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P.E.I. to become first province to lower colorectal cancer screening age to 45
By Canadian Press on March 30th, 2026
Prince Edward Island is lowering its colorectal cancer screening age to 45 after several national health groups said the disease is increasingly impacting younger people. The province’s premier Rob Lantz announced it is the first in Canada to lower the age of the routine test and it will take effect immediately. “Waiting until 50 is ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hate crimes numbers stayed steady in 2024 after years of increases: StatCan
By Canadian Press on March 30th, 2026
OTTAWA — Statistics Canada says the number of police-reported hate crimes stayed steady in 2024, after sharp increases in prior years. StatCan says there were 4,882 hate crimes in Canada in 2024, a one per cent increase over the previous year. That followed a 34 per cent rise between 2022 and 2023 and after the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Carney isn’t saying whether Michael Ma faces fallout for China remarks
By Canadian Press on March 30th, 2026
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney isn’t saying whether Liberal MP Michael Ma will face consequences for his recent comments about forced labour in China. In Toronto this morning, where he was making a housing announcement alongside Ontario Premier Doug Ford and Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow, Carney faced questions for the first time about Ma’s ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ottawa earmarks $1.5 billion to support RCAF’s new Husky tanker fleet
By Canadian Press on March 30th, 2026
OTTAWA — The federal government has set aside about $1.5 billion to maintain and service the Royal Canadian Air Force’s new fleet of Husky aircraft. Canada is acquiring nine CC-330 Husky tanker and transport aircraft — four brand-new, five used — to replace the aging CC-150 Polaris. The Defence Investment Agency announced three new contracts ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Most Canadians support social media ban for kids under 16: poll
By Canadian Press on March 30th, 2026
TORONTO — A new poll says most Canadians support banning social media for anyone under the age of 16. An Angus Reid survey says three-quarters of more than 4,000 respondents are in favour of a ban like the one in Australia, where youth under 16 are prevented from setting up accounts on TikTok, Facebook, Instagram, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ottawa launches consultation on national anti-fraud strategy
By Canadian Press on March 30th, 2026
The federal government says it will be consulting for the next four weeks on a national strategy to tackle financial scams targeting Canadians and businesses. Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne is in Montreal today rolling out consultations for the national anti-fraud strategy first announced in the federal budget last fall. The federal government is looking for ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Feds, Ontario announce $8.8B to help cities build housing infrastructure
By Canadian Press on March 30th, 2026
OTTAWA — The federal and Ontario governments say they’ll match billions of dollars in local infrastructure spending to help cities cut costly development fees and get more homes built. Prime Minister Mark Carney is with Premier Doug Ford in Toronto today unveiling a plan for the two levels of government to each spend $4.4 billion ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Air Canada CEO to step down later this year in wake of criticism over lack of French
By Canadian Press on March 30th, 2026
MONTREAL — Air Canada chief executive Michael Rousseau will leave the company later this year after coming under fire last week for his inability to deliver a video condolence message in French following a plane crash that killed two Air Canada Express pilots. The airline said Monday that Rousseau has told the board he will ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Human Rights Tribunal set to deliver verdict on First Nations child welfare deal
By Canadian Press on March 30th, 2026
OTTAWA — The Canadian Human Rights Tribunal is expected to release a decision today on a landmark First Nations child welfare deal reached between chiefs in Ontario and the federal government. The decision could bring an end to a nearly 20-year dispute that began in 2007 when the Assembly of First Nations and the First ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Air Canada CEO to retire later this year in wake of criticism over lack of French
By Canadian Press on March 30th, 2026
MONTREAL — Air Canada chief executive Michael Rousseau will retire later this year after coming under fire last week for his inability to deliver a video condolence message in French following a plane crash that killed two Air Canada Express pilots. The airline said Monday that Rousseau has told the board he will retire by ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Air Canada says CEO Michael Rousseau will retire later this year
By Canadian Press on March 30th, 2026
MONTREAL — Air Canada says chief executive Michael Rousseau will retire by the end of the third quarter of this year. Rousseau’s departure comes after he was criticized earlier this month for a lack of French in video condolence message following the deadly plane crash in New York that killed two Air Canada Express pilots. ... Read More »
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