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People wait in line to rebook cancelled flights at Pearson International Airport in Toronto on Friday, Nov. 13, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sandra Ezekwesili

‘It’s crazy’: Travellers, airlines report busy day at airports after U.S. flight stop

The Canadian Press 4 minute read Updated: Yesterday at 5:11 PM EST

TORONTO - Dale Flood had booked what he called a once-in-a-lifetime 50th birthday trip with his family to New York City to watch his beloved Buffalo Bills play on Sunday.

After a four-hour freeze on U.S. air traffic resulted in his Saturday morning flight being cancelled, the Vancouver man jumped into action, hoping to salvage the trip for himself, his wife and his 11-year-old son.

But after staying up until 4 a.m. trying to get his family on any flight that could get them to New York on time, he had to concede defeat. Instead, his family will fly on Sunday, landing too late for the much-anticipated NFL game.

“It’s sad,” Flood said in a phone interview. “It’s hard to watch an 11-year-old cry. It's hard to go through all of October and November really looking forward to this, to that time in New York.”

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Avi Lewis, left, who was proclaimed as the new leader of the NDP, celebrates with Manitoba premier Wab Kinew at the party convention in Winnipeg Sunday, March 29, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/John Woods

Manitoba premier lays out election focus at party convention

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Manitoba premier lays out election focus at party convention

Ian Bickis, The Canadian Press 2 minute read Updated: Yesterday at 11:05 PM EST

WINNIPEG - Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew laid out in a speech Saturday night to party faithful what he'll be campaigning on next year.

Speaking at a gala fundraiser during the party's annual conference, Kinew focused especially on investments in health care as well as efforts to reduce the cost of living.

Kinew highlighted the hiring the government has made in the health care sector, and also pointed to the $1 billion in federal funding coming to help with homelessness in Winnipeg.

He said that if Manitobans want to see emergency room wait times go down, the province needs to reduce the number of people using the space for shelter, and using it for treatments that could be done in a medical clinic if they had a fixed address.

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Updated: Yesterday at 11:05 PM EST

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A soldier of the 41 Canadian Brigade Group stands guard during training at CFB Suffield, Alta., Saturday, Oct. 19, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh

CFB Wainwright incident casts spotlight on reserve pay disparities: former bureaucrat

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CFB Wainwright incident casts spotlight on reserve pay disparities: former bureaucrat

Kyle Duggan, The Canadian Press 3 minute read Updated: Yesterday at 11:29 AM EST

OTTAWA - A former director general for the Canadian military's reserves and cadets says the tragic incident at Canadian Forces Base Wainwright casts a spotlight on disparities in pay and benefits for reservists.

John Milne, a retired major-general, told The Canadian Press reservists on short-term contracts get less compensation than the regular force members they train with. He said the recent training accident at CFB Wainwright shows those short-term reservists face the same risks as their regular force colleagues.

Four soldiers died and 39 others — including several reservists — were injured when a fire suddenly overtook a training area at CFB Wainwright last month.

Military pay is not a straightforward matter and is calculated based on a range of factors.

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Updated: Yesterday at 11:29 AM EST

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Minister of Environment and Climate Change Julie Dabrusin speaks during a press conference at the National Press Theatre in Ottawa, on Thursday, May 28, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Spencer Colby

Former environment ministers accuse Dabrusin of lying about meeting climate targets

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Former environment ministers accuse Dabrusin of lying about meeting climate targets

Nick Murray, The Canadian Press 4 minute read Updated: Yesterday at 12:13 PM EST

OTTAWA - Environment Minister Julie Dabrusin is being accused of lying by two of her predecessors for saying Canada is still committed to its Paris targets.

Dabrusin is in Antalya, Turkey, for COP31, the annual United Nations climate conference.

In an interview with The Canadian Press before the trip, Dabrusin said Canada is "absolutely committed" to its Paris Accord climate commitments. It's a line the government has maintained despite every report and study over the past 18 months saying Canada is unlikely to meet those Paris targets.

Former environment minister Catherine McKenna said the claim that Canada is still committed to its targets is "factually untrue."

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Updated: Yesterday at 12:13 PM EST

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Mississippi Democrat Scott Colom, his wife Nadia Colom and daughters Gwendolyn Lucille Colom and Brooklyn Madison Colom attend an election event in Jackson, Miss., Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Ellen Schmidt)

Democrats want to kill some of Trump’s tariffs — but that might not end the trade war

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Democrats want to kill some of Trump’s tariffs — but that might not end the trade war

Kelly Geraldine Malone, The Canadian Press 5 minute read Updated: Yesterday at 11:29 AM EST

WASHINGTON - Scott Colom never lost faith. After a week of ballot counting, the Democrat on Wednesday officially won a Mississippi Senate seat, making him the first Black person elected to statewide office since the Reconstruction era.

"I had the courage to believe in Mississippi," Colom told supporters at his victory party. "I had the courage to understand that we can show the country that Mississippi matters."

The historic flip in the deep-red state spread was just the crest of a blue wave that swept across the United States in the midterm elections, as Americans voted to reject President Donald Trump and one of his most controversial policies: tariffs.

While the outcome gives the incoming Democrat-controlled Congress a clear mandate to rein in the president's destructive tariff agenda, it's unlikely to alleviate trade tensions with Canada on its own.

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Updated: Yesterday at 11:29 AM EST

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A courtroom of the Federal Court in Ottawa is shown, on Friday, Aug. 28, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang

Lawyers unsure if extra funding can reduce massive caseload at Federal Court

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Lawyers unsure if extra funding can reduce massive caseload at Federal Court

David Baxter, The Canadian Press 5 minute read Updated: 2:13 PM EST

OTTAWA - The recent federal budget included $58 million in additional funding court administration but the Federal Court still doesn't have a clear picture of how it can be used to reduce a massive caseload that has grown rapidly since 2020.

“At the moment, the Federal Court doesn’t have additional details on how the funding confirmed will be distributed among the stated purposes," Chief Justice Alan Diner told The Canadian Press in an emailed statement on Thursday.

The Federal Court hears immigration-related issues such as visa applications, refugee claims, admissibility cases and removals. It has responsibility for upholding the law in other areas related to federal jurisdiction, like intellectual property, national security and Indigenous rights.

The court asked for additional resources to handle a caseload that's ballooned to nearly 31,000 proceedings commenced as of Sept. 30 this year — up from about 7,600 in all of 2020.

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Updated: 2:13 PM EST

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Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks with media during a news conference in Manila, Philippines, Saturday, Nov. 14, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld

Carney says Canada will only sign a U.S. trade deal that includes viable auto sector

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Carney says Canada will only sign a U.S. trade deal that includes viable auto sector

Dylan Robertson, The Canadian Press 2 minute read Updated: Yesterday at 11:30 AM EST

MANILA - Prime Minister Mark Carney says trade talks with the U.S. are making progress, but Ottawa won't accept a deal that doesn't allow for a viable auto sector.

"Lots of people think that we should just go and take whatever deal," Carney said Saturday in Manila. "This government will not settle for a deal with the United States that is not consistent with a viable Canadian auto sector."

Carney was speaking at a news conference, three months after Canada pulled out of trade talks with the U.S., saying there had been last-minute demands from Washington that included a hit to Canada's auto sector.

"This is one of the fundamental issues in our trade negotiation, and we are making progress toward that," he said of the auto sector, adding it was also "one of the most challenging issues" in the talks.

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Updated: Yesterday at 11:30 AM EST

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Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks about funding for homelessness and health care during an announcement in Winnipeg, on Friday, Nov. 6, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/John Woods

Carney says Canada will not waiver in NATO support, amid concerns over Ukraine talks

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Carney says Canada will not waiver in NATO support, amid concerns over Ukraine talks

Dylan Robertson, The Canadian Press 3 minute read Updated: Yesterday at 11:31 AM EST

MANILA - Prime Minister Mark Carney says Canada will not waiver in its support of NATO allies, as European leaders express concern at Russia seeking a reordering of continental security in negotiations with Ukraine.

"There's no way that Canada as a NATO member is going to walk away from any other NATO member — ever," Carney said at a news conference Saturday in Manila.

His comments come amid talks brokered by the U.S. between Russia and Ukraine, aimed at ending Moscow's incursions into Ukraine in 2014 which expanded into a full-scale invasion in 2022.

American and Russian negotiators have widened the discussions around borders and prisoners to include wider European security arrangements that have been in place since the end of the Cold War, in particular how NATO functions.

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Updated: Yesterday at 11:31 AM EST

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Wab Kinew scrums at the Manitoba NDP convention at the RBC Convention Centre on Friday. (Mikaela MacKenzie/Winnipeg Free Press)

Kinew hints at early election at NDP convention

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Kinew hints at early election at NDP convention

Carol Sanders 4 minute read Updated: Yesterday at 11:31 AM EST

WINNIPEG — New Democrats from across Manitoba are gathering in Winnipeg to debate policy resolutions and get ready for a provincial election that must happen by Oct. 5 — but could come much sooner.

The party has $3.5 million to spend on the campaign and plans to expand its majority in the legislature, Premier Wab Kinew told reporters Friday.

“We’ve got enough candidates to grow our majority to represent you right across this great province,” the NDP leader said ahead of delivering a report to the 400 registered delegates at the RBC Convention Centre.

The NDP has 34 of the 57 seats in the legislature. The Progressive Conservatives have 19, mostly in rural Manitoba outside of vote-rich Winnipeg.

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Updated: Yesterday at 11:31 AM EST

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Laura Cameron with Climate Action Team Manitoba speaks at an event in January. Cameron has called on the province to restore 50-50 provincial-municipal transit funding. (Ruth Bonneville/Winnipeg Free Press files)

Transit advocates call for province to boost funding to municipalities

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Transit advocates call for province to boost funding to municipalities

Carol Sanders 3 minute read Updated: Yesterday at 11:31 AM EST

WINNIPEG — With an election less than a year away and the provincial NDP gathering in Winnipeg this weekend, transit proponents say it’s time the Kinew government restored 50-50 provincial-municipal funding.

“We want to see them stick to their word and to follow through on that and restore this funding agreement so that we can see the operating budgets that we need to have effective service,” said Laura Cameron with Climate Action Team Manitoba.

In 2017, then-opposition leader Wab Kinew called out former Progressive Conservative premier Brian Pallister for ending the 50-50 transit cost-sharing with Manitoba municipalities.

“He’s not listening to Manitobans who ride the bus, who are raising their voice all week and the week before saying they object to the impact that this government’s program of cuts is having on the service that they rely on here in the city,” Kinew said in the legislature at the time. “Will the premier reverse his plan for cuts? Will he reinstate the 50-50 transit formula?”

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Updated: Yesterday at 11:31 AM EST