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April 16, 2026 - 07:00 | Dustin Patar | The Globe and Mail
Canada’s armed forces admit they have embraced their fun side on social media.
“After careful review of our policies, we learned that there was no actual requirement for us to be boring all the time. This was as much of a surprise to us as it was to everyone else.”
That’s how a spokesperson for the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) explains the organization’s unexpectedly humorous presence on social media.
Using the hashtag #SundayFunDay, the CAF accounts, which have the usernames @canadianforces on Instagram and Canadian Armed Forces on Facebook, often add humorous captions to...
April 16, 2026 - 06:45 | Ellie Hutchings | National Post
On April 1, President Donald Trump told the Telegraph he’s “strongly considering” pulling the United States out of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, calling the alliance a “paper tiger,” and tying that hostility explicitly to Europe’s refusal to back his ill-conceived war against Iran. Secretary of state Marco Rubio echoed that sentiment when Spain outright refused US military overflights tied to the Iran war. At the same time, defense secretary and middle school bully Pete Hegseth declined to reaffirm NATO’s collective defence guarantee when asked directly, saying the decision was...
April 16, 2026 - 06:30 | Wes O’Donnell | Walrus
Amid rising airfares, global political unrest and strained relations with America, Canadians continue to seek out sunny destinations, especially in the cold months of winter. And Cayman Islands is the latest destination to report record numbers of visitors from our country.
The self-governing British Overseas Territory, situated between Jamaica and Cuba in the western Caribbean, finished last year with
record-breaking numbers...
April 16, 2026 - 06:30 | Chris Knight | National Post
That sigh of relief you heard across the city on Saturday night when the Ottawa Senators officially booked a playoff spot may have originated at a hotel in New Jersey. Read More
April 16, 2026 - 06:30 | Bruce Garrioch | Ottawa Citizen
Good morning. Donald Trump’s bewildering fight with Pope Leo is awfully familiar to Canadians – more on that below, along with Pierre Poilievre’s political future and the traders profiting off prediction markets. But first:
April 16, 2026 - 06:25 | Danielle Groen | The Globe and Mail
