Nowhere has the progressive takeover of our institutions been more complete, or more destructive, than in British Columbia. Thankfully, the Opposition B.C. Conservative Party has the opportunity to elect a leader (voting starts May 9) whose platform is a beacon of hope for the province and indeed the rest of Canada. Caroline Elliott, a longtime B.C. activist and commentator, doesn't just want to bring in minor reforms to staunch the bleeding, she is pledging to gut the whole operation and build it anew. Conservatives across Canada take note, if Elliott wins the leadership and then wins power, B.C. will be leading the way on what a Conservative government can achieve. Read More

Toronto has started tunnelling on its new subway route. The Ontario Line will open up 15 stops between Exhibition Place, west of downtown, and the old location of the Ontario Science Centre in North York. The project is over 15 kilometres long, with more than half of the line running underground. Read More

A mysterious “golden orb” discovered almost three years ago in the Gulf of Alaska has finally been identified. It’s not an egg, a sponge or the remnant of an alien, as some had speculated. Read More

It’s Wednesday, April 29. Here are the top stories we’re following today. Read More

A complaint was recently lodged with the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) that should concern anyone who values civil liberties, minority rights and the rule of law. Read More

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As Albertans prepare to vote in their October referendum, it is important that they know and understand what has happened to the constitutional legacy of former Alberta Premier Peter Lougheed. During the 1980-81 drafting of the Charter of Rights and the Constitution Act 1982, Lougheed and the other Western premiers negotiated and won four important concessions from the Trudeau Liberals. But now, four decades later, these hard-fought constitutional rights and powers have been reversed by the Supreme Court of Canada, Liberal federal governments, or the two working together. These constitutional losses represent a clear and present danger to Albertans’ future. Harmful federal policies can be repealed by a new federal government. Constitutional losses are permanent, unless challenged. Read More

“These are serious times, and Canadians expect prudent fiscal management,” Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne said on Tuesday. However, while the fiscal update shows that revenue is projected to increase, the government has decided to put most of that windfall toward new spending. Read More

Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne has tabled the 2026 spring economic update. The fiscal update showed a smaller than projected budget deficit of $66.9 billion for the fiscal year. However, revenue projections have increased compared to the 2025 budget presented last fall, meaning the government has decided to spend more money. New measures outlined in Prime Minister Mark Carney’s mini-budget are projected to reach $37.5 billion in net new spending over the next six years. Read More

I am a big believer in local news. In the face of threats to our culture and digital sovereignty from American Big Tech giants, the CBC has an important role to play in telling Canadian stories. CBC Radio has many excellent programs, like The Current, As it Happens, and Q, which are heard around the world, and Canadians should feel proud about this. Read More

A major new study from Finland casts fresh doubt on the use of puberty blockers, cross-sex hormones and surgeries for adolescents experiencing gender distress. For more than a decade, supporters of these interventions have argued that they reliably improve mental health and can even be “life-saving” for trans-identified youth. Yet this Finnish study — one of the largest and most robust to date — found no such benefit. Instead, it linked the treatments to a marked worsening of mental health. Read More

As the world burns, Vancouver Opera’s season closer La Bohème is on track to become the highest-grossing opera in the company's 66-year history, surpassing the record formerly held by the 2023-2024 season production of Carmen. Read More