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Anandasangaree says lack of help from some provinces, police won’t thwart gun buyback
By Canadian Press on January 29th, 2026
OTTAWA — Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree says he doesn’t foresee logistical challenges in gathering up banned firearms through a federal buyback program, despite the refusal of several provinces and police forces to help. Anandasangaree said in an interview the use of mobile collection units and off-duty or retired police officers will help ensure the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Montreal vigil to mark anniversary of Quebec City mosque attack
By Canadian Press on January 29th, 2026
MONTREAL — A vigil will be held in Montreal at 4:30 p.m. today to mark the ninth anniversary of the Jan. 29, 2017, Quebec City mosque attack and to honour the six people killed. The event, being held at the Parc metro station, is part of Muslim Awareness Week, an initiative created in the aftermath ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Fact File: Don’t be fooled by AI videos of Toronto snowstorm
By Canadian Press on January 29th, 2026
As Toronto residents dig out from a record-breaking winter storm — the latest in the city’s snowiest month have been kept — some videos that seemingly show the snow’s aftermath are creating confusion online. While many spectacular winter scenes shared in recent days are real, some accounts known for making videos generated with artificial intelligence ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!StatCan says income and wealth gap grew wider in third quarter
By Canadian Press on January 29th, 2026
OTTAWA — The gap between the country’s highest earning and wealthiest households and those at the bottom end grew in the third quarter of last year as strong financial market gains benefited the rich. Statistics Canada says the difference in the share of disposable income between households in the top 40 per cent and the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!More caregivers in Quebec eligible for compensation under new home health policy
By Canadian Press on January 29th, 2026
MONTREAL — Quebec is launching a new home health-care policy that will make some family caregivers eligible for government funding. Health Minister Sonia Bélanger says the policy is aimed at improving services to enable people to live at home as long as possible. The policy will include expanding a program that grants people an allowance ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Eby calls reported meeting between Alberta separatists and U.S. officials ‘treason’
By Canadian Press on January 29th, 2026
OTTAWA — A reported meeting between individuals in the Alberta separatist movement and White House officials amounts to “treason,” British Columbia Premier David Eby said Thursday in Ottawa. Eby, citing a report in The Financial Times, told reporters before the first ministers’ meeting on Thursday that it’s completely inappropriate for a group to ask a ... Read More »
1 responsePoilievre prepares for leadership review as Conservatives gather in Calgary
By Canadian Press on January 29th, 2026
OTTAWA — For the third time in just under a year, Pierre Poilievre’s political fate will be in the hands of voters this Friday — though this time, it’s a small group of partisan supporters who appear likely to give him another shot. After Canadians handed the Conservatives a surprising loss in the April election ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!TKMS signs agreement with Seaspan on submarine sustainment
By Canadian Press on January 29th, 2026
OTTAWA — German submarine manufacturer TKMS has signed an agreement to team up with Seaspan Shipyards to support and maintain potential future patrol submarines supplied to Canada over the long term. The pact is conditional on TKMS winning a federal government contract to supply the Royal Canadian Navy with a fleet of new submarines. Seaspan ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!First ministers meeting to focus on what Canada can control: Carney
By Canadian Press on January 29th, 2026
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney and Canada’s premiers huddled in a meeting room in Ottawa on Thursday, under the long shadow of the upcoming negotiations on renewing North America’s key free trade agreement. Canada, the United States and Mexico are starting a review this year of the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement on trade, better known ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Health-care systems are not built for us’: LGBTQ+ people struggle to get good care
By Canadian Press on January 29th, 2026
TORONTO — A new report says LGBTQ+ people in Canada aren’t getting access to the health care they need — including mental-health treatment —compared to the general population. The Pink Paper on Health, released by Pink Triangle Press on Thursday, says mental health and gender-affirming services were the most prevalent concerns identified by LGBTQ+ people ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!First Nation shooting in northern Quebec leaves two men dead
By Canadian Press on January 29th, 2026
MISTISSINI — Provincial police say two men in their 30s were killed in a double murder Wednesday evening in a First Nation in northern Quebec. Sgt. Hugues Beaulieu says the deaths appear to be linked to organized crime and there is no active shooter in the community. Provincial police say the men were local residents ... Read More »
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