Monday, May 11th, 2026
Canadians from ship at centre of hantavirus outbreak land in Victoria
A Chrono Aviation Boeing 737 landed at Victoria International Airport on Sunday evening with four people who were on the cruise ship affected by the hantavirus. (CHEK News) The four Canadian citizens who were aboard a cruise ship stricken with a rare hantavirus outbreak landed in B.C. on Sunday evening, where they will continue their quarantine. Online plane tracking platform FlightAware says the aircraft carrying the Canadians arrived at the airport in Victoria from Saguenay-Bagotville Airport in Quebec. They are to isolate in B.C. because they have connections with the province,Read more
Forced offline for most of 2026, Iranians say they’re struggling to survive
Through months of protests, crackdowns and most recently war, she struggled to keep going. But Iran’s internet blackout has been the hardest challenge of 2026 for a 36-year-old woman from Tehran — something she calls “torture,” after losing most of her livelihood. “We are playing for survival,” said the woman who CBC News is identifying by her initial, N. She now spends most of her time abroad. Like the other Iranians CBC News interviewed for this story, she fears retribution by regime authorities, for herself and her family. We haveRead more
Trump calls ceasefire counter-proposal from Iran ‘totally unacceptable’
Iran sent its response to the latest U.S. ceasefire proposal via Pakistani mediators and wants negotiations to focus on permanently ending the war, but U.S. President Donald Trump quickly rejected it as “TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE!” without providing details. Iran seeks to end the war on all fronts, including in Lebanon, where Israel is fighting the Iranian-backed Hezbollah militant group, and to ensure the security of shipping, state TV said. Washington’s latest proposal addressed a deal to end the war, reopen the Strait of Hormuz and roll back Iran’s nuclear program. TrumpRead more
Farmers confront rising cost of fertilizer and fuel as spring seeding underway
Spring seeding is underway at Leroy Newman’s farm near Blackie, Alta. The family has farmed the land since 1904. (Ina Sidhu/CBC) Spring seeding is underway, and as farmers spend long hours in the tractor planting crops, they’re facing hefty increases to the cost of diesel and fertilizer. They’re also already concerned about the 2027 crop year, since many will be making large fuel and fertilizer purchases in the months ahead. Fighting in the Middle East has sent commodity prices soaring. As the conflict stretches into its third month, nitrogen-fertilizer pricesRead more