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B.C. energy minister Dix says North Coast Transmission Line will boost LNG project
By Canadian Press on January 20th, 2026
British Columbia’s Energy Minister Adrian Dix says an agreement between BC Hydro and the Nisga’a First Nation will help power a planned floating LNG terminal in northwestern B.C. across the finish line. Dix said the agreement, marked by the signing of a memorandum of understanding in Prince George, B.C., on Tuesday, will see the North ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Nunavut politicians raise Greenland flag as Trump escalates annexation threat
By Canadian Press on January 20th, 2026
IQALUIT — Members of Nunavut’s legislative assembly raised Greenland’s flag Tuesday to show in solidarity with the Inuit-majority island pushing back against annexation threats from U.S. President Donald Trump. Speaker David Joanasie said dozens attended the afternoon flag-raising outside the legislature in downtown Iqaluit, including Premier John Main, the representative of the Danish consulate in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Quebec byelection will be held in Chicoutimi riding on Feb. 23
By Canadian Press on January 20th, 2026
QUÉBEC — Quebec Premier François Legault has called a byelection for the riding of Chicoutimi on Feb. 23. The riding in the Saguenay—Lac-St-Jean region has been vacant since September, when former cabinet minister Andrée Laforest announced she was leaving provincial politics. Legault, who announced his own impending departure from politics last week, had six months ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Witness says Myles Gray ‘in distress’ before fatal 2015 fight with VPD officers
By Canadian Press on January 20th, 2026
VANCOUVER — A man who called 911 about Myles Gray before his fatal confrontation with a group of Vancouver police officers in 2015 says he was scared and followed Gray from a distance, watching him nearly get hit by cars as he appeared to be either intoxicated or mentally unwell. Muhammed Reza told day two ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!B.C. parents honour ‘brave’ Piper James, found dead in Australia circled by dingoes
By Canadian Press on January 20th, 2026
Angela James said she last spoke to her 19-year-old daughter, Piper, early on Saturday morning, when she called her parents from Australia to tell them she was going for a swim, and that she was thankful for everything they had done for her. “And that she loved us. Yeah. But she couldn’t talk long, so ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!First citizen recall petition against Alberta legislature member fails
By Canadian Press on January 20th, 2026
EDMONTON — The first of more than two dozen recall petitions launched against members of Alberta’s legislature has come up short. Jenny Yeremiy submitted Tuesday her petition against Education Minister Demetrios Nicolaides to Elections Alberta but said she needed thousands more signatures. She says the campaign collected about 6,500 signatures, well short of its required ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Photo Gallery: The World Economic Forum in Davos
By Canadian Press on January 20th, 2026
The world has entered a risky new age of great power rivalries and middle powers need to join forces to survive, Prime Minister Mark Carney told the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland Tuesday. As President Donald Trump prepares to bring his case for U.S. control of Greenland to the elite annual international forum on ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CP NewsAlert: First citizen recall petition against Alberta legislature member fails
By Canadian Press on January 20th, 2026
EDMONTON — The first of more than two dozen recall petitions launched against members of Alberta’s legislature has come up short. Jenny Yeremiy has submitted her petition against Education Minister Demetrios Nicolaides to Elections Alberta but says she needed thousands more signatures. She says the campaign collected about 6,500 signatures, well short of its required ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Iqaluit MLAs raise Greenland flag as U.S. President Trump escalates annexation threat
By Canadian Press on January 20th, 2026
IQALUIT — Members of Nunavut’s legislative assembly raised Greenland’s flag today in solidarity with the Inuit-majority island pushing back against annexation threats from U.S. President Donald Trump. Speaker David Joanasie says dozens of people attended the afternoon flag-raising event in downtown Iqaluit, including the territory’s premier, the representative of the Danish consulate in Iqaluit and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ottawa, provinces ask Supreme Court to uphold law that allows routine traffic stops
By Canadian Press on January 20th, 2026
MONTREAL — Lawyers representing the attorneys general of Canada and several provinces asked the Supreme Court of Canada on Tuesday to uphold a Quebec law allowing police to make routine traffic stops without cause, while civil rights groups insisted such stops lead to racial profiling. The country’s top court spent a second morning hearing arguments ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Energy minister Dix says North Coast Transmission Line will facilitate LNG project
By Canadian Press on January 20th, 2026
British Columbia’s energy minister Adrian Dix says an agreement between BC Hydro and the Nisga’a First Nation will help power a planned floating LNG terminal in northwestern B.C. across the finish line. Dix says the agreement announced in Prince George, B.C. will see the North Coast Transmission Line supply up to 600 megawatts to what ... Read More »
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