Canada’s Biggest Stories: Housing, Privacy, Transit, and Trade 2026-05-06

Canada's midsize cities are building denser housing Canada midsize housing shifts toward multiunit builds as cities densify fast See how Halifax, London, Kelowna and Victoria are reshaping new home growth OpenAI found to have violated Canadian privacy law in ChatGPT training OpenAI privacy laws in Canada: regulators say ChatGPT training broke privacy rules See what the probe found and how it could affect AI data use and safeguards Vancouver outlines World Cup security and transit plans Vancouver World Cup prep includes transit boosts, road closures and security Plan ahead for match days, avoid delays, and use transit to get to B.C. Place EU ambassador says Canada and Europe should deepen ties EUCanada relations: strengthen trade, tech, energy and security ties Explore why both sides want a closer partnership beyond the current deal Louise Arbour to Become Canada’s Governor General at a Sensitive Time Louise Arbour named Canada’s next governor general, signaling institutional stability Carney backs her record of public service and rule of law; see why it matters Canada weighs airport privatization to fund upgrades Canada airport privatization review could reshape major hubs and funding See what it means for fees, upgrades, and government oversight Carney announces major Airbus order for AirAsia, boosting Quebec aviation Airbus A220 order powers AirAsia’s fleet growth from Mirabel, Quebec See how this record deal boosts Airbus Canada and Quebec aviation WHO confirms Andes strain of hantavirus in cruise ship passengers Andes hantavirus cases on MV Hondius raise concern after cruise ship outbreak. See what officials say about transmission risk, treatment and contact tracing. Why the LebanonIsrael ceasefire is only partial Lebanon ceasefire has curbed the conflict, but fighting still flares on both sides. See why analysts say a lasting peace may depend on a wider regional deal.