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Crew answered questions from Industry Minister Mélanie Joly, members of public in Longueuil, Que. Astronauts of the Artemis II mission took part in a question and answer event at the National Arts Centre in Ottawa on Wednesday. The group was welcomed at the Canadian Space Agency headquarters in Longueuil, Que., …

Winds gusted as high as 119 km/h on Thursday, Environment Canada says Dirt swirls in a wind storm north of Brandon on Thursday. (Chelsea Kemp/CBC)Hydro crews are dealing with dozens of power outages and people are picking up debris after severe winds on Thursday created havoc across southern Manitoba and reduced …

Before 2023, majority of home invasions were in apartments, condos, rooming houses Toronto police data shows home invasions back on the rise, especially in wealthiest areas Residents of Toronto’s wealthiest neighbourhoods are beefing up security and calling for criminal reform to address home invasions, which police say organized crime rings …

IRCC’s contractor VFS Global falling short despite $725M price tag, critics say 3rd-party fraud, security risks flagged in some Canadian visa hubs abroad: internal records  An Ottawa man is among critics urging stronger oversight of Canada’s international visa hubs — run by a federal contractor paid hundreds of millions taxpayer …

‘We can have something that’s built and made in Canada, for Canadians, in a sovereign way,’ says Mirko Bibic A rendering of a proposed Telus data centre near BC Place in downtown Vancouver. (Telus) Canada wants to build data centres that are not just physically located here, but controlled here — …

Move comes as automaker posts first full-year loss An aerial view of vehicles at Honda’s manufacturing plant in Alliston, Ont. The company says it’s indefinitely pausing plans for an EV production chain that was supposed to come to Ontario by 2028. (Ken Townsend/CBC)  Honda has indefinitely suspended its plans for a …

Visits by Canadians have cratered by 42% over the last year, cell phone data reveals A truck sits on the American side of the Canada-U.S. border crossing near Hemmingford, Que. (Geoff Robins/AFP/Getty Images)  The boycott by Canadians of travel to the U.S., driven largely by an aversion to President Donald Trump, …

International Cricket Council gives organization six months to set house in order Canada competed in the 2026 T20 Men’s World Cup and lost to New Zealand in its third match on Feb. 17. (Mahesh Kumar A./The Canadian Press)  Cricket Canada was dealt a major blow this week when the international governing …

First 3 months of 2026 saw the highest number of insolvencies since 2009 Insolvency trustee Doug Hoyes says the increase in insolvencies is worrying, and he’s seen an uptick in calls to his office recently as the cost of everything from food to gas squeezes Canadians. (Sammy Kogan/The Canadian Press)  More …

‘Thank you for what you’ve already done. Thank you for inspiring us all,’ PM says Prime Minister Mark Carney, centre, holds a plaque he was presented with by Artemis II astronauts Jeremy Hansen, Victor Glover, Jenni Gibbons, Reid Wiseman and Christina Koch during an event in his office in Ottawa …