CRTC defends streaming act pace amid criticism; Conservative race intensifies; Peace River flood alert issued.

CRTC Chair Vicky Eatrides defended the regulator's pace in implementing the Online Streaming Act, acknowledging criticism over delays but emphasizing the complexity of overhauling decades-old broadcasting rules. In British Columbia, the Conservative leadership race intensified as five candidates debated in Vancouver, with analysts calling the race increasingly unpredictable. Meanwhile, northern Alberta's Peace River issued a flood alert due to heavy snowpack and spring melt, urging residents to prepare for possible evacuation.