The LatestToday kicks off four days of hearings at the Supreme Court of Canada for the legality of Bill 21, Quebec's religious symbols ban for public sector employees in positions of authority. It was challenged by the English Montreal School Board along with some advocacy organizations and teachers. Perri Ravon, the lawyer for the English Montreal School Board, is the first lawyer presenting to the court. Bill 21 interferes with the English language community's cultural concerns, Ravon said. He said that until Bill 21 is struck down the fight against it must go on.

How to tell if Australia's social media ban is working? NewsDuration 1:29University of Sydney researcher Timothy Koskie tells CBC's Deana Sumanac-Johnson about some of the markers he'll track in the coming years to monitor teen mental health, online harm and shifts in digital habits, as Australia evaluates its under-16 social media ban.

Passengers described the mayhem aboard an Air Canada Express flight that crashed into a fire truck at New York’s LaGuardia Airport late Sunday, killing both pilots and leaving dozens injured. In audio from the air traffic control tower, someone from the control tower demands the fire truck stop. Advertisement AdvertisementAdvertisement Advertisement“Stop, stop, stop, stop truck one, stop,” said the unnamed control tower official. Once passengers got off the flight, they were directed to the Air Canada ticket counter to find their families, Kathryn Garcia, the executive director of the New York Port Authority, told reporters. “Then I know the controllers are hopefully more refreshed.”An Air Canada Express plane sits on the tarmac after it collided with a fire truck on the tarmac at LaGuardia Airport on March 23, 2026 in New York City.

Who controls the runway? A retired air traffic controller explainsNewsDuration 8:03Harvey Scolnick, a retired FAA air traffic controller, explains how things work around airport runways and discusses an excerpt of the air traffic control recording with CBC's David Common after a plane collided with an emergency vehicle at New York's LaGuardia airport.

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'I messed up,' controller on air traffic audio says after Flight AC8646 crashes into firefighting vehiclePilots killed after Air Canada plane collides with vehicle at N.Y. airport LIVETwo pilots were killed and several others were injured late Sunday when a Jazz Aviation flight operated on behalf of Air Canada struck a fire truck on the runway during a landing at New York's LaGuardia Airport.

Air ⁠Canada Express CRJ-900 plane, ⁠operated by its partner Jazz Aviation, was carrying ‌72 passengers and four crew members from Montreal to New York. Air traffic audio indicates the fire truck was cleared to cross the runway before the collision. Retired Air Canada pilot weighs in on collisionHénia Ould-Hammou (new window)Denis Lepage, a retired Air Canada pilot, is familiar with this route, having operated flights between Montreal’s Trudeau Airport and New York’s LaGuardia Airport for 29 years. LaGuardia is an extremely busy airport, both in terms of air traffic and ground traffic. "Air traffic controllers must be extremely vigilant when issuing clearances."

Marissa Sollows, director of communications with the commission, advised residents to check the commission’s licence database before buying any insurance product. “It does help us to understand the impact of any unlicensed activities in the province,” she said. She added that because third-party administrators are not licensed, no enforcement actions can currently be taken, and the commission does not know how many New Brunswickers purchased policies through Assureway. While it cannot recover premiums or issue refunds, residents can still file complaints.

Hockey fans in Winnipeg made it clear as the Professional Women’s Hockey League rolled into town over the weekend that they want to see their own franchise based in the Manitoba capital. Fans wore jerseys, made creative signs — with some calling for the league to put a team in the city — and sang along all night long to the in-game playlist. We absolutely need a team,” said Jen Seguin, who was at Sunday’s game with a sign that read, in part, “WPG PWHL ASAP. Winnipeg wants the PWHL.”“I’ve travelled to see a PWHL game, I went to Minneapolis," said Zienkiewicz. “There’s so much hockey love here in the city, so yeah, I think it’d be a great one," she said.

The GSU acknowledged in its statement that previous executives had “inconsistently remitted” fees to GreenShield over the years, while CFS fees went unpaid from fall 2021 to winter 2025. The union said it could not determine exactly where the money went “because of insufficient financial supporting documentation from previous years” and announced plans for a forensic audit.

Summary Directional gatherings hosted by Indigenous Clean Energy strengthen relationships for Indigenous energy leaders across Canada. To focus on and build clean energy projects, [wellness] is one of our goals out of these gatherings,” she said. Photo: Lina Forero / Indigenous Clean EnergyThat sentiment holds true for Dakota Marsden, a participant at the Nanaimo directional gathering who has attended numerous Indigenous Clean Energy events in the past. “I saw this program with Indigenous Clean Energy and I didn’t have any idea what to expect. Marsden was initially not sure about clean energy, but the guidance and mentorship provided through Indigenous Clean Energy programming has been crucial in her journey.

A Winnipeg woman’s decision to access MAIDNewsDuration 10:19Medical assistance in dying is back in the spotlight as Manitoba reports higher denial rates than the national average and provinces debate stricter rules. Winnipegger Bobbi Knowles, 78, is living with vascular dementia and has chosen to access MAID on her upcoming birthday. She invited CBC to her home to share why the decision brought peace and why she hopes her story helps others navigating end-of-life choices.

"I did not know that children had rights until this year," said one youth, whose identity is withheld in the report. John Sharpe, executive director of Partners for Youth, said youth in care wanted an opportunity to speak with the adults who make decisions in New Brunswick's child welfare system. New Brunswick's Social Development Minister Cindy Miles is creating an advisory council that will include youth who are living in care or have experience living in care. (Jacques Poitras/CBC)Social Development Minister Cindy Miles described the meeting as an opportunity to be "raw and vulnerable." It will be composed of three current or former youth in care, six government representatives — including a front-line social worker — and four representatives from community organizations working with youth.

Open source intelligence cowboys ‘monitoring’ IranRadioDuration 25:59As the world watches for updates in the war on Iran, cutting through the fog of war and getting a real sense of the extent of damage and military activity in the region isn’t easy. For some, the answer is open source intelligence: pouring over satellite images, flight radars, news updates, social media posts, and just about any kind of data someone can get their hands on. And what happens when watching for war updates becomes gamified? Tyler McBrien, the managing editor at Lawfare, joins us to talk about the piece he wrote on this topic for The Baffler. For transcripts of Front Burner, please visit: https://www.cbc.ca/radio/frontburner/transcripts [https://www.cbc.ca/radio/frontburner/transcripts]

The House of Commons public safety committee is planning an inquiry this spring to examine "systemic discrimination and organizational culture" within Canada's border agency. The alliance of former CBSA employees is named after Nova. (Submitted by Danielle Getzie)She said the alliance can help border officers submit grievances or go through other forms of investigations. According to the Customs and Immigration Union, which represents Canada's border officers, these reports constitute just "a fraction" of harassment complaints that have hit the federal agency in recent years. It also announced plans last year to hire 1,000 new border officers over a three-year period.