In the news today: CBSA outage resolved after delays at customs

By Canadian Press on September 29, 2025.

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed…

CBSA self-service kiosks outage resolved after causing delays at customs in airports

Canada Border Services Agency says the service outage at its primary inspection kiosks has been resolved after causing delays at customs in some of Canada’s busiest airports. The agency said in a social media post early Monday morning that the outage has been dealt with, but noted that travellers may still experience delays for a short period of time. One customer on a WestJet flight took to social media on Sunday, saying they were sitting on one of the airline’s planes for over an hour after landing at Toronto Pearson International Airport. Montreal’s Trudeau International Airport and Calgary International Airport confirmed they were also experiencing the outage.

Voting on tentative deal ends for Alberta teachers

Voting closes today for Alberta teachers on the latest contract offer from the province, one week before a provincewide strike deadline. The Alberta Teachers’ Association is expected to announce the results tonight. The union has said that if the deal is voted down, 51,000 teachers would likely hit picket lines Oct. 6. The deal on the table is largely the same as the province’s previous offer, with an added commitment to cover the cost of COVID-19 vaccines for teachers. Voting started Saturday on the new contract, which would see teachers receive a 12 per cent pay raise over four years and the province hire 3,000 more teachers to address class sizes.

Here’s what else we’re watching…

Smith to close out Alberta Next panel in Calgary

Premier Danielle Smith and her Alberta Next panel are set to wrap up their cross-province tour tonight in Calgary. It’s their tenth and final town hall since July, consulting residents about the province’s relationship with the federal government. The panel is pitching six ideas that could become referendum questions, including exiting the Canada Pension Plan for an Alberta-run version, creating a provincial police force and wrestling more control over immigration. The Calgary meeting is the last in-person event for the panel, though a telephone town hall is scheduled for Wednesday night.

Doctors urge vaccination as flu season approaches

Doctors are urging people to get vaccinated as flu season approaches. A doctor with the Lung Health Foundation says young children, seniors and people with asthma and COPD are at especially high risk of severe illness from influenza. Dr. Netisha Gupta says while the flu vaccine can reduce the risk of getting sick, it’s most effective at preventing severe outcomes by preparing the immune system to recognize and fight the virus when it appears. In Ontario, seniors, long-term care residents, hospital staff and patients will be able to get the flu shot starting this week. Most other provinces and territories are expected to begin their flu shot programs in mid-October.

Indigenous artists tapped by Winners, Walmart

Some big retailers have tapped Indigenous artists from across Canada to design their T-shirts for Orange Shirt Day. The day each Sept. 30 — which is Tuesday this year — recognizes residential school survivors and those who never made it home. In 2023, Ottawa declared it National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. Since then, non-Indigenous corporations and companies have collaborated with Indigenous artists to develop orange shirts for the day, with proceeds going to Indigenous organizations. Anishinaabe artist Jenny Kay Dupuis worked with Winners and Marshalls Canada to design the shirt she says speaks to remembering what was lost and how Indigenous cultures are being revitalized.

Hudson’s Bay asks court to allow charter auction

Hudson’s Bay is expected to appear at an Ontario court today to push for its royal charter to hit the auction block next month. The extinct retailer wants permission for its financial adviser to run a sales process for the document, which established the Bay in 1670. If it gets the go-ahead, bidders will have to place an offer by Oct. 3, ahead of an auction that will be scheduled for Oct. 15. Anyone interested in the charter will have to bid at least $15 million and agree to permanently donate it to a Canadian public institution or museum, which will have to share it with similar organizations and Indigenous groups.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Sept. 29, 2025.

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