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Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew speaks with reporters before the First Ministers Meeting in Ottawa, Thursday, Jan. 29, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld

Manitoba premier says social media ban coming for kids, like Australia

Steve Lambert, The Canadian Press 3 minute read Updated: 10:42 PM CDT

WINNIPEG - The Manitoba government will move to ban children from using social media accounts and artificial intelligence chatbots, Premier Wab Kinew told fellow New Democrats on Saturday night.

Kinew told some 900 people at a party fundraiser that the province plans to protect kids from technology platforms that he says hurt their development.

"These tools have been designed by ... people who understand our psychology, who understand our biology. And they have designed these tools and optimized them to hack our children's reward system in their brain," Kinew said.

"These are forces that contribute to anxiety and depression. These are forces that lead to young women being trafficked."

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Toronto man’s HIV no longer detectable after bone marrow transplant

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Toronto man’s HIV no longer detectable after bone marrow transplant

Hannah Alberga, The Canadian Press 5 minute read 5:01 PM CDT

TORONTO - A Toronto patient who has been living with HIV for 27 years is in remission – and potentially cured, according to his doctors – after a bone marrow transplant from a donor naturally resistant to the virus.

If he remains in remission for about two and a half years, the 36-year-old will join 10 people in the world currently considered cured of HIV.

The patient was diagnosed with an aggressive form of leukemia in November 2021 and needed a bone marrow transplant. His medical team of clinicians at the University Health Network, Unity Health Toronto and the University of Toronto say they saw an opportunity to cure his HIV at the same time, a feat first accomplished in Berlin in 2007, by finding a donor match with a genetic mutation resistant to the virus.

"We feel pretty confident that it's gone, but it's hard for us to say for absolute sure right now that he is cured," said Dr. Sharon Walmsley, director of the HIV Clinic at Toronto General Hospital.

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Dr. Sharon Walmsley, HIV Clinic Director at UHN's Toronto General Hospital and Speck Family Chair in Emerging Infectious Diseases poses for a photograph in Toronto on Monday, April 20, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette

Experts report a surge in interest among American academics looking to move to Canada

David Baxter, The Canadian Press 5 minute read Preview

Experts report a surge in interest among American academics looking to move to Canada

David Baxter, The Canadian Press 5 minute read 5:00 AM CDT

OTTAWA - Jason Stanley moved from the United States to Canada last September, leaving behind a high-profile position at Yale to take a job at the Munk School of Global Affairs in Toronto.

The fascism researcher said he made the move for one reason: academic freedom.

"That's the only reason. Nobody's coming to Canada for higher wages because you're not getting higher wages. You're getting lower retirement, lower salaries, sometimes more teaching. So it's academic freedom," Stanley said in an interview with The Canadian Press.

"Canada is never going to be able to match the top private universities in the United States in salaries and benefits. It should do as much as it can, but it'll never match them. So what Canada can do is offer freedom of speech, academic freedom and democracy."

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A photograph of the outside of the Munk School of Global Affairs in Toronto on Friday, Jan. 25, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette

Montreal airport installs memorial to Air Canada pilots who died in LaGuardia crash

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Montreal airport installs memorial to Air Canada pilots who died in LaGuardia crash

The Canadian Press 2 minute read 4:01 PM CDT

MONTREAL - Montreal's airport authority has installed a memorial to two Air Canada pilots who died in a runway collision at LaGuardia Airport last month.

The memorial at the Jacques-de-Lesseps plane spotting park states that Antoine Forest and Mackenzie Gunther lost their lives while performing their duties and pursuing their passions.

Gunther, 24, and Forest, 30, died when their Air Canada plane collided with a fire truck crossing the runway just after landing at the New York City airport on March 22.

A preliminary National Transportation Safety Board report released this week found a surveillance system did not generate an alert for air traffic controllers because ground vehicles were not equipped with transponders.

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A memorial to Antoine Forest and Mackenzie Gunther is seen in Jacques-de-Lesseps park, which is owned by the operator of the Montreal airport, Aeroports de Montreal, in an undated handout photo. Gunther, 24, and Forest, 30, died when their Air Canada plane collided with a fire truck after landing at the New York City airport. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Handout - Aeroports de Montreal (Mandatory Credit)

Governor General travelling to Tumbler Ridge, B.C., months after deadly mass shooting

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Governor General travelling to Tumbler Ridge, B.C., months after deadly mass shooting

The Canadian Press 2 minute read 1:23 PM CDT

TUMBLER RIDGE - Governor General Mary Simon will be in Tumbler Ridge, B.C., next week to support the community's "ongoing healing journey" months after a deadly mass shooting claimed eight lives. 

The Office of the Secretary to the Governor General says in a statement that Simon will visit the community for three days starting Monday. 

It says she will meet with local officials including Mayor Darryl Krakowka, and firefighters, paramedics and members of the Tumbler Ridge and Chetwynd RCMP detachments who responded to the shooting. 

The statement says Simon will also visit the memorial site for a "moment to reflect," and to place a "paper heart with a message written on it."

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Gov. Gen. Mary Simon speaks during Canada Day celebrations at LeBreton Flats in Ottawa, on Tuesday, July 1, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Spencer Colby

Quebec bar suspends building owner facing charges in fatal 2023 Old Montreal fire

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Quebec bar suspends building owner facing charges in fatal 2023 Old Montreal fire

The Canadian Press 2 minute read 9:48 AM CDT

MONTREAL - Quebec's bar association has suspended the law licence of the owner of an Old Montreal building who is facing manslaughter charges in the deaths of seven people who died there in a 2023 fire.

The notice on the Barreau du Québec's website says Emile Benamor's suspension went into effect on Thursday.

Benamor was arrested in March and faces seven manslaughter charges as well as several counts of criminal negligence causing bodily harm. 

Police have said that the allegations against Benamor are related to the state of the building and how it was being managed, and that he is not accused of starting the fire or asking someone else to do so.

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Montreal Police Chief Inspector David Shane speaks to reporters on Wednesday, March 18, 2026 about an investigation into a deadly 2023 fire at an Old Montreal heritage property. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christopher Katsarov

100-year-old walking 5k during Ottawa Race Weekend to raise funds for seniors

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100-year-old walking 5k during Ottawa Race Weekend to raise funds for seniors

Catherine Morrison, The Canadian Press 3 minute read 5:00 AM CDT

OTTAWA - One-hundred-year-old Roy Allen is set to make history next month by becoming the first centenarian to walk 5K for the Tamarack Ottawa Race Weekend.

Allen is walking to raise funds for several seniors' organizations, including some that have helped his wife, Melba, who has dementia.

"They've all helped with her care and I can do this to help them get going," he told The Canadian Press.

Allen, who turned 100 earlier this month, is fundraising for the Council on Aging of Ottawa, the Dementia Society, Perley Health and the Gloucester 50+ Centre.

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One-hundred-year-old Roy Allen at the Rogers Centre in Ottawa on Monday, April 20, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Catherine Morrison

Globe and Mail, Canadian Press win big at National Newspaper Awards

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Globe and Mail, Canadian Press win big at National Newspaper Awards

The Canadian Press 3 minute read Yesterday at 9:36 PM CDT

TORONTO -  

The Globe and Mail was the top winner at the 2025 National Newspaper Awards on Friday, while The Canadian Press won several awards including project of the year.

The awards were handed out at a gala in Toronto.

The Globe led with eight wins – three of them going to reporter Carrie Tait.

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People gather for a candlelight march during a vigil on the street where a vehicle-ramming attack occurred at the Filipino community's Lapu Lapu Day festival last week, on a provincial day of mourning for the victims, in Vancouver, on Friday, May 2, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Alexandre Boulerice, the lone Quebec NDP MP, set to give up seat to run provincially

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Alexandre Boulerice, the lone Quebec NDP MP, set to give up seat to run provincially

The Canadian Press, The Canadian Press 2 minute read Yesterday at 4:20 PM CDT

OTTAWA - The only NDP MP from Quebec will be announcing his plan to leave Parliament and run provincially for the Québec solidaire as early as Sunday.

Alexandre Boulerice's planned move was confirmed to La Presse Canadienne today by an internal source from QS, who was not authorized to discuss the matter publicly.

When asked for comment, a member of Boulerice's Ottawa team said a press release to discuss Boulerice's plans will be issued Sunday ahead of a Monday press conference in Montreal.

Boulerice has represented the Montreal riding of Rosemont—La Petite-Patrie since 2011 and has been publicly considering a move to Quebec provincial politics for months.

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NDP MP for Rosemont-La Petite-Patrie Alexandre Boulerice rises during question period on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Friday, April 17, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld

Bring military, spy agencies under federal whistleblower law, review report urges

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Bring military, spy agencies under federal whistleblower law, review report urges

Jim Bronskill, The Canadian Press 3 minute read Updated: Yesterday at 4:49 PM CDT

OTTAWA - A federal review report says members of the military and key spy agencies should be able to expose wrongdoing and file complaints through the government's whistleblowing regime.

The recommendation is among almost three dozen suggested changes in the newly released review of the Public Servants Disclosure Protection Act.

The law, which came into force in 2007, allows federal employees to make a disclosure of wrongdoing or file a complaint of reprisal with the public sector integrity commissioner.

The report says improvements are "urgently needed" and the law "must be revised at the earliest opportunity."

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The Communications Security Establishment complex is pictured in Ottawa, Oct. 15, 2013. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

Federal government delays plan to shut down Quebec food allergy lab: union

Catherine Morrison, The Canadian Press 4 minute read Preview

Federal government delays plan to shut down Quebec food allergy lab: union

Catherine Morrison, The Canadian Press 4 minute read Updated: Yesterday at 6:35 PM CDT

OTTAWA - A union representing Canadian Food Inspection Agency employees says the federal government is delaying a plan to shutter a food allergy testing lab in Quebec by two years.

The Agriculture Union said the Longueuil laboratory in Quebec was set to cease operations at the end of April. It said the Canadian Food Inspection Agency said it now intends to shut the lab by 2028.

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency said in a statement that it continues to plan for the closure of its Longueuil laboratory in 2028 as part of a "government-wide effort to ensure efficient and cost-effective operations."

"What has changed is the timeline for employees," the statement read. "We have adjusted their status to allow more time to support a responsible transition—for both staff and the work they perform."

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Canadian Food Inspection Agency in Ottawa on Wednesday, June 26, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

Lawyers urge federal ban on U.S. forced labour imports, cars built by prisoners

Dylan Robertson, The Canadian Press 6 minute read Preview

Lawyers urge federal ban on U.S. forced labour imports, cars built by prisoners

Dylan Robertson, The Canadian Press 6 minute read Updated: Yesterday at 4:55 PM CDT

OTTAWA - Human rights lawyers are calling on Ottawa to ban American imports that stem from forced labour linked to automotive firms using prisoner work in Alabama, under the same law meant to block products made through exploitative practices in China.

"Forced or coercive labour can exist anywhere when people lack real choice protection or power," said Sandra Wisner, director of the International Human Rights Program at the University of Toronto.

"Discussions about forced labour tend to focus on global supply chains in the Global South, so in factories in Southeast Asia or agricultural fields in Latin America. But the use of forced or prison labour in the U.S., including under deeply coercive and abusive conditions, receives far less attention, especially here in Canada."

Wisner's team submitted a detailed complaint this month to the Canada Border Services Agency asking it to block goods made with forced labour coming in from the United States.

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Canada Border Services Agency officers listen during an announcement about a seizure of opium, in Tsawwassen, B.C., Friday, Dec. 16, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman ‘deeply sorry’ over Tumbler Ridge shooting where 8 were killed

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OpenAI CEO Sam Altman ‘deeply sorry’ over Tumbler Ridge shooting where 8 were killed

Wolfgang Depner, The Canadian Press 4 minute read Updated: 10:21 AM CDT

The head of an artificial intelligence company that admitted it knew of the troubling behaviour of a woman before she killed eight and wounded dozens more in Tumbler Ridge, B.C., has apologized for not going to police.

A letter from OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, shared Friday on B.C. Premier David Eby's social media, said that while he knows words can never be enough, he believes "an apology is necessary to recognize the harm and irreplaceable loss the community has suffered."

He said in the letter addressed to the community of Tumbler Ridge that the pain it has endured is unimaginable and he has thought about them often.

“I am deeply sorry that we did not alert law enforcement to the account that was banned in June," his letter says.

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A mother and son pay their respects at a memorial for the victims of a mass shooting in Tumbler Ridge, B.C., Saturday, Feb. 14, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christinne Muschi

Veterans Affairs ending Commissionaires’ $330M federal contracting right

Kyle Duggan, The Canadian Press 5 minute read Preview

Veterans Affairs ending Commissionaires’ $330M federal contracting right

Kyle Duggan, The Canadian Press 5 minute read Updated: Yesterday at 6:45 PM CDT

OTTAWA - The largest private sector employer of veterans in Canada is calling on the Liberal government to reverse a decision to end a federal contracting entitlement which grants it first dibs on federal security guard contracts.

The Canadian Corps of Commissionaires is even taking the federal government to court over the loss of its contracting right, claiming it is at risk of losing some $330 million a year in revenue.

Canada's only national not-for-profit security company has enjoyed the right of first refusal since the Second World War — a measure put in place to secure employment opportunities for Canadian veterans.

Michel Charron, CEO of the Commissionaires Ottawa division, said he was “surprised” and “disappointed” when the firm received notice out of the blue that Ottawa will terminate the 80-year-old preferential contracting policy.

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Veterans Affairs Minister Jill McKnight responds to a question during question period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Wednesday, April 22, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

Manitoba Métis president rebukes AFN chief over call for withdrawal of treaty

Alessia Passafiume, The Canadian Press 4 minute read Preview

Manitoba Métis president rebukes AFN chief over call for withdrawal of treaty

Alessia Passafiume, The Canadian Press 4 minute read Updated: 10:49 AM CDT

OTTAWA - The president of the Manitoba Métis Federation is accusing the Assembly of First Nations of misleading people about legislation that would codify the federation's right to self-government.

On Thursday, Assembly of First Nations National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak took aim at a first-of-its-kind treaty between the federal government and the Manitoba Métis Federation, which came up for debate in the House of Commons on Wednesday.

Woodhouse Nepinak said in a media statement the legislation threatens to create a hierarchy of rights, with First Nations at the bottom.

“This piece of legislation must not proceed until First Nations voices’ are heard and our rights are respected, protected and upheld,” Woodhouse Nepinak wrote, saying Bill C-21 was developed without consultations with First Nations, despite it having implications for First Nations lands in Manitoba "and beyond."

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Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, and Manitoba Métis Federation President David Chartrand speak together at the Louis Riel Commemoration Event in Winnipeg on Sunday Nov. 16, 2025 at the Saint Boniface Cathedral. THE CANADIAN PRESS/David Lipnowski

What you need to know about the new Enbridge LNG pipeline approval

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What you need to know about the new Enbridge LNG pipeline approval

Nick Murray, The Canadian Press 5 minute read Updated: Yesterday at 6:55 PM CDT

OTTAWA - Energy Minister Tim Hodgson said on Friday that the federal government has approved Enbridge Inc.’s $4-billion Sunrise natural gas pipeline project in British Columbia. 

Here's a quick rundown of the project and why it's important.

What is the Sunrise Expansion Project?

The Westcoast Energy Limited Partnership, an affiliate of Enbridge, runs the Westcoast natural gas pipeline system, which connects gas fields in northeastern B.C. and northwestern Alberta to the Canada-U.S. border. It currently has peak capacity to ship 3.6 billion cubic feet of natural gas.

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Piping is seen on the top of a receiving platform of a natural gas pipeline terminus in Kitimat, B.C., on Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

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