Finance Minister Franois-Philippe Champagne has tabled the 2026 spring economic update. The fiscal update showed a smaller than projected budget deficit of $66.9 billion for the fiscal year. However, revenue projections have increased compared to the 2025 budget presented last fall, meaning the government has decided to spend more money. New measures outlined in Prime Minister Mark Carneys mini-budget are projected to reach $37.5 billion in net new spending over the next six years. Read More

OTTAWA Canada's justice minister expressed an openness Tuesday to expanding the government's definition of sexualized deepfakes, as opposition MPs push for amendments to the proposed law to criminalize their distribution. Read More

Ive been going to the same strength class at The Academy in Calgary for over eight years. Youd think by now Id know what time it starts. But if I roll in late, I know Darci will have laid out the weights for us latecomers. She also reminds the instructors when theyve lost count, which is important because nobody wants to do any more pushups than they have to. Another regular is Debbie, whose snarky comments make us laugh and forget the hard work were working. And our instructor Dianne, a newcomer of less than two years, inspires us with her dedication to fitness since retiring. Read More

Cabbage has risen to become the trendy vegetable appearing in restaurant dishes, recipes, and weeknight dinners alike. Nutrient-dense, budget-friendly and versatile, cabbage deserves the spotlight. Read More

Over 4,000 WestJet cabin personnel have issued a formal notice of dispute after seven months of failed negotiations with the airline, but they are not going on a strike anytime soon. Read More

I am a big believer in local news. In the face of threats to our culture and digital sovereignty from American Big Tech giants, the CBC has an important role to play in telling Canadian stories. CBC Radio has many excellent programs, like The Current, As it Happens, and Q, which are heard around the world, and Canadians should feel proud about this. Read More

Prof. Frances Widdowson has reserved a special place for the University of Lethbridge in her Halls of Shame list the places she says are the worst for free speech and academic freedom. Read More

A driver who struck an 88-year-old Bradford, Ont., woman who was using a mobility walker, throwing her 10 metres into a ditch, has been fined $2,500. Read More

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Comedian Jimmy Kimmel hit back on Monday at Donald Trump's call for him to lose his job over a joke about First Lady Melania Trump days before an alleged attempt to assassinate the US president. Read More

Canadians continue to adapt to food inflation, shifting their shopping and eating habits, according to the latest edition of the Canadian Food Sentiment Index. The spring 2026 issue of the biannual report by Dalhousie University's Agri-Food Analytics Lab shows that affordability is still top of mind. Read More

OTTAWA Fiscal analysts expect the federal deficit in Tuesdays spring economic update to be less than what was initially projected, thanks to higher revenues and revised GDP figures. Read More

OTTAWA Prime Minister Mark Carney announced on Monday morning the creation of Canada's first national sovereign wealth fund, starting with an initial endowment of $25 billion. Read More

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday convened coalition leaders and top ministers to prepare for a possible collapse of the U.S.-Iran talks, according to Hebrew media reports. Read More

Two of Albertas biggest unions advertised in favour of a petition to keep the province in Canada, with the labour groups spending more than 40 times those of the organizations who backed Albertas pro-separatist effort, according to a provincial public registry. Read More

U.S. President Donald Trump welcomed King Charles III to the White House for a visit fraught with doubt about the future of Britains so-called special relationship with America and fresh security concerns in the wake of the shooting at the White House correspondents dinner. Read More

France said Monday that Iran must be ready to make "major concessions" to end a crisis, as countries piled pressure on Tehran at a UN session on its control of the key Strait of Hormuz. Read More

Prime Minister Mark Carney told the CBC hes in no hurry to sign a minor deal for tariff relief with the U.S., arguing that other governments that have done so arent happy with the results. Read More

Its Monday, April 27. Here are the top stories were following today. Read More

As the world burns, Vancouver Operas season closer La Bohme is on track to become the highest-grossingoperain the company's 66-year history, surpassing the record formerly held by the 2023-2024 season production ofCarmen. Read More

OTTAWA Artificial Intelligence Minister Evan Solomon will be among the ministers that parents and children rallying for federal government action to better protect kids online will meet Monday, after concerns were expressed that the minister did not have the time. Read More

His Majesty King Charles III and Her Majesty Queen Camilla arrived in Washington, DC, Monday for Charles's first visit to the United States as King, following his ascension in 2022. However, the Royals won't be seeing Charles' son Harry, who now lives in the U.S. Here's what to know about their itinerary. Read More

Elon Musk's courtroom showdown with Sam Altman got underway here Monday with the start of jury selection in a trial over the billionaire's accusation that his OpenAI co-founders betrayed a non-profit mission to build artificial intelligence for the good of humanity and not for the money. Read More

Several airline executives have indicated that the current high ticket prices may become the new normal, even if cost pressures ease. Read More

A California man accused of storming a gala dinner attended by President Donald Trump was to appear in court Monday over a shooting that marked the latest spasm of political violence in deeply divided America. Read More

When someone who spent decades inside a police service starts raising concerns publicly, people pay attention. Former Toronto police homicide inspector Hank Idsinga has done exactly that, and what he has alleged should concern every resident of this city. Read More

OTTAWA Alexandre Boulerice, the NDPs lone Quebec MP, has announced he will be seeking the nomination for Qubec solidaire (QS) in the Montreal riding of Gouin and that he will be sitting as an independent MP until the election set to happen in the fall. Read More

OTTAWA Prime Minister Mark Carney announced the creation of a sovereign wealth fund one day ahead of his governments spring fiscal update, with an initial endowment of $25 billion. Read More

Former Newfoundland premier Brian Peckford is the one man still alive who was personally in the room with then-prime minister Pierre Trudeau when the provinces and the federal government agreed, together, to a new Constitution Act and the Charter of Rights and Freedoms. He talks to Brian Lilley about the real basis for Section 33 the notwithstanding clause and how it came into being. He explains why the story that the federal government is telling about the clauses alleged misuse is false, why Ottawas attempts to override it are unconstitutional and why the Supreme Court has no authority to weigh in on its use, as the justices are now doing at the justice ministers request. (Recorded April 17, 2026.) Read More

The suspected attacker in a shooting that plunged a press gala attended by U.S. President Donald Trump into chaos has been identified by news media as a 31-year-old mechanical engineer from California. Read More