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Publication Date: April 17, 2026 - 18:00
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Hour 1 of Ottawa Now for Fri. April 17th, 2026
April 17, 2026
The Ontario government has purchased a $28.9 million private jet for Premier Ford’s ‘extensive travel’ – both within Ontario and throughout the United States. Back in 2019, Doug Ford himself was staunchly opposed to the idea of private air travel. It appears that, 7 years later, his tune has changed. Chandra Pasma, an NDP MPP for Ottawa West-Nepean, vents her frustrations in Hour 1. Meantime, Air Canada is beginning to suspend some of its flights, as a jet fuel shortage looms large. CFRA’s Andrew Pinsent has more on that. But first, we bring you up to speed on today’s top headlines.
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May 2, 2026 - 10:14 | Dylan Robertson | The Globe and Mail
The Canada Revenue Agency is refunding approximately $647 million collected as a result of the now-defunct digital services tax. The federal Liberals repealed it in an attempt to keep trade talks on track last summer, when U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to cut Canada off. “Before the government halted collection of the digital services tax on June 30, 2025, the Canada Revenue Agency collected approximately $647 million,” CRA media relations officer Nina Ioussoupova told National Post in an email on Friday. Of the amounts collected, Ioussoupova said, about $358 million was...
May 2, 2026 - 08:00 | Stewart Lewis | National Post
BOGOTA, COLOMBIA – On Saturday afternoon, the southern stretch of Colombia’s sprawling Pan-American highway was packed with vehicles ferrying farmers and Indigenous villagers. But soon after midday, an improvised explosive device tore through over a dozen cars and minibuses trapped in an illegal roadblock. At least 20 people were killed, with another 56 injured, making it one of the deadliest terrorist attacks in Colombia’s recent history. Authorities were quick to identify the culprits: the Central General Staff (known as EMC), an offshoot of the now-defunct Revolutionary Armed...
May 2, 2026 - 08:00 | Special to National Post | National Post
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