The United States hit the central Iranian city of Isfahan early Tuesday, sending a massive fireball into the sky, and Tehran struck a fully loaded Kuwaiti oil tanker in the Persian Gulf.
As of Wednesday, the federal government will require provinces and territories to start to pay for primary care services, including those provided by nurse practitioners. The new policy aims to ensure Canadians aren't being billed for "medically necessary services."
Internal documents show airlines and then Transport Minister Anita Anand pressed the Canadian Transportation Agency to scale back a proposed complaints fee raising concerns about political interference.
Mountains that normally see their peak snowpack in March are brown this year, thanks to a spring heat dome that baked western U.S. for much of the second half of the month. That's raising alarm bells for the fire season that's already ramping up.
Ottawa is authorizing the controlled and time-limited emergency use of strychnine to address millions of dollars worth of damage in Alberta and Saskatchewan caused by an infestation of Richardson's ground squirrels, known colloquially as gophers.
Wildlife photographer Jason Leo Bantle tells The National about the moment Banff National Park's famous grizzly bear, 'The Boss,' came out of hibernation.
Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment have decided to part ways with Toronto Maple Leafs General Manager Brad Treliving.
March 30, 2026 | U.S. President Donald Trump threatens to 'completely obliterate' Iran's power plants, oil infrastructure and even desalination plants, unless a deal is reached. Air Canada's embattled CEO announces his retirement. And legendary Canadian pop star Céline Dion announces her big comeback.
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Alberta's government is calling on Ottawa to change the Constitution to give provinces more of a say in how judges are appointed at the provincial level.
A Sooke, B.C., youth has been arrested and charged after online chats with a U.S. teenager who allegedly made school shooting threats, RCMP say.
Every province that has released a 2026-27 budget is projecting a deficit. But is that cause for concern?
Note: P.E.I and Newfoundland and Labrador had not yet released their budgets at the time of publication.
A week of negotiations has led to 40 species added on a list of protections under the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals, the 15th meeting of countries that are party to a UN treaty signed in 1979.
A man who crashed his pickup truck into a Detroit-area synagogue earlier in March was carrying out an attack inspired by the Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah and had sought to inflict as much damage as possible, the FBI said Monday.
As Dayan Goodenowe makes new claims about a potential treatment for Alzheimer's, a former investor says the controversial Moose Jaw-based scientist has a history of making unproven promises that he can't keep.
At least 70 people were killed and 30 injured during an attack in Haiti's breadbasket Artibonite region, a human rights group said on Monday, significantly higher than official estimates.
If Bill 23 passes, it would be the third time the United Conservative government has substantively amended the Citizen Initiative Act, and the second substantive set amendments to recall legislation since those two democratic options were introduced in 2021.
The Canadian Human Rights Tribunal has approved a landmark First Nations child welfare deal between the federal government and First Nations in Ontario, partially ending a decades-long discrimination case.
Peel Regional Police are leading an investigation into allegations of child abuse at Robert Land Academy, a military-style private school for boys in Ontario's Niagara Region that operated for decades until last year. Dozens of former students have alleged physical and emotional abuse, and in some cases, sexual exploitation.
Avi Lewis, a former television host, journalist and documentarian, promises to make the federal NDP relevant again. But the first question for his leadership is whether he'll do so at the expense of the NDP's provincial wings.
It's Céline Dion's 58th birthday, but it's her adoring fans who may be receiving the biggest gift of all her return to the concert stage.
The bill's passage marked the culmination of a years-long push by Israel's far-right to escalate punishment for Palestinians convicted of nationalistic offenses against Israelis.
Pay attention to the link between heart and brain health, new Canadian recommendations say.
The RCMP says an Air Canada employee is facing charges after allegedly trying to export more than 60 kilograms of cannabis out of a Toronto airport by using suitcases tagged with the names of two unsuspecting passengers.
The United Nations Interim Force In Lebanon (UNIFIL) said three of its peacekeepers were killed in south Lebanon in less than 24 hours in separate incidents.
Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne is visiting China later this week, a spokesperson in his office confirmed Monday.
The federal and provincial governments will each spend $4.4 billion on housing-related infrastructure over the next 10 years. The majority of the funding is intended to help cover those infrastructure costs for municipalities that lower development charges.
CBC Toronto is carrying the 11 a.m. ET announcement here.
A humpback whale that was freed after becoming stuck for several days in shallow water at a Baltic Sea resort in Germany was stranded again on Saturday after failing to find its way back to the Atlantic Ocean.
Thieves made off with three paintings by Renoir, Cézanne and Matisse worth millions of euros from a museum near the city of Parma in northern Italy, police said on Monday.
GrS Montreal, the sole clinic in Quebec offering fully subsidized gender-affirming surgeries, recently announced that a change in provincial funding will delay wait times possibly by years but only for Quebec patients.
Gunmen killed more than 70 people in South Sudan over a gold mining row on the outskirts of the capital over the weekend, a police spokesperson confirmed on Monday.
A look at allegations of market manipulation and insider trading around Trump’s conduct of the war in Iran and other major White House moves.
Some health-care workers who either directly provide medical assistance in dying or work in that field say they are strongly opposed to Bill 18 which, if passed, would prevent doctors or nurse practitioners from administering MAID to patients if they are unlikely to die within the next 12 months.
A veteran from Fall River, N.S., received a letter from Veterans Affairs in February that he owed nearly $70,000 in overpaid benefits. He won't have to pay, but he worries about other veterans in a similar circumstance.
U.S. President Donald Trump openly mused about seizing Iran's Kharg Island oil terminal in the Persian Gulf and the United States and Israel kept up their attacks Monday on the Islamic Republic, even as there were signs of progress in nascent ceasefire talks.
An Ottawa father says he was shocked to discover that his teenage son had ordered banned pharmaceuticals from the internet, and is warning others about websites that he says are putting kids at risk.
A Quebec coroner has concluded that the death of a 97-year-old woman at CHSLD LaSalle in 2024 was accidental. But in her report, the coroner raised questions about why the employee on duty at the time didn't report the fall or follow established protocol.
Despite increases to provincial funding in recent years, the percentage of children with autism registered with the Ontario Autism Program and receiving funding had yet to crack 25 per cent as of early this year as demand for the funding continues to grow.
After a week that saw a scathing auditor general's report find the federal Immigration Department has failed to act on fraud in its international student program, a major bill reforming immigration powers is now law in Canada.
The 2026 Juno Awards swept through a short list of awards and long list of performances Sunday night, honouring up-and-comers and staples of the Canadian music scene.
The U.S. oil blockade has pushed Cuba into a third month of energy crisis, deepening daily hardship in a country already strained by crumbling infrastructure. But amid the darkness, some Cubans still see hope for a better future.
Charlie Kramer and his parents, Maya and Richard Kramer, tell The National about the moment they caught the Toronto Blue Jays' first home run ball of the 2026 season.
A B.C. mother detained with her seven-year-old at an immigration holding facility in Texas is warning others about the risks of navigating the U.S. immigration system under the current administration.
March 29, 2026 | Newly elected federal NDP Leader Avi Lewis outlines his plans to re-shape the party. Go Public investigates after an airline denies passenger compensation, but flight records show planes were swapped. And, the countdown begins for the latest Artemis launch window.
Mikaël Kingsbury’s last run in competition took place on his home mountain of Saint-Sauveur, Que. The moguls star might be retiring from the sport but for some he is a living legend who has inspired a new generation of freestyle skiers.
Stars make bold statements at Canada’s biggest night in music.
Canadian Olympian Josh Liendo capped an historic week of swimming at the NCAA championships on Saturday in Atlanta, posting a wire-to-wire victory in the 100-yard freestyle for a record-tying fourth consecutive title in the event and ninth overall.
Saskatchewan NDP Leader Carla Beck has slammed newly-elected federal NDP leader Avi Lewis over his stance on fossil fuels projects.
TKNASA holds a news conference in Florida on Sunday ahead of the planned April 1 launch of the Artemis II moon mission. The four-member crew, including Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen, is in quarantine ahead of the 10-day journey that will send them around the moon and back.
A French-Palestinian member of the European Parliament says she was denied entry into Canada only days before she was scheduled to participate in conferences in Montreal. Rima Hassan wrote online that she was "prevented" from coming to Canada in what she described as an attempt at censorship.
Artemis II crew members, including Canadian Jeremy Hansen, virtually answer reporters’ questions from their quarantine facility at Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Sunday. The earliest launch opportunity for the crew's planned journey around the moon is April 1.
Jenni Gibbons was always drawn to the stars. Now, the Calgary-born astronaut is set to take part in NASA's Artemis II mission, which will send humans to the moon for the first time in more than 50 years.
The province's Film Content Information Act, taking effect April 1, ends mandatory government approval. Each theatre will be required to write and display their own content description instead of the familiar age-based ratings.
Nova Scotia-based Oxford Frozen Foods has been fined $10,000 for mislabelling its blueberries as Canadian at a time when more consumers are looking to buy local in grocery stores.
Ottawa backed the world's largest cricket farm with tens of millions in public money. It collapsed before reaching full production, exposing a gap between hype and demand while also leaving questions about how much of that money was ever recovered.
Shannon Flaman has lived in Saskatchewan, B.C. and Alberta. Her experiences in emergency rooms and finding family doctors have changed the way she sees the country's health care.
Josh Wardle says he needed to take a step back after his debut game Wordle became a viral phenomenon before he was ready to release Parseword.
Community members gathered Thursday in Fort Erie, Ont., to pay tribute to Heather Winterstein, a young woman whose death raised questions about how Indigenous people and those with mental health and substance use issues are treated in the health-care system. An inquest into her death begins Monday.
Thousands of hotel rooms have been released back into Vancouver’s inventory ahead of the 2026 FIFA World Cup, but those working in the tourism industry say visitors shouldn’t expect prices to drop.
Mikael Kingsbury has always credited those around him for his success. Now as his career winds down, it's his turn to receive some praise for his impact on freestyle skiing.
The awakening of Banff National Park's most iconic grizzly heralds the return of bears to the Alberta landscape. Parks Canada calls him Bear 122, but he's better known to most in Alberta and across Canada as The Boss.
The prime minister will make his Junos debut at Hamilton's TD Coliseum on Sunday evening.
Jonathan David scored twice from the penalty spot in the second half before Tajon Buchanan was shown a straight red card as Canada battled back from a 2-0 deficit to salvage a 2-2 draw with Iceland in an international men's soccer friendly Saturday in Toronto.
Ontario Premier Doug Ford will push a pro-trade and anti-tariff message during a multi-day trip to Texas, U.S. where he will meet Governor Greg Abbott, an ally of President Donald Trump, and business leaders.
When six prominent Albertans penned an open letter to then-premier Ralph Klein in 2001, many viewed the suggestions it called for as extreme. But a quarter century later, as Albertans ready for a potential referendum vote on their future in the country, the letter has a renewed relevance.
David Fletcher says he would love to see his father, sister, niece and nephew again. But he can’t. They were all killed by a drunk driver in Beauport, Que., on Sept. 2, 2021. The driver, Éric Légaré, has now been granted unescorted temporary absences from prison once a month.
The legendary rock band's members have hinted at 'something special' for the 2026 awards show on March 29.
The final words of one of the victims of the mass shooting in Tumbler Ridge, B.C., have been shared by his family: "Tell my parents that I love them so much." The local MP says the message was delivered by a "hero" classmate who helped care for Abel Mwansa, Jr. and others hurt in the tragedy.
A Pasadena man is speaking out after losing his home in a fire earlier this year, saying he and his son can't access emergency shelter options because of his son's dog.
Canada's army is preparing a sweeping reorganization just as the National Defence Department moves to finalize its mobilization plan. Senior commanders warn the current force is ill suited to a more dangerous world, with proposals under study to expand reserves and generate hundreds of thousands of additional personnel in a crisis.
The owner of three tigers and a hyena that are no longer living on a property in Wainfleet, Ont., is hopeful he'll someday be reunited with his animals, but it won't be in that rural township in Niagara that had ordered them removed for contravening an exotic animals bylaw.
The government will be making a "devil's bargain" if it moves ahead with a recommendation to boost revenue for sport organizations through taxes on sports gambling, former track and field Olympian Bruce Kidd said.
Thanks to the hit show North of North, Indigenous artists featured on its soundtrack are seeing their songs reach listeners around the world. They and other Indigenous people in the music industry say this kind of exposure lets them share authentic stories and educate new audiences about Indigenous history and culture through their music.
Cuba appears to be tottering toward some kind of political transition. Some Cubans are concerned that the residents own nothing and are too impoverished to take over the few functioning businesses on the island, while there is a large and wealthy diaspora community (and potentially also foreign investors) who would be able to swoop in and buy property and businesses at bargain prices.
Advocates say the recent trial of a Burlington, Ont., couple is a symptom of nationwide failures in the child welfare system.
A multimillion-dollar settlement has been approved in a class action claim involving Canadian customers of the 23andMe genetic testing company who were affected by a past data breach.
Red Deer-South MLA Jason Stephan says he believes a referendum on whether Alberta should separate from Canada is necessary to address provincial grievances with the federal government. The Opposition is calling on the premier to remove him from her caucus.
March 27, 2026 | CBC News has learned that Transport Canada warned WestJet its new, tighter seat configuration could pose a potential safety hazard after a tip from a flight attendant. Tiger Woods is arrested on suspicion of impaired driving after a Florida car crash. And the Toronto Blue Jays play their home opener.
The president of the Métis National Council says the RCMP's response to an extensive spying program that targeted hundreds of Indigenous people falls short.
Firefighters are trying to contain a fire on the roof of a building in downtown Toronto after a possible explosion.
Firefighters have extinguished a fire on the roof of a commercial building in downtown Toronto that is believed to have caused an explosion on Friday evening.
Rare footage of a sperm whale giving birth has offered scientists a window into the behaviour of these large, elusive mammals.
Seven years after India adopted legislation to protect transgender people, it has passed new amendments to scale back those rights.
The CEO of Canada’s largest airline remains under fire from multiple fronts this week following a botched expression of condolence and a subsequent fumbled apology.
Manitoba's premier is calling on Mark Carney to help stop the war in Iran.
Tiger Woods showed signs of impairment at the scene of a car crash Friday in which he struck another vehicle and rolled over, authorities said.
A new rule at the Canadian Screen Awards that restricts prizes to Canadian citizens and permanent residents is drawing criticism from some filmmakers at a time when they increasingly rely on cross-border collaborations and international talent.
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is supporting a ruling this week by the International Olympic Committee that bans transgender women from women's sports at the Games.
Scott Fielding, a former provincial minister and city councillor, is facing a sexual assault charge after a months-long investigation, Winnipeg police say.
While the Strait of Hormuz has been closed to most of the world's marine traffic due to the war, experts say Iran appears to be letting a select number of ships pass through from countries not aligned with its aggressors.
The astronaut who prompted NASA's first medical evacuation earlier this year said Friday that doctors still don't know why he suddenly fell sick at the International Space Station.
Liberal MP Michael Ma's apology for confronting an academic witness about whether her evidence on Chinese aluminum supply chains could be "hearsay" coincides with a highly sensitive moment in Canada's trade war with the Trump administration. The U.S. included Canada in its recent tariff investigation to crack down on countries suspected of turning a blind eye to forced labour.
