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Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre delivers a speech to the Canadian Club of Toronto in Toronto on Thursday, April 16, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette

Poll suggests more Conservative voters now want to replace Poilievre as leader

Sarah Ritchie, The Canadian Press 5 minute read Updated: Yesterday at 4:12 PM CDT

OTTAWA - A new poll from the Angus Reid Institute suggests a growing number of Conservative voters want to replace Pierre Poilievre as the party's leader, even though he still has the backing of a majority of party supporters.

The poll surveyed 1,646 Canadians, including 590 who voted Conservative in last year's election.

Among the Tory voters polled, 57 per cent said Poilievre should stay on as leader into the next election, down from 68 per cent last August.

Another 30 per cent said Poilievre should be replaced — almost double the 18 per cent who said they believed the party needed a new leader in August, when he was running in a byelection to earn a new seat in the House of Commons after losing his old riding in April's election.

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

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

David Baxter, The Canadian Press 2 minute read Updated: 8:42 AM CDT

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney retooled an advisory committee on Canada-U.S. trade on Tuesday, adding a former Conservative leader and the former high commissioner to the United Kingdom to the team.

The committee revives the Council on Canada-U.S. Relations established by former prime minister Justin Trudeau in January 2025, renaming it the Advisory Committee on Canada-U.S. Economic Relations and adding several high profile individuals.

Those include former Conservative leader Erin O'Toole, former Liberal cabinet minster and high commissioner to the United Kingdom Ralph Goodale, former Conservative cabinet minister Lisa Raitt and former Nunavut premier P.J. Akeeagok.

Among the names retained from the original Trudeau's committee, including former Quebec premier Jean Charest, Automotive Parts Manufacturers' Association president Flavio Volpe and Unifor president Lana Payne.

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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

In the news today: Canadian killed in Mexico, High grocery prices, Drone deliveries

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In the news today: Canadian killed in Mexico, High grocery prices, Drone deliveries

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Canadian tourist killed, another injured after gunman opens fire at Mexico pyramids

An armed man standing atop one of the historic Teotihuacán pyramids north of Mexico’s capital opened fire on tourists Monday, killing a Canadian and injuring another.

The shooter was identified as 27-year-old Julio Cesar Jasso of Mexico, who later died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.

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Police patrol the pyramids after authorities said a gunman opened fire in Teotihuacan, Mexico, Monday, April 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo)

WestJet cuts flight capacity due to jet fuel costs, following Air Canada’s lead

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WestJet cuts flight capacity due to jet fuel costs, following Air Canada’s lead

Daniel Johnson, The Canadian Press 2 minute read Updated: Yesterday at 5:17 PM CDT

CALGARY - WestJet says it is cutting flight capacity as the war in Iran causes the price of jet fuel to soar.

The Calgary-based airline said it has reduced capacity by about one per cent in April, three per cent in May and nearly six per cent in June. Travellers affected by the changes are being provided alternate flight options, it said.

"As fuel prices continue to rise, WestJet has adjusted some flying to align with demand and best manage associated fuel costs," the airline said in a news release.

WestJet said it hasn’t eliminated any routes so far, but it is “evaluating its summer schedule” with an eye to possible cuts. It said it is in regular communication with its fuel suppliers and continues to monitor the global jet fuel supply situation.

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Updated: Yesterday at 5:17 PM CDT

‘I live in Vegas’: Canadian ag producers take gamble with high fuel, fertilizer costs

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‘I live in Vegas’: Canadian ag producers take gamble with high fuel, fertilizer costs

Bill Graveland, The Canadian Press 4 minute read Updated: 6:45 AM CDT

CREMONA -

A sharp jump in fuel and fertilizer prices has Canada's agriculture producers engaged in a pricey game of chance.

Prices for diesel and fertilizer have nearly doubled since the war involving the U.S, Iran and Israel, as the stalemate has choked vital oil and gas shipments through the Strait of Hormuz.

That's impacting commodities down the line, and a shortage of fertilizer could make this upcoming crop year a gamble for farmers.

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Farmer Bruce Bird walks past his seeding rig on his farm that has been in the family for over 100 years near Cremona, Alta., Friday, April 17, 2026.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh

Provinces on track to allow cross-border alcohol sales by next month, Ottawa says

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Provinces on track to allow cross-border alcohol sales by next month, Ottawa says

Catherine Morrison, The Canadian Press 1 minute read Updated: Yesterday at 3:12 PM CDT

OTTAWA - The federal government says 10 provinces and the Yukon are on track to allow consumers to buy Canadian alcohol directly from producers by next month.

Pierre-Alain Bujold, a spokesperson for the Privy Council Office, says provinces and territories are continuing to work toward the May 2026 deadline.

He says each participating province and territory will decide how to implement the policy within their jurisdictions.

All 10 provinces and the Yukon signed an agreement last year to allow consumers to order Canadian wine, spirits, beer and other alcoholic beverages for personal consumption directly from producers.

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Updated: Yesterday at 3:12 PM CDT

Bottles of British Columbia wine are displayed at a liquor store in Cremona, Alta., on Feb. 7, 2018. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh

Quebec Premier Christine Fréchette to announce new cabinet today

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Quebec Premier Christine Fréchette to announce new cabinet today

The Canadian Press 1 minute read 3:00 AM CDT

QUÉBEC - Quebec's new Premier Christine Fréchette is set to announce her cabinet today.

Fréchette has had just over a week to put her team together after winning the Coalition Avenir Québec leadership race April 12.

In a recent appearance on Radio-Canada’s "Tout le monde en parle" television show, she teased her cabinet would be a mix of old and new.

She confirmed her only opponent in the leadership race, Bernard Drainville, will have an important role.

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Quebec Premier Christine Fréchette is flanked by, from left to right, Quebec Finance Minister Eric Girard, Quebec Minister of International Relations and La Francophonie Christopher Skeete and Valérie Schmaltz, member of the legislature for Vimont, as she makes an announcement in Laval, Que., on Friday, April 17, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christinne Muschi

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Mexico’s Sheinbaum promises investigation into shooting that killed Canadian tourist

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Mexico’s Sheinbaum promises investigation into shooting that killed Canadian tourist

The Canadian Press 2 minute read Updated: 6:41 AM CDT

MEXICO CITY - Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum has promised an investigation into the shooting at a set of historic pyramids that killed one Canadian tourist and wounded another.

Sheinbaum wrote on social media that Monday's shooting at the site of the Teotihuacán pyramids "deeply pains" her government and said she was in touch with the Canadian Embassy.

Mexican officials identified the shooter to The Associated Press as 27-year-old Julio Cesar Jasso of Mexico, who later died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.

Video and photos published by local news outlets show a gunman standing atop one of the pyramids while dozens of tourists ducked for cover.

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Updated: 6:41 AM CDT

Forensic workers remove a victim's body from a pyramid after authorities said a gunman opened fire in Teotihuacan, Mexico, Monday, April 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo)

Kenneth Law to return to court next month, expected to plead guilty to aiding suicide

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Kenneth Law to return to court next month, expected to plead guilty to aiding suicide

The Canadian Press 2 minute read Yesterday at 4:34 PM CDT

NEWMARKET - An Ontario man accused of selling lethal substances online to people who later used them to take their own lives will return to court on May 29, when murder charges against him are expected to be withdrawn as he pleads guilty to aiding suicide.

A Newmarket, Ont., court heard Monday that the case against Kenneth Law is set to be resolved during that court appearance.

Law's lawyer, Matthew Gourlay, had said over the weekend that murder charges against his client will be dropped and he is set to plead guilty to 14 counts of the lesser charge of aiding suicide.

Law was due to stand trial this month on 14 counts each of first-degree murder and aiding suicide.

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A photo of Kenneth Law, an Ontario man accused of selling a deadly substance online, is shown during a press conference, in Mississauga, Ont, on Aug. 29, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Arlyn McAdorey

High fuel prices driving up shipping costs for northern grocers

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High fuel prices driving up shipping costs for northern grocers

Ritika Dubey, The Canadian Press 5 minute read Updated: 6:44 AM CDT

Whether it's Florida oranges, Colombian coffee or even homegrown items from another province, food has often travelled a long way before it reaches grocery stores in Canada.

The supply chain gets even longer for communities in the Far North.

Typically, groceries are loaded onto a truck and taken to a launch point in cities like Ottawa or Winnipeg. They're then flown, or shipped by sea, to finally reach the shelves of remote northern grocery stores.

It's an expensive journey. By the time groceries reach northern communities, the added transport costs mean items are priced significantly higher than what most Canadians pay at the grocery store — and even more for fresh and perishable produce.

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An employee carries luggage to an Air North ATR 42 aircraft as cargo, including fresh fruits and vegetables, sits on a truck after being unloaded during a scheduled stop in Old Crow, Yukon, while en route from Whitehorse to Inuvik, N.W.T., on Wednesday, July 23, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Canadian tourist killed, another injured after gunman opens fire at Mexico pyramids

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Canadian tourist killed, another injured after gunman opens fire at Mexico pyramids

The Canadian Press 4 minute read Updated: 12:40 AM CDT

MEXICO CITY - An armed man standing atop one of the historic Teotihuacán pyramids opened fire on tourists Monday, killing one Canadian and leaving at least 13 people injured at the archeological site north of Mexico’s capital, authorities said.

The shooter was identified as 27-year-old Julio Cesar Jasso of Mexico, a state official told The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak about the case.

Jasso later died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, authorities said, and security officials found a gun, a knife and ammunition. Jasso was the sole assailant in the attack, the State of Mexico government confirmed late Monday.

The local government said seven people were wounded by gunshots. How the other people were injured was not disclosed. Those taken to hospitals included six Americans, three Colombians, one Russian, two Brazilians and one Canadian, the government said.

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Visitors walk along the Avenue of the Dead toward the Pyramid of the Moon, in Teotihuacan, Mexico, Thursday, March 19, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP - Rebecca Blackwell

Decades-old temperature records fall in B.C. as four communities reach record highs

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Decades-old temperature records fall in B.C. as four communities reach record highs

The Canadian Press 1 minute read Updated: Yesterday at 11:37 AM CDT

CACHE CREEK - Four British Columbia communities set or matched their daily high temperature records on Sunday as warm weather swept across parts of the province.

Among those that broke the daily record for April 19 was the Interior community of Cache Creek, which hit a high of 27.1 degrees, breaking a record set more than four decades ago.

The new record is more than two degrees higher than the previous mark of 25 degrees, set in 1981.

Other communities that hit new highs include Clinton, where the temperature reached 21.1 degrees, edging out the old record of 20.7 degrees set in 2010.

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Updated: Yesterday at 11:37 AM CDT

People enjoy the sunny but windy weather in Vancouver, B.C., Saturday, April 10, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward

Eby ‘moving forward’ with First Nations after latest climbdown on Indigenous law

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Eby ‘moving forward’ with First Nations after latest climbdown on Indigenous law

Wolfgang Depner, The Canadian Press 5 minute read Updated: Yesterday at 8:34 PM CDT

VICTORIA - British Columbia Premier David Eby said that "moving forward together" with First Nations leaders is now his top priority, explaining why he withdrew plans to table legislation to suspend key parts of the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act on Monday.

Eby, who previously angered First Nations leaders by saying that changing DRIPA was "non-negotiable," told reporters that he takes "responsibility" for taking the province in "different directions" on the Indigenous law.

"Well, I certainly would have liked to have been right the first time — I was not," he said. "This is challenging work. This is one of the hardest files that I have ever worked on."

Trevor Halford, interim leader of the Conservative Party of B.C., said Monday the premier made an "absolute mess of the situation," and B.C. residents and First Nations are suffering because of it.

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B.C. Premier David Eby, speaks during an announcement for new funding to support victims of crime, in Surrey, B.C. on Friday, Nov. 28, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ethan Cairns

Poilievre says Carney ‘pushing fear’ in address to Canadians on U.S. relations

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Poilievre says Carney ‘pushing fear’ in address to Canadians on U.S. relations

Catherine Morrison, The Canadian Press 5 minute read Updated: 8:37 AM CDT

OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre accused Prime Minister Mark Carney of "pushing fear" in a recent address to Canadians on the relationship with the U.S.

In a 10-minute video posted to social media on Sunday, Carney said Canada's deep economic ties with the U.S. used to be a major strength, but are now a source of weakness.

The prime minister said it would be wrong to wait for the U.S. to resume the co-operation of decades past and Ottawa must instead push forward with a plan to diversify its trade.

In his own video posted to social media Monday, Poilievre argued Carney's address was "strangely timed" and aimed at distracting Canadians from issues like inflation.

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Conservative Party of Canada leader Pierre Poilievre delivers a speech at the Canadian Club of Toronto in Toronto on Thursday, April 16, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette

Drugs, puppies seized from Hamilton business, police say

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Drugs, puppies seized from Hamilton business, police say

The Canadian Press 1 minute read Updated: Yesterday at 3:12 PM CDT

HAMILTON - Hamilton police say three people have been arrested in an investigation involving the seizure of illegal drugs and weapons, and the discovery of an illegal dog breeding operation.

Police say they received information last month that a business on King Street East was allegedly involved in the illegal sale of cannabis and other substances.

A search warrant led to the seizure of drugs including cocaine and meth, and police say officers also found 10 dogs believed to be part of illegal breeding.

Police say Hamilton Animal Services took custody of eight puppies and two adult dogs.

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Updated: Yesterday at 3:12 PM CDT

Eby called changes to Indigenous law ‘non-negotiable,’ but series of backdowns ensued

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Eby called changes to Indigenous law ‘non-negotiable,’ but series of backdowns ensued

Canadian Press Staff, The Canadian Press 3 minute read Yesterday at 1:40 PM CDT

The British Columbia government's efforts to mitigate the impact of the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act has resulted in a series of climbdowns in the face of opposition from First Nations.

Here's how it has played out:

Nov. 28, 2019: The Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act, known as DRIPA, is unanimously adopted by the B.C. legislature. It is intended to reflect the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, which says governments should obtain "free, prior and informed consent" from Indigenous peoples on legislation that affects them.

Nov. 23, 2021: Then-attorney general David Eby introduces changes to the Interpretation Act, which governs how legislation is implemented in B.C. The changes say "every act and regulation must be construed as being consistent with the declaration (DRIPA)."

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