Poilievre to travel to U.S. to 'fight for tariff-free access' to American market
OTTAWA — Conservative Leader Pierre Poileivre will travel to the United States this week to advocate for tariff-free trade for Canadian businesses and workers. His second stop will be in Houston, Texas, where he will meet with energy executives and tour an energy facility. Poilievre will also visit Austin, Texas, to meet with state officials, energy, agriculture and business leaders. Poilievre’s upcoming visit to the U.S. comes after he took his first international trip as opposition leader last week. The opposition leader was seen talking with Prime Minister Mark Carney about the trip following question period in the House of Commons on Wednesday.
Source:National Post
March 12, 2026 03:00 UTC
How the Toronto Blue Jays get their eyes checked
How the Toronto Blue Jays get their eyes checkedNewsDuration 2:34When an optometrist from St. John’s was invited to spring training with the Toronto Blue Jays, she knew she wasn’t going to fit the players for glasses. Instead, Dr. Sarah Hutchens got to see how pro athletes keep their vision at an elite level.
Source:CBC News
March 12, 2026 02:58 UTC
Busloads of Canadians fleeing war arrive in Saudi Arabia
Busloads of Canadians fleeing war arrive in Saudi ArabiaNewsDuration 2:09For Canadians trying to get away from war in the Middle East, a bus trip to Saudi Arabia is one of the only ways out. CBC News chief correspondent Adrienne Arsenault was in Riyadh as two busloads of mostly Canadian citizens and permanent residents arrived from Kuwait.
Source:CBC News
March 12, 2026 01:30 UTC
ORCAS: Mystery whales off West Seattle (photos added)
(Added: Viewfinder photo by Brittany of PNW Orca Pod Squad Photography, at Pt. Williams)11:56 AM: “We have an extremely rare orca sighting this morning,” Kersti Muul reports. “Currently off Brace Point southbound. These are whales with no IDs that have only been previously seen twice” – in the Gulf of Alaska and Vancouver (BC) Harbor – “and they have cookie-cutter shark marks on them, which means they came from warmer waters.”3:30 PM: Steven Rice linked video in a comment below and also sent photos:
Source:CBC News
March 12, 2026 00:58 UTC
After losing one floor crosser, the dwindling NDP may be about to lose another MP
After Nunavut MP Lori Idlout’s surprise floor-crossing to the Liberals, questions are swirling around Quebec MP Alexandre Boulerice’s looming decision to run for Quebec politics. So far, only Boulerice has publicly said he is interested in that riding for QS. “I can continue, or maybe I can go somewhere else and have new challenges.”The 52-year-old MP said he was still weighing personal considerations. But one thing is certain: it has nothing to do with the NDP leadership race,” he said at the time. “These things are all unpleasant, but they are far from existential for the NDP,” she said.
Source:National Post
March 12, 2026 00:21 UTC
Ottawa high school students protest against OSAP cuts
Ottawa high school students protest against OSAP cutsNewsDuration 1:08High school students across Ontario are walking out of class this week to protest the provincial government's proposed changes to the Ontario Student Assistance Program (OSAP). CBC spoke to high school students at one such protest in east Ottawa Tuesday.
Source:CBC News
March 12, 2026 00:17 UTC
Edmonton man facing extradition in Ryan Wedding case granted bail
An Edmonton man accused of helping alleged cocaine kingpin Ryan Wedding track down an FBI informant so he could be killed has been granted bail. Zitoun must wear an ankle monitor and live under house arrest with his mother in his Edmonton home until his extradition case is heard. WATCH | The arrest of Ryan Wedding: Captured Canadian fugitive Ryan Wedding lands in U.S. | Duration 1:03 A flight carrying Olympian-turned-drug kingpin Ryan Wedding touches down at an airport in Ontario, Calif., on Friday, a day after the Canadian surrendered to U.S. authorities in Mexico. Federal prosecutors allege Wedding issued a $5 million US bounty for the killing of Acebedo-Garcia after discovering he had turned informant. The judge characterized Zitoun as a "low-level" member of the alleged drug ring.
Source:CBC News
March 12, 2026 00:07 UTC
2 people die after giving plasma at for-profit Winnipeg collection centres: Health Canada
Rodiyat Alabede died on Oct. 25 after friends say the 22-year-old went to an appointment at the Grifols Plasma Donation Centre on Taylor Avenue to give plasma. Grifols, a Spanish-based company which specializes in producing plasma medicines, has over a dozen plasma collection centres in Canada. Photo: (Justin Fraser/CBC)Health Canada immediately conducted on-site visits at the plasma collection centres following each report, a Health Canada spokesperson said in an emailed statement. Photo: Radio-Canada / Jean-François DumasHealth Canada immediately conducted on-site visits at the plasma collection centres following each report, a Health Canada spokesperson said in an emailed statement. Must be between 17-68 to give plasmaIt is up to each province to decide if someone can collect a payment for plasma donation.
Source:CBC News
March 11, 2026 23:27 UTC
Canadian passport holds on to seventh spot in international mobility ranking
The Canadian passport has retained a spot in the top 10 of an annual international mobility ranking of passports. This year it remains at seven, a ranking it shares with six other countries whose passports open 182 doors without a visa. The Henley Passport Index says it collects exclusive passport data from the International Air Transport Authority. Advertisement AdvertisementAdvertisement AdvertisementThis year, Canada shares seventh spot with Australia, Czechia, Latvia, New Zealand, Slovakia and Slovenia. Singapore is the only country in the 2026 number one spot, with citizens enjoying visa-free travel to 192 countries.
Source:National Post
March 11, 2026 23:25 UTC
Fact check: Old video of missile attack in Israel
Fact check: Old video of missile attack in IsraelNewsDuration 0:59This video is real, but it's been posted online with false claims that it shows missile attacks in Israel on March 7. In fact, the video is from Oct. 1, 2024. Here's how we know.
Source:CBC News
March 11, 2026 22:58 UTC
This Canadian family fuelled Myanmar’s civil war with ’blood pearls’
One of those entities, Belpearl Myanmar, operates a pearl farm with two adjacent locations in the country. Exposing the Canadian family that fuelled a civil war with ‘blood pearls’A company with Canadian directors funnelled valuable pearls to Myanmar’s brutal military regime long after the 2021 military coup that sparked a bloody civil war — despite sanctions imposed by Canada and its allies. In response to CBC's queries, Belpearl Myanmar said our former Canadian shareholders were in compliance with Canadian sanctions law. Belpearl Myanmar and Belpearl Auctions both told CBC no Myanmar pearls were shipped to Canada, but they couldn't speak to others' exports. In a written response, Belpearl Toronto denied importing any Myanmar pearls into Canada since the 2021 coup.
Source:CBC News
March 11, 2026 22:36 UTC
Gas prices in Canada soar as U.S.-Israel war with Iran spreads
Gas prices in Canada soar as U.S.-Israel war with Iran spreadsNewsDuration 1:31We know one of the impacts of the U.S.-Israel war in Iran is spiking the price of oil — but why did filling up our gas tanks get so costly, so fast?
Source:CBC News
March 11, 2026 22:21 UTC
Charlottetown council considering new provincial transitional housing units
Charlottetown council voted to send an application from the provincial government to expand transitional housing to public consultation. The province wants to renovate a six-unit building that it owns on Hillsborough Street into an 11-bed transitional housing project. Public to have a say on P.E.I.’s new transitional housing projectThe City of Charlottetown is considering adding more transitional housing in the city. The province has an application before city council for a new 11-unit transitional housing project within an existing building on Hillsborough Street. Right now, the building has six units but would be renovated into an 11-bed transitional housing project.
Source:CBC News
March 11, 2026 21:52 UTC
Sask. woman says boyfriend removed surgical screw poking out of her head after doctor didn't believe her
When she finally got to see a doctor, she said he told her it wasn't a screw and that it was a cyst. "He wasn't even looking at it," Faure told CBC News, standing outside the hospital entrance on Monday. Boyfriend removes screwFaure went home, and that night her boyfriend used a pair of tweezers to pull the screw out. Stephanie Faure displays the screw her boyfriend pulled from her head. CBC tried to contact the doctor but didn't hear back before this article was published.
Source:CBC News
March 11, 2026 21:33 UTC
Schools closed, buses cancelled by freezing rainstorm
Wednesday's icy forecast has cancelled all but a few school buses and closed some schools entirely across eastern Ontario and western Quebec. That amount of freezing rain falling does not necessarily mean that's how much ice will build up, according to Environment Canada. Areas north and east of Kingston could see precipitation change back and forth between rain and freezing rain. There is a yellow-level freezing rain warning just south of the orange warning, affecting communities such as Brockville and Tweed. Just south of that less severe freezing rain warning is a rainfall warning for Mallorytown and communities to its west such as Belleville and Kingston.
Source:CBC News
March 11, 2026 21:14 UTC