Unpublished Newswire
The global shortage of helium caused by the conflict in the Middle East and the closure of the Strait of Hormuz is providing a boost to Canada’s nascent helium industry.
April 16, 2026 - 04:00 | | CBC News - Canada
A veteran military police officer is suing Ottawa and SIG Sauer after a holstered C-22 allegedly discharged without a trigger pull, ending his career. The case undercuts defence claims of a clean rollout and reopens scrutiny of a pistol platform tied to hundreds of disputed U.S. incidents and prior warnings.
April 16, 2026 - 04:00 | | CBC News - Canada
Ottawa Salus Corporation’s new building on Capilano Drive is the charity’s first residence where people living with mental health challenges can age independently with wrap-around support. CBC Ottawa got a tour.
April 16, 2026 - 04:00 | | CBC News - Ottawa
The head of the Assembly of First Nations is rejecting the RCMP's recent statement of regret for a secret surveillance program that targeted hundreds of Indigenous people. Such statements are "not a sufficient response," Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak says in a letter to the prime minister.
April 16, 2026 - 04:00 | | CBC News - Canada
A new report from the John Howard Society of Ontario highlights the growing severity of the toxic drug crisis and the effects on those involved in northern Ontario’s criminal justice system. The report, released Tuesday, explores the link between incarceration and drug-related deaths in the region, and says people from northern communities and First Nations become increasingly at risk of harm upon leaving correctional facilities.
April 16, 2026 - 04:00 | | CBC News - Canada
Hospital admission rates for vaccine-preventable respiratory diseases more than doubled in 2024-2025 compared with prepandemic levels, and COVID-19 was a major driver, according to a new report by the Canadian Institute for Health Information.
April 16, 2026 - 04:00 | Kristy Kirkup | The Globe and Mail
