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In the news today: Carney goes to Davos, gun compensation, Chinese EV deal
By Canadian Press on January 19th, 2026
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed… Carney heading to Switzerland to take part in World Economic Forum Prime Minister Mark Carney heads to Switzerland today for a meeting of the World Economic Forum in the ski resort town of Davos. Carney is set to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Gun owners have until March 31 to express interest in gun compensation
By Canadian Press on January 19th, 2026
OTTAWA — The period for gun owners to declare interest in a federal program offering compensation for turning in or permanently deactivating their guns begins today. Since May 2020, Ottawa has outlawed about 2,500 types of guns, including the AR-15, on the basis they belong only on the battlefield. Public Safety Canada says firearm licence ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Doctors in FIFA World Cup cities worry about ER capacity, strain on health system
By Canadian Press on January 19th, 2026
TORONTO — Doctors in Canada’s FIFA World Cup host cities say they’re concerned the already strained health-care system will buckle if a sudden, unexpected surge slams emergency departments during the games. Dr. Catherine Varner, an emergency medicine physician in Toronto, wrote an editorial in the Canadian Medical Association Journal Monday raising concerns about vulnerabilities in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Carney heading to Switzerland to take part in World Economic Forum
By Canadian Press on January 19th, 2026
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney heads today to Switzerland for the World Economic Forum in the ski resort town of Davos. Carney is set to give speeches aimed at drumming up investments in Canada, while meeting with leaders of countries, institutions and corporations. U.S. President Donald Trump is expected to speak at Davos, and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Timeline of police-involved beating death of Myles Gray in B.C.
By Canadian Press on January 19th, 2026
The Office of the Police Complaint Commissioner of British Columbia begins a public hearing on Monday into the police-involved death of 33-year-old Myles Gray more than 10 years ago. Commissioner Prabhu Rajan called the hearing after a police discipline authority dismissed misconduct allegations against seven Vancouver police officers involved in the fatal confrontation. Here are ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Public hearing into 2015 Vancouver police beating death of Myles Gray to begin
By Canadian Press on January 19th, 2026
VANCOUVER — A public hearing into the 2015 police beating death of Myles Gray gets underway today in Vancouver. The hearing by the Office of the Police Complaint Commissioner into the circumstances of Gray’s death after a violent altercation with a group of Vancouver police officers in Burnaby, B.C., is scheduled to last 10 weeks. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Photo Gallery: Carney in Qatar to boost trade, culture ties
By Canadian Press on January 18th, 2026
Prime Minister Mark Carney says Qatar has committed to “significant strategic investments” for Canada’s major building projects. That capital will get projects built faster, “supercharge” energy industries and create jobs for Canadians, he said during a news conference in Doha. Calling it a “new chapter” in bilateral relations, Carney said the two countries will also ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Dan David, Mohawk journalist and Indigenous news trailblazer, dies at 73
By Canadian Press on January 18th, 2026
WINNIPEG — Dan David, a renowned Mohawk journalist and the founder of Aboriginal Peoples Television Network’s news department, has died. His sister Marie David says he died last week after a long struggle with cancer. He was 73. Karyn Pugliese, an APTN host and producer and David’s friend and colleague, says his death is a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Carney says Chinese EV deal an ‘opportunity’ for Ontario, auto sector
By Canadian Press on January 18th, 2026
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney says that the electric vehicle deal with China is an “opportunity” for Ontario and autoworkers. He says this is because there is interest in Chinese companies producing “affordable” electric vehicles in Canada. Carney and Chinese President Xi Jinping signed an agreement Friday that will see Canada allow Chinese electric ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Quebec minister Guilbault will leave politics at the end of her term
By Canadian Press on January 18th, 2026
QUÉBEC — Quebec Municipal Affairs Minister Geneviève Guilbault will announce today that she will be leaving politics at the end of her term. She has called a press conference in her electoral district of Louis-Hébert, in Quebec City, at 11 a.m. Guilbault is giving up her chance to succeed Quebec premier and Coalition Avenir Québec ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Carney agrees ‘in principle’ to Trump’s Gaza peace board; details to be worked out
By Canadian Press on January 18th, 2026
DOHA — Prime Minister Mark Carney says he has agreed in principle to join U.S. President Donald Trump’s “Board of Peace,” meant to support the reconstruction of Gaza. Carney told reporters in Doha that Trump asked him about joining this board “a few weeks ago.” The prime minister says details still need to be worked ... Read More »
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