Canada News Roundup: Carney, CRA Breach, Pipelines, and More 2026-05-07

Louise Arbour to be installed as Canada's next governor general on June 8 Louise Arbour is Canada’s next governor general, bringing legal leadership and human rights experience to the role; see why her appointment matters now Carney says he will consider advisory committee on Senate appointments Senate vacancies: Carney weighs advisory recommendations in new appointments Trudeau's independent process may continue as vacant seats grow—see what's next Carney government plans faster approvals for pipelines and resource projects Carney government fasttracks major resource projects with onereview approvals Consultations may begin soon as Ottawa weighs pipelines, carbon pricing talks Air Canada to end four U.S. seasonal routes early as fuel costs rise Air Canada cuts seasonal U.S. routes as jet fuel prices surge See which cities are affected and what refunds or rebooking options apply. Canadian government to pay $8.7 million in CRA data breach settlement CRA breach settlement: Ottawa pays $8.7M after a 2020 data leak See who may qualify for compensation, fraud losses and privacy costs Watchdog reports more than 42,000 CRA account breaches since 2020 CRA privacy breaches: over 42,000 incidents raise taxpayer data concerns See why the watchdog flagged security gaps and what CRA is changing next Apple warns Canada’s lawful access bill could weaken encryption Apple Bill C22 warning: Canada’s lawful access rules could weaken encryption Protect user data with stronger safeguards and see why Apple wants amendments Alto restores comments removed from highspeed rail consultation map Alto restores comments on highspeed rail consultation map after deletions See how the federal rail project is handling public feedback before June Elections Alberta sends ceaseanddesist letters over voter data leak Alberta voter database leak prompts 568 ceaseanddesist letters See who was targeted and what's next as the court case advances Rubio Meets Pope Leo Amid Tensions Over Trump Remarks Rubio mee