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WestJet to add surcharge to some bookings and combine flights due to fuel costs
Calgary-based WestJet says it will be introducing a temporary $60 surcharge for certain bookings and has consolidated numerous flights due to skyrocketing fuel prices. The airline said in an email the...
Fakiha Baig, The Canadian Press Apr 05, 2026

N.S. premier blasts First Nation highway blockades, calls for RCMP to be respected
Tensions between the Nova Scotia government and First Nations leaders flared up over the weekend amid a continuing debate over who has jurisdiction in Indigenous communities. Premier Tim Houston says ...
Eli Ridder, The Canadian Press Apr 05, 2026

Artemis II mission highlights deep space effects on astronauts’ bodies
MONTREAL - The Artemis II mission is showing how even a short 10-day journey in deep space presents significant challenges to the human body, including exposure to radiation and other effects scientis...
Charlotte Glorieux, The Canadian Press Apr 05, 2026

N.S. premier blasts First Nations protests that blocked highways
Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston says blocking highways is unacceptable after traffic was brought to a standstill by First Nations protesters late last week. Houston said in a Saturday evening statemen...
Eli Ridder, The Canadian Press Apr 05, 2026

Don't touch that dial: Future of Canada's campus radio stations in doubt
Elke Sorensen was in her second year at Vancouver Island University when she first got involved with the campus-community radio station - an experience that may soon become less common. After spending...
Eli Ridder, The Canadian Press Apr 05, 2026

N.S. premier blasts protests First Nations protests blocking highways
Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston says blocking highways is unacceptable after traffic was brought to a standstill by First Nations protesters late last week. Houston said in a Saturday evening statemen...
Eli Ridder, The Canadian Press Apr 05, 2026

Burdett Sisler, Canada’s oldest known living man, Second World War vet, dead at 110
Burdett Sisler, the oldest known living man in Canada and one of the oldest Second World War veterans in the world has died. He was 110. Sisler's son Norman says his father died with family members by...
Kathryn Mannie and Aaron Sousa, The Canadian Press Apr 05, 2026

Universities offering exam deferrals, holds on tuition as war rages on in Middle East
OTTAWA - Universities across Canada are offering some international students extra supports like exam deferrals and extensions on tuition as the war continues in the Middle East. The University of Vic...
Catherine Morrison, The Canadian Press Apr 05, 2026

Artemis astronauts field more final frontier questions from Canadian kids
Jeremy Hansen, just days away from becoming the first Canadian astronaut to circle the moon as part of the Artemis II mission, gave the country yet another glimpse into life on the final frontier. Han...
Aaron Sousa, The Canadian Press Apr 05, 2026

University study finds few improvements to at-risk species in B.C.
VANCOUVER - As spring blooms in British Columbia, the brilliant orange-and black pattern of a monarch butterfly's wing and the distinctive cream cap on a black male bobolink songbird are a rare sight....
Marissa Birnie, The Canadian Press Apr 05, 2026










