Stories we are following

Reuters

U.S. President Donald Trump's administration is expected to formally declare on Wednesday that it will not extend the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement on trade, starting a decade-long clock to wind down the 32-year-old North American free trade zone as the three countries haggle over proposed changes. Read More →

Blacklock's Reporter

An Ontario judge describes the Canada Border Services Agency as ineffectual in rounding up foreign fugitives. The remarks came in the case of an illegal immigrant repeatedly arrested, jailed, released and re-arrested for theft despite a 2022 federal warrant for deportation: "I have no confidence that the Canada Border Services Agency will actually deport." Read More →

La Presse

Migrants account for an increasing proportion of new HIV cases in Canada. Public Health is looking to adapt its programs to deal with this phenomenon. Read More →

The Bureau

BC Housing records for March 2026 say that Premier David Eby was briefed for a meeting with Vancouver condo marketer Bob Rennie, the industry leader who hosted a February 2026 fundraiser for Prime Minister Mark Carney — attended by at least 17 leading developers — that has now been cited in Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre's call for an ethics investigation into the controversial multi-billion-dollar developer bailout that was announced four months after Eby's planned meeting with Rennie was documented. Read More →

The Globe and Mail

Judge will not reopen Cowichan case to hear from private property owners. Read More →

Canadian Taxpayers Federation

The federal government still has 86,303 more employees than it did in 2016 – a 33 per cent increase. For comparison, Canada's population grew by 15 per cent over the same time. Read More →

National Post

Russian cybercriminals managed to hack into a Quebec municipality's water treatment plant systems and had the ability to wreak havoc on the crucial infrastructure before getting caught, according to Canada's cyber spy agency. Read More →

Dean Beeby

A project to ensure Order of Canada recipients better reflect Canada's diversity appears to have hit a cultural barrier that could limit Indigenous participation. Feedback from Indigenous groups suggests many are suspicious of the award's "deep colonial symbolism," and accepting it may bring "feelings of discomfort or shame." Read More →

Global News

Ontario applies new transparency law to Premier Doug Ford's cellphone, denies access. Read More →

Quillette

How Canada Jumped the Rails on 'Gender-Affirming Care'. Read More →