Canada's leftwing party, the New Democratic Party (NDP), has a new leader. Avi Lewis is an activist, broadcaster and filmmaker with no hands-on political experience, but a long family history (his grandfather led the NDP at a federal level, and his father is a former leader of the Ontario NDP). @cbcnews takes a look at what all this might mean for the party, which had a dismal showing in last year's federal election.

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The NDP has a new leader. What does Avi Lewis's arrival mean for the party? | CBC News

Newly named NDP leader Avi Lewis promised to bring back the party from the political wilderness after its dismal showing in last year's federal election.

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Air Canada CEO to retire after criticism for English-only condolence video

Michael Rousseau faced calls to resign for his English-only message after the fatal Air Canada collision at LaGuardia airport.

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cgme8xy2rl1o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

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Air Canada CEO to retire after condolence-video controversy

Michael Rousseau faced calls to resign for his English-only message after the fatal Air Canada collision at LaGuardia airport.

U.S. Homeland Security is officially shutting down the historic 14km Border Road between Montana and Alberta this July. The move ends 80 years of shared local access and has prompted Alberta to build an $8M parallel bypass. #USPol #CanadaNews #Alberta #Montana #BorderSecurity
https://blazetrends.com/us-shuts-down-historic-canada-border-road-alberta-rushes-8m-detour-amid-security-crackdown/?fsp_sid=206249
US shuts down historic Canada border road: Alberta rushes $8M detour amid security crackdown

The era of the open gravel road is over.

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Canada’s House of Commons passes ‘anti-Christian’ bill that would criminalize quoting Bible

The majority of Canadian MPs have voted to pass a Liberal bill that will allow the criminalization of religious expression and belief when quoting parts of the Bible, including about homosexuality and gender. Early Wednesday evening, MPs from the Liberal Party and the Bloc Québécois, in a 186–137 vote, passed Bill C-9, known as the “Combatting Hate Act.” Conservatives, NDP, and Green Party MPs voted against the bill in a rare form of unity among the usually opposing parties. Source: […]

https://drinkofjesus.com/2026/03/27/canadas-house-of-commons-passes-anti-christian-bill-that-would-criminalize-quoting-bible/

Canada Is Already at War with the US—We Just Don’t Know It Yet

Conflicts don’t always start with an invasion
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https://thewalrus.ca/canada-is-already-at-war-with-the-us-we-just-dont-know-it-yet/

Military spending by NATO's European allies and Canada rose 20% in 2025

A NATO report on Thursday said military spending by European allies and Canada rose by 20 percent in 2025. US President Donald Trump has repeatedly demanded that NATO partners significantly boost defence expenditures, with leaders agreeing at a summit last year to spend 5 percent ​of GDP on defence and related investments by 2035.

https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20260326-nato-reports-20-increase-europe-canada-defence-spending

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Carney 'very disappointed' in Air Canada CEO's English-only condolence video, says it lacked compassion

Prime Minister Mark Carney had pointed words for the head of Canada's largest airline early Wednesday, saying the Air Canada CEO's unilingual message of condolences to those affected by the recent deadly crash showed a "lack of judgment" and "a lack of compassion."

https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/air-canada-ceo-english-message-9.7141321?cmp=rss

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Carney 'very disappointed' in Air Canada CEO's English-only condolence video, says it lacked compassion | CBC News

Prime Minister Mark Carney had pointed words for the head of Canada's largest airline early Wednesday, saying the Air Canada CEO's unilingual message of condolences to those affected by the recent deadly crash showed a "lack of judgment" and "a lack of compassion."

CBC

Carney 'very disappointed' in Air Canada CEO's English-only condolence video, says it lacked compassion

Prime Minister Mark Carney had pointed words for the head of Canada's largest airline early Wednesday, saying the Air Canada CEO's unilingual message of condolences to those affected by the recent deadly crash showed a "lack of judgment" and "a lack of compassion."

https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/air-canada-ceo-english-message-9.7141321?cmp=rss

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Carney 'very disappointed' in Air Canada CEO's English-only condolence video, says it lacked compassion | CBC News

Prime Minister Mark Carney had pointed words for the head of Canada's largest airline early Wednesday, saying the Air Canada CEO's unilingual message of condolences to those affected by the recent deadly crash showed a "lack of judgment" and "a lack of compassion."

CBC

Air traffic controller heard telling truck to stop moments before deadly Air Canada crash

Moments before an Air Canada plane collided with a ground vehicle at New York's LaGuardia Airport — killing two of its pilots — an air traffic controller is heard on the radio urgently telling the fire truck to stop and not cross the runway, using the word "stop" at least ten times.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/air-canada-express-accident-la-guardia-airport-9.7138206?cmp=rss

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Air traffic controller heard telling truck to stop moments before deadly Air Canada crash | CBC News

Moments before an Air Canada plane collided with a ground vehicle at New York's LaGuardia Airport — killing two of its pilots — an air traffic controller is heard on the radio urgently telling the fire truck to stop and not cross the runway, using the word "stop" at least ten times.

CBC