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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)

Shooting at Mexico pyramids that killed Canadian tourist was planned: officials

The Canadian Press 2 minute read Updated: 11:59 AM CDT

MEXICO CITY - The Mexican government said Tuesday it was a planned shooting at an internationally famous pyramids site that took the life of a Canadian tourist.

José Luis Cervantes Martínez, the attorney general of the state of Mexico, said the gunman carried a tactical-style backpack and had literature related to the deadly 1999 Columbine High School shooting in the U.S.

He said the gunman -- 27-year-old Julio César Jasso Ramírez of Guerrero, Mexico -- acted alone Monday as he rained bullets down on tourists at the Teotihuacan pyramids, north of Mexico City.

Authorities say he then shot himself to death.

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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

Government introduces bill to support space launches from Canadian territory

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Government introduces bill to support space launches from Canadian territory

Anja Karadeglija, The Canadian Press 2 minute read 11:45 AM CDT

OTTAWA - The federal government is introducing legislation to support space launches in Canada.

Transport Minister Steven MacKinnon introduced the Canadian Space Launch Act today, which will allow the government to regulate and oversee both launches and re-entry.

Officials said in a technical briefing the new rules will allow technology like satellites and rockets to be launched into space from Canadian soil.

They said the launches will serve both military and civilian applications.

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Space Canada CEO Brian Gallant speaks after an announcement on Canada’s sovereign space program at the Canadian Space Agency’s David Florida Laboratory in Ottawa on Monday, March 16, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang

AFN chief asks UN to support First Nations’ opposition to B.C. Indigenous law change

Alessia Passafiume, The Canadian Press 2 minute read Preview

AFN chief asks UN to support First Nations’ opposition to B.C. Indigenous law change

Alessia Passafiume, The Canadian Press 2 minute read Updated: 12:21 PM CDT

OTTAWA - The national chief of the Assembly of First Nations is calling on the United Nations to condemn the "regressive" attempt by B.C. Premier David Eby's government to amend or suspend parts of a landmark Indigenous rights law.

That law, based on the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, has come under fire from Eby's government after it was cited in a court ruling against the province.

Eby has said that a December court ruling meant that the DRIPA law put the province at significant legal risk.

After changing his position on suspending or amending parts of the law multiple times over the past month, Eby said Monday he will work with First Nations to come up with a solution.

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Updated: 12:21 PM CDT

Assembly of First Nations National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak waits to appear at the Standing Committee on Indigenous and Northern Affairs in Ottawa, Thursday, Feb. 12, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld

Some 600 people sign open letter calling for new Quebec law to prevent femicides

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Some 600 people sign open letter calling for new Quebec law to prevent femicides

The Canadian Press 2 minute read 12:14 PM CDT

MONTRÉAL - Hundreds of people have joined a Quebec politician in calling for stronger measures to prevent femicides.

Québec solidaire spokesperson Ruba Ghazal and some 600 other signatories asked the premier in an open letter for a new law that would allow women to find out if their partner has a history of violence.

The letter to Christine Fréchette published today in La Presse says that with the law, women would be better able to evaluate their level of risk and make informed decisions.

The signatories want the premier to reconvene the legislature, which is currently prorogued until May 5.

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Quebec Solidaire Leader Ruba Ghazal speaks at a news conference at the legislature in Quebec City, Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jacques Boissinot

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 2 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

‘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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Updated: 6:45 AM CDT

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

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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 5 minute read Updated: 11:04 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 replaces the Council on Canada-U.S. Relations that was established by former prime minister Justin Trudeau in January 2025. Carney has renamed it the Advisory Committee on Canada-U.S. Economic Relations and has added several high-profile names.

They include former Conservative leader Erin O'Toole, former Liberal cabinet minister and high commissioner to the U.K. Ralph Goodale, former Conservative cabinet minister Lisa Raitt and former Nunavut premier P.J. Akeeagok.

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

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Updated: 11:04 AM CDT

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

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 6 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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Updated: 6:44 AM CDT

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

Alberta’s government says it will do away with twice-a-year time change

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Alberta’s government says it will do away with twice-a-year time change

Lisa Johnson, The Canadian Press 4 minute read Updated: Yesterday at 3:59 PM CDT

EDMONTON - Premier Danielle Smith's government says Albertans will soon be ditching twice-a-year clock changes.

Service Alberta Minister Dale Nally confirmed Monday the province plans to stick with daylight time year-round.

"We'll be moving forward with having an extra hour of daylight in the evenings," he told reporters in the legislature.

That means Albertans would stay on the current time and no longer move their timepieces back an hour in the fall or forward in the spring.

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Updated: Yesterday at 3:59 PM CDT

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith, right, and Dale Nally, minister of Service Alberta, announce a voting period for Alberta's new licence plates in Edmonton, on Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Amber Bracken

Turf war: B.C. prison finds drug package disguised as grass patch dropped over fence

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Turf war: B.C. prison finds drug package disguised as grass patch dropped over fence

The Canadian Press 2 minute read 11:18 AM CDT

MISSION, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA - Authorities in British Columbia's Fraser Valley have foiled an attempt to sneak drugs into a prison by dropping a package disguised as a patch of loose turf onto the facility's grounds.

RCMP say corrections officers at the Mission Institution discovered the package on April 9 after someone dropped it over the fence overnight.

Police say the package was "cleverly" disguised, with real cut grass attached on the entire outside of the bubble-mailer to "seamlessly blend in" with the grass inside the fence of the facility.

Officers then found more than 300 grams of what is believed to be methamphetamine inside, along with an iPhone, razor blades and other contraband.

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Authorities in British Columbia's Fraser Valley have foiled a sophisticated attempt to sneak contraband into a local prison by dropping a package disguised as a patch of loose grass, as shown in this undated handout photo, onto the facility's grounds. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Handout — RCMP (Mandatory Credit)

Anand: Global Affairs called in Israeli ambassador after Canadian killed in Lebanon

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Anand: Global Affairs called in Israeli ambassador after Canadian killed in Lebanon

Dylan Robertson, The Canadian Press 2 minute read 11:10 AM CDT

OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand has issued a formal notice to Israel's envoy in Ottawa following the death of a Canadian in Lebanon.

Anand's spokeswoman says Israel's foreign ministry promised an investigation after she directed Global Affairs Canada to issue a démarche for Israeli Ambassador Iddo Moed.

The family of 38-year-old Windsor, Ont. resident Hassan Haidar says an Israeli drone shot him in the head during its ongoing military campaign in Lebanon, which has killed thousands.

Anand says Canada expects "a full and transparent investigation" of the death, adding it's a matter of "extreme concern" to Canada.

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Minister of Foreign Affairs Anita Anand makes her way to cabinet on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Tuesday, April 21, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld

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

The Canadian Press 4 minute read 3:26 AM CDT

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

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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3:26 AM CDT

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

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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3:00 AM CDT

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

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

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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Updated: Yesterday at 8:34 PM CDT

April 21, 2026

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