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Don Cherry, commentator on Hockey Night in Canada on CBC, is welcomed by fans upon his arrival for Game 2 of the Stanley Cup Finals between the Pittsburgh Penguins and the Detroit Red Wings in Detroit on Sunday, May 31, 2009. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)

Quebec Tories sour on Grapes as caucus members support Don Cherry for Order of Canada

Michel Saba, The Canadian Press 5 minute read Friday, Mar. 13, 2026

OTTAWA - Opposition is mounting among Quebec's federal Conservatives to their own party's push to award the Order of Canada to controversial hockey commentator Don Cherry.

In a social media post late Thursday, the party's Quebec lieutenant Pierre Paul-Hus said he believes appointing Cherry would be "a bad idea" given his "unacceptable remarks toward the Quebec nation and francophones."

The Order of Canada is awarded in recognition of exceptional achievements, extraordinary contributions to the nation or remarkable dedication to a community.

Conservative MP Andrew Lawton is behind the nomination and has been pushing for signatures on an online petition hosted on the party's website.

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Environment committee engaging in ‘junior high behaviour’: former climate advisers

Nick Murray, The Canadian Press 5 minute read Preview

Environment committee engaging in ‘junior high behaviour’: former climate advisers

Nick Murray, The Canadian Press 5 minute read Friday, Mar. 13, 2026

OTTAWA - Two former advisers on Ottawa's climate policies say recent antics by parliamentarians at the House of Commons environment committee demonstrate why they resigned from Canada's independent net-zero advisory body last year.

Simon Donner and Catherine Abreu were at the centre of some committee fireworks on Thursday, when Conservative and Bloc Québécois MPs tried to move a motion to invite them to speak.

The committee is studying Canada's 2030 emission reductions plan. The net-zero advisory body, or NZAB, was created in 2021 as part of Canada’s Net-Zero Accountability Act. It requires the environment minister to take into account the advisory body’s advice when setting emissions targets or changing the emissions reduction plan.

Donner and Abreu both resigned from NZAB in December after accusing the Carney government of not seeking the group’s advice on key policy decisions, including the Alberta energy deal and the major projects bill.

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Friday, Mar. 13, 2026

People participate in a climate protest on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Friday, Sept. 15, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

Saskatchewan adds fees for fishing, EVs, immigration applications

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Saskatchewan adds fees for fishing, EVs, immigration applications

Jeremy Simes, The Canadian Press 1 minute read Friday, Mar. 13, 2026

REGINA - Saskatchewan's government is raising fees and adding new charges for anglers, electric vehicle drivers and immigration applicants.

The province says those who purchase fishing licences will need to buy a habitat certificate for the upcoming season.

The certificates will cost $20 for a season.

Electric vehicle drivers are already seeing road-usage fees increase at the pace of inflation.

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Saskatchewan Legislative Building in Regina, Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Heywood Yu

German museum celebrates famed Japanese artist Kusama in vast new exhibit

Martin Meissner And Daniel Niemann, The Associated Press 3 minute read Preview

German museum celebrates famed Japanese artist Kusama in vast new exhibit

Martin Meissner And Daniel Niemann, The Associated Press 3 minute read Friday, Mar. 13, 2026

COLOGNE, Germany (AP) — A mirror room dappled with colored dots. Contorted, bright sculptures of flowers on a rooftop at the foot of Cologne’s famed cathedral. A vast showroom with giant octopus-like tentacles that offer up a mesmerizing meander through space and obstacles.

The renowned Museum Ludwig in the western German city is celebrating its 50th anniversary by opening a nearly five-month exhibit on Saturday, with more than 300 works of the famed Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama.

The trek through the time and transformation of the now nonagenarian artist assembles works ranging from her first drawing in the mid-1930s to a newly commissioned “Infinity Mirror Room” made for the show.

Kusama, who turns 97 this month, has become a social media sensation with her use of bright colors and oozy shapes that reflect her feeling of awe about life. Her own life carried her from patriarchal postwar Japan to New York to the Flower Power and anti-Vietnam war movements in the 1960s. She returned home to Japan in 1973.

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People walk through the artwork 'Infinity Mirrored Room' during a preview of the new major exhibition of legendary Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama at the Museum Ludwig in Cologne, Thursday, March 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)

5 indelible photos from Hollywood’s awards season, and the stories behind them

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5 indelible photos from Hollywood’s awards season, and the stories behind them

Chris Pizzello, The Associated Press 6 minute read Friday, Mar. 13, 2026

LOS ANGELES (AP) — As a staff photojournalist for The Associated Press based in Los Angeles, Chris Pizzello covers hundreds of entertainment events a year — perched in the rafters, crouched on the red carpet or directing stars to make the perfect portrait. It all culminates in awards season, where he captures the defining moments in the lives of the celebrities he's shot day in and day out, from the triumphs of Beyoncé and Bad Bunny at the Grammys to the envelope snafu and The Slap at the Oscars.

Ahead of Sunday's Oscars, he broke down his favorite photos from the 2026 awards season thus far.

Critics Choice Awards: Amy Madigan surprises — and is surprised

One of the cool aspects of shooting the Critics Choice Awards in January is that the few photographers allowed inside are placed right in the middle of the room, surrounded by tables of celebrities. Usually, at awards shows, we're placed far behind the action, requiring us to scope out the celebrities with massive, bazooka-like 600 mm lenses on monopods.

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FILE - Michael B. Jordan reacts as he accepts the award for outstanding performance by a male actor in a leading role for

‘A big event’: Friday the 13th brings ink fiends out to Edmonton tattoo shops

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‘A big event’: Friday the 13th brings ink fiends out to Edmonton tattoo shops

Aaron Sousa, The Canadian Press 3 minute read Friday, Mar. 13, 2026

EDMONTON - Jaq Horvath is likely a shock to people who walk through the doors of her Edmonton tattoo shop and ask to see the owner.

"They expect a big, tattooed man, right?" said Horvath with Aces N Spades Tattoo, who more resembles a bubbly beauty queen. "And when I come out, they're like, 'Oh!'"

With a bright, radiant smile, Horvath guides clients to her office to work out designs for the ink that will adorn their skin for a lifetime.

With Albertans dodging black cats, broken glass and pavement cracks, the store owner says she's gearing up for her Friday the 13th flash sale — a day that, for many tattoo shops, is almost as big as Christmas Day.

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‘Just bad luck’: Alberta shelter to quash superstitions, host event for black cats

Fakiha Baig, The Canadian Press 3 minute read Preview

‘Just bad luck’: Alberta shelter to quash superstitions, host event for black cats

Fakiha Baig, The Canadian Press 3 minute read Friday, Mar. 13, 2026

Eight-month-old Lavender loves to cuddle, especially her boyfriend Bowie, when she isn't too busy running around and playing.

Knight Rider, who might look big and scary, is independent and actually a softy who will gently put his paws around those who hold him.

Timi and Spooky, a mother-and-daughter duo, are shy but sweet.

Despite their loving personalities, all five black-coloured cats at the Tails to Tell Animal Rescue in Crossfield, Alta., north of Calgary, are taking longer than usual to get adopted because, among other reasons, medieval-era superstitions have deemed them bad luck.

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Friday, Mar. 13, 2026

Leanne McManus plays with black cat Bowie at Tails to Tell Animal Rescue in Crossfield, Alta., on Wednesday, March 11, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh

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B.C. appointed them to map old-growth. Now they say province is failing to save it

Brenna Owen, The Canadian Press 7 minute read Preview

B.C. appointed them to map old-growth. Now they say province is failing to save it

Brenna Owen, The Canadian Press 7 minute read Friday, Mar. 13, 2026

Every member of a former panel the British Columbia government appointed to identify old-growth for potential protection in 2021 now says they're concerned about continued logging in those same rare and "irreplaceable" forests.

The five former panellists say in a document sent to Premier David Eby and other officials this week the proposed old-growth deferrals were meant to be an interim measure to reduce the risks of logging, allowing time for long-term planning.

But the process has not worked as intended, ecologists Rachel Holt and Karen Price, landscape analyst Dave Daust, veteran forester Garry Merkel and economist Lisa Matthaus say in the document provided to The Canadian Press.

Instead, the B.C. government continues to approve logging in forests the panel identified, while long-term plans have yet to be finalized, Holt said in an interview.

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A cut block is pictured in the Fairy Creek logging area near Port Renfrew, B.C. Tuesday, Oct. 5, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward

A 68-year-old powerlifter smashes records and says she lives for ‘clang’ of weights

Sarah Smellie, The Canadian Press 4 minute read Preview

A 68-year-old powerlifter smashes records and says she lives for ‘clang’ of weights

Sarah Smellie, The Canadian Press 4 minute read Friday, Mar. 13, 2026

ST. JOHN'S -

On Thursday morning, 68-year-old Mava Brydges put the weight of a household refrigerator onto her back, lowered herself toward the floor and then stood up again.

Her 132.5-kilogram squat at the Canadian Powerlifting National Championships in St. John's, N.L., was five kilograms shy of the national record for her age and weight class, which she set herself in 2022.

In the next few hours, she set two new records, finishing the morning by hoisting a 140-kilogram barbell off the ground as a crowd of gobsmacked fans cheered and shouted her name.

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Sixty-eight-year-old Mava Brydges performs a squat lift at the Canadian Powerlifting Championships at the Sheraton Hotel in St. John's, N.L., on Thursday, March 12, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Daly

Juno Awards coming to Winnipeg in April 2027

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Juno Awards coming to Winnipeg in April 2027

The Canadian Press 1 minute read Thursday, Mar. 12, 2026

TORONTO - The Juno Awards are returning to Winnipeg.

The Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences has announced that the Manitoba capital will host the 2027 Junos.

Winnipeg previously hosted the celebration of Canadian music in 2005 and 2014.

Next year's Juno Week festival is scheduled for April 1 to 4.

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A lighting rehearsal is performed during a preview of the Juno awards set, in Vancouver on Friday, March 28, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ethan Cairns

Alberta health agency makes 16 recommendations in wake of December ER death

Lisa Johnson, The Canadian Press 4 minute read Preview

Alberta health agency makes 16 recommendations in wake of December ER death

Lisa Johnson, The Canadian Press 4 minute read Thursday, Mar. 12, 2026

EDMONTON - The Alberta agency in charge of hospitals has released a review making 16 recommendations to the government in the wake of the death of a man who waited hours for care in an Edmonton hospital.

In January, Premier Danielle Smith's government ordered a judge-led inquiry into the death of Prashant Sreekumar, a 44-year-old father of three.

He died at Edmonton’s Grey Nuns Community Hospital in December, and his family said he had been there for nearly eight hours with chest pains and increasing blood pressure.

Acute Care Alberta's review recommends increased staffing, expanded emergency department space, and ways to better move patients among different parts of the province to reduce pressure on the system.

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A person walks past the emergency department of the Rockyview General Hospital in Calgary, Thursday, March 20, 2025.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh

Carney to meet with King Charles while in United Kingdom

Catherine Morrison, The Canadian Press 2 minute read Preview

Carney to meet with King Charles while in United Kingdom

Catherine Morrison, The Canadian Press 2 minute read Thursday, Mar. 12, 2026

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney is expected to meet with King Charles while he's in the United Kingdom next week.

Carney is set to arrive in London on Sunday after visiting Norway to observe the NATO Cold Response exercises and participate in a Nordic-Canada Council summit.

The prime minister is scheduled to meet with the King on Monday, close to a year after the monarch visited Canada to deliver the throne speech to open the first session of the 45th Parliament.

Speaking to reporters on Thursday, Carney said the King will be "very interested" in progress in the Arctic and the effects of climate change on the North.

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Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, speaks with King Charles ahead of the King delivering the speech from the throne in the Senate in Ottawa on Tuesday, May 27, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young

‘This takes decades’: Banff backcountry paddling off limits due to whirling disease

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‘This takes decades’: Banff backcountry paddling off limits due to whirling disease

Bill Graveland, The Canadian Press 3 minute read Thursday, Mar. 12, 2026

CALGARY - The detection of a devastating aquatic invasive species in Banff National Park is expected to pour cold water on recreational enthusiasts hoping to get back to nature.

Parks Canada has detected whirling disease in Lake Louise, an iconic locale, famed for its crystal blue water and breathtaking views.

The disease, which has a fatality rate of up to 90 per cent for juvenile trout, salmon and whitefish, was first confirmed in Canada at Johnson Lake in Banff National Park in 2016.

As a result, beginning this spring paddling and the use of large inflatables, along with the use of waders or wading boots while fishing, will be banned at Lake Minnewanka, Bow Lake and Moraine Lake.

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Tourists walk around Bow Lake near Bow Glacier Falls, north of Lake Louise, Alta., in Banff National Park on Friday, June 20, 2025. Restrictions have been placed on water activities after the detection of whirling disease in fish. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh

Manitoba government proposes new grocery rules, rent control, some hydro hikes

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Manitoba government proposes new grocery rules, rent control, some hydro hikes

Steve Lambert, The Canadian Press 3 minute read Thursday, Mar. 12, 2026

WINNIPEG - The Manitoba government announced plans Thursday to expand rent control, raise electricity rates for some large users and keep grocery prices from fluctuating for different consumers.

The proposals were among more than 15 bills and potential regulations introduced at the legislature before politicians broke for the weekend.

The NDP government launched public feedback on a plan that would apply rent controls to more-expensive units. The province currently sets a limit on annual rent increases for units that rent for up to $1,670 a month, and is proposing to raise that ceiling to $2,000.

Landlords can apply to raise rents higher than normally allowed for a variety of reasons, including repairs and upgrades, and the government is planning to reduce the percentage of upgrade costs that can be passed on to renters. Administrative penalties for landlords who violate the act could be increased.

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Manitoba's Minister of Finance Adrien Sala arrives to take part in a meeting with Finance Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne and provincial and territorial finance ministers in Ottawa on Thursday, Dec. 11, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

Ottawa rushing hate crimes bill without addressing concerns: civil liberties’ group

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Ottawa rushing hate crimes bill without addressing concerns: civil liberties’ group

Anja Karadeglija, The Canadian Press 3 minute read Thursday, Mar. 12, 2026

OTTAWA - The Canadian Civil Liberties Association says the government is rushing its hate crimes bill through without dealing with concerns from faith groups and civil society organizations.

"Criminal law changes that affect freedom of expression deserve careful scrutiny, not procedural power plays," the group said in a press release Thursday.

"By forcing the Committee to wrap up without addressing the concerns raised by dozens of faith-based and civil society organizations, the government is sending a message: getting this legislation passed matters more than getting this legislation right."

In December, a coalition that includes civil liberties, community and labour groups said the bill would give police too much power and could criminalize protest.

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Minister of Justice Sean Fraser attends a panel discussion on digital lawful access with the National Police Federation in Ottawa on Thursday, Feb. 26, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang

Deer chased, ran over by truck in southeast Saskatchewan: conservation group

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Deer chased, ran over by truck in southeast Saskatchewan: conservation group

The Canadian Press 1 minute read Thursday, Mar. 12, 2026

MARYFIELD - A non-profit group in Saskatchewan that works with conservation officers wants to find suspects it says had allegedly used a truck to chase down and kill deer.

SaskTip says witnesses saw a truck deliberately run over the animals this week on the outskirts of Maryfield, 250 kilometres southeast of Regina near the Manitoba boundary.

The organization says conservation officers found the remains of three white-tailed deer, including two fawns.

It says it believes one truck was actively pursuing the animals while the other was sitting idle.

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