate, a key opportunity to win over francophone voters, will air Wednesday at 6 p.m. Don’t speak French? No problem. The National Post is livestreaming an English-dubbed version of the debate, below, alongside live discussion and analysis from our Ottawa bureau.READ MORE: Jabs and jokes as leaders fight each other for Francophon
  
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• Federal leaders asked about wave of patriotism and deep divisions in Canada | Live English video and discussion

  16-04-2025 22:38 via nationalpost.com
  
  The leaders of Canada’s major federal parties face off tonight in the first nationally televised debate of the 2025 election campaign. The French-language debate, a key opportunity to win over francophone voters, will air Wednesday at 6 p.m. Don’t speak French? No problem. The National Post is livestreaming an English-dubbed version of the debate, below, alongside live discussion and analysis from our Ottawa bureau.READ MORE: Jabs and jokes as leaders fight each other for Francophon
  
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• As it happened: Mark Carney attacked from all sides in French leaders' debate

  16-04-2025 22:38 via nationalpost.com
  
  The leaders of Canada’s major federal parties face off tonight in the first nationally televised debate of the 2025 election campaign. The French-language debate, a key opportunity to win over francophone voters, will air Wednesday at 6 p.m. Don’t speak French? No problem. The National Post is livestreaming an English-dubbed version of the debate, below, alongside live discussion and analysis from our Ottawa bureau.READ MORE: Jabs and jokes as leaders fight each other for Francophon
  
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• Dozens of Vancouver flights delayed or cancelled as Nav Canada warns of 'resource constraints'

  16-04-2025 22:35 via cbc.ca
  
  Dozens of flights at Vancouver International Airport have been cancelled or delayed Wednesday as the agency that provides air traffic control struggles with what it says are "personnel resource constraints."
  
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• John Ivison: Why the NDP is losing the blue-collar vote to conservatives

  16-04-2025 22:21 via nationalpost.com
  
  MONTREAL — Striking day-care workers gave local NDP candidates a noisy welcome when they showed up with coffee and doughnuts at a picket line on a chilly Wednesday morning. Workers, who are in a pay dispute with Quebec’s ministry of families, chanted “Solidarité,” banged drums and waved rattles. Supportive parents squeezed their kids back into snowsuits amid flurries and falling temperatures, about five minutes before they needed to go pee (it is an immutable rule
  
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• Ex-captain says mouldy Canadian navy warships made him sick, but class-action lawsuit was denied

  16-04-2025 21:16 via nationalpost.com
  
  Canadians may never know the extent of mould-related health problems plaguing some who served aboard Royal Canadian Navy frigates as Veterans Affairs is not tracking the problem and legal action that aimed to shed light on the issue has been denied. A Federal Court judge has shot down a proposed class action case led by a former Royal Canadian Air Force captain who claimed “dangerous levels of toxic mould” in one of the navy’s frigates caused him serious ongoing health problem
  
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• Ex-captain says mouldy Canadian navy warship made him sick, but class-action lawsuit was denied

  16-04-2025 21:16 via nationalpost.com
  
  Canadians may never know the extent of mould-related health problems plaguing some who served aboard Royal Canadian Navy frigates as Veterans Affairs is not tracking the problem and legal action that aimed to shed light on the issue has been denied. A Federal Court judge has shot down a proposed class action case led by a former Royal Canadian Air Force captain who claimed “dangerous levels of toxic mould” in one of the navy’s frigates caused him serious ongoing health problem
  
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• What makes a 'good day'? Researchers at UBC find it involves no more than six hours of work

  16-04-2025 21:13 via nationalpost.com
  
  In determining what differentiates a good day from a typical one, University of British Columbia psychology research has found that we don’t like to work more than six hours a day. “We found that working for up to six hours had no impact on whether people rated their day as better than usual. When individuals worked for more than six hours though, the effects rapidly turned negative,” says Dunigan Folk, Ph.D. candidate at UBC, in a February 2025 research paper. Folk’s te
  
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• Cocaine is killing more people in Newfoundland and Labrador than fentanyl, police say

  16-04-2025 21:13 via globalnews.ca
  
  Authorities in Newfoundland and Labrador say highly potent cocaine is circulating in the province, and killing more people than fentanyl.
  
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