April 8th, 2026
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Canadians encouraged to register as organ donors as Green Shirt Day returns

By Canadian Press on April 7th, 2026

Green Shirt Day is back, and Canadians are being encouraged once more to register as organ donors. Green Shirt Day is a national campaign rooted in the legacy of an Alberta-born junior hockey player killed eight years ago in the Humboldt Broncos crash. Twenty-one-year-old defenceman Logan Boulet died from his injuries on April 7, 2018, ... Read More »

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Hearing on injunction filed by First Nation to stop Alberta separation to begin today

By Canadian Press on April 7th, 2026

EDMONTON — An Alberta First Nation will be in court today seeking to shut down a petition urging the province to quit Confederation. The Sturgeon Lake Cree Nation is in Edmonton asking a Court of King’s Bench judge to suspend the petition campaign on the grounds First Nations’ consent is required first. It is alleging ... Read More »

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Nine of 10 abducted mine workers confirmed dead, B.C. firm says

By Canadian Press on April 6th, 2026

VANCOUVER — A Vancouver-based firm that operates a mine site in Mexico where 10 workers were abducted in January says nine of them have been found dead. Vizsla Silver Corp. said in a statement on its website Monday that it is in contact with the family of the one worker who remains missing. CEO Michael ... Read More »

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CP NewsAlert: nine of 10 abducted mine workers confirmed dead, B.C. firm says

By Canadian Press on April 6th, 2026

VANCOUVER — A Vancouver-based firm that operates a mine site in Mexico where 10 workers were abducted in January says nine of them have been found dead. The statement posted on the website of Vizsla Silver Corp. on Monday says it is in contact with the family of the one worker who remains missing. More ... Read More »

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B.C.’s latest credit downgrade signals ‘something wrong’ with finances: economist

By Canadian Press on April 6th, 2026

VICTORIA — An economist says the latest downgrade for British Columbia’s credit rating will discourage companies from investing in the province. Standard & Poor’s global ratings lowered its rating this month for B.C. to A from A-plus after Moody’s lowered its rating to double-A-one from double-A-two a few weeks after the provincial budget was released. ... Read More »

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No difference between suspending and amending DRIPA, says First Nations leader

By Canadian Press on April 6th, 2026

VICTORIA — A First Nations leader in B.C. says Premier David Eby’s plan to suspend the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act will create less certainty, especially because the NDP may not be in government three years from now. Judith Sayers, president of the Nuu-chah-nulth Tribal Council, says the climate for reconciliation during ... Read More »

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Photo Gallery: Artemis II record-breaking lunar flyby

By Canadian Press on April 6th, 2026

As the Artemis II astronauts set a new record for being the farthest humans from Earth during a lunar flyby, Canadian Jeremy Hansen said they hoped others would soon go even farther. The six-hour flyby is the highlight of NASA’s first return to the moon since the Apollo era, with three Americans and one Canadian ... Read More »

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CAQ leadership and Quebec premier’s office is still up for grabs, pollsters say

By Canadian Press on April 6th, 2026

MONTREAL — With less than a week left in the race to replace outgoing Quebec Premier François Legault, pollsters say neither candidate can be ruled out. Christine Fréchette, a former economy minister, and Bernard Drainville, a former environment minister, threw their names in the hat to lead the governing Coalition Avenir Québec after Legault announced ... Read More »

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Portion of park closed as Volkswagen shell hangs on rock face in Squamish, B.C.

By Canadian Press on April 6th, 2026

SQUAMISH — British Columbia’s Environment Ministry is urging visitors to stay away from the area where the shell of a red Volkswagen Beetle is suspended on a rock face above Highway 99 in Squamish, as a plan is formed to safely remove it. A statement from the ministry says BC Parks is working to remove ... Read More »

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Jeremy Hansen challenges future generations to break new Artemis record

By Canadian Press on April 6th, 2026

As the Artemis II astronauts set a new record for being the farthest humans from Earth during a lunar flyby, Canadian Jeremy Hansen said they hoped others would soon go even farther. The six-hour flyby is the highlight of NASA’s first return to the moon since the Apollo era with three Americans and one Canadian ... Read More »

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Two orphaned bear cubs rescued on Vancouver Island, after mom found dead

By Canadian Press on April 6th, 2026

ERRINGTON — A wildlife sanctuary on Vancouver Island has taken in two young black bear cubs after their mother was found dead in their den. North Island Wildlife Recovery Centre says in a Facebook post that the cubs were discovered by members of the public and they are the centre’s first intakes of 2026. The ... Read More »

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