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In the news: Carney and cabinet meeting in Quebec City, China looking for fast action
By Canadian Press on January 22nd, 2026
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed … Carney cabinet meeting in Quebec City today Prime Minister Mark Carney is gathering his cabinet in Quebec City today for two days of meetings focused on the economy, affordability and security. The cabinet retreat begins the day ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Prosecutors fail to have B.C. man jailed indefinitely after attempted robbery
By Canadian Press on January 22nd, 2026
A British Columbia judge has rejected a bid by prosecutors to have a man who was convicted of attempted robbery jailed indefinitely as a dangerous offender, a designation typically reserved for violent criminals and sexual offenders. Crown lawyers had argued that Christopher Prokopchuk, with a 30-year record of robbery, parole offences and assaults while in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Chinese ambassador urges Canada to move fast to implement new deals signed in Beijing
By Canadian Press on January 22nd, 2026
OTTAWA — China’s ambassador to Canada is urging the government to move fast and make progress on areas of collaboration both countries agreed to during Prime Minister Mark Carney’s visit to Beijing last week. “As long as both China and Canada have adequate sincerity, both sides will be able to translate the important outcomes into ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Carney cabinet meeting in Quebec City today to talk economy, security
By Canadian Press on January 22nd, 2026
QUÉBEC — Prime Minister Mark Carney is gathering his cabinet in Quebec City today for two days of meetings focused on the economy, affordability and security. The cabinet retreat begins the day after Carney’s return from a nine-day overseas trip to drum up new investment for Canada. It also comes just ahead of the return ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!First Nations chiefs call out Ottawa over pipeline deal that doesn’t mention water
By Canadian Press on January 22nd, 2026
OTTAWA — Some First Nations chiefs are demanding answers from Ottawa after the federal government signed a pipeline agreement with Alberta that failed to make any mention of fresh water. The memorandum of understanding — which opens a door to building a pipeline to transport bitumen from Alberta to the B.C. coast — does not ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Judge to rule on criminal responsibility of man charged in Montreal triple slaying
By Canadian Press on January 22nd, 2026
MONTREAL — A judge is to rule today in the case of a man who stabbed his parents and grandmother to death inside their Montreal home. Quebec Superior Court Justice Annie Émond will be considering a joint submission from the Crown and defence attorneys who argued in December that Arthur Galarneau, 22, was not criminally ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Carney back home after trips to Davos, China, Qatar, focused on non-U.S. trade
By Canadian Press on January 21st, 2026
DAVOS — Prime Minister Mark Carney has arrived back in Ottawa after a nine-day trip around the world — a tour aimed at drumming up investment abroad that has attracted some cross-partisan criticism. Carney departed on Wednesday from Switzerland, where he attended the World Economic Forum and delivered a widely praised speech warning that middle ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Marineland now seeking permits to ship remaining belugas to U.S.: sources
By Canadian Press on January 21st, 2026
TORONTO — Marineland has presented a plan to the federal government to ship the last remaining captive whales and dolphins in Canada to several institutions in the United States, The Canadian Press has learned. But the theme park also gave Ottawa an imminent deadline to issue export permits or it will proceed with its backup ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Eby says B.C. will play a key role in new global order described by PM Carney
By Canadian Press on January 21st, 2026
VICTORIA — Premier David Eby says B.C. will play a “key role” in a new international order charted by Prime Minister Mark Carney in a speech in Davos, Switzerland. Carney told the World Economic Forum on Monday that the world order is undergoing a “rupture, not a transition,” and Canada is responding by fast-tracking a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Candace Derksen’s mom shocked as man acquitted in daughter’s 1984 killing arrested
By Canadian Press on January 21st, 2026
VANCOUVER — Wilma Derksen, whose 13-year-old daughter Candace was killed in Winnipeg in 1984, still has questions about what happened to her “exquisite” child after the man accused of murdering her was acquitted in 2017. She now wonders what may come to light after the same man, Mark Edward Grant, was arrested in Vancouver this ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!B.C. anti-extortion chief apologizes for disputing ‘crisis’ after Eby issues warning
By Canadian Press on January 21st, 2026
The head of British Columbia’s anti-extortion task force is apologizing after being told by British Columbia Premier David Eby to step aside unless he demonstrates a “sense of urgency.” RCMP Assistant Commissioner John Brewer says he did not mean to call into question the force’s commitment to the task when he challenged using the term ... Read More »
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