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Union says no snow crab will be processed in N.L. until 'fair' price agreed upon
Woman with purple hair speaking into megaphone outside Liberal campaign headquarters

The union representing fishery workers in Newfoundland and Labrador says there will be no snow crab processed in the province until they get a deal for a "fair" price.


1 April 2026, 10:29 pm
Federal 30-days-or-free policy for passports now in place
Several Canadian passports in a row.

The federal government's new "30 days or free" policy for issuing passports takes effect on Wednesday.


1 April 2026, 9:57 pm
Investigators link serial killer Ted Bundy to 1974 Utah murder
Photo of a teen girl with long dark hair

Utah officials announced on Wednesday that they were closing a five-decade-old case after finding "definitive proof" that American serial killer Ted Bundy killed a 17-year-old Utah girl.


1 April 2026, 9:56 pm
Conversion therapy survivors on edge as U.S. Supreme Court strikes down ban
Two people frown in front of a partially obscured sign that reads: "Conversion Therapy Is Torture"

The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that banning conversion therapy for minors is a violation of free speech. But a man who once underwent the practice himself says it's about protecting vulnerable young people from serious — and sometimes fatal — harm.


1 April 2026, 9:55 pm
Italy missed the World Cup again — but that's good news for Canada
Men's soccer players.

CBC Sports' daily newsletter breaks down Italy's stunning loss in World Cup qualifying and how it could help co-host Canada.


1 April 2026, 8:41 pm
Megan Thee Stallion takes 2 Broadway shows off, citing exhaustion during Moulin Rouge!
A woman in a yellow dress poses in front of a white photowall.

Megan Thee Stallion was rushed to the hospital after "feeling very ill" while onstage on Broadway in Moulin Rouge! The Musical. She later took to social media to explain she had been "pushing myself past my limits lately."


1 April 2026, 8:39 pm
Hershey says it will go back to classic recipe for all Reese's products after criticism
Reese's Peanut Butter Cups

Hershey said Wednesday it will use classic recipes for all Reese's products starting next year, a change that comes after the grandson of Reese's founder criticized the company for shifting to cheaper ingredients.


1 April 2026, 8:25 pm
First Nations chiefs demand the PM apologize after he said he could 'outlast' protesters
Prime Minister Mark Carney said he could 'outlast' a First Nations woman who was protesting over mercury poisoning in her community during a news conference in Etobicoke on Monday

Two First Nations chiefs are calling on Prime Minister Mark Carney to apologize for saying he could "outlast" protesters. Chrissy Isaacs, a Grassy Narrows woman suffering from mercury poisoning, was in Toronto on Monday to demand compensation from the provincial government for mercury contamination in her community.


1 April 2026, 7:12 pm
Tumbler Ridge shooting victim moved out of ICU, father says
A young girl with an oversized medal around her neck.

Maya Gebala, a 12-year-old injured in the Tumbler Ridge mass shooting, has been moved out of intensive care and into a "recovery and rehab-focused unit" at B.C. Children's Hospital, according to her father.


1 April 2026, 6:17 pm
With winning top of mind, Canada's first WNBA team finally arrives at expansion draft
Toronto Tempo male owner.

If it wasn’t already clear, the Toronto Tempo’s latest addition makes their Year 1 intentions plain and obvious. As Masai Ujiri, announced Tuesday as principal owner of the WNBA team, once said, the Tempo plan is to win — and win in Toronto.


1 April 2026, 5:21 pm
Justices grill Trump administration lawyer on ending birthright citizenship, with president in attendance
Several people are shown holding signs and banners in a demonstration near the steps of an august, white building.

Supreme Court justices, with Donald Trump breaking historical precedent by attending oral arguments, tackled the legality of his executive order to restrict birthright citizenship in the U.S., a contentious part of his administration's immigration approach.


1 April 2026, 4:59 pm
Taylor Swift sued over alleged trademark infringement for The Life of a Showgirl
A woman in a red dress poses in front of a black photowall.

Singer and dancer Maren Wade says in the trademark infringement lawsuit filed in federal court in California on Monday that the glittery branding of Swift’s 2025 album comes too close to the aesthetic of her own Confessions of a Showgirl.


1 April 2026, 4:05 pm
North Korea expands its nuclear arsenal after witnessing Iran’s vulnerability
A man stands on a balcony while a large cloud of smoke billows below.

Ever since becoming leader in 2011, North Korean Leader Kim Jong-un has made his nuclear weapons program a national goal — almost a doctrine — arguing it is the only way for smaller powers to keep from being "mercilessly violated" by superpowers.


1 April 2026, 2:49 pm
Life sentences overturned for 2 people found guilty of murdering Surrey, B.C., mechanic
A man in a black suit and burgundy tie grins at the camera.

The two killers of Surrey, B.C., mechanic Delphin Paul Prestbakmo have had their life sentences overturned. Prestbakmo, known as Pauly, was stabbed over 40 times in the parking lot near Semiahmoo Shopping Centre in the early morning of Aug. 16, 2019.


1 April 2026, 2:05 pm
Nunavut has 1 year left before devolution comes into effect. Is the territory ready?

The Canadian government will transfer control of Nunavut's land and resources to the territory next April. But there are many big changes to be worked out before the transfer date. Some federal jobs will be transferred to the Nunavut government, a new department responsible for land and resources will be established, and Ottawa still needs to remediate contaminated sites on federal land.


1 April 2026, 8:00 am
Police searching for remains of missing infant presumed dead months after her Inuk mother was killed in St. Albert, Alta.
A woman and child pose for a photo. The woman carries the baby on her back

As the search continues for a baby girl who vanished months ago when her mother was killed, Alberta RCMP are releasing new heartbreaking details on the case. Police ask the public to share any information which could assist them in their investigation.


31 March 2026, 8:27 pm
Trump claims Iran wants a ceasefire as he threatens to withdraw the U.S. from NATO
U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks next to U.S. President Donald Trump during a cabinet meeting at the White House.


9 January 2026, 5:00 pm
Canada Post is planning to end home delivery. Here's how community mailboxes will work
A woman holding a dog on a leash opens the slot on a grey mailbox with multiple slots.


16 May 2025, 3:08 pm
Liberals planned to buy back 136,000 banned guns. Fewer than half that many were declared
A man in a suit with a woman looking at him in the background.


9 April 2025, 8:01 am
Artemis II: Astronauts launch into space for NASA's first mission to the moon in half a century


28 August 2022, 12:30 pm