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Prime Minister Mark Carney makes an announcement at the manufacturing facility of Maple Leaf Homes in Fredericton, N.B., on Monday, Nov. 10, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Stephen MacGillivray

Carney names members of new advisory committee on Canada-U.S. economic relations

David Baxter, The Canadian Press 6 minute read Tuesday, Apr. 21, 2026

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney retooled an advisory committee on Canada-U.S. trade on Tuesday, adding a former Conservative leader, the former high commissioner to the United Kingdom and a who's who of business executives representing industries most impacted by President Donald Trump's punishing tariffs.

The committee, which will be chaired by Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc, replaces the Council on Canada-U.S. Relations that was established by former prime minister Justin Trudeau in January 2025. It is being renamed the Advisory Committee on Canada-U.S. Economic Relations.

Carney said the council will advise him, LeBlanc and the rest of the negotiating team as Canada prepares for the review of the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement on trade this June.

"It's a diverse group — leaders in the union movement, experts in industry, CEOs in finance and across the economy," Carney said in a brief statement as he arrived on Parliament Hill Tuesday.

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Carney, Eby lament ‘senseless’ violence of Vancouver festival attack one year later

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Carney, Eby lament ‘senseless’ violence of Vancouver festival attack one year later

Darryl Greer, The Canadian Press 4 minute read Updated: Yesterday at 11:03 PM CDT

VANCOUVER - It was early Sunday morning when Antonio Ortega drove in the area of Fraser Street in Vancouver, a year to the day since a vehicle tore through the crowd of the Lapu Lapu Day festival celebrating Filipino independence.

Ortega said he took time to reflect on the tragedy that claimed 11 lives and injured dozens of others, but he noticed that the community was still standing, with people just "doing their activities."

"I am now on the process towards healing, but we need to agree that the community is not fully healed," said Ortega, a former member of the board of Filipino BC.

"We cannot deny that there is still trauma."

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Updated: Yesterday at 11:03 PM CDT

People hold a candlelight march during a vigil on the street where a vehicle-ramming attack occurred at the Filipino community's Lapu Lapu Day festival, on a provincial day of mourning for the victims, in Vancouver, on Friday, May 2, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Federal health coverage for rejected asylum claimants topped $275M over last decade

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Federal health coverage for rejected asylum claimants topped $275M over last decade

David Baxter, The Canadian Press 3 minute read Thursday, Apr. 23, 2026

OTTAWA - The Immigration Department says Canada spent more than $275 million on health coverage over the past decade for asylum seekers whose claims were rejected by the Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada.

The data was released in response to an order paper question submitted by Alberta Conservative MP Burton Bailey.

The government's response tracks use of the Interim Federal Health Program — which covers health care costs for refugee claimants — between the 2016/17 and 2024/25 fiscal years.

The data shows consistent year-over-year growth in program costs related to rejected IRB applications — from about $10 million in 2016/17 to over $53 million in 2024/25.

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Thursday, Apr. 23, 2026

The Peace Tower is framed by construction cranes as renovations continue on the Centre Block on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Monday, April 20, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

Montreal issues air quality warning from scrapyard fire in east end

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Montreal issues air quality warning from scrapyard fire in east end

The Canadian Press 1 minute read Thursday, Apr. 23, 2026

MONTREAL - A scrapyard fire in Montreal's east end has led to preventive lockdowns of all health facilities in the area.

Montreal's public health department issued an air quality alert after an outdoor vehicle-recycling plant caught fire early this morning near Highway 40.

Anik Vaillancourt with the city's fire department says 24 fire trucks and 55 firefighters were dispatched to control the fire, which was still burning by 11 a.m.

Quebec’s Environment Department says it thinks the fire was caused by a lithium battery and spread to piles of scrap metal.

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Thursday, Apr. 23, 2026

The City of Montreal flag flies next to city hall Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2017, in Montreal. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz

Body of Canadian killed in pyramid shooting turned over to family: Mexican officials

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Body of Canadian killed in pyramid shooting turned over to family: Mexican officials

Daniela Germano, The Canadian Press 4 minute read Thursday, Apr. 23, 2026

The body of a Canadian tourist killed when a gunman opened fire from one of Mexico's most visited pyramids has been turned over to her family, Mexican officials confirmed.

The attorney general's office for Mexico state said the woman's family went to its regional office this week in the municipality of Texcoco.

"There, after necessary procedures for identification were completed, her body was returned to them," it said Wednesday in an email in Spanish.

The woman, who has not been publicly identified by Mexican or Canadian officials, was the only person to die in Monday's shooting.

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Thursday, Apr. 23, 2026

Tourists visit the Teotihuacan pyramids after the archeological site reopened two days after a gunman opened fire, killing a Canadian tourist, outside Mexico City, Wednesday, April 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo)

Home mail delivery will continue along rural roads, Canada Post confirms

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Home mail delivery will continue along rural roads, Canada Post confirms

Pierre Saint-Arnaud, The Canadian Press 2 minute read Thursday, Apr. 23, 2026

MONTRÉAL - Canada Post says rural residents with individual roadside mailboxes will continue to receive home mail delivery for the foreseeable future.

The Crown corporation recently announced that delivery to about four million addresses will be sent to community mailboxes instead, part of a plan that also includes phasing out some post offices.

The change is expected to take about five years.

Several rural communities had expressed concern that the shift could potentially require residents to travel several kilometres to get their mail.

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Thursday, Apr. 23, 2026

A woman checks for mail at her community mailbox in the Pointe-Claire neighbourhood of Montreal on Friday, Sept. 26, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christinne Muschi

In reversal, Anand says Ottawa will restore envoy for women, peace and security

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In reversal, Anand says Ottawa will restore envoy for women, peace and security

Dylan Robertson, The Canadian Press 2 minute read Thursday, Apr. 23, 2026

OTTAWA - Ottawa will restore the position of envoy for women, peace and security in the coming weeks, Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand said on Thursday, reversing a decision that allowed the position to expire more than a year ago.

Speaking at the Ottawa Civic Space Summit, Anand said the role links Canada's longtime support for sexual rights and combating gender-based violence with a new focus on defence.

"In the coming weeks I hope to announce a new women, peace and security ambassador for Canada," Anand said. "This is an area where we're able to combine the importance of women and girls in our foreign policy with defence and security."

The concept of women, peace and security diplomacy recognizes the disproportionate impact of war on women and girls and promotes their leadership in peacebuilding and conflict prevention. It has been part of Ottawa's diplomacy since Stephen Harper’s Conservative government, and the ambassador role was created in 2019 by Justin Trudeau's Liberal government.

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Thursday, Apr. 23, 2026

Minister of Foreign Affairs Anita Anand delivers remarks at the inaugural Ottawa Civic Space Summit in Ottawa on Thursday, April 23, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Spencer Colby

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‘SMS blasters’ that mimic cell towers seized in Toronto cybercrime investigation

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‘SMS blasters’ that mimic cell towers seized in Toronto cybercrime investigation

The Canadian Press 1 minute read Thursday, Apr. 23, 2026

TORONTO - Toronto police say they have seized the first mobile "SMS blasters" known to have been used in Canada, in what they call an emerging public safety threat.

Police say the mobile units mimic cell towers and send fraudulent text messages to connected phones with links to websites deigned to steal personal, financial or log-in information.

Toronto police say three men from Markham and Hamilton have been arrested and charged with offences including fraud and mischief.

Police say in November 2025, a "cybersecurity partner" alerted law enforcement to a mobile SMS blaster operating in downtown Toronto.

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Thursday, Apr. 23, 2026

A Toronto police officer's uniform is seen during a press conference on Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Cole Burston

Parliamentary committee on assisted dying has gone ‘off the rails,’ expert warns

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Parliamentary committee on assisted dying has gone ‘off the rails,’ expert warns

Sarah Ritchie, The Canadian Press 5 minute read Thursday, Apr. 23, 2026

OTTAWA - An expert in Canada's assisted dying laws is warning that the committee of MPs and senators tasked with studying whether the country is ready to allow people with mental illness to access MAID has "gone off the rails."

Jocelyn Downie, a professor emeritus of law at Dalhousie University who has studied medical assistance in dying for decades, said the committee is hearing testimony that's unrelated to its mandate and is heavily weighted toward people opposed to extending MAID to cover mental illness.

"The risk is that they will make their decision based on an incomplete set of evidence, and that's inappropriate for public policy," she said.

The committee's mandate is "to undertake a comprehensive review relating to the eligibility of persons whose sole underlying medical condition is a mental illness to receive medical assistance in dying."

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Thursday, Apr. 23, 2026

A screen displays a patient's vital signs during open heart surgery at the University of Maryland Medical Center in Baltimore on Nov. 28, 2016. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP, Patrick Semansky

Remembering the 11 who lost their lives in Lapu Lapu attack, one year ago

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Remembering the 11 who lost their lives in Lapu Lapu attack, one year ago

Canadian Press Staff, The Canadian Press 6 minute read Thursday, Apr. 23, 2026

VANCOUVER - Eleven people were killed in the April 26, 2025, attack on the Lapu Lapu Day festival in East Vancouver, with dozens more injured.

Adam Kai-Ji Lo has been charged with 11 counts of second-degree murder and 31 counts of attempted murder, but has yet to face trial.

These were the 11 who were killed:

JENDHEL SICO

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Thursday, Apr. 23, 2026

A woman lays flowers at a memorial during a vigil on a provincial day of mourning for the victims of the vehicle-ramming attack at the Filipino community's Lapu Lapu Day festival last week, in Vancouver, on Friday, May 2, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Alberta launches website pushing referendum proposals on immigration, Constitution

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Alberta launches website pushing referendum proposals on immigration, Constitution

Lisa Johnson, The Canadian Press 4 minute read Thursday, Apr. 23, 2026

EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith has launched a website to put the weight of the government's persuasive powers behind getting a democratic mandate for sweeping immigration reform.

Smith said Thursday it's about ensuring Albertans have the information they need to understand the effect of a yes vote on her government's nine referendum proposals, which are to be put to a vote Oct. 19.

"I'm not going to just be a bystander in this," Smith said. "We're going to be out actively persuading the public that this is the direction we want to go, but we want an endorsement from them."

She said she anticipates her United Conservative Party government will get a majority backing its ideas but didn't commit to abandoning them in the event of a no vote.

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Thursday, Apr. 23, 2026

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith speaks during the announcement of the 2028 World Cup of Hockey being hosted in Alberta, in Edmonton on Monday, March 16, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson

Forecast raises flood fears

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Forecast raises flood fears

By Scott Billeck 4 minute read Thursday, Apr. 23, 2026

WINNIPEG — Warm temperatures and the threat of rainfall are raising concerns in Peguis First Nation.

Forecast highs of 19 C Wednesday and today, along with two to four millimetres of rain, could worsen conditions in the community about 180 kilometres north of Winnipeg, where nine residents have been moved to Selkirk.

“It exacerbates the situation that much more,” said Doug Thomas, the First Nation’s communications director. “It’s one of the contributing factors that causes the banks to overflow. It’s quite often not just the floods. It’s the floods plus the rain that make things overflow the banks.”

Thomas said Wednesday that the Fisher River could overflow as early as today, depending on rainfall and how quickly snow and ice melt.

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Thursday, Apr. 23, 2026

Sandbags are unloaded at a home at Peguis First Nation on April 16. A forecast for warm weather and rain has heightened flood anxiety at the First Nation. (The Canadian Press files)

Alberta Mounties cleared in fatal shooting of man who drew weapons, made bomb threat

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Alberta Mounties cleared in fatal shooting of man who drew weapons, made bomb threat

Aaron Sousa, The Canadian Press 2 minute read Wednesday, Apr. 22, 2026

Alberta's police watchdog says no charges will be laid against two RCMP officers in the fatal shooting of a man who allegedly made bomb threats.

The Alberta Serious Incident Response Team, or ASIRT, says Mounties were called in December 2024 to a home in Tofield, southeast of Edmonton, to arrest a man.

The agency says the man repeatedly claimed to have strapped to his body explosives that he told police he would detonate if officers entered the home.

After an almost four-hour standoff, a chemical irritant was deployed and the man exited the home, armed with what appeared to be a handgun and a sword.

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Wednesday, Apr. 22, 2026

An RCMP epaulette is seen in Edmonton, Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson

B.C. premier asks for prayers for MLA Joan Phillip, saying she is ‘very ill’

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B.C. premier asks for prayers for MLA Joan Phillip, saying she is ‘very ill’

The Canadian Press 2 minute read Wednesday, Apr. 22, 2026

VICTORIA - British Columbia Premier David Eby says New Democrat member of the legislature Joan Phillip is "very ill" and her colleagues are "all praying for her."

Eby told reporters at the legislature that Phillip is an "incredible fighter," but he was asking others to join in the prayers and send best wishes for her "quick recovery."

He says Phillip is a "hugely respected member of many communities" and a "loved and valued" colleague of those in the legislature from across party lines.

Phillip, a respected Indigenous leader, was first elected in Vancouver in a 2023 byelection, and won again in B.C.'s general election the following year.

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Wednesday, Apr. 22, 2026

Vancouver-Strathcona B.C. New Democrat MLA Joan Phillip, right, and her husband, Grand Chief Stewart Phillip, celebrate while watching results come in on election night in Vancouver, on Saturday, October 19, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

B.C. children’s representative says drug crisis having staggering impact on kids

Ashley Joannou, The Canadian Press 4 minute read Wednesday, Apr. 22, 2026

The toxic drug crisis that has killed thousands of people in British Columbia has had a “staggeringly high” impact on the youngest in the province, not only killing hundreds but leaving many more as orphans, the province's representative for children and youth says.

Coroner’s data shows that in the 10 years since British Columbia declared a public health emergency, 232 people, aged 18 and younger have died from overdoses.

Jennifer Charlesworth said about two thirds of those children and youth were in government care or receiving government services when they died, and 67 per cent had a mental health condition.

“While the number of young people who are dying is relatively small, the number of young people who are experiencing injuries is staggeringly high,” she said Wednesday, referring to young people who suffer a brain injury from oxygen deprivation after surviving an overdose.

Supreme Court rejects Quebec’s attempt to block changes to election map boundaries

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Supreme Court rejects Quebec’s attempt to block changes to election map boundaries

Pierre Saint-Arnaud, The Canadian Press 2 minute read Wednesday, Apr. 22, 2026

MONTREAL - The Supreme Court of Canada has rejected an appeal by the Quebec government that sought to block a redrawing of the provincial electoral map.

The 7-2 decision delivered from the bench means that a riding on the Gaspé Peninsula and another in Montreal's east end will be eliminated in favour of two new districts in the growing Laurentians/Lanaudière and Centre-du-Québec regions.

Premier François Legault's government tabled a law in 2024 to block the redrawing crafted by the independent electoral boundaries commission, after members of all parties expressed concerns that the new map would take away political weight from Gaspé and make ridings in eastern Quebec overly large.

But the Supreme Court of Canada sided with Quebec's Court of Appeal, which ruled last year that the law is unconstitutional and violates sections of the Charter that guarantee democratic representation.

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