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Quebec Premier Christine Frechette gestures toward guests as she arrives to be sworn in at the legislature in Quebec City on Wednesday, April 15, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jacques Boissinot

Four female premiers on whether Christine Fréchette can avoid the ‘glass cliff’

Erika Morris, The Canadian Press 6 minute read Updated: 7:30 AM CDT

MONTREAL - Kathleen Wynne, Ontario's first female premier, remembers meeting a businessman who shook hands with the male staffer standing next to her and addressed him as "premier."

It's hard to shake the notion among the public of what a premier looks like, Wynne, premier between 2013 and 2018, said in a recent interview.

"A five-foot-four-woman is not who people think of as a leader."

Wynne is one of four former or current female premiers who spoke to The Canadian Press following last week's swearing in ceremony of Christine Fréchette, Quebec's 33rd premier and the second woman in the role after the Parti Québécois's Pauline Marois between 2012-14.

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Saskatchewan to test out technology that detects drones smuggling drugs into prisons

Jeremy Simes, The Canadian Press 3 minute read Preview

Saskatchewan to test out technology that detects drones smuggling drugs into prisons

Jeremy Simes, The Canadian Press 3 minute read Tuesday, Apr. 21, 2026

REGINA - Saskatchewan is taking aim at reducing the rise in drugs and weapons being dropped by drones into prison yards – sometimes right to an inmate’s cell window.

"It's literally almost like Uber Eats," Jake Suelzle, who represents prison guards on the Prairies, said in an interview.

He said the buzzing skyboxes are delivering methamphetamine, ceramic blades and cellphones, and other contraband.

Some have been dropped in prison recreation yards or common areas outside. Other times, inmates have received packages outside their cell windows, ordered from prohibited cellphones like a door-to-door delivery service.

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Tuesday, Apr. 21, 2026

The Matsqui Institution, a medium-security federal men's prison, is seen in Abbotsford, B.C., on Thursday October 26, 2017. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Online harms bill should cover AI chatbots, say some on Ottawa’s advisory group

Anja Karadeglija, The Canadian Press 5 minute read Preview

Online harms bill should cover AI chatbots, say some on Ottawa’s advisory group

Anja Karadeglija, The Canadian Press 5 minute read Monday, Apr. 20, 2026

OTTAWA - Some of the experts Ottawa has tasked with giving it direction on the upcoming online harms bill say the legislation should cover AI chatbots, while opinion on the idea of age restrictions for access to social media is more varied.

Emily Laidlaw, a law professor at the University of Calgary and a member of Ottawa's online harms advisory panel, said she doesn't see how the government can reintroduce online harms legislation without addressing a technology that is "facilitating some of the most harm to vulnerable adults and children."

In March, the government reconvened an expert group it previously consulted on an earlier iteration of that bill, which did not become law before last year’s election was called.

Since then, safety issues linked to artificial intelligence-based chatbots and the idea of age restrictions for social media have both emerged as global political issues.

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Monday, Apr. 20, 2026

Culture Minister Marc Miller rises during question period on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Tuesday, March 24, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld

Most fashion mannequins are about a size 2. The Met Gala exhibit is making room for diverse bodies

Jocelyn Noveck, The Associated Press 7 minute read Preview

Most fashion mannequins are about a size 2. The Met Gala exhibit is making room for diverse bodies

Jocelyn Noveck, The Associated Press 7 minute read Monday, Apr. 20, 2026

NEW YORK (AP) — On a sultry summer day in Brooklyn last year, artist and couture designer Michaela Stark found herself in a studio surrounded by 175 cameras, for a photo shoot unlike any she’d done before.

Clad only in her signature corsetry that binds the flesh, Stark stood in the midst of a circle as the cameras captured all angles of her body, simultaneously — part of an intricate process known as photogrammetry. The goal: to scan her body and build a mannequin — three, actually — for display in one of the world’s top museums, the Metropolitan Museum of Art. And at the Met Gala, no less.

“It was definitely a bit nerve-wracking,” recalls Stark of the “intimate and vulnerable” experience. But, she quips, “something about being naked on a 40-degree (Celsius) day in a corset that isn’t hiding anything kind of takes the awkwardness away from the situation, actually.”

The mannequins, and others based on real-life models like Stark, will be featured in “Costume Art,” the upcoming spring exhibit at the museum’s Costume Institute that's launched by the starry May 4 gala. It’s part of an effort to add an element of body positivity to a show that examines the dressed body in art over the centuries, says curator Andrew Bolton.

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Monday, Apr. 20, 2026

Mannequins are pictured during preparations for the Met Gala exhibit

AI content should be labelled, heritage committee says

Anja Karadeglija, The Canadian Press 2 minute read Preview

AI content should be labelled, heritage committee says

Anja Karadeglija, The Canadian Press 2 minute read Thursday, Apr. 16, 2026

OTTAWA - The government should require that content generated by artificial intelligence be clearly labelled, a House of Commons committee said in a new report.

The members of Parliament on the committee are calling for standardized labels for AI content that are visible and that the public can understand. They say the requirement should apply to all relevant sectors, including digital platforms and broadcasters.

This would "promote transparency, maintain public trust and preserve the integrity of Canada’s information and cultural ecosystem," the report said.

It called on the government to establish "a framework governing the systematic and easily identifiable labelling of content created with the assistance of artificial intelligence, including through the use of metadata, digital watermarks or other robust technical solutions."

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Thursday, Apr. 16, 2026

People make their way on Parliament Hill as a heavy fog hangs over downtown Ottawa on Thursday, April 16, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

In the news today: Artemis II update, Social media ban, Amazon surcharge

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In the news today: Artemis II update, Social media ban, Amazon surcharge

The Canadian Press 4 minute read Thursday, Apr. 16, 2026

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed...

Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen and NASA crewmates to hold news conference

Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen and his NASA crewmates are set to take part in a news conference today after the historic Artemis II lunar mission.

Hansen, commander Reid Wiseman, pilot Victor Glover and mission specialist Christina Koch will take questions from journalists at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston after splashing down in the Pacific Ocean last Friday.

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Thursday, Apr. 16, 2026

The Artemis II crew (from left) Jeremy Hansen, Christina Koch, Victor Glover and Reid Wiseman come to centre stage at the end of a crew return event on Saturday, April 11, 2026, at Ellington Field in Houston. (AP Photo/Michael Wyke)

What to know about the Live Nation verdict and how it could affect concertgoers

Hannah Schoenbaum, The Associated Press 4 minute read Preview

What to know about the Live Nation verdict and how it could affect concertgoers

Hannah Schoenbaum, The Associated Press 4 minute read Wednesday, Apr. 15, 2026

Music lovers who have complained for years about Ticketmaster fees for concert tickets are surely reveling in a jury verdict Wednesday that found its parent company Live Nation has been running a harmful monopoly over large venues across the U.S.

But they will have to wait to see if the verdict leads to changes that make concerts more affordable.

Here are some things to know about the verdict in the closely-watched antitrust battle:

No immediate relief for concertgoers

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Wednesday, Apr. 15, 2026

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AI-rendered Val Kilmer debuts in ‘As Deep as the Grave’ trailer

Lindsey Bahr, The Associated Press 3 minute read Preview

AI-rendered Val Kilmer debuts in ‘As Deep as the Grave’ trailer

Lindsey Bahr, The Associated Press 3 minute read Wednesday, Apr. 15, 2026

LAS VEGAS (AP) — 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.

“Don’t fear the dead and don’t fear me,” Kilmer’s character, Father Fintan, a Catholic priest and Native American spiritualist, says at the end of the trailer.

The actor died last year at 65, of pneumonia. The use of generative AI to recreate Kilmer for the historical drama based on archaeologists Ann and Earl Morris became a hot button topic when the filmmakers announced it last month. The trailer shows Kilmer’s character at various ages.

Writer-director Coerte Voorhees, along with his brother John, spoke on a panel Wednesday about the controversial decision to use technology to create a performance from a deceased actor and explained why they feel they've done it ethically by working with Kilmer's children and the actors union. Coerte Voorhees stopped short of calling it a Val Kilmer performance, however.

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Wednesday, Apr. 15, 2026

People watch a trailer for the upcoming film “As Deep as the Grave” featuring a character played by a generative AI version of Val Kilmer at CinemaCon on Wednesday, April 15, 2026, at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)

From hockey to the Arctic: Five things shared by Finland and Canada

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From hockey to the Arctic: Five things shared by Finland and Canada

Catherine Morrison, The Canadian Press 4 minute read Wednesday, Apr. 15, 2026

OTTAWA - Finland's President Alexander Stubb is in Ottawa this week.

On Tuesday he made stops at Rideau Hall and a hockey rink before his first official meeting with Prime Minister Mark Carney. On Wednesday he is holding public conversations on defence, Arctic security and industrial partnerships, including one with Industry Minister Mélanie Joly.

At the meeting in the Prime Minister's Office, Stubb said he and Carney share values and interests and that in many ways he considers Canada an honorary member of the European Union and the Nordic nations.

Here are five things Canada and Finland have in common:

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Wednesday, Apr. 15, 2026

Alexander Stubb, President of Finland, left, and Prime Minister Mark Carney shake hands as they meet on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Tuesday, April 14, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

Former minister Catherine McKenna blasts the heads of Canadian oil companies

Stéphane Blais, The Canadian Press 4 minute read Preview

Former minister Catherine McKenna blasts the heads of Canadian oil companies

Stéphane Blais, The Canadian Press 4 minute read Sunday, Apr. 19, 2026

MONTRÉAL - Former environment minister Catherine McKenna says the leaders of Canada's oil industry are figures close to American President Donald Trump who are "taking us for fools" and putting both the economy and environment at risk.

Canada's official greenhouse gas inventory was published last week. It showed that in 2024, oil and gas production was the only sector in the country to have increased its greenhouse gas emissions.

"In Canada, we expect, Canadians expect everyone to step up and do their parts. But instead, we have oil and gas, which is largely foreign-owned, largely U.S.-owned, who aren't doing their part. All they're doing is increasing our emissions and demanding subsidies," McKenna said in an interview while at Montreal's climate summit last week.

She adds that oil companies are "demanding that Canadian taxpayers pay the bill for cleaning up the pollution they cause and building pipelines they won’t risk their own money on."

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Sunday, Apr. 19, 2026

Catherine McKenna attends the Global Citizen NOW conference in New York on Friday 28 April 2023. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

Anthropic’s Mythos shows need to ‘come to grips’ with AI risks: BoC governor

Craig Lord, The Canadian Press 3 minute read Preview

Anthropic’s Mythos shows need to ‘come to grips’ with AI risks: BoC governor

Craig Lord, The Canadian Press 3 minute read Friday, Apr. 17, 2026

Global financial systems need to "come to grips" with the risks posed by rapid advances in artificial intelligence models like Anthropic's Mythos, Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem said on Friday.

Developer Anthropic claims the upcoming Mythos model of its Claude AI is capable of quickly detecting long-hidden cybersecurity vulnerabilities.

The model has not yet seen a wide commercial release, but major financial market players and regulators are still anxious about the technology's disruptive potential.

Mythos was discussed at a meeting last week of the Bank of Canada’s financial sector resiliency group, which includes representatives from the finance department and major Canadian banks. U.S. officials have reportedly convened similar roundtables.

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Friday, Apr. 17, 2026

Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem is seen during a news conference in Ottawa, Wednesday, March 18, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld

‘Extraordinary’: Back on Earth, Jeremy Hansen describes his long journey in space

Kelly Geraldine Malone, The Canadian Press 5 minute read Preview

‘Extraordinary’: Back on Earth, Jeremy Hansen describes his long journey in space

Kelly Geraldine Malone, The Canadian Press 5 minute read Friday, Apr. 17, 2026

HOUSTON - When Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen first floated to the window after the Orion capsule's bone-rattling launch into space early this month, what he saw and felt left him grasping for words.

He saw the sweep of the ocean first, and then, drifting into view, the rich, dusty red of Australia. And behind it all was the vastness of space, with the edge of Earth's atmosphere shining like a bubble of blue glass in the black.

"It was pretty extraordinary," Hansen told The Canadian Press at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston Thursday.

The enormity of what Hansen and his Artemis II crewmates experienced is still settling in a week after they returned to Earth, splashing into the Pacific Ocean following a 10-day lunar fly-around.

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Friday, Apr. 17, 2026

Canadian Space Agency astronaut Jeremy Hansen, a member of the NASA's Artemis II crew, listens to a question during a press conference on Thursday, April 16, 2026, in Houston. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)

Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen and NASA crewmates reflect on historic lunar mission

Kelly Geraldine Malone, The Canadian Press 4 minute read Preview

Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen and NASA crewmates reflect on historic lunar mission

Kelly Geraldine Malone, The Canadian Press 4 minute read Thursday, Apr. 16, 2026

HOUSTON - Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen reflected on his historic Artemis II lunar mission on Thursday, saying it left him with a powerful sense of his connection to all of humanity.

"Small and powerless, yet powerful together," Hansen said at a news conference for the Artemis ll crew at the Houston space centre — the first since the astronauts returned to Earth.

The four-person crew — commander Reid Wiseman, pilot Victor Glover and mission specialists Christina Koch and Hansen — splashed down in the Pacific Ocean near San Diego, Calif., on April 10.

The 10-day flight saw astronauts travel to the moon for the first time in more than 50 years, setting a record for the greatest distance travelled by humans away from Earth.

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Thursday, Apr. 16, 2026

Canadian banks, regulators discussed Mythos AI, minister to meet with Anthropic

Anja Karadeglija, The Canadian Press 2 minute read Preview

Canadian banks, regulators discussed Mythos AI, minister to meet with Anthropic

Anja Karadeglija, The Canadian Press 2 minute read Monday, Apr. 13, 2026

OTTAWA - Artificial Intelligence Minister Evan Solomon said he will meet with senior leadership from Anthropic this week in response to global concerns about the company’s new AI model.

Solomon told reporters Monday that departmental officials would meet with Anthropic Monday evening ahead of his own meeting with the company on Tuesday.

Solomon added he’s working in close collaboration with Canadian cybersecurity officials.

"Our No. 1 goal is to protect Canadians, Canadian data and our institutions, so we're very aware of it," he said.

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Monday, Apr. 13, 2026

Artificial Intelligence and Digital Innovation Minister Evan Solomon rises during question period on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Monday, April 13, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld

Think big: Canada should be open to risks as it invests in space, professor says

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Think big: Canada should be open to risks as it invests in space, professor says

Eli Ridder, The Canadian Press 5 minute read Sunday, Apr. 12, 2026

Canadians passionate about their country's role in space say investments in homegrown astronauts and businesses are vital in inspiring the nation's future steps to the stars — and the benefits that come with it.

The space sector contributed $3.4 billion to Canada’s gross domestic product in 2024, according to government figures. The federal government has also invested billions of dollars across the sector and positioned itself as a key partner to NASA and the European space effort.

However, Toronto-born astrophysicist Sara Seager, a renown researcher and professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, says Canada needs to replicate the U.S. approach of “thinking big” when it comes to space.

“I don’t always mean just spending huge amounts of money but making opportunity, taking risks — just executing on what appears to be a crazy idea,” Seager said in a recent interview.

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Sunday, Apr. 12, 2026

The Canadian Space Agency’s David Florida Laboratory is seen in Ottawa, on Monday, March 16, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang

Carney issues call for unity, says no time for ‘politics as usual’

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Carney issues call for unity, says no time for ‘politics as usual’

Kyle Duggan, The Canadian Press 4 minute read Saturday, Apr. 11, 2026

MONTREAL - Prime Minister Mark Carney issued a call on Saturday for political unity and for Canadians to dispatch with "politics as usual" as the country confronts a crumbling international order it once benefited gainfully from.

Carney made the remarks to Liberal party rank-and-file in a speech to rally the troops on the closing day of the party's national convention in Montreal.

Carney addressed two large existential threats posed to Canadians: the rapidly changing geopolitical environment, and major leaps forward in artificial intelligence technology.

He assured supporters that such threats also present major opportunities for the country, if Canada acts to seize on them.

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