January 15th, 2026
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Carney meets with Chinese President Xi Jinping

By Canadian Press on January 15th, 2026

BEIJING — Prime Minister Mark Carney met with Chinese President Xi Jinping at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. Xi welcomed Carney and his delegation to China. He said the leaders’ last meeting marked a “turnaround” in China-Canada relations. He said the two countries have since engaged in deep discussions about resuming and ... Read More »

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Carney meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping

By Canadian Press on January 15th, 2026

BEIJING — Prime Minister Mark Carney is meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. Carney said Thursday that Canada is looking to enter a “new era of relations” with China and the two countries signed a number of agreements this week on energy, agriculture and animal health. ... Read More »

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CP NewsAlert: Carney meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping

By Canadian Press on January 15th, 2026

BEIJING — Prime Minister Mark Carney is meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. Carney said Thursday that Canada is looking to enter a “new era of relations” with China and the two countries signed a number of agreements this week on energy, agriculture and animal health. ... Read More »

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Don’t expect spike in arrests after B.C. ends drug decriminalization: police chief

By Canadian Press on January 15th, 2026

The chief of Victoria’s police department supports ending drug decriminalization in British Columbia, but says she doesn’t expect to see a spike in arrests once the program ends this month, since it was already wound back 20 months ago. Fiona Wilson was originally a prominent advocate for decriminalization of personal possession of small amounts of ... Read More »

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B.C. councillor charged with four counts of sexual assault involving two complainants

By Canadian Press on January 15th, 2026

VICTORIA — A councillor for the British Columbia city of Maple Ridge has been charged with four counts of sexual assault involving at least two people. The BC Prosecution Service says Ahmed Antar Yousef Mohamed was charged on the recommendation of a special prosecutor appointed last year, whose recommendations had also seen him charged last ... Read More »

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CP NewsAlert: B.C. councillor charged with four counts of sexual assault

By Canadian Press on January 15th, 2026

VICTORIA — A councillor for the British Columbia city of Maple Ridge has been charged with four counts of sexual assault involving at least two people. The BC Prosecution Service says Ahmed Antar Yousef Mohamed was charged on the recommendation of a special prosecutor appointed last year, whose recommendations had previously seen him charged with ... Read More »

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Lapu Lapu festival attack trial moving to B.C. Supreme Court

By Canadian Press on January 15th, 2026

VANCOUVER — The trial of a man accused plowing his vehicle through the crowded Lapu Lapu festival in Vancouver last April is being moved to the B.C. Supreme Court. Adam Kai-Ji Lo, who attended a provincial court hearing in Vancouver by video wearing a navy sweat suit, faces 11 counts of second-degree murder and 31 ... Read More »

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6 economic areas Canada and China have agreed to expand — and one big holdout

By Canadian Press on January 15th, 2026

OTTAWA — Canada and China released a series of agreements Thursday aimed at boosting bilateral trade and investment — even if there is no resolution yet to the tariff dispute. “What it signals to me is a desire to basically revitalize (and) restart a whole bunch of institutional mechanisms that have gone dormant over the ... Read More »

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Carney set to meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping Friday morning in Beijing

By Canadian Press on January 15th, 2026

BEIJING — Prime Minister Mark Carney and President Xi Jinping are set to meet today in Beijing. The meeting, which is to take place in the late morning in Beijing, will be the second between the two leaders, following a discussion the two had on the sidelines of the APEC summit in South Korea in ... Read More »

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Don’t expect spike in arrests after B.C. ends decriminalization: police chief

By Canadian Press on January 15th, 2026

The chief of Victoria’s police department supports ending drug decriminalization in British Columbia, but says she doesn’t expect to see a spike in arrests once the program ends this month, since it was already wound back 20 months ago. Fiona Wilson was originally a prominent advocate for decriminalization of personal possession of small amounts of ... Read More »

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Heavy snow in southern Ontario and Quebec shutters schools, snarls commutes

By Canadian Press on January 15th, 2026

Heavy snow hammered much of southern Ontario and parts of Quebec on Thursday, shuttering schools and causing commuter chaos throughout the day. Environment Canada said some parts of Ontario, including the Greater Toronto Area, could see up to 40 centimetres of snow by Thursday evening, even as snowfall warnings for Toronto, Hamilton and Kitchener were ... Read More »

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